Update: The week's Warhammer deal is over, so the offer in question has ended and Walmart's listing has jumped back up in price (sorry, folks). At the time of writing, your next best bet in the US is at Amazon for $93.50 instead of $110, which isn't too far off the starter set's lowest price. As for the UK, you can get it for £52 instead of £65 at Wayland Games. For more on the latest offers, check out our guide to the upcoming Black Friday Warhammer deals.
Original story follows.
Breaking open boxes of Warhammer 40K, The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game, and the rest on Christmas morning is a fond memory for lots of us - including me. And if you were toying with the idea of getting back into the hobby over the next few months or trying it for the first time (perhaps even during the Christmas holidays), it seems as if someone heard you. I spotted a Prime Day discount that brings the brand-new Warhammer 40,000 Starter Set to its lowest price... except the deal isn't actually at Amazon at all.
Although Amazon had this sewn up with an offer around $91 as part of its Prime Day board game deals, Walmart snuck in at the last moment with an even better reduction. Rather than the usual $110, the retail heavyweight is offering a Warhammer 40K beginner box for a heavily reduced $86.99. So far as I can tell, that's the cheapest it's ever been - and by around $5, too.
Based in the UK? You can also pick up the same box for £52 at Wayland Games instead of £65. Yes, it's currently not in stock, but will be shipped out as soon as it's available.
If I was trying to get into Warhammer 40K for the first time or as a lapsed player, this would be a very decent choice. While it doesn't come with paints and isn't as comprehensive as the Ultimate equivalent (you can see the difference in our guide to the Warhammer 40K Starter Sets), it eases you into the game with step-by-step instructions and gives you a base to start building larger armies. Plus, it's so much cheaper than the Ultimate Starter Set right now - almost $100 / £50 less, and for nearly the same amount of miniatures. Barring some terrain, anyway.
Of course, this isn't the only offer that's kicking around for sales season. There are plenty of discounts as part of Amazon's Prime Day gaming deals, and you'll find our top picks below.
Today's best Prime Day gaming deals
- Nintendo Switch: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe bundle now $299.99 at Amazon
- PS5: Up to $30 off Ratchet & Clank, The Last of Us, Demon's Souls and more
- Xbox Series X: Refurbished consoles now just $399.99 at Amazon
- Seagate 1TB Xbox Storage: Now just $129.99 (was $219.99) at Amazon
- Lenovo Legion Pro 7i (RTX 4080): Now $2,099 (was $2,749) at B&H Photo
- Board games: Save up to $25 on Arkham Horror, Disney Villainous and more
- Chairs: Homall and GTPlayer chairs now starting at $89.99
- Desks: Up to $150 off Arozzi Arena, Eureka Ergonomic and more
- Controllers: Xbox Elite Series 2 now just $99.99 (was $129.99)
- Gaming laptops: Razer Blade laptops up to $1,000 off
- Headsets: SteelSeries, Turtle Beach, and Razer from $34.95
- Keyboards: Logitech decks now starting at $49.99
- PCs: Save up to $300 on prebuilt RTX 4070 rigs
- Projectors: Budget projectors now starting at just $79
- Storage: 1TB WDBlack SN850X now $79.99 (was $179.99)
- Streaming: Save up to $30 on Blue Yeti mics
- TVs: 4K TVs now starting at $199.99
- Meta Quest: Asgard's Wrath Quest 3 bundle available at Best Buy
- Mice: Razer, Logitech and more now starting at $24
- Mobile: New Turtle Beach Atom controller $10 off
- Monitors: Curved 240Hz monitors from just $139
Want to print your own armies? Check out the latest offers in Amazon's Prime Day 3D printer deals. As for recommendations on what you should play next, don't miss the best board games or these must-have board games for adults.
