How to Play Warhammer 40k [In Under 10 Minutes]

How to play Warhammer 40k 9th Edition in 10 minutes or less!

This is a quick breakdown designed to help you jump into Warhammer 40k 9th Edition!

Whether you're just starting to play or getting back into it, this will cover the basics of what you need to know so you can start playing RIGHT NOW!

Feel free to share this with anyone you know that's been struggling to understand the game. Our goal is to help as many people as possible have more fun with this fantastic hobby!

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[MustangFan]

I’ve been collecting for 10+ years and have a ridiculous amount of models but never played. I haven’t really tried at my local store either because no one really wants to take that much time to teach from ground zero. Your intro was by far the easiest to understand compared to many others and I have a good basic grasp now. Thank you.

[cubin]

This feels like our older cousin or brother is explaining the game and we just watch and follow his instructions

[davidma]

Great breakdown for beginners! Def a good call to not mention more complex things like strategems and command points. A lot of videos targeted at beginners still delve into this stuff which is fine, but it's nice to have something like this which really makes the ultra basics highly digestible.

[Xile]

This is one of the best vids I've seen gets you involved without getting bogged down.

[t_jay]

Amazing video. As someone who was intimidated by the scale of 40k, seeing there was a 10 min video I watched it and at the end went "Huh, at its core I guess 40k isn't that complicated after all". Just wanted you to know that you've brought another player into 40k and you'll probably bring in many more

[bluebeard]

My little guy's been wanting me to play Warhammer 40, 000. Your video was clear and concise enough for me to be able to sit down and say all right we'll play that game tonight

[BLDRUNNRMN]

This was the most "Welcome to the game, get f*cked by dice!" intro to the game I've ever seen and I love it. Lol Didn't touch on placing models for larger battles or picking game modes/ missions, but probably the best bare bones intro there is for the time.

[lazydog]

This video is perfect! Easy to understand, easy to follow and the instructors are enthusiastic to be teaching. Thank you!!

[upsidedownpyramid]

2:00 they move 5 inches, wow that is a pretty far movement, it’s actually incredible how LARGE the movement area of the Necron units are. Way above average I would say.

[samuelduncan]

I was expecting it to be more complicated but you actually broke it down pretty well!

[ninjunc]

I was a D&D/MTG/arcade kid (GenX). Always found this game fascinating, but until my sons started asking questions, I never attempted to learn. Thanks for the intro. It really helped me wrap my brain around what we might be getting into...even if this is only the tip of the iceberg. Cheers!

[blinkingred]

"Sacrificed their human form" oh the lore snob in me wants to explode right now.

[Zloy]

I'm getting the game soon and have been doing Research on the rules to be prepared, but all of the guides were very complicated. I got your video suggested, and honestly didn't think one could explain everything in 10 minutes, but wow! You did it! I understood everything on the first time, and now I'm even more motivated to get into WH. Thank you so much! You got yourself a new subscriber

[misterderp]

I'm about to head into my first ever game -- thanks for this intro and, especially, thanks for the 'gate's open come on in' approach. I get the feeling that some are intimidated by the fact that folks have been playing for decades and don't feel 'qualified' to start. It's always a good thing to share what you love.

[BMichaelGalloway]

Pretty nice, just like as if you walked into a Games Workshop for a demo...

[WeirdWolfGames]

Amazing how many in the hobby don't play the game but just love the amazing miniatures, thanks for putting this together for those trying to get up and running!

[bionicwizard]

So what I've learned from this so far is that whoever goes first gets a huge advantage

[pablo-yxst]

I kinda knew how to play but this made understanding the game so much easier

[thedman]

We made a canvas with grass print on it. Canvas is 1x1 meters. We then made a grid on the canvas so its 30x30 squares. Each unit needs to be in its own square. You can move in any direction you want and dices determino for how much squares. We then put plastic toy rocks and other models on the field and we can use that as a cover. We use a small laser to determine if we have a line of sight for shooting if its not sure. Melee stays the same. We changed some rules but we got rid of the tape measure.

[kratcliffe]

Fro. Someone who has always looked through the window and into a games workshop store, this has answered a lot of questions. Between this and watching the painting tutorials, I've now ordered my first paint set and spacemarine units. Tactical squad and razorback inbound.

Thanks guys