Warhammer

See also: war hammer

English

Proper noun

Warhammer

1. Warhammer, a British tabletop military game set in a dystopian mediaeval fantasy world.
2. Warhammer 40,000, a British tabletop military game set in a dystopian future Galaxy torn by war.
3. The two franchises together.

Coordinate terms

• 40k (the Warhammer 40,000 franchise and everything related to it)
• AoS (Age of Sigmar, the successor for Warhammer Fantasy Battles)
• Chaos (a demonic faction in both games)
• GeeDubs (Games Workshop, the company that produces Warhammer merchandise)
• God Emperor (the ruler of one of the factions in Warhammer 40,000)
• kitbashing (using different pieces to create a new character or unit, also known as "conversion")
• lizardman (a reptilian warrior, one of the playable factions in Warhammer Fantasy)
• mini (a piece representing a unit controlled by a player)
• plastic crack (derogatory, the miniature figurines and gaming equipment being an expensive obsession for many fans of the franchises)
• psyker (a person who uses psychic powers in Warhammer 40,000)
• orc (a monstrous warrior, one of the playable factions in both games)
• space marine (a superhuman soldier from one of the playable factions in Warhammer 40,000)

Descendants

• → Russian: Вархаммер (Varxammer), ва́ха (váxa) (slang)

Translations

British board game franchise

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 战锤 (zhànchuí)

• Russian: Вархаммер m (Varxammer), ва́ха (ru) f (váxa)