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798: 311:, as the first modern-day commercial role-playing game, had been introduced to Britain no later than Autumn 1974, such playing groups and societies as existed within the country were still on a local basis by 1975 or early 1976, sometimes co-existing with traditional wargaming societies. The aforementioned exclusive deal with TSR thus gave Games Workshop increased impetus to promote their flagship product through the creation of a nationwide 319:. The society was first proposed in issue #9, but it did not commence until issue #12. This further increased the role-playing content of the publication, which had previously included variant rules and short essays on rules and gameplay. Although D&D society members provided tournaments for conventions such as Games Day, this arrangement was not as formal as TSR's 267:
s circulation would be considered tiny by modern standards (having only exceeded 200, including 80 direct sales through hobby shops, by early 1976), its influence in expanding what were previously niche hobbies into the general British marketplace dominated by traditional games was considerable, and
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in August 1976, the marketing expanded even further. At Gen Con, they had signed up additional exclusive European distribution rights – in part due to the apparent absence of any other European companies from that convention – for many American publishers that were still at an early stage of their
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thought the zine's 4 in × 5 in (100 mm × 130 mm) format was rather small, but said "the printing is good". He found it to be "a newsy item, with LOTS of games plugged, mentioned, advertised, etc." On a scale from "Major Tragedy" to "Major Triumph", Gygax rated it a
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The publication was initially launched to complement Games Workshop's business of producing hand-crafted wooden board games. The magazine issued a challenge to British game producers to match the efforts of U.S. and German game producers. Copies of early issues were sent speculatively to anyone
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may have been a factor. In a 2009 interview, Steve Jackson stated that "it represented the characteristics you need to be a good games player: wise like an owl and crafty like a weasel", although this explanation had not been given in any previous editorial or interview.
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Hall of Fame for his work on postal gaming, having started the first British postal diplomacy magazine in 1969. Further articles on game mechanics by Turnbull were accompanied by contributions from other well-known hobbyists such as Hartley Patterson and
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The editors had expected that the publication would run on beyond issue #25 (in #23, for Games Day II, results for a competition were to be announced in #27), but it was soon decided that a more professional image was required in order to keep up with
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on an issue-by-issue basis. Although the first couple of issues were edited by Jackson, later issues were usually edited by Livingstone. This trend continued through until he became the lead editor for the first 74 issues of
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The reasoning behind such a "cultishly-monikered" choice of title has been stated to be a mystery by the co-editors, although
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as well as introducing new contributors whose works continued to be printed in Games Workshop's subsequent publication,
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In the beginning, the promotion of Games Workshop's hand-crafted games boards was supplemented by reselling used
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and small press games. Marketing of fantasy and science fiction games was expanded by an exclusive deal with
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within the industry to generate business, nurture longer-term connections and build partnerships.
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special – a first in the UK – and issues #11 and #23 doubled as programmes for their early
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it played a key role in setting up Games Workshop for an extended period of rapid growth.
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The sixth issue, a key point in Games Workshop's early history, was released as a
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Buckell, Graham (Nov 1976). "Adventures in Dungeonland : Postal D&D".
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The first few issues covered mostly traditional games, wargaming and
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also facilitated other postal fantasy games co-ordinated by veteran
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Laws R.D. (2007). "The Last of the Lake Geneva Years: 1975-1977".
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in mid-1975. After Livingstone and Jackson returned from
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society, which they carried out through the pages of
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The Times Diary. 462: 444: 433: 408: 1: 3320:Magazines established in 1975 3195:The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth 1186:Dark Future: Blood Red States 901:Assassinorum: Execution Force 598:. St. Paul, MN: Atlas Games. 402: 3230:The Temple of Elemental Evil 2728:List of 3rd edition monsters 2723:List of 2nd edition monsters 1576:Battle Games in Middle-earth 1165:Chaos: The Battle of Wizards 1096:Battle Games in Middle-earth 637:(February 1975). "Letters". 440:Interview with Vice Magazine 383: 7: 3305:Defunct wargaming magazines 3188:The Keep on the Borderlands 3174:The Gates of Firestorm Peak 2511:List of alternative classes 851:Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team 565:(April 1975). 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