Warhammer Co-Creator Bryan Ansell Dies at 68
His Death Comes as Games Workshop Prepares to Launch Warhammer: The Old World
- Bryan Ansell, co-creator of Warhammer and founder of Citadel Miniatures, passed away at home on December 30, 2023, at the age of 68.
- Ansell was instrumental in shifting Games Workshop's focus to tabletop wargaming, a field it continues to dominate.
- He was also responsible for the 1980 sci-fi wargame Laserburn, a precursor to Warhammer 40,000.
- After leaving Games Workshop in 1991, Ansell ran a smaller manufacturer of historical miniatures called Wargames Foundry.
- News of Ansell's death comes as Games Workshop prepares to launch Warhammer: The Old World, a reboot of the original Warhammer Fantasy Battle game.
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