One of the things that drives me nuts about Games Workshop is the way they will abandon previous armies in new editions of their rules books. Anyone still stuck with a now-unsupported Warhammer 40K squat army? I’ve got several thousand points worth of stunties on trikes and in exo armor. How about the original dinosaur like 40k Zoats. I’ve got those, too.
Fortunately, there are a lot of army lists out there on the ‘net for people to use in their “non sanctioned” games (I’ve never actually played in an “official” game). If you got a bunch of Halflings, you should check out this hobbit army list for the newest Warhammer Fantasy.
Miniature Wargaming is part of the "adventure games" hobby, which includes r ole p laying and board games. Wargamers recreate battles on the tabletop with toy soldiers, like a more complicated game of chess. Models range in height from 6mm to 28mm tall, with 15mm and 25mm being the most popular. There also is a growing interest in toy soldiers and military models, such as the 1/32 and 1/35 scale plastic soldiers from Conte, and Marx.
The most popular miniature wargames are fantasy and science fiction based, such as Warhammer, Warhammer 40K, Warmachine and The Lord of the Rings. World War II games such as Flames of War and Axis and Allies are new favorites. Other favorite historical periods include Napoleonics, the American Civil War, and ancients, such as Romans or Greeks. Other gamers enjoy miniature naval wargames, recreating battles like Trafalgar, Jutland and the Coral Sea.
Hobbyists research historical periods and paint their tiny soldiers in accurate uniforms. Others develop "historically realistic" rules sets or build scale battlefield terrain using model railroad techniques.
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Some of the bigger hobby companies are Games Workshop, which produces Warhammer, Wargames Foundry and Old Glory Miniatures. Wizards of the Coast produces several lines of pre-painted miniatures games, such as the Star Wars and Dungeons and Dragons miniatures games, and a historical game with pre-painted miniatures: The new Axis and Allies game. Wizkids produces a fantasy collectable miniatures game, such as the Mage Knight and Heroclick fantasy games, the science fiction games MechWarrior and Rocketmen, as well as the quasi-historical Pirates of the Spanish Main.
the link is broken! please fix! I love this list
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Apparently the author has taken it down.
Posted by The Editor on 06/12 at 06:31 AM | #
How come?
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