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Warhammer 40K, WH40K, W40K or just 40K) is a science fantasy tabletop miniature wargame, produced by [[Games Workshop]]. ''Warhammer 40,000'' is the science fiction companion to the dark fantasy world of [[Warhammer Fantasy]], and shares many of the same game mechanics. The game depicts combat between the armies of the fictional universe of the [[M41|41st Millennium]] using 28 mm scale (approximately 1:65) miniature figurines which represent futuristic soldiers, creatures and vehicles of war. The universe of ''Warhammer 40,000'' is strongly dystopic, using many elements from Gothic, dark fantasy and Lovecraftian literature. There are no unambiguously good factions; for example, the [[Imperium of Man]], which most players might be expected to sympathise with, is a corrupt, uncaring, and static interstellar government that dominates the Milky Way Galaxy.Mankind is xenophobic, fascist and tyrannical at its best in this time, though also for good reason considering the sheer hostility of the universe that humanity inhabits. The mood of the franchise is concisely summed up in the slogan: "In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only war."'' ''