Some of you guys might wonder ‘who the hell is this mad guy who collects all those Dark Elves miniatures?’.

My name is Wolfgang, I’m 27 years old and live in Hamburg, Germany. I started with Warhammer in 1999 when I bought my first box of Black Orcs. After a short intermezzo with Orcs and Goblins I started playing Dark Elves with the release of the Army Book “Dark Elves” in 2001 in the 6th Edition of Warhammer Fantasy.

After a look on the fantastic miniatures sculpted by the great Chris Fitzpatrick – my favourite sculptor up today – I could’nt resist painting and playing the evil “longears” of Naggaroth. It wasn’t only the miniatures, it was the whole feeling of this army that fascinated me. The dark and sinister background  and the gameplay of a people with high skills but poor defensive stats. Dark Elves in the 6th edition was a fraction hard to play. Compared to other races the fighting abilities were rather poor. So you needed wits (and sometimes big balls) to beat your enemies. With the book of the 7th edition in 2008 this changed a lot and Dark Elves became a really strong army.

I love the Dark Elves, I love the Fluff and I love the miniatures (especially the old ones  by Chris Fitzpatrick), so I’m both a hobby-enthusiast who loves to paint and convert his models and a player who plays his army in challenging tournaments in Germany and other countries. I like the mathematics in Warhammer, so I can say I’m a success-oriented player without beeing too sneaky with the rules. I think it’s better to make a decicion by a roll of 4+ than to argue with your gaming-partner at the table about the rules. But in my experience the best and most challenging players are mostly also the most relaxed ones. I just can advise everyone of you guys to attend a tourny. There’s no better way to improve your playing skills and to get to know new people!