| Game Designers' Workshop | |
|---|---|
| Type | Unknown (defunct) |
| Founded | June 22 1973 |
| Headquarters | Normal, Illinois USA |
| Key people | Frank Chadwick, Rich Banner, Marc Miller, Loren Wiseman |
| Industry | Wargame and Role-playing game publisher |
| Products | Traveller |
Not to be confused with the similarly named, UK-based Games Workshop.
Game Designers' Workshop (GDW) was a wargame and role-playing game publisher from 1973 to 1996.[1] Many of their games are now carried by other publishers.[2]
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History
Game Designer's Workshop was originally established June 22, 1973.[3] The founding members consisted of Frank Chadwick, Rich Banner, Marc Miller, and Loren Wiseman.[3] GDW published a new product approximately every twenty-two days for over twenty years.[3] The company disbanded February 29, 1996 after suffering financial troubles. Designers working for the company attributed a part of GDW's failure as burn-out.[3]
Products
Role-playing games
- 2300 AD (1987) - A hard science fiction roleplaying game. First edition was titled "Traveller: 2300"
- Cadillacs and Dinosaurs - Based on the underground comic book Xenozoic Tales.
- Dangerous Journeys (1992)
- Dark Conspiracy (1991)
- En Garde! (1975) - Dueling game set in 17th-century France
- Space: 1889 (1988) - Victorian-era spacefaring game
- Traveller (1977) - A science fiction game originally intended for a ruleset for generic space opera adventures.
- MegaTraveller (1986)- Second edition of Traveller.
- Traveller: The New Era (1992) - Third edition of Traveller.
- Twilight 2000 (1984) - An alternate history game set in a Europe devastated by nuclear war.
Board games
- (????)
- 1941 (Series 120) (1980)
- 1941 (Series 120) (1981)
- 1942 (Series 120) (1978)
- Air Superiority (1987)
- (Assault series) (1983)
- Asteroid (1980)
- Azhanti High Lightning (Traveller tie-in) (1980)
- Battle for Midway (1976)
- The Battle of Guilford Courthouse (Series 120) (1978)
- The Battle of Lobositz (Series 120) (1978)
- The Battle of the Alma (Series 120) (1978)
- Bar-Lev (1977) (from Conflict Games)
- Belter, Mining the Astroids, 2076 (1979)
- Blue Max (1983)
- Campaign Trail (1983)
- Case White (Europa series) (1977)
- Chaco (1974)
- Coral Sea (1974)
- (Traveller tie-in) (1983)
- Drang Nach Osten! (Europa series) (1973)
- (1980)
- The Fall of France (Europa series) (1981)
- Fifth Frontier War (Traveller tie-in) (1981)
- Fire in the East (Europa series) (1984) (revision of Drang Nach Osten!)
- A House Divided (1981)
- Imperium (1977)
- Indian Ocean Adventure (1978)
- Invasion: Earth (Traveller tie-in) (1981)
- Kasserine Pass (1973?) (from Conflict Games)
- Marita-Merkur (Europa series) (1979)
- Mayday (Traveller tie-in) (1978)
- Minion Hunter (Dark Conspiracy tie-in) (1992)
- Narvik (Europa series) (1974)
- (Double Blind series) (1983)
- Operation Crusader (1978)
- Overlord (1973?) (from Conflict Games)
- Road to the Rhine (1979)
- The Sands of War (1991)
- Sky Galleons of Mars (basis of Space: 1888) (1988)
- Snapshot (Traveller tie-in) (1979)
- Soldier King (1982)
- SSN (1975)
- (1981)
- Team Yankee (1988)
- Their Finest Hour (Europa series) (1976)
- (1985)
- (1984)
- (1986)
- (1984)
- Torch (Europa series) (1985)
- (1981)
- Triplanetary (1973)
- Western Desert (Europa series) (1982)
Miniatures rules
- Fire & Steel (Napoleonic Wars)
- Harpoon (modern naval combat), later developed into a computer game
- Johnny Reb (American Civil War)
- Striker (science fiction, 1983), another Traveller based game.
- Command Decision (20th Century Warfare)
- TacForce (20th Century Warfare)
Grenadier Magazine
The Grenadier was the house magazine from 1978 to 1990 and comprised of 35 issues. It started off as a quarterly magazine, but towards the end was published sporadically. Although it covered games from all companies, it gave most of the magazine space to GDW games.
Awards
- Best Graphics of 1976 Charles S. Roberts Award, Avalanche [4]
- Best Fantasy/Futuristic Game of 1978 Charles S. Roberts Award, Mayday [5]
- Best Miniatures Rules of 1978 H. G. Wells Award, Fire & Steel [5]
- Best Historical Figure Series of 1979 H. G. Wells Award, System Seven Napoleonics [6]
- Best Miniatures Rules of 1979 H. G. Wells Award, System Seven Napoleonics [6]
- Best Roleplaying Adventure of 1979 H. G. Wells Award, Kinunir [6]
- Best Magazine Covering Roleplaying of 1979 H. G. Wells Award, Journal of the Travellers Aid Society [6]
- Best Fantasy or Science Fiction Boardgame of 1980 Charles S. Roberts Award, Azhanti High Lightning [7]
- Best Miniatures Rules of 1980 H. G. Wells Award, Tacforce [7]
- Best Roleplaying Adventure of 1980 H. G. Wells Award, Twilights Peak [7]
- Best Professional Magazine Covering Roleplaying of 1980 H. G. Wells Award, Journal of the Travellers Aid Society [7]
- Best Pre-20th Century Boardgame of 1981 Charles S. Roberts Award, House Divided [8]
- Best Professional Roleplaying Magazine of 1981 H. G. Wells Award, Journal of the Travellers Aid Society [8]
- All Time Best Miniatures Rules for 20th Century Land Battles of 1981 H. G. Wells Award, Tacforce [8]
- Best Miniatures Rules of 1982 H. G. Wells Award, Striker [9]
- Best Roleplaying Rules of 1984 H. G. Wells Award, Twilight: 2000 [10]
- Best Miniatures Rules of 1986 H. G. Wells Award, Command Decision [11]
- Best Roleplaying Adventure of 1986 H. G. Wells Award, Going Home [11]
- Best Boardgame Covering the Period 1900-1946 of 1987 Origins Award, Scorched Earth [12]
- Best Boardgame Covering the Period 1947-Modern Day of 1987 Origins Award, Team Yankee [12]
- Best Miniatures Rules of 1987 Origins Award, Harpoon [12]
- Best Miniatures Rules of 1988 Origins Award, To The Sound of the Guns [13]
- Best Fantasy or Science Fiction Boardgame of 1988 Origins Award, Sky Galleons of Mars [13]
- Best Graphic Presentation of a Boardgame of 1988 Origins Award, Sky Galleons of Mars [13]
- Best Roleplaying Rules of 1993 Origins Award, Traveller: the New Era
References
- ^ Jason Weesner (2007-01-11). On Game Design: A History of Video Games. Game Career Guide. Retrieved on 2007-09-14.
- ^ Far Future Enterprises - Home. Far Future Enterprises. Retrieved on 2007-09-14.
- ^ a b c d GDW (Game Designer's Workshop). GameBoardGeek. Retrieved on 2007-09-14.
- ^ 1976 List of Winners Presented at Origins 1977. Academy of Adventure Gaming, Arts & Design. Retrieved on 2007-09-14.
- ^ a b 1978 List of Winners Presented at Origins 1979. Academy of Adventure Gaming, Arts & Design. Retrieved on 2007-09-14.
- ^ a b c d 1979 List of Winners Presented at Origins 1980. Academy of Adventure Gaming, Arts & Design. Retrieved on 2007-09-14.
- ^ a b c d 1980 List of Winners Presented at Origins 1981. Academy of Adventure Gaming, Arts & Design. Retrieved on 2007-09-14.
- ^ a b c 1981 List of Winners Presented at Origins 1982. Academy of Adventure Gaming, Arts & Design. Retrieved on 2007-09-14.
- ^ 1982 List of Winners Presented at Origins 1983. Academy of Adventure Gaming, Arts & Design. Retrieved on 2007-09-14.
- ^ 1984 List of Winners Presented at Origins 1985. Academy of Adventure Gaming, Arts & Design. Retrieved on 2007-09-14.
- ^ a b 1986 List of Winners Presented at Origins 1987. Academy of Adventure Gaming, Arts & Design. Retrieved on 2007-09-14.
- ^ a b c 1987 List of Winners Presented at Origins 1988. Academy of Adventure Gaming, Arts & Design. Retrieved on 2007-09-14.
- ^ a b c 1988 List of Winners Presented at Origins 1989. Academy of Adventure Gaming, Arts & Design. Retrieved on 2007-09-14.
