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	For the most part, Gorkamorka played a lot like [[Necromunda]] and [[Mordheim]]. The primary difference was the use of vehicles. Instead of having rules for the number of occupants in a trukk, one simply had to have enough space on the actual model to place the miniatures on. While this means that vehicles could be huge and hold a whole mob this generally resulted in crashing into everything and being immediately crippled by template weapons. As well, consider the risk of relying on one or two large vehicles: your shit will get countered hard by the other players in the campaign and one bad roll that leaves your vehicle broken at the onset means being gimped or losing a match before it even begins. Its best to have as many specialized vehicles as possible, with back-ups and spares as needed.		For the most part, Gorkamorka played a lot like [[Necromunda]] and [[Mordheim]]. The primary difference was the use of vehicles. Instead of having rules for the number of occupants in a trukk, one simply had to have enough space on the actual model to place the miniatures on. While this means that vehicles could be huge and hold a whole mob this generally resulted in crashing into everything and being immediately crippled by template weapons. As well, consider the risk of relying on one or two large vehicles: your shit will get countered hard by the other players in the campaign and one bad roll that leaves your vehicle broken at the onset means being gimped or losing a match before it even begins. Its best to have as many specialized vehicles as possible, with back-ups and spares as needed.

	It should noted that the bases of Gorkamorka models were different when the game was released. Rather than using a standard 25mm circle base seen in standard Warhammer 40k, Gorkamorka used these strange egg shaped bases. The idea was that the bases would be small enough to allow more models onto a truck -- the "trukk" model that came with the game could take no more than two 25mm bases before things got difficult, and it's not hard to imagine that the bases may have been introduced at a late design stage to accomodate this fuckup. Or, if you're feeling super cynical, maybe it was so players couldn't just buy the base game and suddenly have a good starting point for an Ork army. Either way, you can't get these bases anymore but custom-cut plasticard bases work just as well, and since modern Ork vehicles have better carrying capacity anyway, you can probably just use 25mm circle bases (although now Ork boyz are based on 32mm bases... the cycle of greed and scale-creep being a reassuring hallmark of all GW properties).		It should noted that the bases of Gorkamorka models were different when the game was released. Rather than using a standard 25mm circle base seen in standard Warhammer 40k, Gorkamorka used these strange egg shaped bases. The idea was that the bases would be small enough to allow more models onto a truck -- the "trukk" model that came with the game could take no more than two 25mm bases before things got difficult, and it's not hard to imagine that the bases may have been introduced at a late design stage to accomodate this fuckup. Or, if you're feeling super cynical, maybe it was so players couldn't just buy the base game and suddenly have a good starting point for an Ork army. Either way, you can't get these bases anymore but custom-cut plasticard bases work just as well, and since modern Ork vehicles have better carrying capacity anyway, you can probably just use 25mm circle bases (although now Ork boyz are based on 32mm bases... the cycle of greed and scale-creep being a reassuring hallmark of all GW properties).

	As in Necromunda, a warband consists of a mandatory leader and some troops, with options to further pad out the warband with rookie fighters and some specialists, though what those specialists are depends on the mob in question; Ork warbands include Spannerboyz (rookie Mekboyz) and Slaverz, plus Gretchin as cannon fodder, whilst Diggas only have Shamans and Rebel Grots only have Banna Wavers. Muties are an entirely different breed; they have no rookie fighters, instead having two different kinds of fighter (the tough Unk and the fast Snaga) and a mandatory specialist in the Keeper (a mutie [[tech-priest]]). All warbands start with a pool of 100 [[Teef\|teef]], the proper orkish currency. For the warband that doesn't use teef (Muties) "teef" are instead representing renown, fame, or favors regarding their efforts. These teef/favors are used to buy all of the warband's fighters, and their equipment, and any upgrades - so, needless to say, it's very important to consider your options.		As in Necromunda, a warband consists of a mandatory leader and some troops, with options to further pad out the warband with rookie fighters and some specialists, though what those specialists are depends on the mob in question; Ork warbands include Spannerboyz (rookie Mekboyz) and Slaverz, plus Gretchin as cannon fodder, whilst Diggas only have Shamans and Rebel Grots only have Banna Wavers. Muties are an entirely different breed; they have no rookie fighters, instead having two different kinds of fighter (the tough Unk and the fast Snaga) and a mandatory specialist in the Keeper (a mutie [[tech-priest]]). All warbands start with a pool of 100 [[Teef\|teef]], the proper orkish currency. For the warband that doesn't use teef (Muties) "teef" are instead representing renown, fame, or favors regarding their efforts. These teef/favors are used to buy all of the warband's fighters, and their equipment, and any upgrades - so, needless to say, it's very important to consider your options.
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	If you ever dreamed of ork speed freaks stylised after hell angels this is a mob for you.		If you ever dreamed of ork speed freaks stylised after hell angels this is a mob for you.
	This is by design ork mob that is solely concentrated on using bikes. Unlike normal orks they can actually dismout their vechicles so some additional modelling is needed to either duplicate some model features or have warbike a with removable riders (or both). They can have one bigger vechicle but that is it. All other vechicles have to be bikes. To sweeten this deal their bikes and gear are cheaper and their bad men’s (spanner equivalent) can take care of one additional warbike. They also have their own additional skill table which is were weird and thematic (so very orky). Saying that with so much emphasis on bike their vechicles are very fast but very fragile and have very limited access to a lot of fun (read very destructive) gear. They also can’t have runthered so no grots either. They can have one Vice President which is something between boss and a boy tho. They are typically screwed in scenarios where they cannot field their bikes en mass. Their lore is that those are orks that are rebelling against ork society standards (such as they are) and big meks of Mektown. They are outcast and kind of shady undergraound of Gorkamorka ork society, dealing with stuff that other orks avoid and doing it kind of mobster way. Such as offering “da protectshun”. This makes them somewhat similar to Freeboterz when income is concerned however that can still have fort and play Da siege.		This is by design ork mob that is solely concentrated on using bikes. Unlike normal orks they can actually dismout their vechicles so some additional modelling is needed to either duplicate some model features or have warbike a with removable riders (or both). They can have one bigger vechicle but that is it. All other vechicles have to be bikes. To sweeten this deal their bikes and gear are cheaper and their bad men’s (spanner equivalent) can take care of one additional warbike. They also have their own additional skill table which is were weird and thematic (so very orky). Saying that with so much emphasis on bike their vechicles are very fast but very fragile and have very limited access to a lot of fun (read very destructive) gear. They also can’t have runthered so no grots either. They can have one Vice President which is something between boss and a boy tho. They are typically screwed in scenarios where they cannot field their bikes en mass. Their lore is that those are orks that are rebelling against ork society standards (such as they are) and big meks of Mektown. They are outcast and kind of shady undergraound of Gorkamorka ork society, dealing with stuff that other orks avoid and doing it kind of mobster way. Such as offering “da protectshun”. This makes them somewhat similar to Freeboterz when income is concerned however that can still have fort and play Da siege.

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	[[File:Gorkamorka_box.jpg\|400px\|thumb\|right\|Orks in their natural habitat]]		[[File:Gorkamorka_box.jpg\|400px\|thumb\|right\|Orks in their natural habitat]]

	Gorkamorka is one of the [[Specialist Games]] set in the [[Warhammer 40000]] universe. It is functionally identical to [[Necromunda]], and its [[Warhammer Fantasy]] cousin [[Mordheim]], in that it is a narrative skirmish-level wargame, revolving around two or more players and their personalized band of fighters in a story-like campaign setting. Its selling point is that it was themed as the story of mobs of [[Orks]] fighting for survival, entertainment and riches upon the desert world of Angelis. This ~~makes~~ it the only [[Specialist Game]] where the focus was on playing ''nonhumans'', an approach that has only recently been looked towards in the form of [[Fantasy Flight Games]]' Chaos-focused [[Black Crusade (RPG)\|Black Crusade]] and now as of January 2017 Gangs of Commorragh.		Gorkamorka was one of the [[Specialist Games]] set in the [[Warhammer 40000]] universe. It was functionally identical to [[Necromunda]], and its [[Warhammer Fantasy]] cousin [[Mordheim]], in that it was a narrative skirmish-level wargame, revolving around two or more players and their personalized band of fighters in a story-like campaign setting. Its selling point was that it was themed as the story of mobs of [[Orks]] fighting for survival, entertainment and riches upon the desert world of Angelis. This made it the only [[Specialist Game]] where the focus was on playing ''nonhumans'', an approach that has only recently been looked towards in the form of [[Fantasy Flight Games]]' Chaos-focused [[Black Crusade (RPG)\|Black Crusade]] and now as of January 2017 Gangs of Commorragh.

	Only three books for Gorkamorka were ever released: Da Roolz (rulebook), Da Uvver Book (background fluff, scenarios, and campaign running), and Digganob (expanded fluff, new factions, special characters and new missions). In addition, there was a short run of a magazine called "Gubbinz" (added scenarios, weapons, gubbbinz for vehicles, tips to build terrain, a new faction, and a scenario to use Necrons).		Only three books for Gorkamorka were ever released: Da Roolz (rulebook), Da Uvver Book (background fluff, scenarios, and campaign running), and Digganob (expanded fluff, new factions, special characters and new missions). In addition, there was a short run of a magazine called "Gubbinz" (added scenarios, weapons, gubbbinz for vehicles, tips to build terrain, a new faction, and a scenario to use Necrons).

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	== Continued Support and Legacy ==		== Continued Support and Legacy ==

	Although Gorkamorka is one of the lesser known Specialist games (seriously, even when Specialist Games was still on GW's website, it wasn't even listed) there is still a good bit of online support for the game. Support ranges from an FAQ and house rules, to the inclusion of new factions such as Dark Eldar.		Although Gorkamorka was one of the lesser known Specialist games (seriously, even when Specialist Games was still on GW's website, it wasn't even listed) there is still a good bit of online support for the game. Support ranges from an FAQ and house rules, to the inclusion of new factions such as Dark Eldar.

	When [[Shadow War: Armageddon]] snuck into the GW catalogue and there was an unexpected (to GW at least) surge of enthusiasm for the idea of Necromunda returning, it triggered debate as to seeing Gorkamorka's return. While the rumour mill churned on this idea for a while, ultimately GW got cold feet, and gave the equivalent of an over-clothes handjob instead of what was being hoped for. This game - Speed Freeks - was not what anyone wanted, being such a forgettable compromise that there isn't even a page for it here on 1d4chan, the home of obsessive, autism-fuelled completeness. No foot models, no real campaign system, it's everything Gorkamorka isn't, although let's not kid ourselves, the models are quite nice.		When [[Shadow War: Armageddon]] snuck into the GW catalogue and there was an unexpected (to GW at least) surge of enthusiasm for the idea of Necromunda returning, it triggered debate as to seeing Gorkamorka's return. While the rumour mill churned on this idea for a while, ultimately GW got cold feet, and gave the equivalent of an over-clothes handjob instead of what was being hoped for. This game - Speed Freeks - was not what anyone wanted, being such a forgettable compromise that there isn't even a page for it here on 1d4chan, the home of obsessive, autism-fuelled completeness. No foot models, no real campaign system, it's everything Gorkamorka isn't, although let's not kid ourselves, the models are quite nice.

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	Gorkamorka is one of the [[Specialist Games]] set in the [[Warhammer 40000]] universe. It is functionally identical to [[Necromunda]], and its [[Warhammer Fantasy]] cousin [[Mordheim]], in that it is a narrative skirmish-level wargame, revolving around two or more players and their personalized band of fighters in a story-like campaign setting. Its selling point is that it was themed as the story of mobs of [[Orks]] fighting for survival, entertainment and riches upon the desert world of Angelis. This makes it the only [[Specialist Game]] where the focus was on playing ''nonhumans'', an approach that has only recently been looked towards in the form of [[Fantasy Flight Games]]' Chaos-focused [[Black Crusade (RPG)\|Black Crusade]] and now as of January 2017 Gangs of Commorragh.		Gorkamorka is one of the [[Specialist Games]] set in the [[Warhammer 40000]] universe. It is functionally identical to [[Necromunda]], and its [[Warhammer Fantasy]] cousin [[Mordheim]], in that it is a narrative skirmish-level wargame, revolving around two or more players and their personalized band of fighters in a story-like campaign setting. Its selling point is that it was themed as the story of mobs of [[Orks]] fighting for survival, entertainment and riches upon the desert world of Angelis. This makes it the only [[Specialist Game]] where the focus was on playing ''nonhumans'', an approach that has only recently been looked towards in the form of [[Fantasy Flight Games]]' Chaos-focused [[Black Crusade (RPG)\|Black Crusade]] and now as of January 2017 Gangs of Commorragh.

	Only three books for Gorkamorka were ever released; Da Roolz (rulebook), Da Uvver Book (background fluff, scenarios, and campaign running), Digganob (expanded fluff, new factions, special characters and new missions), ~~alongside~~ a short run of a magazine called "Gubbinz" (added scenarios, weapons, gubbbinz for vehicles, tips to build terrain, a new faction, and a scenario to use Necrons).		Only three books for Gorkamorka were ever released: Da Roolz (rulebook), Da Uvver Book (background fluff, scenarios, and campaign running), and Digganob (expanded fluff, new factions, special characters and new missions). In addition, there was a short run of a magazine called "Gubbinz" (added scenarios, weapons, gubbbinz for vehicles, tips to build terrain, a new faction, and a scenario to use Necrons).

	== Story ==		== Story ==

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	== Video Game ==		== Video Game ==

	Long ago in the decade known as the '90s, there were plans to make a Gorkamorka video game for the Dreamcast. The game was never released, most likely due to the Dreamcast losing support early in its life. (A tragedy, really.) There were also plans to port the game to Windows, but that also never happened. An early demo of the Windows version is available online. Youtube video trailer is available~~, just google it~~. Or just play Crash Tag Team Racing, it’s as close as you’re going to get to the game.		Long ago in the decade known as the '90s, there were plans to make a Gorkamorka video game for the Dreamcast. The game was never released, most likely due to the Dreamcast losing support early in its life. (A tragedy, really.) There were also plans to port the game to Windows, but that also never happened. An early demo of the Windows version is available online. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndLhrTw-wgA Youtube video trailer is available here]. Or just play Crash Tag Team Racing, it’s as close as you’re going to get to the game.

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	[[File:Gorkamorka_box.jpg\|~~274px~~\|thumb\|right\|Orks in their natural habitat]]		[[File:Gorkamorka_box.jpg\|400px\|thumb\|right\|Orks in their natural habitat]]

	Gorkamorka is one of the [[Specialist Games]] set in the [[Warhammer 40000]] universe. It is functionally identical to [[Necromunda]], and its [[Warhammer Fantasy]] cousin [[Mordheim]], in that it is a narrative skirmish-level wargame, revolving around two or more players and their personalized band of fighters in a story-like campaign setting. Its selling point is that it was themed as the story of mobs of [[Orks]] fighting for survival, entertainment and riches upon the desert world of Angelis. This makes it the only [[Specialist Game]] where the focus was on playing ''nonhumans'', an approach that has only recently been looked towards in the form of [[Fantasy Flight Games]]' Chaos-focused [[Black Crusade (RPG)\|Black Crusade]] and now as of January 2017 Gangs of Commorragh.		Gorkamorka is one of the [[Specialist Games]] set in the [[Warhammer 40000]] universe. It is functionally identical to [[Necromunda]], and its [[Warhammer Fantasy]] cousin [[Mordheim]], in that it is a narrative skirmish-level wargame, revolving around two or more players and their personalized band of fighters in a story-like campaign setting. Its selling point is that it was themed as the story of mobs of [[Orks]] fighting for survival, entertainment and riches upon the desert world of Angelis. This makes it the only [[Specialist Game]] where the focus was on playing ''nonhumans'', an approach that has only recently been looked towards in the form of [[Fantasy Flight Games]]' Chaos-focused [[Black Crusade (RPG)\|Black Crusade]] and now as of January 2017 Gangs of Commorragh.

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	== Gameplay ==		== Gameplay ==
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	For the most part, Gorkamorka played a lot like [[Necromunda]] and [[Mordheim]]. The primary difference was the use of vehicles. Instead of having rules for the number of occupants in a trukk, one simply had to have enough space on the actual model to place the miniatures on. While this means that vehicles could be huge and hold a whole mob this generally resulted in crashing into everything and being immediately crippled by template weapons. As well, consider the risk of relying on one or two large vehicles: your shit will get countered hard by the other players in the campaign and one bad roll that leaves your vehicle broken at the onset means being gimped or losing a match before it even begins. Its best to have as many specialized vehicles as possible, with back-ups and spares as needed.		For the most part, Gorkamorka played a lot like [[Necromunda]] and [[Mordheim]]. The primary difference was the use of vehicles. Instead of having rules for the number of occupants in a trukk, one simply had to have enough space on the actual model to place the miniatures on. While this means that vehicles could be huge and hold a whole mob this generally resulted in crashing into everything and being immediately crippled by template weapons. As well, consider the risk of relying on one or two large vehicles: your shit will get countered hard by the other players in the campaign and one bad roll that leaves your vehicle broken at the onset means being gimped or losing a match before it even begins. Its best to have as many specialized vehicles as possible, with back-ups and spares as needed.

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	== Factions ==		== Factions ==
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	'''[[Orks]]''' - Orks are the primary faction of Gorkamorka. Divided along religious lines (Gorkers vs. Morkers), Orks dedicate themselves to fighting and gathering scrap for fun and to secure the tags they need to be assured of being taken off to the Waaagh! when Gorkamorka is finally built.		'''[[Orks]]''' - Orks are the primary faction of Gorkamorka. Divided along religious lines (Gorkers vs. Morkers), Orks dedicate themselves to fighting and gathering scrap for fun and to secure the tags they need to be assured of being taken off to the Waaagh! when Gorkamorka is finally built.

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	'''[[Gretchin Revolutionary Committee]]''' - Gretchin who have risen up in protest against the fact that they can't earn tags for Gorkamorka, even though they work and slave for their Ork masters.		'''[[Gretchin Revolutionary Committee]]''' - Gretchin who have risen up in protest against the fact that they can't earn tags for Gorkamorka, even though they work and slave for their Ork masters.

	'''Muties''' - When the Orks crashed on Angelis, there was a human ship, implied to be an Adeptus Mechanicus exploration and research vessel, already landed on the planet on a mission. The cataclysm of the space hulk's impact separated the humans into two factions, based on where they were at the time. Those who remained within their own ship, the now-crashed Eternal Vigilance (or "Etervigila", as the muties call it), mutated into horrifically deformed beings. Ironically, they retain more of their Imperial culture than the Diggas do, and as a result, they are dedicated to wiping out all other life on Angelis in hopes of being restored to the power and glory of their ancestors.		'''[[Mutant\|Muties]]''' - When the Orks crashed on Angelis, there was a human ship, implied to be an Adeptus Mechanicus exploration and research vessel, already landed on the planet on a mission. The cataclysm of the space hulk's impact separated the humans into two factions, based on where they were at the time. Those who remained within their own ship, the now-crashed Eternal Vigilance (or "Etervigila", as the muties call it), mutated into horrifically deformed beings. Ironically, they retain more of their Imperial culture than the Diggas do, and as a result, they are dedicated to wiping out all other life on Angelis in hopes of being restored to the power and glory of their ancestors.

	'''[[Necrons]]''' - Known only as "dem fings under da pyramids". For whatever reason, they are oddly protective of the Diggas who live under their pyramids and destroyed the Orks when they first tried to enslave the humans. While not normally playable in regular gameplay, there is a fan scenario in Gubbinz that brings Necrons to field.		'''[[Necrons]]''' - Known only as "dem fings under da pyramids". For whatever reason, they are oddly protective of the Diggas who live under their pyramids and destroyed the Orks when they first tried to enslave the humans. While not normally playable in regular gameplay, there is a fan scenario in Gubbinz that brings Necrons to field.