Warhammer Fantasy Battles
8th Edition Warhammer Fantasy Battle Rulebook Cover
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| Manufacturer(s) | Games Workshop |
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| Publisher(s) | Games Workshop |
| Years active | 1983 to 2015 |
| Genre(s) | Wargaming |
| Players | 2+ |
| Setup time | Varies depending on size of game. Usually 5 to 10 minutes. |
| Playing time | Varies depending on size of game. Usually around two hours. |
| Random chance | Medium (dice rolling) |
| Skill(s) required | Military strategy, arithmetic, spatial awareness |
| Website | www.games-workshop.com |
Warhammer: The Game of Fantasy Battles (formerly Warhammer Fantasy Battle and often abbreviated to Warhammer, WFB or WHFB) is an out-of-production tabletop wargame created by Games Workshop. It is the origin of the Warhammer Fantasy setting. The Warhammer World is a low fantasy setting. The game is designed for regiments of fantasy miniatures. It uses stock fantasy races such as humans (The Empire, Bretonnia, Kislev), Elves (Dark Elves, High Elves, Wood Elves), Dwarfs, Undead, Orcs and Goblins, as well as some more unusual types such as Lizardmen, Skaven and the daemonic forces of Chaos. Each race has its own unique strengths and flaws; Wood Elves, for example, have the most powerful archers in the game but have poor overall defence and Bretonnia have the strongest cavalry but weak infantry. Similarly, the High Elves are very powerful in close combat, but have weak armour, and cannot be fielded in very large numbers.
Warhammer has been periodically updated and re-released since first appearing in 1983, with changes to the gaming system and army lists. The eighth edition, released on 10 July 2010, was the final version. A series of releases during 2014–2015 focussed on the "End Times" and followed a plot that lead to the cataclysmic destruction of the game's fictitious world and the game was discontinued.
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