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A fantasy universe created some years ago by GamesWorkshop for their games.  Also see Warhammer40k, the universe for the science fiction strand of games.

The Warhammer world is based loosely on early Renaissance Europe, before the printing press, but with Elves, Dwarves, Halflings, Orcs, etc.  The most detailed country is The Empire, which is based on Germany.  All nations are on a pretty much constant state of war, as the insidious Chaos can strike at any time.

On the back of the Warhammer games, GamesWorkshop have been incredibly successful, growing from being the first reseller of TSR games in the UK to a FTSE 200 high-street chain.  In a large part their success can be attributed to aggressive business practices, some of which kill the competition, and some of which milk their own fans to an extraordinary degree.

GamesWorkshop games (many of which not currently available, as they recycle games on a 4 year cycle to maximise revenue.  WFB and W40K are always current):

WarhammerFantasyRolePlay
A pretty good RPG.  Discontinued for a long time (doesn't make enough revenue) and now resurrected by Hogshead publishing.  Mjb67's favourite RPG.
WarhammerFantasyBattle?
An OK table-top battle game
Warhammer40k
An OK table-top battle game
BloodBowl
Fantasy American football
WarhammerQuest?
An attempt to make a revenue-maximising RPG
HeroQuest?
SpaceHulk
SpaceCrusade?
Epic40k
SpaceFleet?

...And many others


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