| You have probably heard of Warhammer and | | | | Since its release in 1983 Warhammer has inspired |
| Warhammer 40k, and if you have not then chances | | | | generations of table top gamers, introducing them to |
| are you have seen the excellent computer game | | | | painting and collecting the miniature models that |
| Dawn of War. | | | | represent battlefield units. |
| Games Workshop are the masterminds behind these | | | | Warhammer 40k is Games Workshops futuristic |
| epic franchises. As the largest tabletop battle games | | | | version of the original game, set in the far future. |
| company in the world, Games Workshop are also | | | | Post apocalyptic societies struggle to control the |
| responsible for the more recent games based on the | | | | galaxy, finding strange alien races and evil around |
| Lord of the Rings trilogy. | | | | every corner. This franchise was brought to wide |
| A Little History | | | | media attention with the release of Dawn of War on |
| Warhammer Fantasy Battle was the first game to be | | | | the PC in 2004. |
| set in Warhammers alternate middle earth realm. | | | | |