How to play Warhammer 40k 8th edition (2017-2020)
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2020
- HOW TO PLAY 10TH EDITION: • How to play WARHAMMER 40K
Want to learn 40k 8th edition? You're in the right place!
This video is great for beginners. It's clear, to the point, and easy to follow.
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Do I sense a kind of Welsh/South-Western accent, by the way? :)
could you do a Horus heresy one?
"You can't get a +7 on a 6 dice" I see that someone doesnt believe in the Emperor's will, heretic.
Nah, that’s chaos sorcery.
No it's a SCP
Can't get a 7 on a D6? Tell that to Cohen the Barbarian.
If the Warboss believes hard enough, you can get a 12 off of a D6
@@SarajevoKyoto maybe if the dice is yellow, yeah! 😀
You forgot to mention that players have to say "pew" for every lasgun shot they make and "dakka" for every ork shot. Not doing so gives a -1 hit modifier!
I actually made pew pew pew noises for the lasguns, haha
An scream WAAAAGH when charching when playing ork and of course when playing a human faction randomly scream FOR THE EMPEROR to not suffer moral penaltys
@@chad4858 I wish that was a joke
@ꓘ〣K A microwave beeping!
I declare exterminatus! [Flips table]
How to play WH40K:
Have a spare house lying around you can sell.
Daniel Young I mean you’re not wrong
The Ghost lol
No dude too cheap remember you need ultramarines AND orcs as well as paint so 2 houses
I was looking into the site and saw a set of 2 Tyranid Carnisomethings for 90 USD. How is this not a scam??
It’s expensive if you don’t have an income, yes. But most adults will be able to afford building up an army over the course of months or years You can build an army for less than $500 in most cases. That is a day’s pay or 2 days pay for most. Not expensive
It feels like math homework in disguise.
Now lets see whose behind the mask
*takes off mask*
MATH? But why?
Okay, true, but I guess that means we're all into math
@@titanwars1419 yes
Mfw I need to know my trigonometric identities to see if I can shoot at an enemy unit
@@titanwars1419 uP
Why cant all "How To" videos on Warhammer be this good and easy to follow? Why?? Why???
... because we didn't make them, haha
@@MidwinterMinis smooth hahaha
I was thinking the same thing. This was an excellent video♥️
MM is teaching the rest how to do it. Thanks MM!
Because step one is always "have hundreds of dollars" heh heh
The way you focus upclose on the models, datasheets and the dice makes this so much easier to follow. It is an effective and engaging way to show the game
Yeah! Thanks mate, I wasn't happy with the other tutorials out there, so made one the way I'd want to learn ;)
Midwinter Minis thanks a ton! Best video about this for sure!
Most guides go out if their way to hide data sheets and withhold information. It's the weirdest thing.
I feel like I'm making a grave mistake by watching this video and that I might never end up financially recovering from this.
Bern two months. Have you recovered?
@@tormclean9657 gee... doesnt even have his phone. Id enter the fandom, but im afraid its a rabbit hole i wont be able to exit as easily
You won’t
“Even in debt, I still serve”
😂
I thought he was calling em “ork boi” for fun until I saw they really are called ork boy
Lol
Oh those orks
The entire faction is just a big ridiculous meme in the horrifying universe.
We also have nobs, lots a nobs😏
I hate these space orc things in this universe. The other races are waay better .
Clicked this so fast.. and i've been playing 40k for 15 years..
What have i become
Haha, you never know, you might learn something new... or be able to point out something that's wrong? Haha
Someone who's hardly working?
@@Link122 or working.. hardly? No. Wait...
@@MidwinterMinis I know it is a fairly big time commitment, but have you ever considered doing a play through/how to play of a mission from Blackstone Fortress?
One of the reasons i got into your channel was because of your Blackstone Fortress painting tutorials, i've really enjoyed the GW 'boxed games' over the past few years and feel they don't get anywhere near enough attention by content creators on youtube, it'd be great if you could do a video of this quality on Blackstone Fortress as a game.. especially now you've painted all the mini's!
...my sweetest friend? Everyone in know, goes away in the end. And you could have it all, my empire of dirt...🎵🎵🎵
Thanks for the shoutout, glad you like the app 😁
No, thank you for creating BattleScribe
BattleScribe it took me about three hours to make my first list pen and paper but using battle scribe it took me about twenty minutes thank you
It’s an amazing app thank you for making it, it’s very helpful I’m surprised it’s free
I remember when you first came out, i built the background info for Orcs and Goblins, took me a while, but damn it was handy. I uploaded it to a site and someone took it and fleshed it out with all the fun text, and fixed a few mistakes i'd made, but still, it was so easy to build an army in that, took time of course, but easy to do.
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The guy playing the Orcs forgot to yell: WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGHHHH! when he initiated the charge. - this is what makes it all fun.
A nice little DIY trick I like to do is just buy some toy soldiers from a dollar store and just use them as miniatures. Sure it won’t be as cool as having the actual miniatures but it allows you to play the game by yourself or with a friend in the absence of money to buy official minis.
That is a solid idea for somebody who only wants to spend $100 on the books and dice, etc. You can technically use anything else after that, as long as you know what they are, and what their weapons are, etc. You could also paint them roughly to be Orks, etc., and make up at least 3 armies for almost zero cost. Saves you $100-400 per army, for sure. This is ideal for large-scale 40k (not that this really exists anymore). Of course, I personally hate the idea, and I am more than happy to pay $5 per little GW mini, haha.
Of course, I remember when 'HQ' minis were metal and only cost $5 each; now they are $25. 5 times the cost. That's a big jump over just 10 years of the market. Part of that is the nature of being such a mega company, and then the other natural reasons for it. It also may or may not cost them more money now than before (I've not looked into that). I remember, also, when you could buy 20 Ork Boyz for about $20. Now, 20 Ork Boyz are about $70. Around 4 times the cost...
Some things are largely unchanged, though, in both model and price, such as certain Skaven and Ogre minis, and many others. They are about 2 times the cost at most now, which makes sense since it's been 10-12 years. Kroot are fairly priced, too, from what I remember. Orks were decently priced until they just massively jumped up and had new models put out. I'm guessing it cost them a lot of money for new machines and designs, etc. -- and Orks are quite popular, so they can easily put the prices up a bit. Generally, it's a play-to-win game of sorts. The best minis cost the most. This has been true for a long time, for almost every army. I don't have much of a problem with this: they are capitalists, more power to them. And, for gamers, it makes some sense: people like to spend money on a really good Space Marine. At least, it used to mean something, maybe it doesn't anymore? I don't know... I've not played 40k in over 12 years, hahaa. I heard about zero complaints back then, though (and back then, prices were still quite high compared to many other hobbies of the day). But, man, did you get a lot of plastic for your money.
I now see armies of about 20 models, mostly 30-year-old men playing Kill Team or Sigmar -- assuming I see anybody playing it, anywhere these days. In 2008, I recall the store being filled almost daily with 30 people, and each of them had 100+ models and 1-2 armies (typically 40k, or one of each sometimes). Some guys would easily run into 200-300 models. Good times. Good luck buying 150 Orks today without breaking the bank: and good luck even playing them in current 40k, haha.
Note: The only problem would be the non-unit stuff. You'd have to buy something else to be 'tank', 'bike', and so on.
Using proxies is honestly always a great idea and I really recommend it to especially newer players before going down the rabbit hole of getting the actual miniatures. I've seen some people spend hundreds into this or similar hobbies then all of sudden realize yeah it's not for me.
Another thing to do too before even buying a book. Check out for a local wargaming store. I don't know about other cities. But the one I live in there's a couple that have always existed not just with a full tables ready for players to skirmish on. But they also usually had miniatures to borrow and even had free lessons day. Helping people learn and get back into the hobby easier.
I do that with pieces from Risk board game, don't feel the need to buy any models as long as I can use anything to replace them, hell, when I was a kid I had a huge collection of bottle caps, as long as I know the rules I can use anything.
I never thought I would actually find a legit tutorial video for 40k, this was a damn good tutorial.
That didn't send you to sleep, you mean? Haha
I've been trying to get into the hobby for years and this is the easiest to follow video for me. Best examples I've seen -would recommend
Thanks mate!
Wrote like a true Google review 😂
I would really like a follow-up video in this 'simple style', with each side having 2 units instead of 1 and some slightly more exotic units. I still have many basic questions about movement, cover, squad size, buy points, squad splitting, what X+++ means... and I think most of that would come up in such a video.
He does have several battle m reports that may be useful
Auspex Tatics made a video on 40k slang and shortened terms, pretty handy
I dont even wanna play, i just want to collect and paint the cool-ass figures
Sgt. Pepper same..
You'd be surprised. You are far from alone in that regard
Hey, if you paint enough, maybe you’ll have enough to play!
@@spinydragoon2280 I have about 300 nicely painted minis but the amount of numbers being thrown around in the game makes it really uninteresting imo
I don't wanna be playing numbers games
Don’t wanna collect and paint figures. I just wanna play.
I’ve been playing warhammer for 12 years, I don’t know why I’m watching this, but I swear to god guy I’ll watch anything you put out at this point
I'm not complaining! Haha
Good refresher for me since it’s been awhile since I played
I would love more of these, covering vehicles and heavy weapons and some of the special rules for each army. Just like the absolute basics. what a gunline is. movement over different terrain and cover. I know most of it but it fills in gaps i didn't even know I had. And newbies absolutely can use this kind of info.
like here's my question : how the heck do CPs work? A video explaining command points and how are generated and used would be awesome. Like I've watched a lot of 40k battles and i never know how CPs are calculated, what the hell "battle-forged" is, detachments, all that stuff. thats what i'd love a clear simple explanation for.
@@garyburke6156 Do you have a copy of the rulebook (the large one with lots of fluff)? In the 'advanced rules' section it explains all of that. Basically 'Battle Forged' means all of your models are from the same faction (so if you run only Ultramarines you'll have a battle forged Ultramarines army). You start with 3 CP for simply fielding a Battle-Forged army but you can get bonus CP by organizing your units into Detachments. A Detachment is a specific combination of models. For example, fielding 1-2 HQ units and 1-3 Troops units will form a Patrol Detachment. This is too small to gain bonus CP, but is the easiest detachment to form. Bigger detachments (E.G a Battalion is, I think, 9-12 Troops, 4-8 Elites, and 3-5 HQ's) will give you CP.
I know I flubbed the troop numbers in that example since I don't have my rules with me but that's how it works. You need to field combinations of units from the same faction to get additional CP. Again, in the official rulebook it's in the 'Advanced Rules' section and I'm sure you can find the info online. Hope this helps.
@Бошњак downloar tabletop simulator on steam and you can get all the minis and map pieces in the workshop
0:22 Is the same bait that drug dealers used to use:
"you only need a few things, chances are you might already have the se lying around: you need a lighter and a coca cola bottle and a few straws"
shit made me lol
My mind: Man I'm totally gonna play this!
My wallet: I don't think so.
Lol
@@Vorpal_Wit - ‘briefly fun’ is exactly right. There are so many better wargames out there, ones that people actually enjoy playing. The appeal of 40K lies entirely in the collecting and crafting. And perhaps in the masochistic destruction of your bank balance.
Me: *Has played 8th casually and competitively for 3 years now*
Also me: *Watches this tutorial*
Knowing the basics in and out is never a bad thing.
How much 💵 would someone need to invest to get enough figures for a 4 player game?
ChiccWithDicc depends on the amount of points you want. If you want start collecting box sets for a demo game you could do it for about $380-400
Bruh legit I’ve been playing this for years and I only just learnt that when a model is killed you take it out at the end of the phase. I’ve been playing it where you just take it out instantly. Really does help to know the core rules!
Hey l saw the sneaky og orks hiding in the unit
Mwahahaa, sneaky '93 boyz!
I got a few of them old Goffs, and Gretchen ;)
Well of course they’re sneaky, they’re wearing purple after all.
I’ve watched this 10 times now and I have been playing for half a year. It’s so simple and easy to understand with this video that it’s almost relaxing. This video I give a 10/10 rating for beginners, keep up the great work!👌🏻😌
"Im never going to financially recover from this."-Joe exotic
Well at least you have some fun games to play while you starve to death
@@Dinguskhan5003 A lose,win situation.
The biggest problem I had with all of the how-to videos i've watched is the lack of explanation of how to read the datasheets like Rapid Fire 1 = 1 shot per model(2 within half the maximum range). Sharing this with everyone I know
his subtitle is perfect too, i can understand everything he said.
I already know how to play, and I still watched to the end.
Haha, perfect! Glad you enjoyed it :)
So, is this pretty accurate?
@@mokaza40 Yeah, pretty much. They obviously didn't go into all the detail for certain things. But it is all correct as far as I know.
@@VengefulNonsense
I think the small details is up to the players to discover. So spoiler free is cool. As long as I know how to roll, move, attack. I'm good with that.
I can figure out how to gain glory to Slaanesh on my own
never hurts to go over the basics again
"Thats another 6 inches for da boyz" :)
sweaty :P
Pause
When you defeat the sisters of battle:
@@Smoking_Man Jim what are you doing here
I remember playing first edition all those years ago (showing my age here :) The 40k universe was fantastic, such detailed lore and incredible imagery. Always loved the front cover of the original 40k rule book.
I know that you guys started off with tutorials and showcases of wonderfully painted minis, speed paints, scheme tests, etc.
...but I have to say: you guys have carved out a level of quality completely unrivaled with your tutorials and battle reports. They're always wonderfully succinct, cleverly edited, and never meander. You guys are revolutionizing actually WATCHING battle reports as a form of entertainment, all the while explaining everything that's happening along the way. Here's to many more. Bravo.
How to play Warhammer 40K; first become a multi-millionaire to be able to afford the models.
God, this brings me back to my first game, we got so many rules wrong, played on a circular table, our terrain was a handful of boxes and LEGO sets.
It took several hours as we constantly checked rules and datasheets, and it was some really horrible lists, but also,
It was really fun.
Im rryin
Seems Sly has been given a translator device so we know what he's saying.
Y'know; since all we've heard him "say" beforehand is AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
fishpop, AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGHHHHH
24:34 having played Dawn of War Winter Assault, all I can hear in my head is "WITNESS YOUR DOOOOOOOOOOOM!!".
For someone who is just getting back into Warhammer, never having played 40K this was very helpful!
Glad you found it useful, Nicholas!
I didn't need a "how to play" video, but I love watching your battle reports so much! You guys do everything perfectly and keep it entertaining. More 500 pt battle reports please!
As a person completely new to not only Warhammer 40k but tabletop games in general. This video was extremely helpful thanks for making this!
Same.
Thanks for this video! I just started working at a game store that sells Warhammer minis, etc. so I'm trying to learn a bit more about the game to benefit the customers.
I literally just got into Warhammer a couple days ago. Looking to learn the game. This was perfect timing, thank you.
Me, too. My friend is getting into it and invited me to play with h
Dito. :D I started with the Death Guard muhaahaa
Getting my first strike box painted up, I needed this video!
Good timing! :)
Welcome aboard!
I love how high quality and easy to understand your tutorials and battle reports are, especially for someone like me who's just starting to play
The rules for 40k Tabletop confuse me but this video is helping me figure them out.
Feedback is appreciated to confirm/correct my notes.
The *Advance* movement mechanic seems to be like in the XCOM games where units have 2 action points. Ideally this is one point for normal movement then the other for shooting but the second point can be spent to move further than normal. This is called Sprinting in XCOM.
The way *Ranged Attacks* work seems to go: Range check > hit success check > kill success check > target resist check.
*Rapid Fire* weapons can double their amount of potential hits at the cost of halving their range.
The *Morale* mechanic/Phase is pretty interesting. Enemy models may flee at the end of your turn if your dice check exceeds their highest Leadership stat. Taking out only one model, therefore adding just +1 to the Morale check, when that unit has 7+ Ld might be a guaranteed fail. Multiple kills means +1 per killed model which may push the Morale check higher than the enemy's Ld stat. One enemy is removed for each point over the enemy's Ld stat. (9 beating 7 means 2 enemies are removed)
*Grenades/Flamers* work rather interestingly. 6+ check for amount of hits then check for getting through Toughness.
So in this game; *Overwatch* is defensive shooting check of 6+ used when an enemy attacks in their Charge Phase.
*Charge* is a 2 dice check for move distance of the Charge; minimum 2, max 12.
*Fight* phase is similar to Shooting but for melee combat instead of ranged. Units can move toward target if 3 or less inches away. This phase allows both sides to attack but the side who used the Charge goes first.
*Melee combat* uses the Attack skill for amount of potential kills while Weapon Skill determines minimum dice roll needed for the attack success check. A similar check is done for Strength stat vs Toughness stat; the greater difference determines if higher or lower dice rolls are needed. Low rolls for if your attack is greater, high rolls for if their defence is higher.
*Armor Piercing* reduces enemy Toughness so lower checks can succeed in killing an enemy.
*Psychic* skills/attack are a whole other kettle of fish that vary from skill to skill so i can't work those out for now, at least in detail. Basic play is 2D check to exceed a Warp complication (Failed checks may have your model get executed by an "allied" Commissar if one is in play) Enemy Psyker unit, if one is in play, can deny your attack if their 2D check exceeds yours.
*Mortal Wound* attacks work like normal but the enemy cannot roll to save their units unlike normal attacks.
*Psychic Maelstrom* is a guaranteed kill on a check than can be chained on success, each check needing a higher minimum roll. (2+ then 3+, 4+, 5+ and finally 6+ for a total of 5 kills if successfully chained)
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I should copy these notes down somewhere for future reference since i tend to be a bit forgetful/absent-minded.
TLDR of my first impression with Warhammer. "Very refreshing & exciting"
Just spent almost $200 yesterday in an official Warhammer store in Boston.
I bought some paints and a Start Collecting! Necrons ( to go with my Space Marine Adventures )
First impression.
It's night and day compared to a Yugioh store as far as the smell goes LOL! Anyway,
The shelves are almost full and there's a lot of displays to either inspire your or scare you.
The prices of the kits are steep but there's a reason ( Production Quantity and POINTS! )
The manager is very welcoming. From the phone to my entry to the store. He even showed me the correct parking spaces..
There are people that are playing, there's a guy that's painting a manager that's welcoming.
In my opinion, a hobby store where the hobby is actually being played or done is definitely healthy because it doesn't just attract customers
it also gives me a positive vibe knowing that I will have someone to play with or simply talk to in the future...
Next - The displays.
The beautiful pieces gave me an awareness of where I am at and where I want to be..
I got overwhelmed because I realized how far the gap is between the pros and my self.
I heard that "it's not good to compare your self to PROs because it will make you feel frustrated when you fail to reach their level"
It's true, I felt it, but I could not stop my self from comparing my self. So I stopped and set some goals to clear my mind ( believe it or not it helped me earlier at work, it didn't feel like its Monday )
Now I feel like I'm ready to accept any challenge. I'm kinda like at the last "A" of DABDA. Which is the most dangerous stage Haha! Google DABDA if you wanna get my reference. If you're also a Nurse, you don't need to google it...
Lastly is the game play.
This video's timing can't get any better. I would really like to play or at least understand what's going on in any Battle Reports.
Now, I understand the game way better than yesterday.
Going back to the store, the players were serious however they were also having fun.
And if they're confused with something, the manager is always there to answer their questions.
Extra opinion. Warhammer requires time, patience, art skills and of course MONEY!
Welcome to the hobby! Here's a couple of tips to save shitloads of money in 40k that I honestly wish I knew when I started:
- Get generic small brushes on Amazon or from your local craft store (They're just as good, and astronomically less expensive) for painting your figures
- Use Gorilla Glue or Krazy Glue on all your figures (I use Gorilla from a craft store that often emails 40%-50% off coupons), not GW's glues
- DO NOT USE CITADEL PAINTS. Use Vallejo, Reaper Master Series, or Army Painter. They're just as good, cost less, come in a better size, and most importantly are dropper bottles (The paint lasts longer). The only GW stuff I get anymore is their Contrasts which are admittedly quite good.
- Use either Rustoleum Chalked spray or Krylon Camouflage Fusion spray as primer. They're better and incredibly less expensive than Citadel spray primers (And I've tested a lot in my time painting, those are the top two in my experience)
- Try and get all the minis you can second-hand from eBay, local Craigslist listings, or even fellow gamers you meet! People are swapping out old armies for new ones all the time! This is the least reliable method but oh boy when you find a squad of $40 figures for $20 and all you have to do is strip their paint, it's worth it.
- If you look hard enough, you may find the rulebooks and army books you need outside of the physical store...
BONUS:
- If you want to texture the bases of your figures, use Elmer's wood filler, not texture paints! The stuff is amazing!
Sorry for the lengthy blurb but since you've just entered the wonderful and horrifyingly expensive world of Warhammer, I wanted to at least try and give some $$ saving tips!
@@2WARDEN2 just copied those tips for later, thank you very much! i have a family and can´t afford the original stuff, what kept me out of starting for many years now. How do you strip the paint off? any tips?
Marcus Fellinger My GW said to use Superclean or simplegreen available at home depot
use Methylated spirits or Isopropyl alcohol! The paint just melts off in 5 mins!
this is the only video i've seen so far that actually explains everything in an accessible manner and does not take for granted any prior knowledge on any numbers or steps, a true beginners guide to get a chance to see how the hobby is, take my comment, like and subscription kind sir.
Watched a couple of your videos to try and understand the game a bit. Thanks for not being a d*ck and not condescending or over complicating things. Nicely paced video with demonstration. Much appreciated.
As a young teenager I was not interested in this because of football and yugioh lol but as an adult it is mind blowing I have the imagination for this during the COVID lockdown. Sorry ladies and gents for judging you at the time but damn this interesting as hell
Ikr Covid bore made me look into new shit. I somehow got into 40k and decided to try it out as well. I will be going to my local Games Workshop in a few days an get a starter pack.
TJB _ dude that’s awesomeness I’m glad to hear as well
@@tjb_6203 yo which starter pack did you get and how is everything
football is nerdy asf
@@grizzlythehater how is your 40k getting on, still going?
I just bought the Dark Imperium box day before yesterday and joined the stores escalation league. Perfect timing. Thanks!
I'm just starting in warhammer and have to admit the rules seemed daunting... but this video made it a lot easier to understand! I just bought my first army (adepta sororitas) and I can't wait to put this into practice!
Nice! Yeah, it's obviously not the easiest game, but once you get the hang of it, it's great fun :)
Once you get the hang of it it’s not too bad. Have a few practice rounds and you’ll get it in no time.
Thank you for the interesting video. Come to my channel. I'm drawing Warhammer 40K miniatures
Probably the best warhammer 40k step by step video. Others helped but was still confused and had to watch part 1 and 2, you did it on one video. Vary satisfied.
As a person returning to the hobby this was really great to watch! It makes a great resource to link around to friends that are thinking about joining
Man I loved watching these, I’d love to watch a real game with these explanations, it’s really entertaining
Ive tried a few times to get into warhammer and your video has explained everything better than almost everything else ive watched.
For someone whos just getting into the hobby this is gold, thanks you Midwinter
I been building my first army for the past half year, and still haven't played my first game yet. Definitely watching this video!
Perfect demo! Makes me feel like I actually could play this game instead of just painting the models!! Love this channel!!
Out of all the beginner how to play 40k vids, this is by FAR the most easy clear succinct video on UA-cam. Thank you.... finally.
This is easily the best how to video on Warhammer thats on UA-cam. As a non-Warhammer player, even though I’ve watched battle report videos and have a basic grasp on the very basics, this video helped make it all come together for me!
This is probably the best 40K tutorial I’ve seen.
And I thought D&D encounters took a long time...
though I suppose 40k is much faster than D&D for large engagements
The route tests ensure that the matches don't last too long, since losses are amplified as the game goes on.
also some scenarios will have a turn limit, making the players fight against the clock in addition to each other.
I have been trying to learn the game and lore for 6 hours today. This so far has been the most helpful video yet! thanks for sharing. I have liked and subscribed!
Welcome to the hobby :)!
I actually found this much better, more informative and far easier to follow than a demo game at a GW store. Please post more to build on this. You clearly have a natural aptitude for teaching! Thank you.
Thanks, this is so genuinely helpful for where I’m at rn! Been watching you from the start, great stuff!
No problem Peter, hope you find it useful :)
How did you know I needed this video?
Shocked! I purchased my first ever set (Grey Knight strike squad) and rule book yesterday.
Great timing eh? We're almost as psychic as your new Grey Knights.
I'm so happy to have come across your videos and then seeing this how to video. Been making the models on and off for 15 years since middle school. Just recently finally tried playing. This helped explain things a lot better since it put what we were reading into visual action.
1,000,000 Views! You deserve every one, Guy!
Honestly, this still seems pretty complicated though I can see that, after getting accustomed to the rules and procedures, this can end up as a pretty fast paced game.
Plus, unless you want to sell your Kidney on the black market, you wont have 50 different units to understand. You will have closer to 10-ish per player
I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought this; I can see why most people would choose to just stick to the video games. Still after reading the comments it's clear that this is actually the best "how to play" video.
Yeah, five to ten minutes of number crunching every time someone shoots at someone else doesn't strike me as loads of fun. Maybe if it was one minute of number crunching per turn.
@@dgd947a15fl surprisingly you don't need pen paper nor a calculator to play. All you need is a small cheat sheet to help determine what someone's gotta roll to hit and read the numbers on the dice. Numbers never go past 6 unless its damage
@@dgd947a15fl it's more like 3 to 5 seconds of reading dice
Fantastic intro, really helped me get some of the missing gaps.
Loving your channel.
Audio quality is massively underrated and u guys nail it. Soothing. Ty
Good editing ties in nicely as well.
there should be so many more of these tutorials this easy to follow with different models and rules and such. this video alone helped a bunch and would love to see more.
A couple friends and I have been looking to get into this and this video has been super helpful. Really easy to follow for my tiny brain. Thank you!
I've been painting up models for a little over a year, but haven't played my first game yet. This was fantastic and easy to follow. I smashed that like button, and I'll be watching several times.
Also, yes, please do a Battlescribe tutorial!
We'll try! I can't wait to film myself tapping on a phone loads of times, haha
The correct/pedantic pluralisation of codex made me smile :)
There is no other way ;)
But, at the same time, incorrect/relaxed about the singular of dice.
This was the video that started the hobby for me all that time ago back when 8th edition had been out for only a wee while ish,thank you bro so much you've broadened my horizons to an amazing hobby have a great time me lad and take care
This was super nice. I’m trying to get into but all the other ones I have watched are really complicated and long. And this being fast and to the point is great. Thank you.
Dude, the miniatures look so cool
This has been the most coherent tutorial. I have no idea why every other tutorial video is full of slang and vocabulary alien to newbies.
Absolutely awesome video. I have been curious about the gameplay on the boardgames for the longest being a long time reader of the lore. Subscribed and liked.
this was the best video for learning how to play this game. for years the rules have confused me, but you summed it up in twenty seven mins!!!
What is that model doing way back there?
This one?
Yea
That is Commissar Cain in a fold up chair drinking tea behind a wreck, he didn't notice the fighting about to take place yet.... best not disturb him.
Oh jeez
Yea
Jurgen was the best soldier a Commander could have
If that Ciaphas Cain; he's probably glad that he's not to be disturbed.
Or maybe not since he's pretty conflicted on whether he WANTS to die or not.
I'm going off of what was shown in the TTS short on Ciaphas Cain so i may be right/wrong.
He definitely doesn't want to be disturbed, definitely doesn't want to die. He just gets drug in to or blunders in on a failed attempt to find a non dangerous but "useful" place to be but turns out to be the most dangerous. For instance, he avoids going into fighting alongside his guardsmen with a clever excuse to take a wiz way way way way over there, behind that boulder while da orc war boss just so happened to be flanking in on that very wiz location.
Every turn you roll 1d6, on a 5+ your closest guardsmen flees in the direction of Cain, recognizes him, and drags him into the fight all the while making a roll every turn for Cain at normal speed to see if any excuses to be somewhere else will work or not. Roll 1d6 starting at 3+ for a success to keep moving him to battle, add 1 for every round of movement to represent Cains increasingly desperate attempts to be somewhere else. On 3 successful rolls Cain begrudgingly raises his chainsword and gives an inspirational speech to the troops granting an additional -1 to the guardsmen's ballistic skill and weapon skill within 6"of the speech making a hit on 3+. Cain is pushed to the front to lead the battle as a ultra competent marksman and swordsman. Hiting on 3+'s, Cain has 4 attack and gets a plus 1 for using his chainsword being one of the greatest swordsman in this part of the galaxy. His skill with a laspistol is quite incredible as well and has an increased range of 6". If you fail one of your drag Cain to combat rolls the magnificent Commissar Cain tells the guardsmen that he heard that their flank has been compromised and has to stop it. Ciaphus Cain relocates his chair to another spot and Jurgen presents him with another thermos of tea.
As im getting afew of my friends into 40k and from first glance it all looks like rocket science ive shown them this video, you have explained the basics perfectly. Thanx guys!
I'm glad we could help, mate!
Absolutely LOVE this video. For someone who's been away from the hobby for about 10 years and only just started collecting and playing again, super useful! Never played much when I was younger anyway, mostly painting, collecting and modelling. Really helpful thanks! Keep up the great content Guy!
Hi guy, I've never played or understood 40k but after watching this video my friend recommended, I now understand and am excited to try a game. Thanks a bunch, definitely subscribed
Hope there'll be a video like this for 9th edition.
Keep crushing the content! Thanks for the video!
We'll try Russ! Haha
Very informative, simple, and easy to follow video. I was looking for a breakdown tutorial of basic gameplay like this but only found complicated battle reports. I don't play 40K yet but I'm very much looking forward to building an Ork army in the future. This looks very fun.
This was so awesome, man. Thanks so much. I have watched this video 20 times to learn how to play!
Shoutout to Battlescribe, it’s amazing :D
Also shoutout to the people who program it FOR FREE and let anyone use it FOR FREE. #opensourcelife
Many thanks for this vid, its the clearest one Ive seen so far.
Thank you Toby! :)
This is a great tutorial, you covered everything so clearly and effectively. It reminded me of going into games workshop as a kid and playing a demo match. I'm definitely showing this to all my friends if they want to learn how to play.
Clear, concise, and a great foundational walkthrough. As I'm very new to the game, this helped a great deal. Thank you.
Well done chaps. The videos being made on this channel are great. Keep it up.
Thanks mate! We're trying our best, haha
I've got my first game this weekend. This really helped ! Thank you
Nice! Good luck playing your first game :)
I rarely comment on videos, but here...
Congratulations on this video !
It's well explained, with example.
Very nice job !
Thanks, great video, well paced, and so easy to follow. Would love a follow-up using 9th rules and command points. Great job.
That was brutal. I'm hooked.
I as another mentioned, have been playing 40k since the early 90s. Sure could of used this back in those days loll. Great vid. Subbed and thumb up
Really good tutorial, showing the values on the datasheets really helped
I am exceptionally new to Warhammer 40k. I've never played, but a lot of my friends are fans and I've seen some lore videos here on UA-cam, so I've been considering getting into it. This video is a big reason as to why there's a good chance I might start playing. Everything was very concise and easy to follow, it made the whole scale of it a lot less intimidating. Well done!
Very clear presenting style. just about to start my first game!
Glad you liked the format! Good luck :)
Excellent vid lads, really good job at covering the super-basic stuff some of us players may look over as obvious, but to a noob would be possibly confusing!
No problem! We were all there once :)
@@MidwinterMinis also I would like to see more ork 500pt games thank you!
It's a great simplified way of demonstrating how to play. Awesome. :)
Amazing video, really well presented and easy to understand