I am sorry it's been so long since I have been on this forum last. Things have been a bit hectic as of late and I haven't had any 40k time, really.
But, here in Shiga (though I live in Kyoto) we have a whole new crop of ALTs with nerdy tendencies such as our own and I am slowly but surely convincing some new blood (even though I still am) to get into 40k!

But, since I don't know much about the series I have been trying to search for a good, short, comprehensive summary of the 40k races and how their armies play. I have found a few things online, but I find them a bit unsatisfactory.
So, I figured I would ask everyone here on the forums to see if we could whip something together as a bit of a "starters guide" or something. Personally, I really would like to see exactly what an army is known for (melee, range, tanks, versatile? ), what their strengths and weaknesses are, what are commonly seen and used with their armies, and what kind of things are not so useful.
I don't really know much about 40k and still am learning to play, but when I first started looking into armies I started becoming interested in the Orks based on their asthetic, humor, and the fact that I tend to gravitate towards races with massive mandibles. But, I kept hearing about this "green tide" thing - how Orks were just this army that was huge in numbers and very melee heavy, so I was a little turned off by that. But, I think it was after talking to a few guys here on this forum that I was told in better detail how you can play the Orks and felt pretty confident in choosing them after this. So, I figure a thread or something like that might be useful!
Anyway, anything that kind of comes to mind about these races would be appreciated! Like how the Eldar's are a powerful, but fragile space race or how the Sisters of Battle seem about a chromosome away from having asses for faces. amiright?
