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Warhammer - The Heavy Metal of Board Games

Imaginary Worlds

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Warhammer: A Global Force

During the 2016 election, some people on the far right were equating Trump with the character of the god emperor. There was also a segment of the fan base that were openly endorsing the fascist beliefs of the space marines. The company itself has come out very publicly and said the game itself is not political. They do not welcome people following extreme political views to their events. And so they have actually worked to exclude people who want to subvert war hammer for their own political ends. What really annoyed a lot of players was that the fascist element of thefan base clearly missed the fact that the game is a satire, specifically a British satire.

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