Warhammer World Grand Opening May 16th & 17th : tickets now on sale !

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**reds8n**

// reopening more technically surely ...?

http://warhammerworld.games-workshop.com/events-hall/warhammer-world-grand-opening/

It’s the news you’ve all been waiting for!

We’re delighted to invite you to experience a host of new and exciting features at Warhammer World’s visitor centre on our grand opening days of May 16th and 17th.

Be the first to experience 5 brand new exhibition areas packed full of miniatures and displays; 3 new retail stores including a revamped Warhammer World store and the world’s first and only Forge World and Black Library stores.

As if this wasn’t enough, we have also invited members of our amazing design teams down to help us celebrate on each day.

Because we expect to be very busy on these days, entry to all of Warhammer World will be ticket only, and entry to the Exhibition Centre will be on a timed ticket – to ensure a safe and enjoyable experience for everyone.

Dates: Saturday 16th May & Sunday 17th May Venue: Warhammer World, Nottingham Tickets: Available February 9th Age Limit: Attendees under 16 must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Games Workshop cannot take legal responsibility or guardianship for children who stay in Warhammer World for (for any length of time). That will always remain with parents/guardians of those children. Please consider this before leaving any children you are responsible for at Warhammer World.

Your ticket is valid for one day only as chosen, and covers entry to the full venue, including the Exhibition Centre. On arrival you can choose an hour time slot to visit the Exhibition Centre.

Things to See and Do

forge world exhib (2)The Brand New Warhammer World Exhibition Centre

Warhammer World’s brand new Exhibition Centre featuring 5 areas packed with thousands of Citadel miniatures.
10 specially built display boards featuring over 20,000 miniatures.
Cabinets showcasing thousands of models painted by the renowned ‘Eavy Metal and Army Painting teams.
Our new flexible exhibition and events area, opening with an art exhibition.
The biggest display board Games Workshop has ever created – has to be seen to be believed!
Open Day 2012The Studio Areas

Black Library, Forge World and the Games Workshop Design Studios will be joining us at Warhammer World, so you can meet the dedicated teams that bring to life the worlds we all love. This is your chance to chat with them and ask any burning questions about Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000.
Meet the team behind the new Exhibition Centre, who designed and built the display boards, including Games Workshop’s largest display ever.
The Warhammer World Events Team will be revealing and discussing popular and new events coming up at Warhammer World, including Throne of Skulls and Battle Brothers.
Bugman’s Bar

Enjoy our new menu for our opening, relax and rejuvenate in Bugman’s Bar.
Things to take Home

Get an exclusive souvenir to show off at home!

New releases and Warhammer World Exclusives

Brand new Citadel product made exclusively for Warhammer World.
Brand new Forge World releases plus a Warhammer World only exclusive.
Brand New Black Library releases plus a Warhammer World only exclusive.
Brand new merchandise range including T-shirts, mugs and more.
Bugman’s exclusive merchandise including tankards, beer and more.
Art prints available to purchase from the art gallery display.
Sevatar-1-HHCAccess our full ranges

The world’s only Black Library bookstore, with the largest physical Black Library range available anywhere.
The world’s only dedicated Forge World store, carrying a huge range of Forge World products.
The Warhammer World store offering access to the full Citadel range.
Plan ahead with an event ticket

Put a date in your diary to look forward to, with tickets available for upcoming events including Throne of Skulls and Battle Brothers.
Tickets and Information

Ticket Information: Tickets for Warhammer World’s events are available as e-tickets. You can find out more about our e-tickets here, and buy yours here.

**Morathi's Darkest Sin**

Interesting, will be heading up there at some point to see how it changed.. I hope that is adding two stores in other parts of the 'Square' and not just chopping up the current one to a shared space.

**e.earnshaw**

Hum I went last week and was disappointed
I couldn't peek through the stud walls to see what they were doing.

**reds8n**

IIRC they've swiped some of the hall area to make the new stores.

http://publicaccess.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=documents&keyVal=MX16X8LYCB000

**Herzlos**

It does look like quite an increase in store space. Does Black Library have enough stuff to justify a space that big?

More interesting is that the bulk of the exhibition rooms are only accessible through the store.

Shame about the timing, I'd have totally dragged my friends down there for a nerdy stag do.

**Tyron**

After this event will it still be free?

**Koppo**

According to the Forge World guys this grand (re)opening is a 500 ticket limit event. They are on sale at the weekender now, general sale Monday.

**Avrik_Shasla**

Please open a Warhammer World in the United States :(

**plastictrees**

Somewhere central.
A quick google tells me that Lebanon, Kansas would be the ideal location...

**Herzlos**

Tyron wrote:
After this event will it still be free?

I believe so. Most of the additional event rooms will probably not be available to the public, but I can't see them charging to access the rest of it.

**SilverMK2**

Wow, the new larger, glass enclosed store area really fits in well with the rest of the "castle" style of the gaming hall... oh, wait... no it doesn't

**Herzlos**

I think the castle theme is no more

**Abadabadoobaddon**

So less castle theme more bubble theme. Makes sense.

**Looky Likey**

Koppo wrote:
According to the Forge World guys this grand (re)opening is a 500 ticket limit event. They are on sale at the weekender now, general sale Monday.

FW also plan on launching a few models at this weekend as well.

**reds8n**

Crossover post from the BL thread :

This pic is the cover for/from "Meduson" , which will only be available from the Warhammer World BL store.

Whilst stocks last.

One doubts this will be the last such release either.

Chatter from the HH weekender is that there will be 500 or so tickets ( presumably for each day) made available for the grand (re)opening.

**H.B.M.C.**

reds8n wrote:
One doubts this will be the last such release either.

Oh good. Store exclusive books now.

BL really have gone full slow, haven't they?

**reds8n**

I await dataslates, formations etc etc that you can only download from special GW terminals* inside their stores on their very own intranet with bated breath.

* And by special one means even more special than the ones they have now. These ones will not only look like something from the 41stM but will be about as effective and mainly use 5 inch floppys.

**Yodhrin**

reds8n wrote:
Crossover post from the BL thread :

This pic is the cover for/from "Meduson" , which will only be available from the Warhammer World BL store.

Whilst stocks last.

One doubts this will be the last such release either.

Chatter from the HH weekender is that there will be 500 or so tickets ( presumably for each day) made available for the grand (re)opening.

*drops mic*

feth it, I'm out. Seriously, fething location exclusive books?! Who thinks of this crap?

**Theophony**

First thing I saw in that picture was an Ultramarine to the right of center. Turns out it has iron hands kneepad and is an IH book. Just goes to show you Mat Ward was right, everyone wants to be an Ultramarine

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**SilverMK2**

Theophony wrote:
First thing I saw in that picture was an Ultramarine to the right of center. Turns out it has iron hands kneepad and is an IH book. Just goes to show you Mat Ward was right, everyone wants to be an Ultramarine .

Now that GW don't have exclusive rights to the omega symbol it looks like everyone is using it!

**Verviedi**

*Squee*
I hope they open one in Murica.

**agnosto**

Verviedi wrote:
*Squee*
I hope they open one in Murica.

Why would they? They've closed battle bunkers, manufacturing facilities, warehouses and moved one-man shops to off-traffic areas everywhere else in the US. Why would they open a money-sink like Warhammer World when they're reducing their corporate footprint in every other capacity and their corporate balance sheet is bleeding?

Yeah, I'll change my name to Buzzkillington now.

**Herzlos**

H.B.M.C. wrote:
reds8n wrote:
One doubts this will be the last such release either.

Oh good. Store exclusive books now.

BL really have gone full slow, haven't they?

Hopefully there will be enough local members willing to buy Lenton-only items and send them to others for postage costs, rather than ramming them on eBay for a 300% markup. I can certainly do that when I'm next in gaming (August).

**reds8n**

and with many thanks to Mr Shaggy from the Bolthole an update about Medusason

A bit of expansion on "Meduson"...

Only available to buy from the new BL shop at Warhammer World - at least for the first (numbered, limited edition) release. No web purchases etc - only in person over the counter. Once they've done the grand re-opening thing in May (apparently there will be 3 permanent stores there - Black Library, Forge World and standard GW).

Laurie Goulding did specifically say that "Meduson" will be made available on a general release at some point in the future.

He has also stated (more than once) that all Black Library content will (eventually) appear in all formats... so e-books in print, print in e-format, audio in print (and I am guessing in e-format as well?) and that all Horus Heresy content will eventually be released in print in number format (as per the novels).

http://warhammerworld.games-workshop.com/2015/02/09/grand-opening-may-16th-17th-tickets-available/

tickets now available.

.. got mine !

**Looky Likey**

Looky Likey wrote:
Koppo wrote:
According to the Forge World guys this grand (re)opening is a 500 ticket limit event. They are on sale at the weekender now, general sale Monday.
FW also plan on launching a few models at this weekend as well.

Book V and Gurlyman are the two promised by Tony Cotteral.