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Army Popularity

Warhammer 40K army popularity, as defined by entrants to the UK 2008 Grand Tournament season:

  1. Chaos Space Marines - 67 (16.11%)
  2. Space Marines - 62 (14.90%)
  3. Eldar - 57 (13.70%)
  4. Orks - 44 (10.58%)
  5. Tau Empire - 30 (7.21%)
  6. Tyranids - 26 (6.25%)
  7. Dark Angels - 25 (6.01%)
  8. Chaos Dæmons - 23 (5.53%)
  9. Imperial Guard - 20 (4.81%)
  10. Necrons - 16 (3.85%)
  11. Blood Angels - 13 (3.13%)
  12. Dark Eldar - 11 (2.64%)
  13. Black Templars - 8 (1.92%)
  14. Witchhunters - 6 (1.44%)
  15. Space Wolves - 5 (1.20%)
  16. Dæmonhunters - 3 (0.72%)

Notes: This list is generated from the heats 1, 2 & 3 of the GT Season.
The combined Space Marines (SM, BA, DA, SW & BT) total is 113 (27.16%)
The combined Chaos (SM & Dæmons) total is 90 (21.63%)

Space Marines, in their various incarnations, are top dog, no question, with Chaos close behind.

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Army Popularity

Warhammer Fantasy army popularity, as defined by entrants to the UK 2008 Grand Tournament season:

  1. Dæmons Of Chaos - 80 (19.42%)
  2. Vampire Counts - 70 (16.99%)
  3. Dark Elves - 51 (12.38%)
  4. High Elves - 36 (8.74%)
  5. Empire - 28 (6.80%)
  6. Wood Elves - 27 (6.55%)
  7. Lizardmen - 24 (5.83%)
  8. Dwarfs - 17 (4.13%)
  9. Skaven - 17 (4.13%)
  10. Bretonnia - 16 (3.88%)
  11. Orcs & Goblins - 14 (3.40%)
  12. Ogre Kingdoms - 10 (2.43%)
  13. Tomb Kings - 10 (2.43%)
  14. Beasts Of Chaos - 7 (1.70%)
  15. Warriors Of Chaos - 5 (1.21%)

Note: This list is generated from the heats 1, 2 & 3 of the Grand Tournament

Is it slightly worrying that the top three are all Armies that have had very recent updates? Are we seeing the Fantasy version of Codex-creep?

Warriors Of Chaos, usually a popular choice, are presuambly so low because their new Army book is not due until November 2008, and they've been using a get-you-by list from White Dwarf. But the new Army book is out now so I'd expect a boost, and I must say that I do like the new Marauder Horsemen...

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So what does this prove? Not much really. It counts which armies are most popular at UK Grand Tournaments in 2008 only. These figures will probably bear no relation to tournaments in other parts of the world, local competitions anywhere, what's played in your local shop or club, or what sells the most. These figures may be interesting (or may not), but you can't extrapolate anything from them. They are simply a record of what's been played in recent UK Grand Tournaments.

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