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A New Gaming Experience

May 2004·pp. 84–87

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Nick Kyme visits Shrewsbury to examine Games Workshop’s dedicated Gaming Rooms. Separate tables, storage space and a relaxed painting area support longer games and a regular community beyond the shop floor. Staff and players explain how clubs, tournaments and themed terrain use the facilities. A short international example describes the related Battle Bunker concept in northern Europe, recording the programme as it existed at publication.

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Games Workshop News

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Fanatic Magazine: Small Games, Big Support

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Storm of Chaos: How to Get Involved

The campaign invitation explains the three broad allegiances and six fronts converging on Middenheim. Players could report battles during the announced summer campaign, with Warhammer, Skirmish, Siege and Warmaster contributing results. Daily reporting limits and locally organised events were intended to give both individual players and clubs a role. The article is retained as a record of the historical campaign’s participation structure.

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