Why did Warhammer Fantasy end?

We all know that Warhammer Fantasy wasn't selling well, and especially that it wasn't bringing in new players. A TON of that had to do with rules bloat.
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Is Warhammer Fantasy coming back?

Games Workshop announces Warhammer fantasy will return to The Old World. And that's good news for Warhammer video game fans. Games Workshop has announced Warhammer The Old World, an upcoming return to the Fantasy Battle-era of the tabletop game.
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Is Warhammer Fantasy finished?

The game is no longer supported by Games Workshop, and the last supplementary rulebook was released in 2015. It was replaced later that year by Warhammer Age of Sigmar, which uses the models created for the Warhammer line in a new setting and game system.
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What happened to the Warhammer Fantasy world?

Yes, Games-Workshop blew up the planet, killing everyone on it. Warhammer Fantasy Battles is dead and gone. Total War: Warhammer takes place before The End Times and is unlikely ever going to include them.
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How did the Warhammer World end?

A period of time starting in 2519 and ending in 2528. This period marked a huge upheaval across the Warhammer World with every major civilization destroyed in a great Chaos Incursion led by Archaon. Ultimately the Warhammer World has ended and the vast majority of its population is dead.
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Who kills tyrion Warhammer?

Tyrion eventually emerged victorious but before he could slay Malekith he was shot by Alith Anar through the rent in his armour caused by Imrik and widened by Orion. The shot was fatal and Tyrion died.
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Who is Karl Franz?

Karl Franz was the greatest statesman in the Old World, a great patron of the arts and sciences, innovator in military matters and a valiant warrior of great courage and tenacity. Through his efforts, the Empire prospered under his reign.
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Will GW bring back Warhammer Fantasy?

GW Announces Warhammer Fantasy Returning (sort of)

GW is revamping an old game in a new way. After a quake-making announcement on Warhammer: Age of Sigmar's Facebook on square bases coming back, the curtain has finally been drawn back revealing a new game announced from Warhammer Community.
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Will Warhammer Old World come back?

Warhammer: The Old World official logo. Warhammer: The Old World is a new miniature-based strategy tabletop game that is being developed by Games Workshop, Inc.'s Warhammer Studio. The project was first announced on the 15th November 2019, and is expected to be ready for release around 2022 or later.
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Will Warhammer Old World replace Age of Sigmar?

Warhammer: The Old World isn't going to replace any current game systems.
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Is Warhammer still popular?

Warhammer 40k is the most popular property made by its parent company, Games Workshop. Its popularity has helped the company's stock price, which has risen by more than 60 percent in the last two years.
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Is bretonnia coming back?

GW Announces the Return of Bretonnia, High Elves & Wood Elves in Old World. Even though many of the Bretonnian cities, such as Parravon, Quenelles, and Aquitaine, will no doubt be familiar to many, the names and coats of arms of the lords who command each province are brand-new.
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Is Sigmar the emperor?

After Sigmar had completed the unification, he was coronated as Emperor by the Ar-Ulric himself, having been a deeply devout Ulrican in mortal life. For fifty years did Sigmar reign over the Empire: a golden age that was just, fair and prosperous.
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How did Sigmar became a god?

Sigmar Heldenhammer was a king of the Unberogen tribe who went on to unite the disparate human tribes and found the Empire. He was made into a god by his people after his reign, and remained the most prominent patron god of the Empire until its destruction.
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Is Warhammer Fantasy in the same universe as 40k?

As they explain it, the worlds of Warhammer Fantasy and 40,000 are separate universes, linked by the Warp. The Elves of WHF and the Eldar of 40k are similar, but they are not the same race. The Slann of the Lizardmen are similar to the Old Ones of 40k, but not the same race either.
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Is Sigmar a primarch?

Absolutely not. It wasn't even clear on the Warhammer World for a long time whether Sigmar was even a god or just a jumped-up human cultural hero for the ancient tribes of the Empire of Man. But AoS has definitely answered that question.
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Is Warcry discontinued?

Age of Sigmar Warcry, New warbands, Core set getting discontinued !
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Is Age of Sigmar better than 40K?

In short, 40K has a greater level of simulation than AOS when it comes to combat: it has different weapon types, multi-damage weapons are actually more valuable against larger targets than they are in AOS, and melee weapons take the strength of the wielder into account.
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Is age of Sigmar a reboot?

Age of Sigmar is Warhammer's reboot of the original Warhammer fantasy universe.
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Does Karl Franz have a wife?

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Empress Maria-Luise von Walfen is the current wife of Emperor Karl Franz and mother of his two children.
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Did Karl Franz become Sigmar?

But Karl Franz has been transformed upon his death, and reborn into the God-Emperor Sigmar Heldenhammer.
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How did Karl Franz get Deathclaw?

Trivia. In 2503 IC, the Wood Elves retrieved a griffon egg from the highest peak of the Grey Mountains and gave it as a gift to Karl Franz. This may have been the egg from which Deathclaw was hatched.
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Is Ulthuan floating?

In the lore, Ulthuan is a floating island, supported by the magic of the Great Vortex.
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Who betrayed Malekith?

Only one of his disciples, Urathion of Ullar, saw the madness of Malekith's ploy and escaped Nagarythe to bring word to Caledor. Urathion managed to send a partial warning to Caledor before Malekith's agents killed him for his betrayal.
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