Warhammer starter boxes and first purchases: your questions answered

The questions in this section

• What to buy after your first box
  A second-purchase list that follows the part of the first box you enjoyed most.
• What to buy after the Starter Set
  What to add to the Space Marine and Ork armies from the 11th Edition Starter Set, and what to skip.
• Is the Armageddon box a good first purchase?
  What the 11th edition launch box holds, how it compares with the Starter Set, and who should skip it.
• Is the Introductory Set still worth buying?
  Our 10th Edition Introductory Set against the 11th edition rules and the new set Games Workshop announced.
• Combat Patrol or Kill Team?
  Which box a new player should buy: a Warhammer 40,000 Combat Patrol or the Kill Team Starter Set.
• Are all Combat Patrols the same value?
  Why price tells you little about what is in a Combat Patrol box, and how to compare boxes before you buy.
• Do you need the Combat Patrol Companion?
  What the 184-page Companion book is, what it is not, and who should buy it.
• What is in a Getting Started box?
  What the Space Marines and Orks Getting Started boxes hold, and how they compare with a plain Combat Patrol.
• Two Combat Patrols for a fair first game
  Which pair of boxes to buy when two new players start together, with costs for each route.
• What each box leaves out
  A box-by-box table of the paints, brush, clippers and rules each starter box includes, and what to add.
• Wait for a Battleforce or buy a Combat Patrol?
  Whether to wait for the newly revealed Battleforce boxes or buy a Combat Patrol now, with a unit-by-unit comparison.
• Can I buy just one army from the Starter Set?
  The Starter Set holds Space Marines and Orks; here is how to get only the one you want, or split the box with a friend.