Warhammer is a tabletop miniature wargame with a medieval fantasy theme. It was created by Bryan Ansell, Richard Halliwell, and Rick Priestley, and first published by the Games Workshop company in 1983. The game involves players using miniature models to represent warriors on a model battlefield comprising buildings, trees, hills, and other terrain features. Players take turns moving their model warriors across the playing field and simulate a battle, with the outcomes of fights between the models determined by a combination of dice rolls and simple arithmetic. The game incorporates fantasy elements such as wizards, dragons, and magical spells, and it is designed for 2 or more players. Warhammer has also gone through several editions, tweaking rules and adding new units and creatures for players to deploy in their armies. It has a science fiction spin-off called Warhammer 40,000, which is set in the distant future and involves a mix of humans, aliens, and supernatural monsters wielding futuristic weaponry and supernatural powers. Warhammer has a deep and rich history with hundreds of books, novellas, dramas, audio books, and even a movie and entire animated series).
In summary, Warhammer is a popular tabletop miniature wargame with a medieval fantasy theme that involves strategy, collecting forces of miniature plastic models, and simulating battles on a tabletop battlefield. It has a rich history and has also inspired a science fiction spin-off called Warhammer 40,000.
