Warhammer 40k: The Orks

We'd started the Warhammer 40k design class by picking the race we'd like to play.  I wasn't very familiar with Warhammer 40k; I know that the universe is incredibly grimdark, that is, a setting so dour that most people are racist, genocidal, violent, lunatics.  I was informed that Orks were considered "fun mode", so not knowing the game, I choose them.  If the point of any game is to have fun, then why not choose the "fun" option.
The other factions we could've chosen were the Space Marines, the xenophobic humans who worship the Emperor of Man, who I personally think is a unrealistically perfect character.  The Eldar, who are more or less space elves, and the Tryanids, which is a hive of space bugs.
Learning the actual game was difficult, as there are so many phases, dice, and units to keep track of, but playing as the orks simplified it a bit.  Our first opponent was the Eldar, to which we lost to.  Apparently, orks don't win a lot, but at least it was fun to WAAAGH!