Thank you so much for watching our How-to-play video! We try to be as accurate as possible however some things slipped through. We are noting those here on this comment. We hope this video helps you have fun games of Warhammer 40,000. We are aware that GW has stated the box is not balanced in points between the two sides. In this video we are focusing on game mechanics, concepts, and fun so please forgive us for playing unequal sides. We appreciate everyone who has caught these things in our video. Thank you! 1:45 we say an army must have a LEADER but it is actually a CHARACTER. When we reference Warlord it does not require the LEADER keyword. 29:28 Nick declares 9 shots and rolls 10 dice. Sorry this is simply an error on our side. It was a big shoot and we missed this one. D6 shots is equal to the number you roll on a die. That weapon does have BLAST for 1 attack per 5 models in a unit but this was not the case here either.
@@murray1867 in a Chapter Approved mission, we played Leviathan here, the winner of the roll chooses. It is a choice. I think the confusion comes from this not being in the core rule book and unfortunately the core rule book and the Chapter Approved system differ in very nuanced ways
It's hilarious how it started off all serious and calm and tutorial natured but by turn 2/3 you can see they are fully into it and feeling the game and having fun lol
ill be completely honest. I've played the game for years now and gained almost nothing watching this, but I found myself wanting to watch more even so. this video, I feel is a testament to the quality of content this channel now produces and its a level of quality matched by, in my opinion, no other wargaming channel. your channel makes very well made and easily digestible videos that really helped me to get into the hobby myself. Play on!
@@canniballistic555 as someone who struglled with learning in school. this is great for me. i dont learn by just reading. i need to see it unfold. not explain to me 1-100 steps with out even doing 1st step. cant wait to have time watch full video
Imagine, from the other corner of the world, not having a clue of how to play 40k, not been a native english speaker... im using all my brainpower to keep up with so much rules and types and steps and dices, yet i couldn´t stop watching and hyping about it. Im %100 with Gavin, amazing work guy, greetings from Argentina.
Me too! This channel is top notch and I’m having such a great time watching their tabletop matches. There’s so much information that I’m going to have to rewatch this one 😂🤘🏼
This is probably the best how-to video I’ve seen for 40K. I’ve not played a game since 2nd edition but I pre-ordered the Leviathan box so I’m really eager to get my Dark Angels out for a game. This video really helped. I think I’ll be able to hit the ground running and (hopefully) not get completely annihilated when I start rolling dice again. Love you guys.
Can’t wait to make a tyranid army based on battle shock with haruspex, screamer killers, death leaper, and old one eye for good measure and because I spend 2 weeks on him
@@kableedge9278 naaah world eaters is all about melee and charges and they definitely have that! take a look! :D Detachment Rules : Each time a World Eaters unit from your army is selected to fight, if that unit made a Charge move this turn, until the end of the phase, add 1 to the Strength and Attacks characteristics of melee weapons equipped by models in that unit. www.warhammer-community.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/iiq5IN0DVsqWxFxh.pdf
@@kableedge9278 I'd have assumed world eaters would be too roided out to really care about objectives more than killing the enemy, which i must admit they seem very very good at now.
The pacing of this video was amazing. Slow and specific for every single move in the first round. Much faster, only focusing on more particular rules for the 2nd round, and then going through the last rounds quickly. Very well made video!
It's so funny, I started watching the 40K in 40 mins one day because I didn't want to sink an entire hour into watching, and have continued to watch various battles, picking up what niche rules I could decipher by watching. This did an amazing job of showing the rules and how you get to the X+ for hits, wounds, and PARTICULARLY how sustained hits and mortal wounds worked, since those are really tough to figure out without the rulebook. Awesome video :D
I'm just recently getting into tabletop warhammer 40k, I've watched countless videos trying to wrap my head around the myriad of complex rules in the game - I just wanted to say that this is the best video I've watched. It is exactly what I needed to see to help me understand it - playing the game, with both of you talking about each move and roll you're making. Excellent work!
I will be returning to this video often as someone who is picking up the 40K via the Leviathan Box… this has been extremely helpful as someone brand spanking new to Warhammer ☺️
Amazing work, guys! Like many people commenting I graduated from just painting to playing thanks to your fantastic 9th edition How to Play video, and this one is even better! Keep up the great work, cant wait to see the Combat Patrol videos.
Oh no, you are right I think we missed the Devastating wounds! The Lieutenant still has his Feel No Pain 5+ to it and who knows he may have stuck around still
@@PlayOnTabletop With Tak's hot dice it was totally within the realm of possibility 😁 I thought you guys might not have been playing with all of the rules, though Devastating Wounds is a really cool mechanic! Looking forward to the next vid!
@marducms depends how big you wanna go you can get a small set for 78$ enough comes with paint and a brush and 2 small army's space marins and tyranids
The editing, the commentary, the visual effect overlays, the pace and the explaining. I'm still so fresh to this and haven't ever played a game but I have built up so much confidence with your videos (especially this latest one). You guys are truly the best WH40k educational/battle report channel out there, absolutely love all your work.
Best Batrep channel ever, amazing editing skills, great people on the channel, straight to the point, and a good amount of time to watch, usually 40 minutes, the other channels takes way too long and talk too much. Feels draining really. But this channel is perfect!
As a new player and longtime fan of your channel, I’ve found your videos absolutely INSTRUMENTAL in learning to play this game. That 8 minute explanation in the very beginning cleared up so much of my confusion. You guys rock
As someone brand new to the hobby with my Command Edition on the way, I appreciate this video so much. This easily broke down the concepts of the basics for me; thanks guys! Best guide video I've seen for playing thus far.
Finally made the push to start my journey watching you guys. Have started with the Iron Snakes marine chapter, lots to build and paint. Keep up the awesome content!
A bit of phrasing recommendation when it comes to Wounds and Damage for clarity; the reason why Damage doesn't spill over is because a Wound can only effect/apply to a single model, regardless of how much damage that Wound can deal. "There's no kill like overkill" can actually be counterproductive in WH40K.
About a month ago, I watched this video to begin learning how to play. A month later, I'm happy to say that, after a lot of watching games and poring over the books, I know much, much more than I did the first time, and it's all clicking. Now, I have a Tyranids combat patrol in my posession, and by about a month from now, I'll confidently play my first game. Thank you, Tabletoppers.
29:38 "I've actually rolled a six, which is a critical hit. So i'm actually going to walk around the table here and start beating you in the face. And i'm really gonna go to town here." He begins violently punching the man in the face. "So these punches" WHACK "Are extremely hard. Almost as hard as I can physically punch" SMACK "And I gotta say i'm REALLY enjoying this part" My imagination while watching this. Great video by the way.
It would be cool to see a bunch of games too showcase the new rules for each army. It would take a while and would be a lot of work, but im curious to see how all of them play. At least i can start playing this weekend.
I really enjoyed this explanation/tutorial! I got a very short attention span and but you guys kept it interesting (I watched in .75x once I got locked into the tutorial before the demo game) and I loved every minute of this video. I love this channel and very worth subscribing!
Awesome video guys, seriously, as a new player you guys make it so easy to understand what's going on and what you should be thinking about. Not to mention all the camera angles, and visuals make it easy to see and appreciate the visuals of the models and admire them rather than just a boring top down camera angle for the whole game. Makes it much more cinematic. You guys have such enthusiasm and fun with the game, and Nick and Tac made it very friendly and enjoyable socially while still being tactical and competitive. Awesome video guys, seriously. You guys knocked a beginner friendly "how to play" battle report out of the park here. As a side note I'm disappointed to see that the out of the box matchup for leviathan seems heavily favored towards the marines, as someone who wants to start playing with the Tyranids. Ridiculous stat lines in comparison, along with tons of rerolls, and things like anti infantry, flamers to combat stealth, and "anti Tyranid" literally as a trait on some models just really makes it seem like this is geared to make it so the spacies have a huge likelihood to squash the bugs with offense. And on top of that. it really doesn't seem like the Tyranids have much they can do at all against units like the terminators and the Dreadnaught, outside of the singular screamer killer unit, which can be focused down pretty easily it seems. That on top of the "register your victory" thing GW has going on to tally up scores for people playing just the Leviathan box kinda leaves a bad taste in my mouth as someone who has always wanted to play Tyranids and is just now looking to finally jump into the hobby.
My buddy mentioned 40K while we were on guard duty last month, and only now did I think to look for a beginner's guide to follow along your bombastic 40k in 40 minutes series. I am so so happy that I got to learn this game with you guys, I feel a weird kinship with the channel. Now I get to go back and actually comprehend why "2 up saves", and "hitting on 6's" makes you guys hold your breath! Have you guys considered hosting a game of Poorhammer's Horde mode? It's a more co-op take on the Warhammer 40k tabletop, and I'm inclined to host more games like that since I'm a DnD 5e dungeon master and I like having groups of players.
Amazing video, I got into Warhammer 3 days ago, got myself the ultimate starter set, Ill definetly have to rewatch the video few times to get a grasp on the rules, but wow I cant wait to start playing
@@tmdiz4579 not speaking about the fact that the box has been made around the space marine, wich mean that GW has just put more termagant for having the same amount of point
No Node Beasts, no where for the Prime to hide, way too many useless ranged shooters, and just in general the models stats and rules are kinda weak. Even synapse is more of a punishment for not having it rather than a benefit for when you do have it with how high Tyranids Ld is... long gone are the days of fearless mindless monstrosities. 10th edition doesnt seem to be looking fun for anyone who doesnt play smurfs, to no ones surprise, but I guess we'll see what happens when the point costs come out, but if this box set is anything to go by...
this box is fun to play but really not made for making a powerful nids army, and changing the synapse rule for having 1 more dice instead of no moral phase makes it even more useless but again if the nids don't cost a lot of point, it would makes it more balanced (I also hate the OC 0 for the reaper swarm, just like what they said it's more of an annoying model than a useful one now)
@@pixel_mode Well the thing is... this box is built on the two armies Combat Patrols from what I understand. In the interview the lead designer said those boxes were their focus and they took extra care to balance them. Obviously also these boxes and so the two armies in the starter set are going to be around the same points cost. Thats shocking if youre a nid player, and someone is going to have to be a nid player, unless its the store manager, but GL with that after years of downsizing local stores from GW. When Necrons got their big update, it really frustrated a lot of players, and we saw Squats get outright banned from competitive play immediately, now further pushing the Marine bias again in 10th edition... IDK about anyone else but I'm ready to just say, "ok guys, I'm not playing if you use Marines", full stop.
As someone who always was looking in on Warhammer from the outside, this is a big help. The overexplaining of strategy and rules/steps helps digest everything.
Honestly after watching this channel for the last couple weeks it has invigorated my love for 40k and got me back into the hobby with buying my first mini's since 5th edition. Keep up the amazing work guys!
I recently finished painting my Space Marine combat patrol from leviathan and the Ork combat patrol. Super excited to play my first games with my mom, who said she really likes the orks and that she would learn the game with me
With such addition of great visual features, I want to suggest one extra thing. Subtitles! Not only it provides more accessibility, people from non-english speaking countries like myself can get that extra help. And of course, it is optional! People can enjoy with or without it. Thanks always for the great contents!
We have always wanted to do translations on our videos. We had looked into a professional service that would provide us consistent translation services but the cost ended up being too much unfortunately. One language basically ate up a good part of the gross revenue before compensating editors and staff. As a person who speaks three languages (speaks, not writes) it is a dream to be a channel big enough one day to afford the translation services.
@@PlayOnTabletop Whole traslation for all the videos will cost you alright. I fully understand that. What I meant was an English subtitle! That is a smaller, but a worthwhile step, I'd say! There are people who have hard time consuming the contents without a written script, ya know? Anyways, thanks for the reply!
Ah! It takes some time but the TH-cam system will auto create the subtitles in English. This is a long video so it is taking longer. Though, often it does get our words mixed up and it takes a lot of resources to go in and correct it all. Still something we will look into for this video.
@@PlayOnTabletop Ah, I haven't considered that! :O But if I had to say, between auto-created subtitle and properly scripted one, there can be tons of difference! Like you've mentioned, it may deliver a jumbled up words. Even it is an English subtitle, I know it will require an extra workforce to write one up! I guess what I want to say is, I'd like to see some stylish subtitles being added to the videos like this, which serves as a tutorial for newcomers like myself. For proper battle-reports, I'd guess the expected viewers will be well-versed in the area. So, maybe start with the ones that are beginner-friendly? Well, that was just my two cents. Thank you and stay awesome!
Man im really interested to get into this but good lord is it a lot to know. How do you even keep track of all these status effects and damages for 10-15 different units on the board? I feel like you really have to trust the other player to not cheat because keeping track of all this is an entire task in itself
@@danielthompson2661 my best advice as a new player myself. Just start somewhere man. Pick a unit you absolutely love and start there. Run small 500 point games or so until you get the basics and affects of that specific unit down pat then work your way to others. It sounds like an awful lot and can be if you overwhelm yourself.
I was gonna say.. I hope the points aren't equal in this box. Lol. I dont believe I've seen a Nid victory yet from a box play. Always comes close but snuffed out in the very last bit.
@@FnNeff0129 I’ve only seen 1 nid win out of 5 games But even in the GW preview it was quoted that the Nid side had to add 3 more units to balance the points
Great video my son and I are getting into Warhammer and this was the most helpful video on how to play the game and showed how to read the data sheets and what everything means. Keep up the great work.
Excellent how-to play video. Well explained, recorded, and edited. The illustrative animations made concepts easy to visualize and understand. Quality work.
Getting back into the game after a decade away and you guys have made it so wonderful that I came back to this video multiple times. Finally remembered to comment. Thank you so much for making this old hobbyist feel good about his re-entry. I learned a lot from you on how to play on the new edition!
And now we only need a Warhammer like Tabeltop game that you can play on the PC as a real game for ppl like me that dont have that much Knowledge and money for all of this Miniatures :3
I agree. I learned magic the gathering in person, but picked up the advanced skills playing in their mobile app. The reason is that the game would prompt if I was able to do something and obviously wouldn’t let me do anything in breach of the rules.
This has been super helpful! I've watched a couple times just to get core concepts as a completely new player. If you guys could do a series of these for new players with focus on terrain, and maybe going up to 1000pt armies with all of the detail in how each roll is effected, it has been great to see and take notes on. I love the 40k in 40mins video, but for a newbie I sometimes get a little lost, and all the visuals and explanation that went into this has helped so much in grasping it.
Oh wow, this video is a life saver. There was no chance I was figuring all this out! I really like the depth this game seems to have but man its rough trying to get into it with no one to teach you.
Loved this and the energy y'all put into this. I literally was screaming for joy for the SM success and crying on all those 1's and 2's for hits/wounds (its ok though...I roll like SM Steve....(*psst...Steve, your still my fav lol) ). Wonderfully done, well played both of you, and thanks for an amazing show :)
I would love a video series on how you painted both armies. Call me boring or old fashioned, but I plan to paint my box up with Ultramarines and Hive Fleet Leviathan. I haven't played since 3rd but my first army was Ultramarines and my first game ever was against Leviathan 'nids so it seems appropriate.
As the person who painted the box set and was very much inspired by classic Ultramarines and the box art, I definitely will not call you boring or old fashioned and instead a kindred spirit. Paint tutorials is not something we do but the response has been heart warming so we just might start...
Never EVER played or watched a game like this - only started looking into this after an ADHD diagnosis and can I just say - the last few dice roles had me jumping off my seat haha had no idea this game could be so intense. Thanks for such great content ❤
Just a correction, you don't NEED someone with the LEADER keyword as a Warlord. According to the rulebook, it just needs to be a Character. IDK if that restriction is something special in Leviathan, but it doesn't seem to be in the core rules.
Thank you, and yes, we did say that incorrectly. You need at least one CHARACTER. I think when we shot this weeks ago we may have misread it somewhere and didn't realize it until it was pointed out. We will compile corrections in a pinned comment soon. Thanks for the catch
Wish y’all had extra tyrannids to make the points more even. I know there’s no points posted yet but the space marines definitely outnumber the tyrannids in points in the boxset.
Completely new to 40k and the channel, really like the look of the Tyranids! This was a great battle and the guys brought so much energy to it. Brilliant watch and gives a complete beginner a good idea of how it all works, thank you
@SithLordLerg I would recommend mid winter minis guide to painting. He explains it very well and is the reason why I'm into warhammer in the first place
This video has helped me a lot and I always come back to to understand how the game works even though I don’t play😂 the step by step walk through is very well covered and I hope that many who come to this hobby watch this and understand how to play and enjoy the game 😁
I love you guys your my favorite channel to watch Warhammer on and I recently got the leviathan box so I'm happy to know what im going to be playing with.
Again a brilliant intro into the new edition, your 9th video got me back into gaming again and this was just the overview needed to get an understanding of 10th! Thanks Guys
Epic video as always, got me all hyped to play 10th edition. One thing though, could you give the background songs' credits ? I'm particularly curious about the one around 53:30
Great video. Would love to see something covering army compositions in 10th edition. For example, how can you build an army, what are the requirements, how many of each unit can you have, etc..
Thank you so much for watching our How-to-play video! We try to be as accurate as possible however some things slipped through. We are noting those here on this comment. We hope this video helps you have fun games of Warhammer 40,000.
We are aware that GW has stated the box is not balanced in points between the two sides. In this video we are focusing on game mechanics, concepts, and fun so please forgive us for playing unequal sides.
We appreciate everyone who has caught these things in our video. Thank you!
1:45 we say an army must have a LEADER but it is actually a CHARACTER. When we reference Warlord it does not require the LEADER keyword.
29:28 Nick declares 9 shots and rolls 10 dice. Sorry this is simply an error on our side. It was a big shoot and we missed this one. D6 shots is equal to the number you roll on a die. That weapon does have BLAST for 1 attack per 5 models in a unit but this was not the case here either.
On charge rolls after deep strike you were 9” away. Doesn’t that mean you have to get an 8 or higher and not a 9 since you have to be within one inch?
@@tuberculoco3109 you must land more than 9" away so because you are just beyond 9" you need the 9" to sink the charge.
@@PlayOnTabletopYou guys should pin this comment so any brand new players to the hobby will easily see it without having to scroll the comments. 🙂
Wanted to add that when determining attacker and defender, the winner of the roll takes attacker, it's not a choice like in 9th.
@@murray1867 in a Chapter Approved mission, we played Leviathan here, the winner of the roll chooses. It is a choice. I think the confusion comes from this not being in the core rule book and unfortunately the core rule book and the Chapter Approved system differ in very nuanced ways
It's hilarious how it started off all serious and calm and tutorial natured but by turn 2/3 you can see they are fully into it and feeling the game and having fun lol
It's hard not to get into it. Nick is a fun player and you just get into the groove
Yeah!
ill be completely honest. I've played the game for years now and gained almost nothing watching this, but I found myself wanting to watch more even so. this video, I feel is a testament to the quality of content this channel now produces and its a level of quality matched by, in my opinion, no other wargaming channel. your channel makes very well made and easily digestible videos that really helped me to get into the hobby myself. Play on!
Them explaining the rules to each other and pretending they didnt already know just for the benefit of new players... lol.
@@canniballistic555 as someone who struglled with learning in school. this is great for me. i dont learn by just reading. i need to see it unfold. not explain to me 1-100 steps with out even doing 1st step. cant wait to have time watch full video
Imagine, from the other corner of the world, not having a clue of how to play 40k, not been a native english speaker... im using all my brainpower to keep up with so much rules and types and steps and dices, yet i couldn´t stop watching and hyping about it. Im %100 with Gavin, amazing work guy, greetings from Argentina.
They are one of the best!
@dolamrothknight lol yeah I gotta learn the same damn way😂
"Let's see if I can get that fabled 9 inches."
"That's right, it's innn!"
yep was coming here to say the same every mans dream ...the fabled 9 incher
19 inches of Venom
Brand new to 40k, videos like these are invaluable to me. The quality is top notch. Best 40k vids I've seen on TH-cam.
They are one of the best!
the quality of this video is better than some online courses I pay for lmfao
Me too! This channel is top notch and I’m having such a great time watching their tabletop matches. There’s so much information that I’m going to have to rewatch this one 😂🤘🏼
Your painter deserves a raise, those are beautiful minis
Yeah!!
Wow indeed!!!
I just want to know how they did those smooth gradients on the Tyranids. So much back and forth blending
i mean, in the tyranids, yeah, in the space marines... it needs a lil repaint...
@@joaosoares-rr5mj nah
This is probably the best how-to video I’ve seen for 40K. I’ve not played a game since 2nd edition but I pre-ordered the Leviathan box so I’m really eager to get my Dark Angels out for a game. This video really helped. I think I’ll be able to hit the ground running and (hopefully) not get completely annihilated when I start rolling dice again.
Love you guys.
Good lucl with your games!!
JT - "A battle-shocked unit, won't be functioning as optimally as normal"
Me, a Dark Angel player - "Hold my beer"
That is a strong ability the Dark Angels have
@@PlayOnTabletop Haven't seen the World Eater rules, but I would have thought it'd have been a World Eater vibe. Though I'm not complaining
Can’t wait to make a tyranid army based on battle shock with haruspex, screamer killers, death leaper, and old one eye for good measure and because I spend 2 weeks on him
@@kableedge9278 naaah world eaters is all about melee and charges and they definitely have that! take a look! :D
Detachment Rules : Each time a World Eaters unit from your army is selected to fight, if that unit made a Charge move this turn, until the end of the phase, add 1 to the Strength and Attacks characteristics of melee weapons equipped by models in that unit.
www.warhammer-community.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/iiq5IN0DVsqWxFxh.pdf
@@kableedge9278 I'd have assumed world eaters would be too roided out to really care about objectives more than killing the enemy, which i must admit they seem very very good at now.
That Lieutenant didn’t have artificer armor, he had plot armor
Shadow in the warp only affecting the librarian is just perfect
Narratively perfect
Brilliant walk-through gents. Just a quick shout out To the whole team. Your production values are always top notch!
Thank you for watching!
They are one of the best!
The pacing of this video was amazing. Slow and specific for every single move in the first round. Much faster, only focusing on more particular rules for the 2nd round, and then going through the last rounds quickly.
Very well made video!
It's so funny, I started watching the 40K in 40 mins one day because I didn't want to sink an entire hour into watching, and have continued to watch various battles, picking up what niche rules I could decipher by watching.
This did an amazing job of showing the rules and how you get to the X+ for hits, wounds, and PARTICULARLY how sustained hits and mortal wounds worked, since those are really tough to figure out without the rulebook. Awesome video :D
I'm just recently getting into tabletop warhammer 40k, I've watched countless videos trying to wrap my head around the myriad of complex rules in the game - I just wanted to say that this is the best video I've watched. It is exactly what I needed to see to help me understand it - playing the game, with both of you talking about each move and roll you're making. Excellent work!
They are one of the best #WH40K content creators out there!
I will be returning to this video often as someone who is picking up the 40K via the Leviathan Box… this has been extremely helpful as someone brand spanking new to Warhammer ☺️
Amazing work, guys! Like many people commenting I graduated from just painting to playing thanks to your fantastic 9th edition How to Play video, and this one is even better! Keep up the great work, cant wait to see the Combat Patrol videos.
Just bought leviathan, splitting with a friend. You guys laid the rules out so clearly, this video has been a huge help!
That lieutenant holding on like a beast was so good
The man, the myth, the legend
He probably should have died of they were playing with Devastating Wounds but it was an epic narrative.
Oh no, you are right I think we missed the Devastating wounds! The Lieutenant still has his Feel No Pain 5+ to it and who knows he may have stuck around still
@@PlayOnTabletop With Tak's hot dice it was totally within the realm of possibility 😁
I thought you guys might not have been playing with all of the rules, though Devastating Wounds is a really cool mechanic! Looking forward to the next vid!
First step: money, lots of money!
@marducms depends how big you wanna go you can get a small set for 78$ enough comes with paint and a brush and 2 small army's space marins and tyranids
*cough* Tabletop Simulator! *cough*
@@marducmsget a job bum
Leviathan or any starter box (which is what is shown above) are quite affordable/good value
Love that Format where you explain what you are doing. Would love to see more of those videos. Really appreciated 😊
The editing, the commentary, the visual effect overlays, the pace and the explaining. I'm still so fresh to this and haven't ever played a game but I have built up so much confidence with your videos (especially this latest one). You guys are truly the best WH40k educational/battle report channel out there, absolutely love all your work.
Leutin9 goes hard in the paint on lore as well!
This is probably the best video I've ever seen.
Thanks for watching!
This is fantastic. Long time lore consumer, this video helped me a lot to understand the basics of the game.
Good luck with your matches!!!
Discovering this channel as I re-emerge back into this hobby for the first time in 15 years. Absolutely fantastic flow and production.
@@CauseAndCatastrophe Same. I dunno why I randomly got interested in it again after 15 years lol
Best Batrep channel ever, amazing editing skills, great people on the channel, straight to the point, and a good amount of time to watch, usually 40 minutes, the other channels takes way too long and talk too much. Feels draining really. But this channel is perfect!
As a new player and longtime fan of your channel, I’ve found your videos absolutely INSTRUMENTAL in learning to play this game. That 8 minute explanation in the very beginning cleared up so much of my confusion. You guys rock
As someone brand new to the hobby with my Command Edition on the way, I appreciate this video so much. This easily broke down the concepts of the basics for me; thanks guys! Best guide video I've seen for playing thus far.
Finally made the push to start my journey watching you guys. Have started with the Iron Snakes marine chapter, lots to build and paint. Keep up the awesome content!
Good luck with your battles!
A bit of phrasing recommendation when it comes to Wounds and Damage for clarity; the reason why Damage doesn't spill over is because a Wound can only effect/apply to a single model, regardless of how much damage that Wound can deal. "There's no kill like overkill" can actually be counterproductive in WH40K.
About a month ago, I watched this video to begin learning how to play. A month later, I'm happy to say that, after a lot of watching games and poring over the books, I know much, much more than I did the first time, and it's all clicking. Now, I have a Tyranids combat patrol in my posession, and by about a month from now, I'll confidently play my first game.
Thank you, Tabletoppers.
Good luck and welcome to the community!
PlayOnTabletop is definitely the best thing that happened to Warhammer 40k tbh
29:38 "I've actually rolled a six, which is a critical hit. So i'm actually going to walk around the table here and start beating you in the face. And i'm really gonna go to town here." He begins violently punching the man in the face. "So these punches" WHACK "Are extremely hard. Almost as hard as I can physically punch" SMACK "And I gotta say i'm REALLY enjoying this part"
My imagination while watching this. Great video by the way.
I fell in love with the lore a year ago. You guys made me fall in love with the game, now i cant get enough of it. You are the best, and thank you ❤️
This is probably the best tutorial I've found for playing 40k. I' learned so much on how to play from this video. Thanks guys!
15 minutes in and already loving it. Thank you for some a concise and helpful video.
Years of playing 40k on pc, this channel became my 1st introduction to table top play. Who would've thought they're super fun n hectic at same time
We hope you enjoy the tabletop gaming journey!
It would be cool to see a bunch of games too showcase the new rules for each army. It would take a while and would be a lot of work, but im curious to see how all of them play. At least i can start playing this weekend.
That would be neat!
I just wanted to see what changed from 9th but this is super entertaining at the same time.
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Awesome battle report Nick & Tac, production quality top notch as always! super pumped to see all the new 10th ed videos you have lined up.
I really enjoyed this explanation/tutorial! I got a very short attention span and but you guys kept it interesting (I watched in .75x once I got locked into the tutorial before the demo game) and I loved every minute of this video. I love this channel and very worth subscribing!
I literally saw you guys’ old vid this morning, I come back to finish watching it and you have a new one?!
The old video was for the previous 9th edition. This one is for the updated 10th edition of the game.
@@PlayOnTabletop great I can’t wait to actually play with my friend recently discovered warhammer
Woot! Been waiting for this video to share it!
Awesome video guys, seriously, as a new player you guys make it so easy to understand what's going on and what you should be thinking about. Not to mention all the camera angles, and visuals make it easy to see and appreciate the visuals of the models and admire them rather than just a boring top down camera angle for the whole game. Makes it much more cinematic. You guys have such enthusiasm and fun with the game, and Nick and Tac made it very friendly and enjoyable socially while still being tactical and competitive. Awesome video guys, seriously. You guys knocked a beginner friendly "how to play" battle report out of the park here.
As a side note I'm disappointed to see that the out of the box matchup for leviathan seems heavily favored towards the marines, as someone who wants to start playing with the Tyranids. Ridiculous stat lines in comparison, along with tons of rerolls, and things like anti infantry, flamers to combat stealth, and "anti Tyranid" literally as a trait on some models just really makes it seem like this is geared to make it so the spacies have a huge likelihood to squash the bugs with offense. And on top of that. it really doesn't seem like the Tyranids have much they can do at all against units like the terminators and the Dreadnaught, outside of the singular screamer killer unit, which can be focused down pretty easily it seems. That on top of the "register your victory" thing GW has going on to tally up scores for people playing just the Leviathan box kinda leaves a bad taste in my mouth as someone who has always wanted to play Tyranids and is just now looking to finally jump into the hobby.
My buddy mentioned 40K while we were on guard duty last month, and only now did I think to look for a beginner's guide to follow along your bombastic 40k in 40 minutes series. I am so so happy that I got to learn this game with you guys, I feel a weird kinship with the channel. Now I get to go back and actually comprehend why "2 up saves", and "hitting on 6's" makes you guys hold your breath!
Have you guys considered hosting a game of Poorhammer's Horde mode? It's a more co-op take on the Warhammer 40k tabletop, and I'm inclined to host more games like that since I'm a DnD 5e dungeon master and I like having groups of players.
We actually did do that recently as an exclusive game for our membership. Was a lot of fun :)
@@PlayOnTabletop I joined your membership! I’ve been looking for it, can’t quite find it. Would you let me know the name of the episode?
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Amazing video, I got into Warhammer 3 days ago, got myself the ultimate starter set, Ill definetly have to rewatch the video few times to get a grasp on the rules, but wow I cant wait to start playing
Welcome to the hobby!
STOP. Don't buy anything, get a 3d printer and print this stuff out.
One of the best videos of it's kind with great/useful/inteligent edits throughout!
Knowing that the tyrannids are less powerful in the Leviathan box set this was an incredible battle !
The oaths of moment vs the useless shadow in the warp.
@@tmdiz4579 not speaking about the fact that the box has been made around the space marine, wich mean that GW has just put more termagant for having the same amount of point
No Node Beasts, no where for the Prime to hide, way too many useless ranged shooters, and just in general the models stats and rules are kinda weak.
Even synapse is more of a punishment for not having it rather than a benefit for when you do have it with how high Tyranids Ld is... long gone are the days of fearless mindless monstrosities.
10th edition doesnt seem to be looking fun for anyone who doesnt play smurfs, to no ones surprise, but I guess we'll see what happens when the point costs come out, but if this box set is anything to go by...
this box is fun to play but really not made for making a powerful nids army, and changing the synapse rule for having 1 more dice instead of no moral phase makes it even more useless but again if the nids don't cost a lot of point, it would makes it more balanced (I also hate the OC 0 for the reaper swarm, just like what they said it's more of an annoying model than a useful one now)
@@pixel_mode Well the thing is... this box is built on the two armies Combat Patrols from what I understand.
In the interview the lead designer said those boxes were their focus and they took extra care to balance them.
Obviously also these boxes and so the two armies in the starter set are going to be around the same points cost.
Thats shocking if youre a nid player, and someone is going to have to be a nid player, unless its the store manager, but GL with that after years of downsizing local stores from GW.
When Necrons got their big update, it really frustrated a lot of players, and we saw Squats get outright banned from competitive play immediately, now further pushing the Marine bias again in 10th edition... IDK about anyone else but I'm ready to just say, "ok guys, I'm not playing if you use Marines", full stop.
As someone who always was looking in on Warhammer from the outside, this is a big help. The overexplaining of strategy and rules/steps helps digest everything.
YES I have been waiting for this. Can’t wait to get into 10th edition. Thank you PlayOn for all your amazing content.
Honestly after watching this channel for the last couple weeks it has invigorated my love for 40k and got me back into the hobby with buying my first mini's since 5th edition. Keep up the amazing work guys!
I recently finished painting my Space Marine combat patrol from leviathan and the Ork combat patrol. Super excited to play my first games with my mom, who said she really likes the orks and that she would learn the game with me
Just learning the game, this is probably the best vid I've seen to really explain the game and show how it's played. Both player made it exciting
With such addition of great visual features, I want to suggest one extra thing.
Subtitles! Not only it provides more accessibility, people from non-english speaking countries like myself can get that extra help.
And of course, it is optional! People can enjoy with or without it.
Thanks always for the great contents!
We have always wanted to do translations on our videos. We had looked into a professional service that would provide us consistent translation services but the cost ended up being too much unfortunately. One language basically ate up a good part of the gross revenue before compensating editors and staff. As a person who speaks three languages (speaks, not writes) it is a dream to be a channel big enough one day to afford the translation services.
@@PlayOnTabletop Whole traslation for all the videos will cost you alright. I fully understand that. What I meant was an English subtitle! That is a smaller, but a worthwhile step, I'd say! There are people who have hard time consuming the contents without a written script, ya know? Anyways, thanks for the reply!
Ah! It takes some time but the TH-cam system will auto create the subtitles in English. This is a long video so it is taking longer. Though, often it does get our words mixed up and it takes a lot of resources to go in and correct it all. Still something we will look into for this video.
@@PlayOnTabletop Ah, I haven't considered that! :O
But if I had to say, between auto-created subtitle and properly scripted one, there can be tons of difference!
Like you've mentioned, it may deliver a jumbled up words.
Even it is an English subtitle, I know it will require an extra workforce to write one up!
I guess what I want to say is, I'd like to see some stylish subtitles being added to the videos like this, which serves as a tutorial for newcomers like myself.
For proper battle-reports, I'd guess the expected viewers will be well-versed in the area. So, maybe start with the ones that are beginner-friendly?
Well, that was just my two cents. Thank you and stay awesome!
Been wanting to get into the hobby. The energy in these guys is just awesome, hope my experience is just as enjoyable!
Man im really interested to get into this but good lord is it a lot to know. How do you even keep track of all these status effects and damages for 10-15 different units on the board? I feel like you really have to trust the other player to not cheat because keeping track of all this is an entire task in itself
@danielthompson2661 it's not as bad as you think, there are apps that can help or a good old trusty notebook has never let me down 😁
@@danielthompson2661 my best advice as a new player myself. Just start somewhere man. Pick a unit you absolutely love and start there. Run small 500 point games or so until you get the basics and affects of that specific unit down pat then work your way to others. It sounds like an awful lot and can be if you overwhelm yourself.
I also recommend printing your army sheets out on actual paper until you can afford the index cards for your army. It makes it so much easier to track
Please upload more DEMO videos. This is really great to watch and learn. My favorite video on this channel.
They really should! You cam check out other channels.
Great video guys! As Always
But it is noted by GW that the “rough points” of the Leviathan box leaves the Nids short by about 3 Units
I was gonna say.. I hope the points aren't equal in this box. Lol. I dont believe I've seen a Nid victory yet from a box play. Always comes close but snuffed out in the very last bit.
@@FnNeff0129 I’ve only seen 1 nid win out of 5 games
But even in the GW preview it was quoted that the Nid side had to add 3 more units to balance the points
Great video my son and I are getting into Warhammer and this was the most helpful video on how to play the game and showed how to read the data sheets and what everything means. Keep up the great work.
Hope you and your son have a great time with the hobby and game!
Excellent how-to play video. Well explained, recorded, and edited. The illustrative animations made concepts easy to visualize and understand. Quality work.
Yeah!
Getting back into the game after a decade away and you guys have made it so wonderful that I came back to this video multiple times. Finally remembered to comment. Thank you so much for making this old hobbyist feel good about his re-entry. I learned a lot from you on how to play on the new edition!
And now we only need a Warhammer like Tabeltop game that you can play on the PC as a real game for ppl like me that dont have that much Knowledge and money for all of this Miniatures :3
Hopefully one day!
I agree. I learned magic the gathering in person, but picked up the advanced skills playing in their mobile app. The reason is that the game would prompt if I was able to do something and obviously wouldn’t let me do anything in breach of the rules.
It likely won't be Warhammer though. GW is a model company. All the rules and games and releases are to support and promote model sales.
Try Battlesector!
Tabletop simulator!
This has been super helpful! I've watched a couple times just to get core concepts as a completely new player. If you guys could do a series of these for new players with focus on terrain, and maybe going up to 1000pt armies with all of the detail in how each roll is effected, it has been great to see and take notes on. I love the 40k in 40mins video, but for a newbie I sometimes get a little lost, and all the visuals and explanation that went into this has helped so much in grasping it.
Tyranids aren't foul, they just have the intergalactic munchies.
They are considered "foul" by the people that are what the Tyranids are munching on.
Holy moly, I just watched the entire video and was hooked. Never played 40k in my life haha.
Did you paint your own armies? The paint work on these models is just soooo bloody awesome. They look so good.
We paint most of our own armies yeah.
@@PlayOnTabletopnice job!
Oh wow, this video is a life saver. There was no chance I was figuring all this out! I really like the depth this game seems to have but man its rough trying to get into it with no one to teach you.
13:25 Frankly, I find the idea of a Tyranid that thinks offensive
Thank you guys so much for making this video!!! Been looking for something exactly like this to help learn gameplay. Thanks again
It seems like the dinosaurs are better than the astronauts
@@critterpower XD
Loved this and the energy y'all put into this. I literally was screaming for joy for the SM success and crying on all those 1's and 2's for hits/wounds (its ok though...I roll like SM Steve....(*psst...Steve, your still my fav lol) ). Wonderfully done, well played both of you, and thanks for an amazing show :)
0:36 T(yran)auNick?
0:37 that's a suspicious title you got there Tak
Not suspicious at all
@@PlayOnTabletop its too mouthful to be honest
Great video, it made me go out and by the Ultimate Starter Set!
They could honestly make a warhammer game like hell let loose
I’m brand new and this video helped me heaps. I’m going to see if you guys have any other videos like this one, thanks for the good content.
I would love a video series on how you painted both armies. Call me boring or old fashioned, but I plan to paint my box up with Ultramarines and Hive Fleet Leviathan. I haven't played since 3rd but my first army was Ultramarines and my first game ever was against Leviathan 'nids so it seems appropriate.
As the person who painted the box set and was very much inspired by classic Ultramarines and the box art, I definitely will not call you boring or old fashioned and instead a kindred spirit. Paint tutorials is not something we do but the response has been heart warming so we just might start...
JT has such a fantastic voice. I subscribed to your channel a long time, well six months ago and have been watching since. My fave 40k content
Nick has a new nickname now: Nid Nick
Not Tyranick?
@@PlayOnTabletop how did i not think of that
Never EVER played or watched a game like this - only started looking into this after an ADHD diagnosis and can I just say - the last few dice roles had me jumping off my seat haha had no idea this game could be so intense. Thanks for such great content ❤
Just a correction, you don't NEED someone with the LEADER keyword as a Warlord. According to the rulebook, it just needs to be a Character. IDK if that restriction is something special in Leviathan, but it doesn't seem to be in the core rules.
Thank you, and yes, we did say that incorrectly. You need at least one CHARACTER. I think when we shot this weeks ago we may have misread it somewhere and didn't realize it until it was pointed out. We will compile corrections in a pinned comment soon. Thanks for the catch
You're welcome! Y'all do awesome work and I can't wait for the new season
Bar far the best 40k how to play I have seen yet 👍🏻
Great demo game guys. You really show "how to play" not just the rules but in the spirit of fun, fairness and enthusiasm. :>)
Thanks for the video guys!
crazy how quickly yall assemble and paint all those minis, plus they look great!
As a beginner this is a great video to learn, a lot of the other tutorials really don't go near as indepth.
Wish y’all had extra tyrannids to make the points more even. I know there’s no points posted yet but the space marines definitely outnumber the tyrannids in points in the boxset.
For this one we chose to use just the set for the purposes of learning. We have another battle coming out very soon that features expanded forces.
This video helped answer many questions I had after my first time playing not only 10th ed, but Warhammer 40k! Thank you for making information clear.
LET'S GOOOOO
Bro just wanted to be first
Completely new to 40k and the channel, really like the look of the Tyranids! This was a great battle and the guys brought so much energy to it. Brilliant watch and gives a complete beginner a good idea of how it all works, thank you
Good luck with buying the tyranids, it cost a lot
@@breadstick3909 but at the end of it I'll have an awesome looking (well hopefully because I'm new to painting too 😂😂) army that I've done myself.
@SithLordLerg I would recommend mid winter minis guide to painting. He explains it very well and is the reason why I'm into warhammer in the first place
@@breadstick3909 Cheers I'll check that out :)
Why this guy acting like a literal child? Who is this demographic you ate aiming for? Like second graders?
Such a great video, good job guys!
Thank you
Yeah!
This video has helped me a lot and I always come back to to understand how the game works even though I don’t play😂 the step by step walk through is very well covered and I hope that many who come to this hobby watch this and understand how to play and enjoy the game 😁
I love you guys your my favorite channel to watch Warhammer on and I recently got the leviathan box so I'm happy to know what im going to be playing with.
oh wow, this video is fantastic. love the enthusiasm on everyone involved. thanks so much!
I love Nick’s energy! Great game and explanation, I loved every bit of it!
He's what they call a Timmy. :D
Again a brilliant intro into the new edition, your 9th video got me back into gaming again and this was just the overview needed to get an understanding of 10th! Thanks Guys
Awesome video - now subscribed as this is my first foray into 40K and you have helped me to interpret the written rules - thanks
This video deserves so many more views and you guys deserve more subs!!!
Thanks!
Epic video as always, got me all hyped to play 10th edition.
One thing though, could you give the background songs' credits ? I'm particularly curious about the one around 53:30
Great video.
Would love to see something covering army compositions in 10th edition. For example, how can you build an army, what are the requirements, how many of each unit can you have, etc..