Saturday, February 17, 2018

halacha - Is Warhammer (and similar games) an issue of avoda zara?


Are tabletop wargames, such was Warhammer, Warhammer 40K, and Kings of War an issue of avoda zara?


To play the game you first have to purchase miniature figures of different races. Some are human, some are not-human, and some are human-esque.


Here is an example of an Undead miniature:enter image description here



After purchasing the pieces, you have to glue them together and then paint them.


I am aware that there are certain laws about creating protruding images of human faces, but there are a variety of approaches to how these laws apply in the present day. If anyone is aware of this topic I'd appreciate some insight. I am not looking for a final psak.




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