 Games
Workshop is the largest and the most
successful tabletop wargames
company in the world. Tabletop wargames
use plastic and metal toy soldiers
to enact battles on a tabletop and
provide a stimulating, social and
fulfilling alternative to computer
and video games.
The Games Workshop Hobby
Our hobby consists of two separate
but intertwined parts, modeling and
painting miniatures and playing games. Before
they can play our games, hobbyists must
assemble and paint their armies of miniatures.
This part of the hobby allows for boundless
creativity as hobbyists chose what time
of units to include, how to pose them
and what colors to paint them. Paint
schemes range from fairly basic to jaw-droppingly
beautiful and everything in between.
Once armies are assembled
and painted they can be pitted against
other armies in one the tabletop. Our
tactical gaming systems allow players
to move their troops around the tabletop
and engage them in simulated battle.
Inventing new tactics and optimizing
armies to play our games is an art form
in and of itself and thousands
of players enjoy challenging one another
in tournaments throughout the year.
To learn more about the Games Workshop
Hobby, please take our online indroductory
tour.
Our Games and Miniatures
We produce rulebooks and models for
three core game systems: Warhammer, Warhammer
40,000, and The
Lord of The Rings Strategy Battle Game.
Warhammer takes place in a grim fantasy
world where knights in shining armor
crash into regiments of bloodthirsty
warriors,
archers darken the sky with arrows and
powerful war machines belch flaming death.
Warhammer 40,000 brings the war-torn
universe of the  41st
Millennium onto your tabletop with genetically
engineered
space marines, armored battle tanks and
powerful alien adversaries. The Lord
of The Rings Strategy Battle Game lets
you reenact the adventures of The Lord
of The Rings books and films on the tabletop.
Where to Purchase Our Products
Our miniatures, rulebooks, hobby
supplies and other products are available
in our own chain of retail stores called Games
Workshop Hobby Centers. There are
dozens of Hobby Centers in malls and
shopping centers across the country
and we are continually expanding. Hobby
Centers don't just sell our products,
they are also a great place for hobbyists
to
hang
out,
paint
miniatures
and play games. Our products are also
available through our online
store, or mail
order department and through hundreds
of independent retailers. No matter
where you live, you should have no
problem finding an outlet for Games
Workshop products.
Our Publications
 To support these endeavors, GW
publishes White
Dwarf, our monthly hobby magazine.
White Dwarf includes articles on painting
miniatures, constructing scenery, gaming
tactics and more. The magazine is also
an excellent source for news and events
coverage for the hobby. To supplement
White Dwarf we also publish many hobby
articles on this web site, these articles
can be found in the sections for individual
games, our daily
updates page and in
Black Gobbo,
our bi-weekly hobby article
showcase.
Our Events
There are countless events throughout
the year for Games Workshop hobbyists
to participate in. The largest events
are certainly Games
Days, huge day-long
conventions, featuring tournaments,
open gaming, painting and modeling activities
and the Golden Demon painting competition.
We also sponsor several two-day tournament
events each year called Grand
Tournaments. Independent retailers
and gaming clubs sponsor numerous local
tournaments called Rogue
Trader Tournaments
so no player should ever have trouble
finding and opponent.
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