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Updated · warhammer-community.com · Jul 8
Warhammer 40,000 Opens Pre-Orders for 46-Miniature Starter Set and New Novels
Updated
Updated · warhammer-community.com · Jul 8

Warhammer 40,000 Opens Pre-Orders for 46-Miniature Starter Set and New Novels

3 articles · Updated · warhammer-community.com · Jul 8

Summary

  • Warhammer 40,000 has put multiple beginner-focused products up for pre-order, led by a new Starter Set with 46 miniatures, 15 terrain pieces, double-sided boards, dice, rulers and the full Core Rulebook.
  • A smaller Introductory Set targets first-time players with 12 miniatures, a playmat, card terrain, six paints, a brush and a 48-page beginner handbook covering play and painting.
  • Two paint bundles expand the entry range: Space Marines Intercessors + Paints includes two miniatures, while Orks Boyz + Paints adds three figures including a Gretchin; a separate Paints + Tools Set packs 13 paints and hobby tools.
  • Warhammer also added faction-specific starter boxes, with Space Marines and Orks sets each built around a full Combat Patrol plus 11 paints, a brush, a texture spreader and an introductory booklet.
  • The pre-order wave extends to Black Library titles, including Rob Young’s Ghosts of Cadia special edition and hardback, Longshot in new formats, and a new hardback of The Devastation of Baal, with several editions available while stocks last.

Insights

As Games Workshop targets newcomers, will its high long-term costs alienate the very audience it hopes to attract?
With its Amazon series looming, can these new starter sets convert mainstream viewers into dedicated hobbyists?