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Ian Livingstone

6 years

Hard to believe that it is 40 years since Steve Jackson and I opened our first Games Workshop retail shop in April 1978 in a little side street in West London. The queue outside was inspiring!

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

4 years

I never knew he was a fan 👍

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

2 years

Hard to believe it was 40 years ago, but 1983 was definitely a vintage year!

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

2 years

I had the absolute honour to receive my Knighthood today from the Princess Royal at Windsor Castle. I am incredibly proud. It was a truly humbling and wonderful experience. And it is deserved recognition of the games industry and all the brilliant people who are part of it.

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

3 years

First published this day, 27th August 1982. Zagor the Warlock is 39 today.

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

2 years

Look at the treasures I found in the loft including a personalised Deathtrap Dungeon PlayStation given to me in 1998.

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

1 year

40 years ago today on 31st March 1983, following the huge success of The Warlock of Firetop Mountain, Steve Jackson and I published two new @fightingfantasy gamebooks, Citadel of Chaos and The Forest of Doom.

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

1 year

41 years old today. Happy Birthday Warlock. May your STAMINA never fail.

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

4 years

First published this day, 27th August 1982.

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

1 year

40 years ago today saw the first publication of City of Thieves with its iconic cover and internal illustrations by Iain McCaig. Happy Birthday Zanbar Bone!

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

7 months

D&D at 50! How time flies....

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

1 year

Thrilled to be at the Dungeons & Dragons premiere with Steve Jackson. Hard to believe we launched the game in the UK in 1975! #dndmovie

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

5 months

Today marks the 40th anniversary of Deathtrap Dungeon. To celebrate I've written another sequel, The Dungeon on Blood Island, doing my best to lure people to their doom once again. Where's Throm when you need him? May your STAMINA never fail! @fightingfantasy @scholasticuk

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

5 years

It’s my birthday today. Please STAMINA potions.

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

3 years

Thank you. It is a incredible honour and I am very, very proud, but it is also fantastic recognition for the games industry and the amazing people in it.

Fighting Fantasy

@fightingfantasy

3 years

Congratulations, Sir Ian Livingstone! #NewYearHonours #NewYear2022 #fightingfantasy #gamebooks #gamesworkshop

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

3 years

Top suggestion from ⁦ @LinkedIn ⁩ I’ll give it some serious thought....🧐

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

2 years

This day, 27th August 1982, The Warlock of Firetop Mountain was published with an iconic cover by Peter Andrew Jones @pajartstudio and stunning interior line drawings by Russ Nicholson @RussNicholson . Happy 40th birthday Zagor. May your STAMINA never fail! @fightingfantasy

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

11 months

When we were young....

BBC Archive

@BBCArchive

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#OnThisDay 1983: BBC South East at Six explored the magical world of Dungeons & Dragons, with the help of Games Workshop founders Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone.

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

8 years

Feeling very inspired to write a new @fightingfantasy book for 35th anniversary. Please 'Like' to make me do it!

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

1 year

I was devastated to hear that Russ Nicholson had passed away. I had the pleasure to work with Russ on The Warlock of Firetop Mountain and more. His iconic pen and ink illustrations were incredibly atmospheric and set the standard for Fighting Fantasy. He will be greatly missed.

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

3 years

Second Pfizer vaccination today. Gained +6 SKILL points and +12 STAMINA points. Thank you ⁦ @NHSEnglandLDN ⁩

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

4 years

How it started How it's going....

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

8 months

Very sad news Bryan Ansell passed away. Bryan, Steve Jackson and I set up Citadel Miniatures in 1978 as part of Games Workshop. He was a craftsman and dynamic entrepreneur who drove the growth of GW to the next level. Without Bryan, Warhammer would not have launched. Photo 2021.

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

3 years

Thank you. It's an incredible honour for me personally and wonderful recognition for the games industry.

Darren Ross 🐀

@dazzaross

3 years

Entertainment New Years Honours. And fantastic to see Games Workshop co-founder, @ian_livingstone , knighted - his books & games not only expanded my imagination but knowledge and vocabulary.

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@ian_livingstone

1 year

I never understood why Puffin didn’t standardise the green on the spines of our @fightingfantasy gamebooks. And I don’t know why I didn’t ask them at the time!

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

2 years

Collectors have been asking me for a 'shelfie' of my Puffin @fightingfantasy gamebooks. Here you go!

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@ian_livingstone

2 years

Steve Jackson and I had a brilliant time at ⁦ @fightingfantasy ⁩ fest yesterday meeting fans and signing copies of our new books as part of the 40th anniversary of The Warlock of Firetop Mountain #shadowofthegiants #secretsofsalamonis

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

5 years

Just found my old mug. Many fine cups of tea were drunk out of it in the 1980s.

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

2 years

My new @fightingfantasy book SHADOW OF THE GIANTS will be published in August by @scholasticuk to celebrate the 40th anniversary of The Warlock of Firetop Mountain. The amazing cover is by ex-Fable artist @widigantrippe who also illustrated the beautifully detailed internal art.

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

9 years

Foreign publishers mostly used the original UK covers....until the infamous Japanese Deathtrap Dungeon cover. Huh??? http://t.co/6Sa8ln6m04

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@ian_livingstone

6 years

Celebrating 40 years since Steve Jackson and I opened our first Games Workshop retail shop in April 1978. Proud young owners standing outside!

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@ian_livingstone

11 months

The painting behind the news reader was actually for the box cover of the UK edition of Runequest, not D&D. It was painted by the legendary Iain McCaig. I still own it I'm pleased to say :)

BBC Archive

@BBCArchive

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#OnThisDay 1983: BBC South East at Six explored the magical world of Dungeons & Dragons, with the help of Games Workshop founders Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone.

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

5 years

Now that’s what I call a birthday cake 🎂

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

6 years

It’s my birthday today and the best present I’ve given myself is finishing off writing my new Fighting Fantasy gamebook. #turnto400

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

3 years

Shocked to hear the tragic news that Chris Achilleos has passed away. World renowned for his amazing art, I had the pleasure of working with him on several #fightingfantasy projects over the years including his incredible 1985 cover painting for Temple of Terror.

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

5 months

I met an old friend today at the Trolls & Legendes Expo in Belgium.

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

5 months

On the eve of the 40th anniversary of Deathtrap Dungeon, I'm delighted to announce I've written a 2nd sequel to be published in September. The Dungeon on Blood Island will have a cover by the amazing Iain McCaig who painted the original Deathtrap Dungeon cover. @fightingfantasy

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

8 years

I've started writing a new Fighting Fantasy book to celebrate the 35th Anniversary in 2017. Lots of old friends to meet, including Yaztromo.

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

8 years

The Warlock of Firetop Mountain first published this day 1982. A big day for Steve Jackson and me @fightingfantasy

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

3 years

How it started: How it's going:

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

4 months

White Dwarf #1 and White Dwarf #500 . Grombrindal's getting old!

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

2 years

At last, it's a thing! DICE MEN has arrived from the printers and I'm delighted with it. Steve Jackson and I signed 1,600 copies today. Phew! It will be published on 10th November and there is still time to pledge here:

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

2 years

Proud to announce my new @fightingfantasy gamebook Shadow of the Giants is out today, published by @scholasticuk , as part of the celebrations of the 40th anniversary of The Warlock of Firetop Mountain. I'll be signing copies at Fighting Fantasy Fest 4 on Saturday, 3rd September.

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

2 years

Just received the soft back edition of Shadow of the Giants, my new @fightingfantasy gamebook being published on 1st September by @scholasticuk . Fantastic cover and illustrations by @widigantrippe . Hard to believe it is 40 years since The Warlock of Firetop Mountain was published

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

3 months

Just finished the final edit of The Dungeon on Blood Island - a sequel to Deathtrap Dungeon and prequel to Trial of Champions. Amazing cover by Iain McCaig, fantastic internal illustrations by Krisztian Balla and a beautiful new map by Leo Hartas. @fightingfantasy @scholasticuk

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

3 months

Great to meet Steve Jackson US ⁦ @SJGames ⁩ again at ⁦ @UKGamesExpo ⁩ talking about the Games Workshop early years and ⁦ @fightingfantasy ⁩ #scorpionswamp #carwars #dicemen

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

15 days

I'm thrilled to reveal the amazing cover by Iain McCaig of my new @fightingfantasy book, The Dungeon on Blood Island. Illustrations by Krisztian Balla and map by Leo Hartas. It will launch at Fighting Fantasy Fest 5 on 7th September. See @scholasticuk

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

2 years

Thank you all for your well wishes. May your STAMINA never fail.

Fighting Fantasy

@fightingfantasy

2 years

Happy birthday to Sir @ian_livingstone , Fighting Fantasy’s very own knight of the realm!

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

4 years

Surprised and delighted to see my birthday mentioned in The Times today. 🎂

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

1 year

Warhammer postage stamps? Blimey. Can't say it was in our master plan at the time...

Warhammer: Royal Mail issues stamps to mark game's 40th anniversary

Warhammer is a fantasy theme game, described as "a British institution and a global success".

www.bbc.co.uk

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

5 years

Deathtrap Dungeon is 35 years old. A lot of people have entered the deadly dungeon over the years but I wonder how many came out alive (without cheating)? 😉

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

6 months

Finally made it to the British Library to see their excellent Fantasy Realms of Imagination exhibition. Very proud to see The Warlock of Firetop Mountain on display there. The exhibition ends on 25th February. Hurry!

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

5 years

Forest of Doom book cover painted by the amazing Iain McCaig in 1983. Still my favourite ⁦ @fightingfantasy ⁩ book cover.

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

10 years

It's 30 years to the day since Deathtrap Dungeon was published. Proud it was the best-selling children's book of 1984 http://t.co/LORK95qTcw

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

3 years

All things considered, Chris Beaumont's cover for White Dwarf #1 was pretty radical for 1977.

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

7 years

Just found a slide from 1978 with Steve Jackson (hands on hips), me (light blue t-shirt) and our first employees outside Games Workshop.

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

2 years

No new Fighting Fantasy books for ages, then two come along at once 🤣 #shadowofthegiants by me and #secretsofsalamonis by Steve

Fighting Fantasy

@fightingfantasy

2 years

Fighting Fantasy co-creators pen two new books for the series' 40th anniversary

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

5 years

The amazing Iain McCaig created both Zanbar Bone for City of Thieves (1983) and Darth Maul for The Phantom Menace (1999).

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

2 years

What great time we had at Fighting Fantasy Fest yesterday celebrating the 40th anniversary of The Warlock of Firetop Mountain. Really pleased to have my 75mm Zagor figurine produced by @AtlantisMinis so superbly painted by @PandaemoniumM

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

2 years

It's Happy Freeway Fighter Day today. First released in 1985, the Dateline 21 July 2022 Vid News Bulletin didn't all turn out to be true thankfully! @fightingfantasy

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

2 years

The answer lies here...😉

TinyWargames 🇬🇧

@tinywargames

2 years

@ian_livingstone How did you manage to grow from such a small company to the size it achieved?

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@ian_livingstone

5 years

Deathtrap Dungeon is 35 years old. Choose your own UK cover!

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@ian_livingstone

2 years

I do.

Leo Sanders

@LeoSandbox

2 years

Who else remember this? 😊 #fightingfantasy #gamebook #indiegame #ttrpg #RetroGaming

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

7 years

Well, you asked for it @SimonHoneydew Dungles & Draggles in The Port of Peril @Yogscast @YogscastLewis @turps #fightingfantasy @scholastic

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

5 years

I'm very pleased to announce Assassins of Allansia, my new @fightingfantasy book published in August by @scholasticuk . It has a superb illustration of my old pal Lord Azzur by @RobertMBall on the swanky gold cover. Rob has also illustrated the interior art which is fantastic.

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

5 years

Dr Livingstone I presume! Thank you ⁦ @UniofSuffolk ⁩ for the Honorary Doctorate

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

6 years

Celebrating 40 years since Steve Jackson and I opened our first Games Workshop retail shop in April 1978. Kind words in 1979 from the great Gary Gygax, co-creator and pioneer of D&D, who sadly is no longer with us.

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@ian_livingstone

1 year

Wonderful recognition of a great man to whom RPG gamers worldwide owe a huge debt of gratitude. I am proud to have known Gary as a friend.

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

3 years

I suspect The Star headline writer might have read my book at some point!

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

2 years

Red was certainly a thing for me in 2022!

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

2 years

We will be celebrating the 40th anniversary of The Warlock of Firetop Mountain at Fighting Fantasy Fest 4 on 3rd September with a number of new @fightingfantasy releases. More details soon 😉

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@ian_livingstone

2 years

Hard to believe Dicing with Dragons was first published 40 years ago!

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@ian_livingstone

5 years

45 years ago today on the 1st February 1975, we launched our first Games Workshop magazine Owl & Weasel. It lasted 25 issues before we levelled up to publish White Dwarf in 1977. Read all about it here: …

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

3 years

Video games have transformed the medium of the moving image and the global industry is now worth £200 Billion; bigger than Hollywood and the music industry combined. A social, cultural and economic phenomenon that rarely gets the credit it deserves.

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@ian_livingstone

1 year

I wonder if the headline writer at The Star might have once read my Deathtrap Dungeon @fightingfantasy gamebook...? 🤔

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@ian_livingstone

6 years

I'm proud to have co-founded Games Workshop in a small flat in Shepherds Bush in 1975. In fact we are writing a book about the crazy first years.

The Economist

@TheEconomist

6 years

Games Workshop's shares have risen by 660% in two years, making it the most successful firm in the FTSE 250 share index

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@ian_livingstone

9 years

The Deathtrap Dungeon cover published by Shakaishisou Sha, our first Japanese publishers, was great. @PulpLibrarian http://t.co/IEYrM9zRAu

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@ian_livingstone

4 years

Lots of people talking about a new Deathtrap Dungeon game should be developed for next-gen consoles. Agreed, but I still have fun playing the original game on the custom-painted PS1 I was given in 1998.

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

4 years

I did.

🎮James Black 🗡️ GAME OVER🕹️

@RedgraveRohan

4 years

Anyobody keep their originals? #FightingFantasy

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Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

8 years

My new Fighting Fantasy book nearly written. Now I need your help. Please nominate three artists for the interior illustrations. Newbies OK.

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@ian_livingstone

1 year

Hard to believe Dungeons & Dragons co-creator Gary Gygax sadly passed away 15 years ago. I was fortunate to know him as a friend as well as a business colleague. We owe Gary a huge debt of gratitude, especially me. I wrote his obituary in The Independent:

Gary Gygax: Creator of Dungeons & Dragons

You are walking down a dark, dungeon corridor. The air is dank and unpleasant and rats scurry across the floor. Twenty metres further on, you come to a wooden door in the lefthand wall that has "Keep...

www.independent.co.uk

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@ian_livingstone

5 years

Deathtrap is 35 years old this year 👍

Ryukyu Dog Dingo

@RyukyuDogDingo

5 years

Sharing a few flash back memories with @misterjcomics today. Who remembers these books? #fightingfantasy

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@ian_livingstone

8 years

Ha! Your adventure is over. Better luck next time @SimonHoneydew @YogscastLewis but 👍 for #JingleJam2016 @yogscast

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@ian_livingstone

4 years

Hi @muskrat_john Mine's still in its shrink wrap 😉

Blue Czech Mark

@muskrat_john

4 years

Here’s a little cautionary tale that I hope some of you may learn from. In 1977, I began playing Dungeons and Dragons, having stumbled across this little white-boxed set in an obscure game store in London’s Hammersmith area, called Games Workshop (hi, @ian_livingstone ).

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@ian_livingstone

2 years

Nice piece by @edcumming on my life in games and Dice Men:

The British nerd who created a £2bn empire from orcs and goblins

At 25, Ian Livingstone was living in a dingy flat making games. Yesterday, the man responsible for Warhammer received a knighthood

www.telegraph.co.uk

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@ian_livingstone

4 years

Thanks for reminding me ⁦ @AArmstrong_says ⁩ that we probably sold the company 30 years too soon....😳

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@ian_livingstone

2 years

And here's the book cover illustrated by the amazing Iain McCaig which is a redraw of his original drawing used on the plastic bags in our shops 40+ years ago.

Ian Livingstone

@ian_livingstone

2 years

If you interested in the origin story of Games Workshop, my book is coming out later this year. Dice Men.

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6 years

It was an absolute pleasure to present the #GoldenJoysticks Lifetime Achievement Award with @stevejacksonuk today to #DarkSouks creator and @fightingfantasy gamebook fan #HidetakaMiyazaki . @GoldenJoysticks

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@ian_livingstone

2 years

My new @fightingfantasy book SHADOW OF THE GIANTS will be published in August by @scholasticuk . It was a pleasure to work with super-talented ex-Fable artist Mike McCarthy @widigantrippe who created the amazing cover and 25 amazingly detailed illustrations. Here's one of them!

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Very pleased to see DICE MEN: The Origin Story of Games Workshop listed as a Best Seller on Amazon today. Not sure if it will fit into a Christmas stocking though...

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@ian_livingstone

4 years

Designed in 1975!

Christian Roth

@spieleforscher

4 years

. @ian_livingstone 's very first dungeon! #icids20

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@ian_livingstone

2 years

I've got the original maps too #cityofthieves 😉

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@ian_livingstone

1 year

To celebrate the art and artists of @fightingfantasy , I'm delighted to announce today the crowdfunding launch of 'MAGIC REALMS - The Art of Fighting Fantasy' by DICE MEN publisher @unbounders which I am writing with author and historian @jonathangreen

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@ian_livingstone

6 years

Celebrating 40 years since Steve Jackson and I opened our first Games Workshop retail shop in April 1978. We should do a reunion photo with everybody in the queue. I met Oliver (photo) last year who was first in line but where are the others? Please contact me! #wherearetheynow

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@ian_livingstone

5 years

Dungeons & Dragons is back in big way:

Dungeons & Dragons: The revival of a 'geeky' pastime

Games such as Dungeons & Dragons - once seen as the preserve of the uncool - are enjoying a revival.

www.bbc.co.uk

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@ian_livingstone

1 year

Brilliant to see legendary games designer Hidetaka Miyazaki at the #BAFTAGamesAwards last night. He told me he was a fan of The Warlock of Firetop Mountain in his youth! Great that Elden Rings won two BAFTAs but some surprise in the room that his epic game did not win Best Game.

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6 years

‘No link between violent video games and increased aggression in teens,’ Not only that, let’s acknowledge that games are a proven contextual hub for learning - problem solving, algorithmic thinking, creativity, critical thinking, learning by doing, etc.

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@ian_livingstone

2 years

Just like the 1980s again! Encouraging news for ⁦ @stevejacksonuk ⁩ and me about our new ⁦ @fightingfantasy ⁩ books which will be published on 1st September by ⁦ @scholasticuk ⁩

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@ian_livingstone

6 months

It’s a great honour. Thank you UK games industry.

Ukie

@uk_ie

6 months

UK Games Industry Hall of Game inductee, Sir Ian Livingstone

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