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19th Aug 2020

Products for new beginners

There are now many great ways for new customers to get started in the hobby. If fact there
are so many it can be confusing for staff to know which to recommend, so here’s a quick
rundown on what’s available.

Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer Age of Sigmar
There is a range of gaming entry products at multiple price points including:
 Warhammer 40,000: Command, Elite and Recruit editions – each offering an increasing
level of value at each price point.
 Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Soul Wars, Tempest of Souls and Soul Strike – each offering
an increasing level of value at each price point.

A range of painting entry products at multiple price points including:
 Stormcast Eternals / Nighthaunts + Paint Sets plus the Crusaders / Necrons + Paint Sets:
which include miniatures and paints for anyone to have their first go at painting.
 40K and Warhammer Age of Sigmar Paints and Tools: which are the ideal purchase to go
with the gaming entry products listed above.Low price point miniature tasters:
 The Easy to Build Sets identified by markers in red in the lower left hand corner or green
in the upper right hand corner.
 The booklet: Getting Started with Age of Sigmar which is at an incredibly low price point
and shows the hobby, the background, and has a miniature on the front!

Other great starting products are:
The ‘Start Collecting’ army boxes for Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer Age of Sigmar.

Warhammer games
For those board gamers out there, we have some great game sets that are easily assessable
for new customers, including:

 Warhammer Underworlds Beastgrave
 Blood Bowl
 Warhammer Quest Blackstone Fortress

Not forgetting the miniature game Middle Earth’s The Lord of the Rings Battle of Pelennor
Fields, a great starting box for those The Lords of the Rings enthusiasts.

When recommending new products for new customers, the complexity of the craft
(modelling/painting) aspect and the game (rules/mechanics) aspects is an important
consideration. This diagram helps you to pick the product you feel most appropriate to your
individual customer’s needs.

 

Contact your Rep to find out how to make the most of this opportunity in your store.

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