
That was a lot of lore, but stick with me here.Īn early 2018 issue of White Dwarf, the Games Workshop enthusiast magazine, contained rules to play the Genestealer Cult in Necromunda. Therefore, few groups in the 40K universe are as feared as the Genestealer Cult, a secretive cabal of heavily armed, Tyranid-worshipping humans locked in a secret war with the Imperium of Man.

Their modus operandi for obliterating other species is to meld themselves with an indigenous alien population and destroy it from within. One branch of the Tyranid faction are the Genestealers, which happen to be a genetically engineered group of highly efficient killers that are linked together by a hive mind. Think Aliens, but with hundreds or thousands of critters crawling through the air ducts instead of just a few. Whether in video game or tabletop form, a Space Hulk game pits the mighty Space Marines against the Tyranids, a particularly nasty multi-limbed species. If you’ve followed 40K at all over the years you’re probably familiar with the Space Hulk franchise. You’ll just need to compromise a bit of your humanity along the way.Īllow me to introduce you to the Genestealer Cult.

In fact, there’s one faction that will let you get in the door of the 40K hobby for as little as $40, rules and all. The recent refresh of the Kill Team franchise is a tremendous value, but it’s still gonna run you $130 just for the base game.īut, as of this week, there’s a cheaper way. Games Workshop’s Warhammer 40,000 is a notoriously expensive hobby, especially when you add in all the paints and brushes you need to make those models look good.
