Games Workshop's World of Battle: A look back at the history of Games Workshops products and proof of SQUATS

Greetings once again InterWebs!!!! Here is the last of my reviews of Games Workshop's World of Battle in Memphis, TN. This time I would like to share with you one of the coolest things I have seen at a Games Workshop store.....the cases of remembrance! Along the back hall of the venue there were several large glass display cases full of old (really old!) Games Workshop products from way back in the day. Here are some looks back into the past:

So many 2nd and 3rd edition items of which I owned quite a few:

The original Rhino box set which was 3 Rhinos for $20.00 of I remember those days! There is also the Land Raider Box Set behind which was 2 tanks if I remember correctly.

The original Blood Angel army from the Angels of Death Codex:

The original Space Wolf army from the 2nd edition codex:

There was even some Fantasy, the original Chaos army from Realm of Chaos:

The Fantasy cases which were not as stuffed full of items as the 40k cases:

Nice to see an old Horus Heresy boardgame from way back before Forge World got a hold of the Heresy. I never got a chance to play it but it was nice to see they still had the foundation game for the Heresy:

Some of the old Terrain sets were in the cases as well like the Industrial Battleground (aka Necromunda terrain):

The old Epic games but sadly not Titanicus:

The original Space Hulk with all of its expansions! I still have these except the minis. I have never seen the 'Space Marine Assault' box before so that was kind of cool! No idea what it is though.

Great game for Ork players, loved the easy vehicle rules but overall it could not hold up to Necromunda:

Lots of cool little box sets from back in the day including another set I had not ever seen. The Terminators & Tyranids box set was new to me.

Old box sets again including the original RTB01 box set of Marines. It was that box set that got me hooked!

BAM!! Front and Center on a shelf there is proof! GW can't hide the awesomeness of Squats (Space Dwarfs). Sadly the box looked to be opened unlike the others in the cases which might mean it was empty.

Original Devastators box set with a Squat Mole Mortar! Again more proof! I really miss the Squats, I had a huge (well short ) Squat army back in the Rogue Trader days, back before GW wrote them out of the 40k universe.

I must say it was a blast to walk along that hall and look at all the stuff I either had back in the day, still have lurking in storage somewhere, or never even heard of before. I loved the nostalgia of it all and would recommend a stop a look if you are ever in the Memphis area. Thanks for stopping by and taking a look! Take care!

Games Workshop's World of Battle: A look at the Game Tables

Greetings once again InterWebs!!!!! My recent trip to Memphis included a stop at Games Workshop's U.S. Headquarters which is called the 'World of Battle' and is a Hobby Center (retail store) and Battle Bunker (game area) along with all of the actual offices (which were off limits). The whole experience was awesome! The staff were very friendly, helpful, and not too pushy. The venue was stunning with so much to see! I have been to Warhammer World in Nottingham and our version is just as nice but has no Bugman's which is a shame. From talking to the manager of the World of Battle (James Bell, a really nice guy) it is a local zoning issue and not a GW decision. I could have really gone for a 'Fat Bloke' and a pint of Bugman's XXX.

The gaming area was stunning! The ambiance was perfect and the gaming tables were sublime! I wish I could game on such lovely tables all the time! Here is a fairly large picture dump of the gaming tables that were set up at the time of my visit:

The Imperial Sector/A Bridge too Far:

Various other 'alien' worlds:

Imperial Super-Heavy Motor Pool:

Lava World (Salamanders loved this table!):

Imperial Siege World:

Chaos World with floating platforms that were dedicated to the four ruinous powers:

Eldar Crone World with active 'wraith gates':

A stunning Fantasy City that while I don't play Fantasy I would LOVE to play on this table:

This was a 'Display' table with Skaven and Undead that was beautiful:

There were tunnels along 3 of the sides which showed the underground battles:

Rear area was an underground series of rooms to battle in:

There were several pieces of awesome 'ground terrain':

The really cool thing about each of these tables was that each and every one had a 'table scenario' attached to it! You could play the special table scenario or just a regular game which was a nice touch! Here is one of the table plaques for one of the tables I played on:

I got a couple of games in and really enjoyed playing with a fully painted army on such lovely terrain. It was what the game is all about! The visuals were awesome....watching my little toy soldiers fight it out on real looking terrain! Perfect!

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look. I will be showing off more pictures of the actual venue itself with a look at the display cabinets, the walls, the hall of remembrance, etc. Take care!