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INTERVIEW·WHITE DWARF 289

All for One and One for All…

January 2004·p. 2

THE SHORT VERSION

Paul Sawyer asks Jervis Johnson about the decision to replace the individual Specialist Games magazines with a single full-colour Fanatic publication. Johnson explains the intended improvement in production, availability and readership, while promising free online articles after publication. Practical answers cover the last issues of the older magazines, submissions and subscriptions. The editorial records a significant change in how the specialist games were supported and presented to their players.

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