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===Overview===
Each player assembles an army from one of the official lists (see below) and constructs an army of pewter and plastic miniatures representing the various units in that army. Rules for constructing armies are contained within the Warhammer 40K rulebook, as well there are army-specific [[Codex]]es that contain specific information on the units and rules for each army. (certain armies have multiple CodicesCodexes-- for example, many of the major Chapters of the Space Marines army have individual CodicesCodexes).
Army size is determined by "points" (pts); each figure and vehicle has an associated cost proportionate to its potential worth on the battlefield. Players agree on how many points for the game and each assemble an army up to that maximum limit. Typical game sizes are 500, 1000, 1500, 1750 and 2000 points. Games can vary in length of time from half an hour to several hours, dependent on game size.
===Current state of play===
As of July 2008, Warhammer 40K is in its fifth edition. The core rules are presented in a single large volume, with details for each army appearing in separate codexes. Currently, the [[Space Marine]]s codex has been updated to fifth edition. The [[Tyranid]] and [[Tau]] codices codexes are at fourth edition level, and a completely new codex has been released for the [[Black Templars]]. Several other codexes have also been released, such as [[Eldar]] being the first in October 2006, followed by [[Dark Angels]] and then [[Ork]]s in 2007. A supplement covering the Taros campaign, including additional units and models available from the Forge World subsidiary of Games Workshop, is currently available. In the meantime, there exist FAQs and errata for materials done under the previous iteration of the rules.
==Background==
