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Dice Men: The Origin Story of Games Workshop [Hardback]

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  • Formāts: Hardback, 224 pages, height x width: 303x216 mm
  • Izdošanas datums: 10-Nov-2022
  • Izdevniecība: Unbound
  • ISBN-10: 1800180527
  • ISBN-13: 9781800180529
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  • Formāts: Hardback, 224 pages, height x width: 303x216 mm
  • Izdošanas datums: 10-Nov-2022
  • Izdevniecība: Unbound
  • ISBN-10: 1800180527
  • ISBN-13: 9781800180529
Citas grāmatas par šo tēmu:
Games Workshop, Warhammer, White Dwarf, Citadel Miniatures and Fighting Fantasy are names which trigger powerful memories for millions of people around the world. The cultural impact of Games Workshop and Fighting Fantasy has been remarkable. But how did it all begin?

Since starting out in 1975 as a part-time mail-order business in a modest third-floor flat in West London, Games Workshop has grown from its humble beginnings to become a FTSE 250 company listed on the London Stock Exchange. From distributing Dungeons & Dragons, to living in the back of a van, to opening Games Workshop stores, to creating Fighting Fantasy, to launching Warhammer, co-founders Ian Livingstone and Steve Jackson tell their remarkable story for the first time.

Dice Men is the fascinating, never-before-told story of an iconic company which changed the world of tabletop gaming for ever. It's an insight into the rollercoaster first year of Games Workshop and the birth of the industry.

Recenzijas

'Dice Men feels like the culmination of Games Workshops storied publishing past. Less of a history book and more of a coffee table tome, Dice Men manages to do something quite remarkable in under 300 pages: tell a surprisingly deep story, rich with captivating imagery, without ever seeming verbose or vain. You can count the number of text-only double-page spreads on one hand, as Sir Ian, with Jacksons expert assistance, showcases highs and lows in ways as colorful as their many creations. Matt Gardener, Forbes Magazine

A treasure trove of nostalgia Ian Livingstone's background with print media (White Dwarf) also shows in abundance. This book is beautifully laid out. You know the moment you see that striking cover, featuring that original Games Workshop image by Ian McCaig, who would go onto illustrate Fighting Fantasy books forever, that you're in for a visual treat - and you are' Eurogamer

'Its a wonderfully nostalgic piece of work, part memoir, part full-colour scrapbook, told with infectious enthusiasm and delivered with the pacing you would expect from an international best-selling author' City AM

Papildus informācija

A full-colour illustrated history of the store that changed gaming for ever, as told by its founders
Foreword 11(4)
1 Gaming Ground Zero
15(10)
2 The Name Of The Game
25(10)
3 Owl & Weasel
35(12)
4 Dungeons 6Ddagons
47(16)
5 Games Day
63(7)
6 Lake Geneva Or Bost
79(12)
7 Thebreaddin
91(10)
8 White Dwarf
101(12)
9 Citadel Miniatures
113(22)
10 Warhammer
135(8)
11 Dalling Road
143(22)
12 The British Empire Strikes Rack
165(22)
13 Independence Day
187(1)
14 Shop Talk
188(23)
15 Video Games Workshop
211(10)
16 Warriors S Warehouses
221(17)
17 The Warlocks Of Firetop Mountain
238(20)
18 The Rattle Of The boardroom
258(10)
Acknowledgements & Image credits 268(3)
Miniature Figure Painting Credits 271(2)
A Note On The Authors 273(2)
Index 275(8)
Supporters 283
Sir Ian Livingstone CBE co-founded Games Workshop in 1975 with Steve Jackson, launching Dungeons and Dragons in Europe and later Warhammer, White Dwarf and Citadel Miniatures. In 1982 he co-wrote The Warlock of Firetop Mountain with Steve Jackson, the first title in the Fighting Fantasy gamebook series which went on to sell 20 million copies worldwide. He wrote fifteen titles in the series including the bestselling Deathtrap Dungeon. He is the former Executive Chairman of video games publisher Eidos where he launched blockbuster titles Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and Hitman. He is currently Non-Executive Chairman of Sumo Group plc and a co-founding partner of Hiro Capital.

Twitter: @ian_livingstone

Instagram: ianlivingstoneff