Getting into the Game

• The rulebook. The official Legions Imperialis rulebook from Games Workshop teaches you the game — everything in this app is a companion to it, not a replacement.
• Some models. A starter set or an army box is the usual way in. The Box Buying Guide shows what every box contains and roughly how many points it adds to your army.
• Dice and a tape measure. A handful of ordinary six-sided dice and a measuring tape marked in inches.
• Someone to play. A friend across the table, or your local club or store — the Legions Imperialis community is famously welcoming to new players.

Most players learn the game at around 1,000 points — big enough to feel epic, small enough to keep your first few games manageable. Open the Army Builder, set a custom points limit, and add formations; the app checks your list against the army-building rules as you go. Not sure where to begin? Let Auto-Generate build a legal starting list for you, then tweak it to taste.

While the rulebook teaches you to play, the in-app reference is built for quick lookups mid-game — rules, unit stats, weapons, and missions, all searchable. And when you sit down to an actual battle, the Game Companion runs it with you: tracking orders, activations, damage, and victory points round by round.

As your collection grows, the Collection tracker keeps tabs on what you own and what’s painted — plan painting projects, log your progress, and check whether you already own everything a list needs.