Spess Mehreen

In Warhammer 40K, Space Marines are the end all be all of the galaxy, at least from a marketing perspective.  They have Ultramarines, Blood Angels, Space Wolves, Black Templars, Grey Knights, Dark Angels, Chaos Space Marines…  And that’s just the ones on the tabletop who’ve had a codex released in the last decade.  That is seven out of 16 armies.  44% of the tabletop armies are Space Marines of some shape or color.  This number gets even more staggering when looking at the novels, nearly 3/4 of which are about Space Marines, and of all of the Warhammer 40K videogames, only two do not have the player take control of Space Marines as the protagonists.

Space Marines are 40k.

And that’s what my problem is.

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My partner recently (like moments ago) asked me to help her understand my gaming better. This could not have been a more perfect moment for me. The essence and my original intent of the War Dolls – girls celebrating the girl gamer (or those interested in it) coming together with the person who has my heart. I thought I would use this as an opportunity to see if I could effectively break down the basics of gaming, having been firmly ensconced in the hobby for the last 2 millennia. So here we go.

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