How to play WARHAMMER 40K

Video Description

Let Guy and Ant teach you the basics of Warhammer 40k 10th Edition by playing a small, easy to follow game of Chaos Space Marines vs Tyranids. We'll teach you how to plan a basic army, set up your table, all the core rules of the game, and give you the confidence and knowledge you need to enjoy the most popular tabletop game in the world. If you've found this video useful in your 40k journey, please consider supporting us! You can give us a one-off "thanks" using our tip jar: https://paypal.me/mwminis OR if you're feeling super generous, you could join our awesome supporters on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/midwinterminis Use our Wayland Games affiliate link to buy your hobby stuff at a huge discount, and we get a small kickback too! WIN WIN! https://affiliates.waylandgames.co.uk/1355-8.html Music by Midwinter Minis, Choirgiant, Sebastian Kling, and the YouTube Audio Library. SPECIAL THANKS: Ant for fielding his awesome Synthwave Tyranids Mikey from @HellstormWargaming for helping me iron out the rules Zingbo, Peter, and Nedwork on the MWM Discord server for spotting mistakes in the first draft Here are some timestamps for useful moments in the video: 0:00:00 Starting out in Warhammer 40k 0:01:20 How to build a starter army 0:02:20 What will you need to play 0:02:58 Chaos Space Marine army 0:04:32 Tyranids army 0:05:25 Understanding datasheets 0:07:41 Weapon profiles 0:08:37 Roll to wound 0:09:26 Armour penetration 0:11:02 Rules, apps, and guides 0:13:25 Setting up the battlefield 0:14:50 Deployment 0:15:50 Unit coherency 0:17:01 Rounds, turns, and phases 0:17:22 Chaos Command phase 1 0:17:54 Chaos Movement phase 1 0:18:32 Advancing 0:19:01 How to move models 0:19:25 Chaos Shooting phase 1 0:22:41 Partially in range 0:23:36 Tyranids Command phase 1 0:23:29 Tyranids Movement phase 1 0:24:42 Moving over terrain 0:25:48 Fire Overwatch 0:29:14 Tyranids Shooting phase 1 0:30:20 Benefit of cover 0:31:10 Feel no pain 0:32:11 Tyranids Charge phase 1 0:32:25 Making a charge 0:32:45 Command Re-roll 0:33:27 Tyranids Fight phase 1 0:33:35 Psychic abilities 0:36:05 Assigning damage 0:37:40 Chaos Command phase 2 0:37:55 Battleshock test 0:38:15 Chaos Movement phase 2 0:40:27 Chaos Shooting phase 2 0:40:40 Grenades 0:41:00 Mortal wounds 0:42:45 Multiple profile weapons 0:43:34 Firing multiple pistols 0:44:50 Hazardous Test 0:45:40 Firing pistols in combat 0:46:33 Split fire 0:47:00 Chaos Charge phase 2 0:47:36 Chaos Fight phase 2 0:49:16 Forgetting rules 0:51:49 What does D3 mean? 0:54:00 Tyranids Command phase 2 0:54:27 Tyranids Movement phase 2 0:54:52 Tyranids Charge phase 2 0:55:09 Tyranids Fight phase 2 0:58:06 Chaos Command phase 3 0:58:56 Chaos Shooting phase 3 1:01:15 Chaos Fight phase 3 1:02:20 Good luck getting started