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Greetings Community,

I originally started playing Warhammer 40k in the late 80’s with 1st edition, then 2nd, then took a big break and came back to 5th. After dabbling a bit with 6th it was back to another big break, about 10 years or more, and now I’ve had my first game in a decade, and yes it was 10th edition.

The setting was at a Games Workshop store, the manager and the store was amazing, and I secured my pre-order for the new blood angels. My opponent helped guide me through a 2000 point battle, and it wasn’t too long in I was rolling gobs of dice. I had many question with my possible return… Nearly 50 years old, would I still enjoy the many aspects of this game? Or would I just want to keep painting and collecting minis? The answer is… I want to pick this hobby back up and have an even better experience than before.

6th edition started to complicate the game with allies. Extra books to carry, more “book keeping” to track your army list. I stopped enjoying the game. I kept tabs on the game as the years went by and I just had giving up on thinking the game could be fun again. When I heard the motto for 10th, “simplified but not simple” or something like that, it intrigued me and eventually led me to want to give it another try. During the game I did appreciate the new system almost immediately- but I had a couple gripes. Here’s a list of pros and cons to 10th, or my first game back:

Cons,
My codex and data sheet cards were already “old”, as the army was updated online. I had to refer to my cellphone and the warhammer app to make sure I had the most up to date rules.

Pros,
I brought very little with me. One army case with a whole 2000 point army, dice, tools to fix broken minis, my codex and data sheet cards. I forgot my measuring tape but luckily my opponent had one for us to share. So I really like how light I packed and the game itself seemed to run at a proper pace.

Other observations,
The maps got smaller. 6x4 table was the norm back then, with a battle board. Now it’s a card board map ( smaller ) on the old 6x4 tables. Objectives are more emphasized and scoring points is a big deal. Back then in 5th we would just play 5-6 turns and try to table the other… but of course there were still mission objectives. The 10th ed game didn’t last as long as a 5th ed game, even though I was learning and being slow in general.

So I’m seeing and experiencing first hand the design intent of the newest edition, and so far it’s been positive. I like how close in proximity all the minis were, to me that means engagement. You get to witness a good scrap between two monster armies- typically I would think, because there’s no way to hide.

Well that’s mostly it. My unheeded feedback. Maybe some of this info will be useful.