Warhammer was the first commercial miniature wargame designed to use proprietary models. Though the gameplay is mostly based on medieval warfare, it incorporates fantasy elements such as wizards, dragons, and magical spells. The outcomes of fights between the models are determined by a combination of dice rolls and simple arithmetic. Players take turns moving their model warriors across the playing field and simulate a battle. The playing field is a model battlefield comprising models of buildings, trees, hills, and other terrain features. : 47 Īs in other miniature wargames, players use miniature models ( minis) to represent warriors. The game was created by Bryan Ansell, Richard Halliwell, and Rick Priestley, and first published by the Games Workshop company in 1983. Warhammer (formerly Warhammer Fantasy Battle or just Warhammer Fantasy) is a tabletop miniature wargame with a medieval fantasy theme. Military strategy, arithmetic, spatial awareness
Varies, depending on the size of the game, but usually around three hours Varies, depending on the size of the game, but usually around 10 to 20 minutes
