Editing Games Workshop (section)

==Events==
There were yearly [[Games Day (Games Workshop)|Games Day]] events held by Games Workshop which was started in 1975, at Seymour Hall, [[London]] on 20 December 1975.<ref>{{cite journal |date=December 1975 |title=Games Day Programme |journal=[[Owl and Weasel]] |publisher=Games Workshop |issue=11}}</ref> It included the [[Golden Demon]] painting competition, news stands, sales stands, and tables to play on. In 2014 it was replaced by 'Warhammer Fest', similar but with additions such as demonstration pods and seminars.<ref>{{cite journal | title = Games Day Programme | journal =[[Owl and Weasel]] | issue = 11 | publisher = Games Workshop |date=December 1975 }}</ref>

=== Worldwide campaigns ===
Games Workshop has run numerous ''Worldwide Campaigns'' for its three core game systems. In each campaign, players are invited to submit the results of games played within a certain time period.<ref name="BGIME1">[[Battle Games in Middle-earth]], Issue 56</ref>

Each Warhammer campaign has had a new codex published with the rules for special characters or "incomplete" army lists. Below are listed the Games Workshop Worldwide Campaigns (with the campaign's fictional universe setting in parentheses):

* 1997 - A Dark Conspiracy (Warhammer)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hiveworldterra.co.uk/clanbertram_archive/GW/miscart.htm|title=A Dark Conspiracy: A World-Wide Warhammer campaign|publisher=White Dwarf issue 205|page=33| access-date=27 December 2024}}</ref>
* 2000 - Third War for Armageddon (''Warhammer 40,000'')<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.armageddon3.com/English/40KIntro/40Kintro.html| title = Third War for Armageddon Campaign Site| access-date = 30 June 2007| publisher = Games Workshop| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070607173953/http://www.armageddon3.com/English/40KIntro/40Kintro.html| archive-date = 7 June 2007| df = dmy-all}}</ref>
* 2001 - Dark Shadows (Warhammer)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/290082672/Warhammer-Fantasy-Battles-Campaign-Dark-Shadows-Summer-Campaign-2001|title=Warhammer Fantasy Battles - Campaign - Dark Shadows - Summer Campaign 2001|publisher=Warhammer|access-date=27 December 2024}}</ref>
* 2003 - Eye of Terror (Warhammer 40,000)<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.eyeofterror.com/ | title = Eye of Terror Campaign Site| access-date = 30 June 2007| publisher = Games Workshop}}</ref>
* 2004 - Storm of Chaos (Warhammer)<ref>{{cite web | url = http://stormofchaos.uk.games-workshop.com/default.htm | title = Storm of Chaos Campaign Site | access-date = 30 June 2007 | publisher = Games Workshop | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070626032827/http://stormofchaos.uk.games-workshop.com/default.htm | archive-date = 26 June 2007 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>
* 2005 - [[The War of the Ring Online Campaign|The War of the Ring]] (The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game)<ref>{{cite web | url = http://thewarofthering.uk.games-workshop.com/warnews/ | title = The War of the Ring Campaign Site (United Kingdom) | access-date = 30 June 2007 | publisher = Games Workshop | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070627050627/http://thewarofthering.uk.games-workshop.com/warnews/ | archive-date = 27 June 2007 | df = dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://thewarofthering.ca.games-workshop.com/warnews/ | title = The War of the Ring Campaign Site (Canada) | access-date = 30 June 2007 | publisher = Games Workshop | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070930062823/http://thewarofthering.ca.games-workshop.com/warnews/ | archive-date = 30 September 2007 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>
* 2006 - The Fall of Medusa V (Warhammer 40,000)<ref>{{cite web | url = http://medusav.games-workshop.com/ | title = The Fall of Medusa V Campaign Site | access-date = 30 June 2007 | publisher = Games Workshop | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070625111050/http://medusav.games-workshop.com/ | archive-date = 25 June 2007 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>
* 2007 - The Nemesis Crown (Warhammer)<ref>{{cite web | url = http://nemesis.games-workshop.com/ | title = Nemesis Crown Campaign Site | access-date = 30 June 2007 | publisher = Games Workshop | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070630104607/http://nemesis.games-workshop.com/ | archive-date = 30 June 2007 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>
* 2011 - Scourge of the Storm (Warhammer)<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.games-workshop.com/stormofmagic | title = Scourge of the Storm Site | access-date = 24 July 2011 | publisher = Games Workshop | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110720022135/http://www.games-workshop.com/stormofmagic | archive-date = 20 July 2011 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>

These Campaigns were run to promote its miniature wargames, and attracted interest in the hobby, particularly at gaming clubs, Hobby Centres and independent stockists.<ref name="BGIME1"/> Forums for the community were created for each campaign (in addition to those on the main site), as a place to "swap tactics, plan where to post your results, or just chat about how the campaign is going."<ref name="BGIME1"/> In some cases special miniatures were released to coincide with the campaigns; the promotional "[[Gimli (Middle-earth)|Gimli]] on Dead [[Uruk-hai]]" miniature, for example, was available only through the campaign roadshows or ordering online.<ref name="Gimli">{{cite web |url=http://thewarofthering.uk.games-workshop.com/events/umbar/1/ |title=Wrath of Umbar |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930065528/http://thewarofthering.uk.games-workshop.com/events/umbar/1/ |archive-date=30 September 2007}}</ref> As a whole these events have been successful; one, for example, was deemed "a fantastic rollercoaster", with thousands of registered participants.<ref name="War of the Ring">{{cite journal | last = Cavatore| first = Alessio | author-link = Alessio Cavatore | title = Victory for the Free Peoples | journal =[[White Dwarf (magazine)|White Dwarf]] | issue = 312 | publisher =Games Workshop | date = Jan 2006 }}</ref>