![]() One huge attraction of the magazine was its incorporation of mini-game scenarios, capable of completion in a single night's play, rather than the mega-marathon games typical of the off the shelf campaigns. In addition to this a generation of writers passed through its offices and onto other RPG projects in the next decade, such as Phil Masters and Marcus L. ![]() Early 1980s: as a general RPG periodical ĭuring the early 1980s the magazine focused mainly in the 'big three' role playing games of the time: AD&D, RuneQuest and Traveller. Due to the increase in available space, there was an opportunity to produce reviews, articles and scenarios to a greater depth than had been possible in Owl and Weasel. White Dwarf continued the fantasy and science fiction role-playing and board-gaming theme developed in Owl and Weasel. The magazine had a bimonthly schedule, with an initial (and speculative) print run of 4,000. Originally scheduled for May/June 1977, White Dwarf was first published one month later. Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone initially produced a newsletter called Owl and Weasel, which ran for twenty-five issues from February 1975 before it evolved into White Dwarf. History 1975-: Owl and Weasel to White Dwarf It is now dedicated exclusively to the miniature wargames produced by Games Workshop. The magazine underwent a major change in style and content in the late 1980s. These games were all published by other games companies and distributed by Games Workshop stores. White Dwarf is a magazine published by Britishgames manufacturer Games Workshop, which has long served as a promotions and advertising platform for Games Workshop and Citadel Miniatures products.ĭuring the first ten years of its publication, it covered a wide variety of fantasy and science-fiction role-playing games (RPGs) and board games, particularly the role playing games Advanced Dungeons & Dragons ( AD&D), RuneQuest and Traveller. ![]() Does anyone know if there is an index of all the old White Dwarfs, or even better a pdf old archive? I'm trying to find some old articles and any help would be appreciated. ![]()
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