Tickets for the 2018 New Year’s Open Day just went on sale on Forge World. Come find out what you can expect to see during the event.
Open Day has become an event to look forward to, showcasing new models and giving us teasers on upcoming releases. New Year’s Open Day 2018 will be taking place January 6th, and tickets just went on sale. Let’s take a look at what Games Workshop had to say about the event.
Warhammer World’s New Year’s Open Day is a celebration of the amazing Citadel and Forge World models we’ve produced over the years, as well as giving you a chance to look at what is to come. It’s a fantastic way to start your year!
At the event you can chat with some of our talented staff, who will be there talking about and showing off their creations. There will also be a sales stand full of the latest goodies for you to buy, as well as a gaming area with some wild and wacky games for you to take part in!
Things to See and Do
- Meet the creative folks from behind the scenes, such as the ‘Eavy Metal Team, Citadel Writers, Citadel Miniatures Designers, Army Painters, White Dwarf team, Warhammer World Studio and the Forge World Design Studio as they show off their new creations, chat about them, and share some favourite miniatures.
- Get expert advice and insider insights to use on your own projects or discover more about the worlds you love, from live hobby demonstrations and discussions being run throughout the day in the popular Demo Pods.
- Explore the Exhibition Centre as often as you like through the day, seeing the packed displays of miniatures and highly detailed dioramas.
- Get nostalgic over the Archive Timeline and make your mark, letting us know what your first miniatures were!
Things to take Home
Browse the stores and sales stands and take advantage of Warhammer World Exclusives, Event Exclusives and perhaps some items available before general release! Available to browse and buy will be:
- The Forge World, Citadel and Black Library stores.
- Forge World and Citadel stands.
- The latest Citadel and Forge World releases.
- New exclusive items only available at our events and Warhammer World.
- Art prints including Forge World’s stunning canvas prints.
- Show your allegiance with mugs, caps, hoodies, t-shirts and art prints.
- More to be confirmed…
With new releases and previews of items to come we’re really looking forward to seeing what’s revealed during Forge World’s New Year’s Open Day. The event will be taking place January 6th and tickets are now available over on Forge World. Make sure you check back in with us for the up to date coverage to find out what’s in store for the future of our favorite games.
Last year’s New Year’s Open Day revealed a lot of new releases that we saw throughout the year, and gave us some updates on projects Games Workshop has in store for us.
New Year’s Open Day 2017
Fresh back from Warhammer World from the New Year Open Day.
First News…the only info I can at the moment remember…this may be a bit shambolic as I’m just putting down stuff I can remember and hoping it makes sense.
Horus Heresy – Book Seven:
Only asked about availability, Tony Cottrel thinks it is on for the Heresy Weekender, the book is at the printers at all being well the boats packed with black books should arrive back in the UK in time for the first week in Feb and the Horus Heresy Weekender.
Specialist Games
– had a chat with Andy Hoare, as always a friendly chap who seems happy to answer what was almost certainly the fiftieth time he had heard the same questions being put to him that day.
Adeptus Titanicus:
Release has been put back. Mix of reasons including GW releasing this may be a very popular choice (really? Who would have thought?). Gives them more time to work on things and allow a bigger initial release with more models etc.
So far the Warlord, Reaver and Questoris Knights have been 3D modelled for the new game. Warhound is currently being worked on.
A game is expected to be around five titans of any class. You pick a type of Maniple, such as Scout, Assault or Battle and pick accordingly. This means you could have a game of five Warlords v five Warhounds. You then take the difference in the two sides and the weaker side then gets to spend those points on other things, I can’t remember the name now of them – Stratagems? Something like that.
About nine titans a side is about the limit you would reasonably want, unless you have the time spare.
The emphasis of the game is controlling you titans and making decisions such as power levels, ramping up your generator makes you faster, more powerful weapons and shields but has consequences. Your titan has a personality and may not like what you try and do with it. Basically as you get in the novels the Princeps has to keep control over something which may not want to relinquish control. So if you have a bloodthirsty, hunter type titan trying to back away from a fight might not be the easiest thing to do.
Terrain has been done as have Realm of Battle boards which the buildings can fit onto. These are at the factory already so should be ready to go when the game is released.
There is no great desire to redo Epic. While we may get more games at the same scale – such as a massed tank version there is no desire to see a combined titan/tank/infantry battle. Basically they don’t just want 40k at a smaller scale.
There is a chance, though it may be small, we see some of the models at the Heresy Weekender in a month’s time.
Blood Bowl
Season Two book is likely April-ish.
Plastic Ogre player will be out soon. There will also be a plastic Troll. They decided to do these in plastic as they can be taken in so many team.
Elf Union team is being worked on, Nurgle will follow after these hopefully later this year (October?). Also Goblin team in plastic, I think from memory these will come before the Elves. Goblins were a must for plastic as they can be taken on their own as well as being taken as members of other teams.
Expect at least one Star Player to follow with each team, some may get two. The Skaven star player (two heads, four arm guy) will be here soon. Season Two will have a lot of Star Players in there, some known and some who are new.
Neoprene pitches are a go. The human and Orc pitches have been done as the first ones have arrived at GW to look at and test out. Forgot to ask when these are likely to be out.
If the folks over at Games Workshop kickoff 2018 the same way they did 2017 then we’re in for some treats at the upcoming New Year’s Open Day.
Well what do you think? We would love to hear your comments and thoughts on what’s to come for the next Open Day. Is there anything in particular you would like to see talked about or revealed? Let us know in the comments below.
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