The Making of Warhammer | Part Two: Growth of the Giant

Part two of the complete making of Warhammer - a series looking at the development and release of the greatest war game in tabletop history! Richard Halliwell, Rick Priestley, and Bryan Ansell had created a rough and ready first edition of fantasy skirmish rules, and refined it into a successful 2nd edition. Now it was time to capture an entire hobby in the pages of a mighty tome, as 3rd edition would become a comprehensive guide to a growing phenomenon. And all the while the battle in the Games Workshop boardroom would keep revealing new surprises... PATREON: LETTERBOXED: INSTAGRAM: TWITTER: #gamesworkshop #warhammer #wargaming #tabletopgaming #citadelminiatures Chapters: 00:00 Open 01:35 Introduction 03:10 New Games Workshop - Ansell Takes Over 05:30 TSR UK? 08:40 Warhammer III 15:08 Warhammer Art 19:48 Space Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader in Space 20:42 Warhammer Armies 23:52 Warhammer Siege 25:19 Realm of Chaos 27:44 White Dwarf and the Report of Battle 29:12 Boardroom Blows 31:20 Close Corrections: - The Mighty Fortress was in fact made of polystyrene, not plastic as I suggest in the video. It would be the later version that would be released in plastic. Links & Sources: Awesome Lies Blog (Truly incredible resource on the history of early Warhammer Fantasy and WFRP history) - Give em Lead: Nigel Stillman Interview - Realm of Chaos 80s: Tony Ackland Interview - Collecting Citadel Miniatures Wiki - Stuff of Legends - The Dice Men by Ian Livingstone Dragon, White Dwarf, Imagine, Battlegames Magazines Citadel Journal and Compendium Music: Jordan Sorcery Theme by Joylin Music Copyright: Images used belong to their respective copyright owners Jordan Sorcery Coat of Arms and Theme copyright @jordansorcery