The LAF Games Workshop Discussion Thread

[Chico]

Actually it was Sandy Petersen's idea: http://glorantha.temppeli.org/digest/gd5/1997.11/1898.html

There's also a board game called Warhamster Rally:

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1314/warhamster-rally

You might get credit for the hyphen, however.

LOL there's always someone...

It was clearly (Good or bad) nothing but a joke post about a long standing Warhammer joke name.

Have a good day now.

[Kitsune]

Why are those new marines wearing shoes?

[Andrew_McGuire]

LOL there's always someone...

It was clearly (Good or bad) nothing but a joke post about a long standing Warhammer joke name.

Have a good day now.

OK. I was aware it was a joke, but had the impression you were claiming credit for the name. My bad. Nice picture, BTW.

[JamesValentine]

Why are those new marines wearing shoes?

To walk in...obviously

[Andrew_McGuire]

If GW's protection of its branding is still a topic of interest, I can't help wondering how these chaps will fare, particularly as their range includes not only orcs but orks:

http://www.warhansa.com/index.php/katalog/fantasy_orcs_goblins.html

[mcfonz]

Orc's is fine. Chapterhouse was a testcase really. They picked the company that took the 'p' more than others and went to town.

Orc is a long established name, so couldn't be protected. It wasn't original to GW. As a result of the other terms like Space Marine etc in that case being deemed too common to be protected they renamed pretty much their entire range of paints and the vast majority of the miniatures that had common names.

Orcs became Orruks with the introduction of AoS.

Orks I'm not sure about to be honest. But considering it is just a letter swap from Orcs I doubt it would be either.

[Cubs]

How long before we see Orx?

[Storm Wolf]

How long before we see Orx?

Hasn't that already been taken by Mantic? 

[Cubs]

Yeesh.

[Leftblank]

I'm a lawyer. I discovered similarities between the old War Banner logo and the NEW Warhammer logo. I think that was the reason for the C&D letter to War Banner. Money always wins.

My short blog with pics here: https://amsterdamwar.game.blog/2019/04/06/why-i-hate-games-workshop-lawyers/

[beefcake]

Nice blogpost there Leftblank.

[Andrew_McGuire]

Orc's is fine. Chapterhouse was a testcase really. They picked the company that took the 'p' more than others and went to town.

Orc is a long established name, so couldn't be protected. It wasn't original to GW. As a result of the other terms like Space Marine etc in that case being deemed too common to be protected they renamed pretty much their entire range of paints and the vast majority of the miniatures that had common names.

Orcs became Orruks with the introduction of AoS.

Orks I'm not sure about to be honest. But considering it is just a letter swap from Orcs I doubt it would be either.

All very true, no doubt, but I was primarily thinking of the company's name.

[Gibby]

I'd rather not be able to trademark something's name and risk a bit of (pretty much healthy) competition from small companies than have silly names like Orruks and Ogors and Gorefistmegathrumpicator that I was in charge of. 

[mcfonz]

This is exactly why any GW talk is kept to this thread.

Every so many posts we may as well just post 'EVIL GAMES WORKSHOP' let those that want to nod in agreement and the rest of us get on with being rather less negative and trying to enjoy what GW has to offer to the hobby. Being the biggest gateway for youngsters into the hobby is just one of them.

[Gibby]

I was just making a joke about the new names (hence the o.t.t made up one). Let me add a smiley to make it clear.