The loss of Peake also meant the loss of the fledgling company's main source of income. įrom the outset, there was a clear, stated interest in print regarding 'progressive games', including computer gaming, which led to the departure of John Peake in early 1976, who preferred 'traditional games' (such as backgammon). This was superseded in June 1977 by White Dwarf. In order to promote their business and postal games, create a games club, and provide an alternative source for games news, the newsletter Owl and Weasel was founded in February 1975. role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, and then a publisher of wargames and role-playing games in its own right, expanding from a bedroom mail-order company in the process.

game designer Steve Jackson), Games Workshop was originally a manufacturer of wooden boards for games including backgammon, mancala, nine men's morris, and Go. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.Ĭover of White Dwarf Issue #1, June/July 1977 Early years įounded in 1975 at 15 Bolingbroke Road, London by John Peake, Ian Livingstone and Steve Jackson (not to be confused with U.S. It also owns Forge World (which makes complementary specialist resin miniatures and conversion kits). It started promoting games associated with The Lord of the Rings film trilogy in 2001. All UK-based operations were relocated to the current headquarters in Lenton, Nottingham in 1997. It expanded into Europe, the US, Canada, and Australia in the early 1990s. Its best-known products are Warhammer Age of Sigmar and Warhammer 40,000.įounded in 1975 by John Peake, Ian Livingstone and Steve Jackson, Games Workshop was originally a manufacturer of wooden boards for games including backgammon, mancala, nine men's morris and Go.

Games Workshop Group (often abbreviated as GW) is a British manufacturer of miniature wargames, based in Nottingham, England.

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