I have a question for those who have played or still play the Warhammer 40K tabletop game. How feasible is it to play the game without the miniatures if you have the game manual and the codexes for the armies you wish to play? I am interested in the game, but have no intention of spending hundreds of dollars on minis and paint. With Classic Battletech, I can play online with a computer freeware, but as I understand it, Games Workshop discourages such programs because they derive most of their income from minis.