Today is the twenty fifth birthday of Warhammer 40,000 the gothic space wargame from Games Workshop. 40K as it was quickly dubbed by fans carried on the tradition that it's fantasy sister game Warhammer had begun and pitted the forces of man against the threat of alien races and worse corruption from within.
Humanity faces a threat in every front and only the brave souls of the Adeptus Astarties (eight feet tall space marines genetically modified), the Adeptus Soritas (female warrior nuns wearing power armour) and the billions of Imperial Guard men and women; standing to keep humanity from falling into the abyss.
The game itself has many flaws and is far from perfect, but the gothic sprawling history and mythos has cemented the games place in history as one of the best franchise settings since Star Trek or Star Wars!
The history of the game is a rich tapestry of lies and deceit, woven in with a world were technology is treated magic. The formula that had been so successful for the fantasy game was carried over and soon had a devoted following across the world. Now the game is on the digital platforms and even spawned a movie!
As a dear friend of mine once said while dressed as a space marine 'In the name of the Emperor get me a taxi!'
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