warhammer 40k

all right i play a game called warhammer 40k its a futuristic table top strategy game, where the premise is to annihilate your enemy ( who is not nearly as awesome as you). the game is expensive. you can get starter kits for about 70 bucks but in order to really start the game you need a good 300 bucks.

Anyway the whole premise of the game is that you build and paint your own models that you use in game allowing for amazingly in depth army's. And not just coloration's or paint jobs. You can convert your armies into almost anything you want or sculpt them from scratch ( as long as they follow certain rules) this makes the 'game' an art form as much as a strategy game.

My only issue. The price. The game is just to gods damned expensive you can spend five hundred bucks in one shopping trip and barely have any models to show for it. And trust me when you have friends not in the hobby who look at the five models you spend 35 bucks on they wont understand the intrinsic value of the model.

The price also leads to another problem with the game. Elitism
Peope with money can afford the better units and armies in the game meaning that people like me who have little money for such expensive hobbies, have two options
A) build up your army very very slowly and not expect to play with it for a year or more.
ot B) get the cheaper models, but suffer the lack of power you get from the more expensive units.
dont get me wrong this game isn't like magic the gathering were you cant get anywhere unless you have a super expensive deck. Skill and a little luck will almost always win the day. but its still very hard when all you can do is bring a knife to a gun fight.

all in all i recommend this game entirely, despite its short comings it has a wonderful community of gamers, deep rich background, excellent customer service, and its a lot of fun.

-Son of Shame