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By exploring this web section, you can learn the game of fantasy battles a little at a time through a series of short lessons and basic training exercises. Each exercise examines one aspect of Warhammer which culminates with the exciting Battle for Skull Pass. Once you've played all of these simple examples of Warhammer, there's even more to explore with additional scenarios.
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THE GAMING BASICS
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PREPARING FOR BATTLE
You have to start somewhere, and this article is that place. Learn about preparing you table for play, assembling models, and ranking up your units of models.
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DWARF PROFILES
Some warriors are better at fighting than others. We represent these differences with profiles for each type of model in the game. Find out more about Dwarfs' here.
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GOBLIN PROFILES
Some warriors are better at fighting than others. We represent these differences with profiles for each type of model in the game. Find out more about Goblins' here.
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PLAYING WARHAMMER
These pages cover a few general gaming principles that will apply in all your battles. As soon as you have played a few games, these rules will be easy to remember.
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QUICK REFERENCE SHEET
This quick reference sheet is for you to use as you learn to play Warhammer in this section of the web site. They're useful rules right at your fingertips!
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TRAINING EXERCISES
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EXERCISE 1: MOVING!
The best way to see how movement works is to put a couple of units on the table and move them around.
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EXERCISE 2: SHOOTING
We've devised this exercise so that you can practice rolling To Hit, rolling To Wound, and making Armour saves.
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EXERCISE 3: CLOSE COMBAT
Close combat is one of the most important and involved parts of Warhammer; time to get comfortable with these rules.
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EXERCISE 4: MULTIPLE COMBATS
Having more than two units in a combat can be tricky, so play this exercise to make sure you know what to do.
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BONUS EXERCISE 5: MANOEUVRES
Formations are key in Warhammer, and sometimes you need to change them on the fly. Find out how to here.
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BONUS EXERCISE 6: PANIC!
Sometimes your soldiers have had enough of battle and decide to run. This exercise shows you what happens then.
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BONUS EXERCISE 7: FLEEING
If a unit loses a combat or suffers from Panic, it flees, and the enemy can then chase it down. Find out about this process here.
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INTRODUCTORY BATTLES
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BATTLE FOR SKULL PASS
This game combines everything you have learned so far in a battle between the Dwarfs of Skull Pass and the invading Goblins.
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USING CHARACTERS
Individual characters can have a big impact in your games of Warhammer. Find out how to use them here.
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THE ART OF MAGIC
Of course, the game of fantasy battles wouldn't be quite as fantastic without Magic. Explore the spellbook here.
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THE CANNON ROARS
After playing the big Battle for Skull Pass scenario, you can try it again, but this time with cannons and trolls (oh my!).
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