IN YOUR OWN TIME

A LOOK AT THE HISTORY OF GAMES WORKSHOP

1975 OUR STORY BEGINS…

Three friends start up a Uk-based mail-order business importing popular fantasy roleplaying and board games. They call their company “Games Workshop” (which narrowly beat the alternative: “Games Garage”).

1976 FIRST SHOP OPENS

On 1 Dalling Road, Hammersmith in London, the first store opened in a chain that would later spread across the world.

1979 THE ORIGINAL CITADEL MINIATURES

Archetypal characters, as yet without a game of their own, were designed to be used in roleplaying systems or simply collected on their own.

1983 WARHAMMER: FIRST EDITION

The principles of tabletop wargaming combined with mythic fantasy – and a new hobby was born.

1986 AN ICONIC NEW WARRIOR

Citadel produces a range of sci-fi miniatures, amongst them, the armoured form of a crusading galactic hero – the Space Marine.

1987 THE DARK MILLENNIUM DAWNS

Based on the popularity of the Space Marine, Warhammer 40,000 Rogue Trader launched, and soon became the world’s most popular tabletop wargame.

1997 A NEW HOME FOR WARHAMMER

In need of room to grow, Games Workshop’s head office relocated to the heart of England, creating the renowned Warhammer World visitor centre in the process.

2004 A DAWN OF WAR

Developer Relic was able to bring the universe of Warhammer 40,000 to life in a bestselling RTS computer game, starting a critically acclaimed series that still runs to this day.

2007 WAR ON A NEW SCALE

Advances in miniatures design technology began to allow for models previously only dreamed of, such as the huge and iconic Baneblade super-heavy tank, to finally be made real.

2015 THE STORM BREAKS…

A new era dawned as Warhammer fans were first introduced to the rich and evolving setting of the Mortal Realms through Warhammer Age Of Sigmar.

2017 A NEW CRUSADE

Some incredible miniatures, seismic developments in the lore, and a brand-new edition of the game have ensured that 2017 will be remembered as the best year of Warhammer 40,000 so far…