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==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> while recent issues have exclusively contained articles about ''[[The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game‎]]'' (and other miniature war games from Games Workshop).<ref name=GW/>
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]].
 
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. However, apparently the magazine dropped 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>


==Issues, selected==
==Issues, selected==
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*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==

Latest revision as of 17:46, 30 January 2013

Cover of White Dwarf #365, 2010

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]

Article from White Dwarf #79, 1986
  • 1983: White Dwarf #38
    • "Khazad Dûm" by Lewis Pulsipher (adventure in Moria for AD&D)[3][4]
    • [Moria illustrations by John Blanche][5]
  • 1985: White Dwarf #64 (April)
    • Outline Drawing (Advert)[1]
    • "The Dawn of Unlight" by Graham Staplehurst (scenario for MERP)[3][6]
  • 1985: White Dwarf #65 (May)
    • "The Noegyth Nibin" by Steven Prizeman[3][7]
  • 1985: White Dwarf #66 (June)
    • "The Road Goes Ever On: Inside Middle-earth Role Playing"[3][8]
    • Gandalf on Shadowfax (P. Benson)[1]
    • Rohirrim on Mount (Peter Prowl)[1]
    • Barrow Wights (Bill Sprint)[1]
  • 1985: White Dwarf #67 (July)
    • Sauron on throne[1]
    • Black and white photo[1]
  • 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)
    • Fellowship of the Ring Box Set Advert[9][1]
  • 1986: White Dwarf #73 (January)
    • Noldor Deep Elf (Pete Prow)[10][1]
    • "Star Spray" by Graham Staplehurst (adventure for MERP)[3][11]
  • 1986: White Dwarf #77 (May)
    • "A Secret Wish" by Graham Staplehurst (adventure for MERP)[3][12]
  • 1986: White Dwarf #79 (July)
    • "Where and Back Again?" [by Graham Staplehurst; article on Middle-earth role-playing][9]
    • Uruk-Hai (converted by Kevin Adams)[1]
  • 1986: White Dwarf #80 (August)
    • "Up & Coming: A Look at Levels in MERP" by Martin Veart (about the system of levels in MERP)[3][13]
  • 1986: White Dwarf #81 (September)
    • Gandalf and Sauron (Colin Dixon)[1]
  • 1987: White Dwarf #87 (March)
    • "Taurëfantô" by Graham Staplehurst (adventure for MERP)[3][14]
  • 1987: White Dwarf #88 (April)
    • Balrog Box Set Advert[1]
  • 1987: White Dwarf #93 (September)
    • "Letters From a Foreign Land" by Graham Staplehurst (setting: Calenardhon; rules for MERP)[3][15]
  • 1988: White Dwarf #100 (April)
    • Uruk Hai (Advert)[1]
  • ca. 2001-2010: White Dwarf, various issues
  • 2013-, various issues

External links[edit | edit source]

References

  1. 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)
  2. White Dwarf at Games-Workshop.com (accessed 17 September 2011)
  3. 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)
  4. Khazad Dûm at Index.Rpg.net (accessed 29 November 2011)
  5. Giant Shadows: John Blanche in Moria at Realm of Zhu (accessed 18 September 2011)
  6. The Dawn of Unlight at Index.Rpg.net (accessed 29 November 2011)
  7. The Noegyth Nibin at Index.Rpg.net (accessed 29 November 2011)
  8. Review: The Road Goes Ever On at Index.Rpg.net (accessed 29 November 2011)
  9. 9.0 9.1 Fellowship of the Ring Box Set Advert at Realm of Zhu (accessed 18 September 2011)
  10. Lord of the Rings Miniatures from White Dwarf at Realm of Zhu (accessed 18 September 2011)
  11. Star Spray at Index.Rpg.net (accessed 29 November 2011)
  12. A Secret Wish at Index.Rpg.net (accessed 29 November 2011)
  13. Up & Coming at Index.Rpg.net (accessed 29 November 2011)
  14. Taurëfantô at Index.Rpg.net (accessed 29 November 2011)
  15. Letters From a Foreign Land at Index.Rpg.net (accessed 29 November 2011)