DiscoverIn Conversation with Jordan SorceryPeter Darvill-Evans | Games Workshop Interview
Peter Darvill-Evans | Games Workshop Interview

Peter Darvill-Evans | Games Workshop Interview

Update: 2024-10-26
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Author and former Games Workshop board member Peter Darvill-Evans in conversation with Jordan Sorcery.

Games Workshop and White Dwarf have a long history dating back to days before Warhammer Fantasy even existed. Under the tenure of co-founders Steve Jackson and Sir Ian Livingstone GW was the European importer of the new roleplaying game Dungeons & Dragons, the UK publisher of multiple RPGs from companies like Chaosium, and the retailer for all manner of tabletop games and distractions. 

By the mid-80s the founders would leave to concentrate on gamebook adventures for Fighting Fantasy, whilst a boardroom battle determined the order of succession and the shift for Games Workshop from selling everyone’s games, to focusing on their own creations manufactured in Nottingham.

My guest today joined Games Workshop in those early days, working in the first retail store before managing the entire retail operation. He contributed to White Dwarf, played in Ian & Steve’s band, wrote some Fighting Fantasy adventures of his own, created the Dr Who RPG and published many Dr Who books, and he was even a member of the board during that stressful succession.

Peter-Darvill Evans interview.

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[PETER DARVILL-EVANS WEBSITE]
https://peterdarvillevans.com/

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#GamesWorkshop #FightingFantasy #WhiteDwarf #DrWho #tabletop #boardgames #RPG #wargames

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Peter Darvill-Evans | Games Workshop Interview

Peter Darvill-Evans | Games Workshop Interview

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