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4 unusual facts about Warhammer Fantasy Battle


Warhammer Fantasy

Warhammer Fantasy Battle, a table-top fantasy miniature wargame, and origin of the franchise

Warhammer Fantasy Battle

The first edition, written by Bryan Ansell, Richard Halliwell, Graham Eckel and Rick Priestley was published in 1983 and consists of a boxed set of 3 black and white books illustrated by Tony Ackland: Vol 1: Tabletop Battles, which contains the core rules, turn sequence, creature lists, potion recipes and features an introductory battle 'The Ziggurat of Doom'.

Several boxed campaign packs were produced, Tears of Isha for example, gave a campaign for High Elves and included a card "building" to assemble.

Windlass Steelcrafts

Windlass has produced swords based on props from fantasy role-playing games such as Warhammer Fantasy Battle.


Black Orc

Black Orcs are a fictional race, a sub-breed of Orc appearing in Warhammer Fantasy Battle & Warhammer Fantasy, created by Games Workshop.

War hammer

:For the tabletop games, see Warhammer Fantasy Battle and Warhammer 40,000.

Warhammer Ancient Battles

It is a rulebook for historical wargames developed from the popular Warhammer Fantasy Battle by Jervis Johnson, Rick Priestley and the Perry brothers.

Warhammer Army Book

The following is a list of Army Books and Supplements for the various armies released for the Games Workshop Warhammer Fantasy game.

Warhammer: Shadow of the Horned Rat

Based on Games Workshop's Warhammer Fantasy Battle table-top figurine battle rules and set within the Warhammer Fantasy world, the storyline focuses on a mercenary general's quest to stop a Skaven plot.


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