FFG and Games Workshop conclude their business relationship

Kiyoshi · 9 Sep 2016 at 15:53

Maybe of interest to some, Fantasy Flight Games will cease their relationship with Games Workshop on February 28th, 2017 (source). Products affected will be:

Black Crusade
Blood Bowl: Team Manager
Chaos in the Old World
Chaos Marauders
Dark Heresy
Dark Heresy Second Edition
Deathwatch
Forbidden Stars
Fury of Dracula
Only War
Relic
Rogue Trader
Space Hulk: Death Angel
Talisman
Warhammer: Diskwars
Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay
Warhammer: Invasion The Card Game
Warhammer Quest: The Adventure Card Game
Warhammer 40,000: Conquest
All Fantasy Flight Supply products showing imagery licensed to Games Workshop

I think this is a shame, I have and play a lot of those. I wonder how well Games Workshop's own model for board/card games will fare compared to FFG, quality, price and support will be interesting to see.

For anybody interested in any of the above games, you might want to get them now, or complete your collections, before they disappear forever.

vincent1989 · 9 Sep 2016 at 17:11

I wonder if they're simply being licensed elsewhere or brought inhouse? GW have been openly embracing the past with all their recent boxed games.

Socaddict · 10 Sep 2016 at 08:26

So, how long to I have to pick up Forbidden Stars then...

Tunney · 10 Sep 2016 at 09:48

Hmm... tempted to buy all of the Warhammer: Invasion packs that I'm missing, assuming they're still for sale.

I wonder if GW will stop licensing terrible mobile games now?

Kiyoshi · 10 Sep 2016 at 10:13

I'm tempted to buy into Warhammer Invasion before it's gone, but as I haven't bought anything yet the cost is a bit prohibitive (for a completionist).

dcsarge · 10 Sep 2016 at 14:25

Socaddict said:
So, how long to I have to pick up Forbidden Stars then...

Buy it as soon as you can, as it sounds like FFG won't be re-ordering beyond existing factory runs (if there are any). Popular FFG products can take a while to restock at the best of times with some shops.

GW are probably looking to maximise profit by making their own games or they were asking for a heftier cut.

No1newts · 10 Sep 2016 at 17:42

I don't have any of these products but with GW involved it will soon mean hefty price increases incoming.

GTanny · 11 Sep 2016 at 19:44

nearly picked up Warhammer Quest today until i did a quick search and found out this news meaning so expansions will be released and in a campaign based game it means its very limited.

Has a plus side though as i ordered Eldritch Horror instead.

Only game i have on the list is Space Hulk Death Angel and the expansions are hard enough to get hold of as it is, thankfully the base game has enough to keep me playing.

Kiyoshi · 12 Sep 2016 at 13:24

I've picked up the remaining expansions I needed for Talisman, Death Angel and Warhammer Conquest.

I already had Fury of Dracula and BB Team Manager, and just placed an order for Forbidden Stars.