Games Workshop (UK) Holmes Basic Book (1977) - cover artwork by John
Blanche, page 45 artwork by Fangorn.
Games Workshop (UK) Holmes Basic Book (1977) - cover artwork by John Blanche, page 45 artwork by Fangorn. https://www.acaeum.com/ddind…/setpages/foreign/basicfor.html
Gygax commented on the UK changes: "Yes, I saw the work, and I approved. Ian [Livingstone] and Steve [Jackson of Games Workshop] convinced me that their audience didn't like the illustrations used in American versions of the game, so I gave them the okay to produce their own."
Very cool. I especially like fangorns frazzeta like drawing. We're these the mentser rules?
ReplyDeleteChris Holmes - no sir, these were your Dad's rules.
ReplyDeleteYes, the first two UK printings of Holmes Basic by Games Workshop have different artwork. More can be read on this page, which also has a link to a DF thread where all of the artwork is shown:
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Gygax commented on the UK changes: "Yes, I saw the work, and I approved. Ian [Livingstone] and Steve [Jackson of Games Workshop] convinced me that their audience didn't like the illustrations used in American versions of the game, so I gave them the okay to produce their own."
ReplyDeleteCan I just say: "awesome sauce."
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