Episode 24: How Games Workshop changed the world with Jordan Sorcery

In 1975, three young men sat in a grotty flat in West London decided to launch a games company. Over the next few years, they would find themselves at the centre of the growing revolution in roleplay, and then miniature gaming. Today, we’re going to talk about the history of Games Workshop and the universe it launched: Warhammer

Today, Games Workshop, with its line of Warhammer games, books and more stands as one of the most successful British companies in history. So successful has it been that as of December 2024 it is a member of the FTSE 100.

But behind the global business is a story of a company that played a critical role in the explosion of gaming in the UK and beyond. One whose artists, designers and writers have influenced almost every aspect of how we view fantasy and science fiction today. All launched from a small flat in Shepherd’s Bush.

Guest

Jordan Sorcery is a Warhammer Historian who has studied the history of Games Workshop and its various products extensively. This includes work as a documentarian and interviewer of over 100 former GW figures and employees.

Cats present

Cecilia, Martha (Guest kitty)

Useful links

Jordan Sorcery - https://www.youtube.com/@jordansorcery

Designers & Dragons - https://www.designers-and-dragons.com

Fighting Fantasy - https://www.fightingfantasy.com

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