"How to Play 40K: Army Codex, First List & Buying Models" Topic

"Hopefully you now have a basic understanding of the rules and are ready to dive into your army's codex. This is where the real fun begins. Each army is unique and has a lot of rules specific to them. Some armies are pretty similar, like all the Space Marine codices, but even within those there is enough that's distinct to make them different.

There's no right and wrong way to do this; just personal preference. However, if you're new to the game of Warhammer 40K then I suggest reading all the cool background stuff first. It's the history and fluff for an army that makes it interesting for me. Without the cool background it's just another set of stats and gear and that's not much fun. Reading about the army can really make some elements of the army much more interesting. You may find yourself drawn to a certain unit or part of the army just because of the cool story that goes with it. This isn't a competitive mindset but I'm not an overly competitive player either. I like for my army to feel like a living breathing force on the field and that comes with reading about it.

Cool history and fluff is great but it won't tell you how to play your army. You should have an understanding of the stats by now, having read the 40K rules, so the big thing here is going to be learning all the special rules for the army. I like to read through unit entries front to back but you're welcomed to jump around too…"
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First rule of How to Play 40K: don't

First rule of 40K is: You do not talk about 40K.

Otherwise I just might show up.

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