All About Warhammer Fantasy

You have probably heard of Warhammer and Warhammer 40k, and if you do not, then chances are you have seen excellent computer games eve of a new war.

Games Workshop sponsors are behind these epic franchise. As the largest battle board games company in the world, the Games Workshop also responsible for the later games on the basis of the Rings trilogy.

A bit of history
Warhammer Fantasy Battle was the first game to be set in the middle ground Warhammers alternative kingdom. Since its release in 1983, inspired generations Warhammer table top players, introducing them into the painting and collecting miniature models, which represent a battlefield units.

Warhammer 40k Games is working futuristic version of the original game, set in the far future. Post apocalyptic societies struggle for control galaxy, finding strange alien races and evil in all corners. This franchise has been brought to the wide media attention with the release of the eve of war on the PC in 2004.

In Warhammer fantasy Franchise
In Warhammer fantasy franchise includes board games, role-playing, card games, computer games, books, magazines and comics. Games Workshop is known for hard line it has taken against impersonators and those who try to sell fake versions of their products, in particular, needed to play miniatures in board games.

25 years in the development of the game produced a surprisingly rich and detailed world. At the official site lists more than 200 written resources for Warhammer fantasy. In addition, many older products no longer in print or unavailable.

The depth of information staggering. Historical, religious and political history are available for each of the 15 major armies used in the game.

Warhammer fantasy inspires amazing works of art. Books produced as part of the background of the Worlds feature magnificent illustrations. Fans of the franchise also produced impressive works of their own - often rival the official artists.

In expensive hobby
Warhammer has come a long way since the early days. Games Working commercial relations to the franchise turned many unsuspecting people at serious amateurs, which are almost addicted to the system.

Miniatures come unpainted and unassembled, much as airfix model. To collect, build and paint armies composed of hundreds of models, not for the faint hearts! Add to this the need to create models of buildings and scenery, and you begin to appreciate the time, effort and money that fans invest in Warhammer.

Warhammer and the future
In Warhammer franchise seemed to be eternal. Games Workshop is clearly ready to move with the times, as evidenced by the release of a few computer games in the last decade.

The impending release of a massive Multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) - Warhammer: Age of Reckoning - based in the Warhammer fantasy world adding to the reputation of the gaming giant. Almost 600000 people had registered to get sneak preview of the game by providing convincing evidence that Warhammer now firmly in the mainstream.