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INTERVIEW·WHITE DWARF 304

From Games Workshop to the Hobby Centre

April 2005·pp. 12–13

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John Stallard identifies the miniatures business, Warhammer and a deliberate focus on the company’s own products as decisive changes. His account connects rapid shop growth, international expansion and the Nottingham facilities to a future ambition for Hobby Centres where people gather to play, treating the tactile pleasure of model armies as the company’s enduring attraction.

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Thirty Years of Games Workshop

Guy Haley investigates the company’s change from traditional games and role-playing imports to a business centred on its own miniatures and tabletop worlds. John Stallard emphasises Citadel, Warhammer, focused shops and the appeal of owning a physical army, while the feature follows international growth, boxed games and the development of gaming spaces.

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Jervis Johnson explains why games intended to need little further miniature support instead produced dedicated communities asking for more. Fanatic’s website supplies continuing rules, questions, discussion and release coverage, while the photographed games demonstrate the different scales and tactical experiences that sit alongside the main systems.

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