Games Workshop

Games Workshop was founded in London in 1975 by John Peake, Ian Livingstone & Steve Jackson originally producing wooden boards for traditional games and then importing Dungeons & Dragons into the UK. They went on to publish White Dwarf magazine and opened their first game shop 1978. In 1979 they helped establish Citadel Miniatures and later several other companies and brands came under their wing: Chronicle, Marauder Miniatures and Iron Claw. Their influence grew exponentially in the late 1980s with the release of Warhammer branded games and the rapid increase in the number of Games Workshop shops.

• Specialist Games Range, formerly Fanatic Games, were divisions of Games Workshop specialising in games for older players. [3]

Addresses

• Willow Road, Lenton, Nottingham NG7 2WS (from 1997)
• Chewton Street Hilltop Eastwood Nottinghamshire NG16 3HY (from 1986)
• 26 London Street Basingstoke Hampshire RG21 1NY (before 1986)
• 27-29 Sunbeam Road, London,NW10 6JP (1982) [2]
• 1 Dalling Road, Hammersmith, London (1978 First Shop)
• 15 Bolingbroke Road, London (1975)

References

• [1], Wikipedia, "Games Workshop"
• [2], "What is Dungeons & Dragons?", John Butterfield, Philip Parker, David Honigmann (1982), page 169
• [3], WH40k Fandom, "Specialist Games"