Warhammer 40K Goes Way South As Two British Navy Officers Play Game On Antarctic Ice

In what may be a first, two Royal Navy lieutenants waged war of a miniature variety in the ice and snow of the Anarctic. Lieutenant Jonny Talbot and Lieutenant Max Friswell recently were recently spotlighted on the British navy’s webpage for playing a game of Warhammer 40K in the ice outside of Rothera Research Station, a British Antarctic Survey base located on the Antarctic peninsula. While records for these sorts of thing aren’t officially kept, Talbot and Friswell’s skirmish might be the southern-most game of Warhammer 40K ever played. According to an article posted to the Royal Navy’s website, Talbot and Friswell are regular competitors, with the pair having a weekly game on their ship’s conference room table. For this particular battle, Talbot used an Arctic-themed army of Rift Stalkers, while Friswell used an Imperial Guard army. The Rift Stalkers emerged victorious from the battle.