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[[ | [[File:White Dwarf 365.png|thumb|Cover of ''White Dwarf'' #365, 2010]] | ||
'''''White Dwarf''''' is a game magazine published by [[Games Workshop]]. | '''''White Dwarf''''' (founded [[1977]]) is a game magazine published by [[Games Workshop]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Various issues of ''White Dwarf'' have material related to game adaptations of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s [[Middle-earth]]: during the 1980s many issues included articles about both role-playing game settings and miniature war games.<ref name=Citadel>[http://realmofzhu.blogspot.com/2010/05/1980s-citadel-lord-of-rings-white-dwarf.html 1980s Citadel Lord of the Rings/White Dwarf Index] at [http://realmofzhu.blogspot.com/ Realm of Zhu] (accessed 18 September 2011)</ref> After releasing ''The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game'' in [[2001]], each issue of ''White Dwarf'' featured a special section about this line of miniature war game (apparently dropping this regular section during the latter half of [[2010]]).<ref name=GW>[http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/armySubUnitCats.jsp?catId=cat1290179&rootCatGameStyle= White Dwarf] at [http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/home.jsp Games-Workshop.com] (accessed 17 September 2011)</ref> Similarly, ''White Dwarf'' has introduced a new regular feature with the introduction of ''[[The Hobbit Strategy Battle Game]]'' in [[2012]]. | |||
Various issues of ''White Dwarf'' have material related to game adaptations of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s [[Middle-earth]]: during the 1980s many issues included articles about both role-playing game settings and miniature war games | |||
After releasing ''The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game'' in [[2001]], each issue of ''White Dwarf'' featured a special section about this line of miniature war game | |||
==Issues, selected== | ==Issues, selected== | ||
[[ | [[File:Where and back.png|thumb|right|Article from ''White Dwarf'' #79, 1986]] | ||
*[[1983]]: ''White Dwarf'' 38 | *[[1983]]: ''White Dwarf'' #38 | ||
**"Khazad Dûm" by Lewis Pulsipher (adventure in Moria for [[Dungeons and Dragons|AD&D]])<ref name=Other/><ref>[http://index.rpg.net/display-entry.phtml?articleid=4577 Khazad Dûm] at [http://index.rpg.net/ Index.Rpg.net] (accessed 29 November 2011)</ref> | |||
**[Moria illustrations by John Blanche]<ref>[http://realmofzhu.blogspot.com/2010/07/giant-shadows-john-blanche-in-moria.html Giant Shadows: John Blanche in Moria] at [http://realmofzhu.blogspot.com/ Realm of Zhu] (accessed 18 September 2011)</ref> | **[Moria illustrations by John Blanche]<ref>[http://realmofzhu.blogspot.com/2010/07/giant-shadows-john-blanche-in-moria.html Giant Shadows: John Blanche in Moria] at [http://realmofzhu.blogspot.com/ Realm of Zhu] (accessed 18 September 2011)</ref> | ||
*[[1985]]: ''White Dwarf'' #64 (April) | *[[1985]]: ''White Dwarf'' #64 (April) | ||
**Outline Drawing (Advert)<ref name=Citadel/> | **Outline Drawing (Advert)<ref name=Citadel/> | ||
**"The Dawn of Unlight" by Graham Staplehurst (scenario for [[Middle-earth Role Playing|MERP]])<ref name=Other/><ref>[http://index.rpg.net/display-entry.phtml?articleid=8053 The Dawn of Unlight] at [http://index.rpg.net/ Index.Rpg.net] (accessed 29 November 2011)</ref> | |||
*[[1985]]: ''White Dwarf'' #65 (May) | |||
**"The Noegyth Nibin" by Steven Prizeman<ref name=Other/><ref>[http://index.rpg.net/display-entry.phtml?articleid=3646 The Noegyth Nibin] at [http://index.rpg.net/ Index.Rpg.net] (accessed 29 November 2011)</ref> | |||
*[[1985]]: ''White Dwarf'' #66 (June) | *[[1985]]: ''White Dwarf'' #66 (June) | ||
**"The Road Goes Ever On: Inside Middle-earth Role Playing"<ref name=Other/><ref>[http://index.rpg.net/display-entry.phtml?articleid=9007 Review: The Road Goes Ever On] at [http://index.rpg.net/ Index.Rpg.net] (accessed 29 November 2011)</ref> | |||
**Gandalf on Shadowfax (P. Benson)<ref name=Citadel/> | **Gandalf on Shadowfax (P. Benson)<ref name=Citadel/> | ||
**Rohirrim on Mount (Peter Prowl)<ref name=Citadel/> | **Rohirrim on Mount (Peter Prowl)<ref name=Citadel/> | ||
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*[[1985]]: ''White Dwarf'' #70 (October) | *[[1985]]: ''White Dwarf'' #70 (October) | ||
**Orc (John Blanche)<ref name=Citadel/> | **Orc (John Blanche)<ref name=Citadel/> | ||
*[[1985]]: ''White Dwarf'' 72 (December) | *[[1985]]: ''White Dwarf'' #72 (December) | ||
**Fellowship of the Ring Box Set Advert<ref name=FR>[http://realmofzhu.blogspot.com/2010/07/fellowship-of-ring-box-set-advert-white.html Fellowship of the Ring Box Set Advert] at [http://realmofzhu.blogspot.com/ Realm of Zhu] (accessed 18 September 2011)</ref><ref name=Citadel/> | **Fellowship of the Ring Box Set Advert<ref name=FR>[http://realmofzhu.blogspot.com/2010/07/fellowship-of-ring-box-set-advert-white.html Fellowship of the Ring Box Set Advert] at [http://realmofzhu.blogspot.com/ Realm of Zhu] (accessed 18 September 2011)</ref><ref name=Citadel/> | ||
*[[1986]]: ''White Dwarf'' 73 (January) | *[[1986]]: ''White Dwarf'' #73 (January) | ||
**Noldor Deep Elf (Pete Prow)<ref>[http://realmofzhu.blogspot.com/2010/07/lord-of-rings-minis-from-white-dwarf-73.html Lord of the Rings Miniatures from White Dwarf] at [http://realmofzhu.blogspot.com/ Realm of Zhu] (accessed 18 September 2011)</ref><ref name=Citadel/> | **Noldor Deep Elf (Pete Prow)<ref>[http://realmofzhu.blogspot.com/2010/07/lord-of-rings-minis-from-white-dwarf-73.html Lord of the Rings Miniatures from White Dwarf] at [http://realmofzhu.blogspot.com/ Realm of Zhu] (accessed 18 September 2011)</ref><ref name=Citadel/> | ||
*[[1986]]: ''White Dwarf'' 79 (July) | **"Star Spray" by Graham Staplehurst (adventure for [[Middle-earth Role Playing|MERP]])<ref name=Other/><ref>[http://index.rpg.net/display-entry.phtml?articleid=9720 Star Spray] at [http://index.rpg.net/ Index.Rpg.net] (accessed 29 November 2011)</ref> | ||
*[[1986]]: ''White Dwarf'' #77 (May) | |||
**"A Secret Wish" by Graham Staplehurst (adventure for [[Middle-earth Role Playing|MERP]])<ref name=Other/><ref>[http://index.rpg.net/display-entry.phtml?articleid=5304 A Secret Wish] at [http://index.rpg.net/ Index.Rpg.net] (accessed 29 November 2011)</ref> | |||
*[[1986]]: ''White Dwarf'' #79 (July) | |||
**"Where and Back Again?" [by Graham Staplehurst; article on Middle-earth role-playing]<ref name=FR/> | **"Where and Back Again?" [by Graham Staplehurst; article on Middle-earth role-playing]<ref name=FR/> | ||
**Uruk-Hai (converted by Kevin Adams)<ref name=Citadel/> | **Uruk-Hai (converted by Kevin Adams)<ref name=Citadel/> | ||
*[[1986]]: ''White Dwarf'' #80 (August) | |||
**"Up & Coming: A Look at Levels in MERP" by Martin Veart (about the system of levels in MERP)<ref name=Other/><ref>[http://index.rpg.net/display-entry.phtml?articleid=3776 Up & Coming] at [http://index.rpg.net/ Index.Rpg.net] (accessed 29 November 2011)</ref> | |||
*[[1986]]: ''White Dwarf'' #81 (September) | *[[1986]]: ''White Dwarf'' #81 (September) | ||
**Gandalf and Sauron (Colin Dixon)<ref name=Citadel/> | **Gandalf and Sauron (Colin Dixon)<ref name=Citadel/> | ||
*[[1987]]: ''White Dwarf'' #87 (March) | |||
**"Taurëfantô" by Graham Staplehurst (adventure for [[Middle-earth Role Playing|MERP]])<ref name=Other/><ref>[http://index.rpg.net/display-entry.phtml?articleid=8073 Taurëfantô] at [http://index.rpg.net/ Index.Rpg.net] (accessed 29 November 2011)</ref> | |||
*[[1987]]: ''White Dwarf'' #88 (April) | *[[1987]]: ''White Dwarf'' #88 (April) | ||
**Balrog Box Set Advert<ref name=Citadel/> | **Balrog Box Set Advert<ref name=Citadel/> | ||
*[[1987]]: ''White Dwarf'' #93 (September) | |||
**"Letters From a Foreign Land" by Graham Staplehurst (setting: Calenardhon; rules for [[Middle-earth Role Playing|MERP]])<ref name=Other>[http://web.archive.org/web/20080820125407/http://www.invasivedesigns.com/otherhands/frames_archive.html Other Hands Archive: Other hard-copy publications], dated 11 September 2007, at [http://wayback.archive.org/web/20070715000000*/http://otherhands.com Wayback: OtherHands.com] (accessed 29 November 2011)</ref><ref>[http://index.rpg.net/display-entry.phtml?articleid=8300 Letters From a Foreign Land] at [http://index.rpg.net/ Index.Rpg.net] (accessed 29 November 2011)</ref> | |||
*[[1988]]: ''White Dwarf'' #100 (April) | *[[1988]]: ''White Dwarf'' #100 (April) | ||
**Uruk Hai (Advert)<ref name=Citadel/> | **Uruk Hai (Advert)<ref name=Citadel/> | ||
*ca. [[2001]]-[[2010]]: ''White Dwarf'', various issues | *ca. [[2001]]-[[2010]]: ''White Dwarf'', various issues | ||
**''[[The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game]]'' regular feature | **''[[The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game]]'' regular feature | ||
* [[2013]]-, various issues | |||
**''[[The Hobbit Strategy Battle Game]]'' regular feature | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*{{WP|White Dwarf (magazine)}} | *{{WP|White Dwarf (magazine)}} | ||
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[[Category:Magazines]] | [[Category:Magazines]] | ||
[[Category:Publications by title]] | [[Category:Publications by title]] |
Latest revision as of 17:46, 30 January 2013
White Dwarf (founded 1977) is a game magazine published by Games Workshop.
History[edit | edit source]
Various issues of White Dwarf have material related to game adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth: during the 1980s many issues included articles about both role-playing game settings and miniature war games.[1] After releasing The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game in 2001, each issue of White Dwarf featured a special section about this line of miniature war game (apparently dropping this regular section during the latter half of 2010).[2] Similarly, White Dwarf has introduced a new regular feature with the introduction of The Hobbit Strategy Battle Game in 2012.
Issues, selected[edit | edit source]
- 1983: White Dwarf #38
- 1985: White Dwarf #64 (April)
- 1985: White Dwarf #65 (May)
- 1985: White Dwarf #66 (June)
- 1985: White Dwarf #67 (July)
- 1985: White Dwarf #68 (August)
- Frodo on pony (Lindsey le Doux Paton)[1]
- 1985: White Dwarf #69 (September)
- Gandalf (Stuart Parkinson)[1]
- 1985: White Dwarf #70 (October)
- Orc (John Blanche)[1]
- 1985: White Dwarf #72 (December)
- 1986: White Dwarf #73 (January)
- 1986: White Dwarf #77 (May)
- 1986: White Dwarf #79 (July)
- 1986: White Dwarf #80 (August)
- 1986: White Dwarf #81 (September)
- Gandalf and Sauron (Colin Dixon)[1]
- 1987: White Dwarf #87 (March)
- 1987: White Dwarf #88 (April)
- Balrog Box Set Advert[1]
- 1987: White Dwarf #93 (September)
- 1988: White Dwarf #100 (April)
- Uruk Hai (Advert)[1]
- ca. 2001-2010: White Dwarf, various issues
- The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game regular feature
- 2013-, various issues
- The Hobbit Strategy Battle Game regular feature
External links[edit | edit source]
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1980s Citadel Lord of the Rings/White Dwarf Index at Realm of Zhu (accessed 18 September 2011)
- ↑ White Dwarf at Games-Workshop.com (accessed 17 September 2011)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 Other Hands Archive: Other hard-copy publications, dated 11 September 2007, at Wayback: OtherHands.com (accessed 29 November 2011)
- ↑ Khazad Dûm at Index.Rpg.net (accessed 29 November 2011)
- ↑ Giant Shadows: John Blanche in Moria at Realm of Zhu (accessed 18 September 2011)
- ↑ The Dawn of Unlight at Index.Rpg.net (accessed 29 November 2011)
- ↑ The Noegyth Nibin at Index.Rpg.net (accessed 29 November 2011)
- ↑ Review: The Road Goes Ever On at Index.Rpg.net (accessed 29 November 2011)
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Fellowship of the Ring Box Set Advert at Realm of Zhu (accessed 18 September 2011)
- ↑ Lord of the Rings Miniatures from White Dwarf at Realm of Zhu (accessed 18 September 2011)
- ↑ Star Spray at Index.Rpg.net (accessed 29 November 2011)
- ↑ A Secret Wish at Index.Rpg.net (accessed 29 November 2011)
- ↑ Up & Coming at Index.Rpg.net (accessed 29 November 2011)
- ↑ Taurëfantô at Index.Rpg.net (accessed 29 November 2011)
- ↑ Letters From a Foreign Land at Index.Rpg.net (accessed 29 November 2011)