White Dwarf

From Warhammer - The Old World - Lexicanum
Revision as of 16:59, 16 May 2011 by Tdf4638 (talk | contribs) (377)
Jump to: navigation, search
Cover of White Dwarf 362, designed by Paul Dainton.

White Dwarf (sometimes shortened to WD) is the monthly magazine produced by Games Workshop. The first issue was published in June-July 1977 as a bimonthly magazine. In August 1982 it changed to a monthly release. In the present day White Dwarf covers the three 'core' games systems produced by Games Workshop: Warhammer 40,000, The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game and Warhammer Fantasy. White Dwarf is produced in a number of countries in several languages, with the UK edition considered the 'mother' edition.

History

Issue 1 of White Dwarf was published in June-July 1977. It was in black and white, had only 24 pages, was bi-monthly, had many advertisements for obscure non-Games Workshop games and had no pictures of miniatures. During this time Dungeons & Dragons was the main focus of the magazine. In August 1982 the magazine became monthly and the first Warhammer article was published in White Dwarf 45 in September 1983, shortly after the release of the 1st edition rulebook.1 p.61

The last issue to be bound by staples was White Dwarf 89. Subsequent issues were now free to increase the page count. By this time the focus was beginning to switch to miniatures, with the few colour pages dedicated to pictures of Citadel miniatures. After White Dwarf 100 non-Games Workshop material disappeared from the magazine and a Games Workshop logo added to the front cover. This could be considered the birth of modern White Dwarf - an in-house publication for Games Workshop and its miniatures.1 pp.62-63

The first issue to be completely free of external advertising was White Dwarf 113. The first battle report was published in White Dwarf 120, with hand-drawn maps. This feature became increasingly popular, and now there is at least one battle report in every issue of the magazine. By White Dwarf 128 the page count had increased to 128 pages. By White Dwarf 300 the magazine had fragmented so separate countries had different design teams, different content and even different issue numbers. In White Dwarf 316 a new team was assembled and White Dwarfs around the world began to have the same content again.1 pp.64-65

Features & Articles

Regular White Dwarf articles include:

  • New Releases - All of the items that Games Workshop have released that month.
  • Designer's Notes - Writers, artists and sculptors are interviewed about the new releases.
  • Battle Report - A description of a game of Warhammer, or one of Games Workshop's other games, accompanied by pictures and explanations of tactics by the players.
  • Modelling / Painting Workshop - Tips on a certain area of the Games Workshop hobby.
  • 'Eavy Metal Masterclass - A guide by one of the 'Eavy Metal team to painting a miniature to the highest quality.
  • Tactica - Tactics and strategies for winning games.

List of UK White Dwarfs

Warning - the classification of these White Dwarfs may not be 100% accurate. If you see a mistake, please feel free to rectify it by editing the page

1st Edition

White Dwarf 45 White Dwarf 46 White Dwarf 47 White Dwarf 48 White Dwarf 49 White Dwarf 50 White Dwarf 51 White Dwarf 52 White Dwarf 53 White Dwarf 54
White Dwarf 55 White Dwarf 56 White Dwarf 57 White Dwarf 58 White Dwarf 59 White Dwarf 60

2nd Edition

White Dwarf 61 White Dwarf 62 White Dwarf 63 White Dwarf 64 White Dwarf 65 White Dwarf 66 White Dwarf 67 White Dwarf 68 White Dwarf 69 White Dwarf 70
White Dwarf 71 White Dwarf 72 White Dwarf 73 White Dwarf 74 White Dwarf 75 White Dwarf 76 White Dwarf 77 White Dwarf 78 White Dwarf 79 White Dwarf 80
White Dwarf 81 White Dwarf 82 White Dwarf 83 White Dwarf 84 White Dwarf 85 White Dwarf 86 White Dwarf 87 White Dwarf 88 White Dwarf 89 White Dwarf 90
White Dwarf 91 White Dwarf 92 White Dwarf 93 White Dwarf 94

3rd Edition

White Dwarf 95 White Dwarf 96 White Dwarf 97 White Dwarf 98 White Dwarf 99 White Dwarf 100 White Dwarf 101 White Dwarf 102 White Dwarf 103 White Dwarf 104
White Dwarf 105 White Dwarf 106 White Dwarf 107 White Dwarf 108 White Dwarf 109 White Dwarf 110 White Dwarf 111 White Dwarf 112 White Dwarf 113 White Dwarf 114
White Dwarf 115 White Dwarf 116 White Dwarf 117 White Dwarf 118 White Dwarf 119 White Dwarf 120 White Dwarf 121 White Dwarf 122 White Dwarf 123 White Dwarf 124
White Dwarf 125 White Dwarf 126 White Dwarf 127 White Dwarf 128 White Dwarf 129 White Dwarf 130 White Dwarf 131 White Dwarf 132 White Dwarf 133 White Dwarf 134
White Dwarf 135 White Dwarf 136 White Dwarf 137 White Dwarf 138 White Dwarf 139 White Dwarf 140 White Dwarf 141 White Dwarf 142 White Dwarf 143 White Dwarf 144
White Dwarf 145 White Dwarf 146 White Dwarf 147 White Dwarf 148 White Dwarf 149 White Dwarf 150 White Dwarf 151 White Dwarf 152

4th Edition

White Dwarf 153 White Dwarf 154 White Dwarf 155 White Dwarf 156 White Dwarf 157 White Dwarf 158 White Dwarf 159 White Dwarf 160 White Dwarf 161 White Dwarf 162
White Dwarf 163 White Dwarf 164 White Dwarf 165 White Dwarf 166 White Dwarf 167 White Dwarf 168 White Dwarf 169 White Dwarf 170 White Dwarf 171 White Dwarf 172
White Dwarf 173 White Dwarf 174 White Dwarf 175 White Dwarf 176 White Dwarf 177 White Dwarf 178 White Dwarf 179 White Dwarf 180 White Dwarf 181 White Dwarf 182
White Dwarf 183 White Dwarf 184 White Dwarf 185 White Dwarf 186 White Dwarf 187 White Dwarf 188 White Dwarf 189 White Dwarf 190 White Dwarf 191 White Dwarf 192
White Dwarf 193 White Dwarf 194 White Dwarf 195 White Dwarf 196 White Dwarf 197 White Dwarf 198 White Dwarf 199 White Dwarf 200 White Dwarf 201

5th Edition

White Dwarf 202 White Dwarf 203 White Dwarf 204 White Dwarf 205 White Dwarf 206 White Dwarf 207 White Dwarf 208 White Dwarf 209 White Dwarf 210 White Dwarf 211
White Dwarf 212 White Dwarf 213 White Dwarf 214 White Dwarf 215 White Dwarf 216 White Dwarf 217 White Dwarf 218 White Dwarf 219 White Dwarf 220 White Dwarf 221
White Dwarf 222 White Dwarf 223 White Dwarf 224 White Dwarf 225 White Dwarf 226 White Dwarf 227 White Dwarf 228 White Dwarf 229 White Dwarf 230 White Dwarf 231
White Dwarf 232 White Dwarf 233 White Dwarf 234 White Dwarf 235 White Dwarf 236 White Dwarf 237 White Dwarf 238 White Dwarf 239 White Dwarf 240 White Dwarf 241
White Dwarf 242 White Dwarf 243 White Dwarf 244 White Dwarf 245 White Dwarf 246 White Dwarf 247 White Dwarf 248 White Dwarf 249

6th Edition

White Dwarf 250 White Dwarf 251 White Dwarf 252 White Dwarf 253 White Dwarf 254 White Dwarf 255 White Dwarf 256 White Dwarf 257 White Dwarf 258 White Dwarf 259
White Dwarf 260 White Dwarf 261 White Dwarf 262 White Dwarf 263 White Dwarf 264 White Dwarf 265 White Dwarf 266 White Dwarf 267 White Dwarf 268 White Dwarf 269
White Dwarf 270 White Dwarf 271 White Dwarf 272 White Dwarf 273 White Dwarf 274 White Dwarf 275 White Dwarf 276 White Dwarf 277 White Dwarf 278 White Dwarf 279
White Dwarf 280 White Dwarf 281 White Dwarf 282 White Dwarf 283 White Dwarf 284 White Dwarf 285 White Dwarf 286 White Dwarf 287 White Dwarf 288 White Dwarf 289
White Dwarf 290 White Dwarf 291 White Dwarf 292 White Dwarf 293 White Dwarf 294 White Dwarf 295 White Dwarf 296 White Dwarf 297 White Dwarf 298 White DWarf 299
White Dwarf 300 White Dwarf 301 White Dwarf 302 White Dwarf 303 White Dwarf 304 White Dwarf 305 White Dwarf 306 White Dwarf 307 White Dwarf 308 White Dwarf 309
White Dwarf 310 White Dwarf 311 White Dwarf 312 White Dwarf 313 White Dwarf 314 White Dwarf 315 White Dwarf 316 White Dwarf 317 White Dwarf 318 White Dwarf 319
White Dwarf 320

7th Edition

White Dwarf 321 White Dwarf 322 White Dwarf 323 White Dwarf 324 White Dwarf 325 White Dwarf 326 White Dwarf 327 White Dwarf 328 White Dwarf 329 White Dwarf 330
White Dwarf 331 White Dwarf 332 White Dwarf 333 White Dwarf 334 White Dwarf 335 White Dwarf 336 White Dwarf 337 White Dwarf 338 White Dwarf 339 White Dwarf 340
White Dwarf 341 White Dwarf 342 White Dwarf 343 White Dwarf 344 White Dwarf 345 White Dwarf 346 White Dwarf 347 White Dwarf 348 White Dwarf 349 White Dwarf 350
White Dwarf 351 White Dwarf 352 White Dwarf 353 White Dwarf 354 White Dwarf 355 White Dwarf 356 White Dwarf 357 White Dwarf 358 White Dwarf 359 White Dwarf 360
White Dwarf 361 White Dwarf 362 White Dwarf 363 White Dwarf 364 White Dwarf 365 White Dwarf 366

8th Edition

White Dwarf 367 White Dwarf 368 White Dwarf 369 White Dwarf 370 White Dwarf 371 White Dwarf 372 White Dwarf 373 White Dwarf 374 White Dwarf 375 White Dwarf 376
White Dwarf 377

Sources