Even as Warhammer 40k evolves and changes with each new release, long time fans might feel as if we’ve seen everything before. Whether it’s rules updates, product releases, or fandom controversies, some events recur time and time again. We’ve made a custom (and completely serious) bingo card to track all the hobby happenings you might well see in 2025.
With the year turning, we’ve spent a lot of time prognosticating about Warhammer 40k recently: make sure you check out our article recapping revealed minis for 2025 and predicting what else is to come. And if you’ve already got an aspirational bingo card full of hobby goals you want to achieve this year, check out our guide on how to paint more minis in 2025.
Here’s the bingo card for you to download, print off, pop in your wallet, and forget about; followed by a screen-reader friendly version with lots of extra insight (silly jokes).
- New Codex is utterly busted. There will be at least four Warhammer 40k Codex releases in 2025, with a total of eight actually more likely. Statistically speaking, one of them is going to cook the meta.
- Everyone hates your favorite new model. Much like a new parent, we’re all very happy for you, but… eugh.
- Your newly painted model does nothing in battle, then dies. New model syndrome has been documented by Warhammer scientists. Fortunately, after being trounced on its inaugural outing, the model will be inoculated – any future losses are all your fault.
- New Codex is total dogwater. One Warhammer 40k faction every year gets a Codex so bad it takes the army a whole edition to recover. Our commiserations in advance if it happens to you.
- Balance update makes old, ugly model the best in your army. No, it’s not a ploy by GW to sell unpopular models, this is just Murphy’s law at work.
- Balance update invalidates your army. The list is only ten points too expensive, but now it’s not tournament legal! If only you could remove a piece of wargear! Argh!
- Underwhelming preview stream. GW promises ‘explosive reveals’ and it’s one limited edition character only available at store openings, and a Space Marine resculpt.
- Culture war breaks out over something stupid. Oh god, what is it this time? Is it the Howling Banshees? It’s the Banshees isn’t it.
- Preview stream so hype your wallet explodes. What did they reveal?! Did you see that?! Holy shit.
- Hit new model sells out during pre-orders. Coincidentally, dozens of new eBay listings for the model appear the same day.
- Your centerpiece model falls off the table, shattering utterly. We’re so sorry.
- Opponent does not remember a single rule. Not one. It’s like they’ve been Eternal Sunshined.
- You spill a pot of Nuln Oil. It happens to us all. We spill a pot on purpose each New Year’s Day just to get it out of the way.
- Opponent confidently gets every rule wrong. It’s not malicious, their brain is just set to “jazz”.
- New kid at games club is younger than some of your models. “Wow!”, they say, “You played before eighth edition?!” You immediately crumble to dust.
- Your favorite Black Library series gets a new book. It’s incredible, but it ends on another cliffhanger.
- You fall down a six hour lore rabbit hole. A YouTube video and all the Wikis agree on this one niche point, but the only actual source is a hardback artbook that was only on sale for three months in 2004 and now costs $300 on eBay.
- Photo makes your best painted model look like trash. Under the camera’s cruel gaze, all faults are revealed.
- Accidentally call the game store owner ‘dad’. This isn’t really a bingo slot – but now that we’ve said it, it’s going to happen to one of you.
- New Warhammer 40k meme character. Steve the Human and Cultist Chan welcome a new friend invented by the fandom. Maybe a Kroot? A Kroot chef? Gor’don Ramsey? That could work.
- Death Korps of Krieg memes done to death. We get it, you’ve got the JPGs saved to your phone, and they’re getting plastic minis. Let them rest.
- New bizarre licensed Warhammer 40k merch. Warhammer 40k dermabrasion cream. Warhammer 40k scotch tape. Warhammer 40k truck nuts.
- Aeldari fans complain about their models, despite almost the entire range being refreshed. I mean, yes, the Falcon still looks impeccable, but it’s so old! And what about Karandras, hmm?
- Erebus shows up, somehow. He’s still not dead, and he’s still a shitheel.
- Weird new spin-off videogame rules. It’s a 2D puzzle game about being an Adeptus Administratum clerk or something, it’s made by a Ukranian studio nobody has heard of (who had to evacuate their office twice during development), and it slaps. That’s just how Warhammer 40k games work.
But what will 2025 actually bring in the Warhammer hobby? We’ll be keeping a close eye and reporting all the most important news as it happens. To keep up, make sure you follow Wargamer on Google News.
Source: Wargamer
