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'''Specialist Games''' was the category of [[Games Workshop]]'s games that aren't [[Warhammer 40,000]], [[Warhammer Fantasy Battle]], or [[The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game]]/. In other words, these | '''Specialist Games''' was the category of [[Games Workshop]]'s games that aren't [[Warhammer 40,000]], [[Warhammer Fantasy Battle]], or [[The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game]]/[[The Hobbit Strategy Battle Game]]. In other words, these were the really interesting games, which naturally means that GW gave them little or no attention. Seriously, some of them haven't been updated by GW in ten years or longer. This is not seen as a bad thing by everyone; fans of the [[Old School Roleplaying|old school]] systems say, why fix something that isn't broken? Change for change's sake is the way of [[Tzeentch]]. | ||
In line with GW's fine tradition of not supporting Specialist Games, GW | In line with GW's fine tradition of not supporting Specialist Games, GW decided not to convert SG's pewter figures to [[Finecast]]. Since they also thought it would be a [[fail|good]] [[derp|idea]] to completely end production of pewter figurines in favor of Finecast, this meant that once their existing SG stock is gone, they wouldn't even bother casting new figurines. Because we can't have nice things, during 2013, the SG products available for sale on their website slowly dwindled until they vanished entirely. To add insult to injury, in April 2014, GW redid their website; the new website had no mention of Specialist Games whatsoever, not even the PDFs of the rules. | ||
== Warhammer 40,000 == | == Warhammer 40,000 == | ||
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* [[Battlefleet Gothic]], a spaceship combat game. | * [[Battlefleet Gothic]], a spaceship combat game. | ||
* [[Epic]], a 6mm-scale wargame for fighting battles between massive armies (lots of [[Titan (Warhammer 40,000)|Titan]]s and other super-heavies). | * [[Epic]], a 6mm-scale wargame for fighting battles between massive armies (lots of [[Titan (Warhammer 40,000)|Titan]]s and other super-heavies). | ||
* [[Inquisitor (role-playing game)|Inquisitor]], a 54mm-scale role-playing game in which players were an [[Inquisitor]] and retinue. | |||
* [[Necromunda]], a 28mm-scale narrative skirmish wargame involving fights between [[Hive]] city gangs. | * [[Necromunda]], a 28mm-scale narrative skirmish wargame involving fights between [[Hive]] city gangs. | ||
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* [[Blood Bowl]], a football/rugby team management game. | * [[Blood Bowl]], a football/rugby team management game. | ||
* [[Man O' War]], a naval combat game. | * [[Man O' War]], a naval combat game. | ||
* [[Mordheim]], | * [[Mordheim]], a 28-mm scale narrative skirmish wargame involving fights between warbands over [[warpstone]]. | ||
* [[Warmaster]], a 10mm-scale wargame for fighting large-scale battles between massive armies. | * [[Warmaster]], a 10mm-scale wargame for fighting large-scale battles between massive armies. | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
* [http://www.specialist-arms.com/ Specialist Arms], where all the people who played and talked about specialist games went when [[Games Workshop]] shut down | * [http://www.specialist-arms.com/ Specialist Arms], where all the people who played and talked about specialist games went when [[Games Workshop]] shut down their official forums. | ||
[[Category:Publishers]] | [[Category:Publishers]] | ||
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Specialist Games was the category of Games Workshop's games that aren't Warhammer 40,000, Warhammer Fantasy Battle, or The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game/The Hobbit Strategy Battle Game. In other words, these were the really interesting games, which naturally means that GW gave them little or no attention. Seriously, some of them haven't been updated by GW in ten years or longer. This is not seen as a bad thing by everyone; fans of the old school systems say, why fix something that isn't broken? Change for change's sake is the way of Tzeentch.
In line with GW's fine tradition of not supporting Specialist Games, GW decided not to convert SG's pewter figures to Finecast. Since they also thought it would be a good idea to completely end production of pewter figurines in favor of Finecast, this meant that once their existing SG stock is gone, they wouldn't even bother casting new figurines. Because we can't have nice things, during 2013, the SG products available for sale on their website slowly dwindled until they vanished entirely. To add insult to injury, in April 2014, GW redid their website; the new website had no mention of Specialist Games whatsoever, not even the PDFs of the rules.
Warhammer 40,000
The Specialist Games set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe are:
- Battlefleet Gothic, a spaceship combat game.
- Epic, a 6mm-scale wargame for fighting battles between massive armies (lots of Titans and other super-heavies).
- Inquisitor, a 54mm-scale role-playing game in which players were an Inquisitor and retinue.
- Necromunda, a 28mm-scale narrative skirmish wargame involving fights between Hive city gangs.
Warhammer Fantasy Battle
The Specialist Games set in the Warhammer Fantasy Battle universe are:
- Blood Bowl, a football/rugby team management game.
- Man O' War, a naval combat game.
- Mordheim, a 28-mm scale narrative skirmish wargame involving fights between warbands over warpstone.
- Warmaster, a 10mm-scale wargame for fighting large-scale battles between massive armies.
External Links
- Specialist Arms, where all the people who played and talked about specialist games went when Games Workshop shut down their official forums.