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: Dark Imperium, Know no Fear and First Strike – 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 Intercessors / Deathguard + Paint Sets: which include miniatures and paints for anyone to have their first go at painting.
• 40K Essentials Paint Set plus the 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 booklets: Getting Started with Warhammer 40,000 and Getting Started with Age of Sigmar which at an incredibly low price point show the hobby, the backgrounds and have 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.