Editing Realm of Battle (section)

== Games Workshop ==

The original 2008 "Citadel Realm of Battle Gameboard" set contained six squares, four of which have quarter-hills (which can be arranged together in a large central hill, or in half-hills at the edges of the board, or quarter-hills in the corners) and two of which are flat. The set came with its own zippered carrying bag and included connecting pieces (with plenty of extras!) to hold the tiles together. The carrying bag even had a little pouch to store the connecting pieces in.

All of the tiles were slightly textured with cracked earth in places (which can be decorated as exposed, weathered stone, or scorch marks, or whatever). GW later released an "expansion pack" consisting of two flat tiles. Anyone who buys two flat pieces of plastic is a fool -- in fact, anyone who buys two flat pieces of plastic and four flat pieces of plastic with a plastic quarter-hill in one corner is also a fool. ''Alternate viewpoint: these gameboards are gorgeous when fully painted up and you're just envious because you still live off your mom's allowance.''

Games Workshop later released two additional Realm of Battle gameboard sets. In 2015 they unveiled a set themed for Age of Sigmar called Shattered Dominion, and in 2016 they released an industrial-city-themed set called Sector Imperialis. While the quality of these subsequent sets remained high, so did the price, and they lacked the convenient connecting pieces of the OG Realm of Battle set. These sets didn't have a carrying bag either; instead, each set's own box doubled as a carrying case. These latter points may or may not be a case of [[fail]].

All three Realm of Battle gameboards were retired around the time 9th Edition 40k was released. As of late 2022 you're about as likely to find remaining stock in the wild as you are to find an actual unicorn, so if you REALLY want these now, your best/only bet will be to cash in your children's college fund to purchase one on Ebay. As a replacement, Games Workshop is now peddling their cardboard foldout Battlezone maps that conform to the slightly smaller "recommended" table sizes. However, per the rules you can still use a larger table size ''if you want to'', so the plastic Realm of Battle boards are still legal.

Of course, everyone who plays 40k knows that 6' by 4' is the only ''true'' acceptable table size.

While the original Realm of Battle gameboard served as a more traditional "rolling hills" type of terrain set, the Shattered Dominion and Sector Imperialis sets each formed the centerpiece of an entire accompanying line of Games Workshop plastic terrain kits that share their name. Sadly, Games Workshop rarely keeps terrain kits in their catalog for more than a few years, so as of 2022 most of these tie-in sets have also been discontinued.