GW is closing the Memphis Battle Bunker.
Loken here with some bad news for the hobby. In
another move about cost controls that sacrifices the gaming community,
Games Workshop is closing the last remaining Battle Bunker, the one at
their US corporate HQ. This shouldn't be a shock, as Games Workshop has
made clear the Battle Bunkers were an obsolete concept in their
cost-control focused plan.
And
it hits close to home as the Bunker manager James Bell, is a good
friend of mine and one of the nicest guys in the hobby. And two years
ago he moved his entire family across the country to manage the bunker
after a successful run managing the Los Angeles Battle Bunker.
From James on the World of Battle Facebook page
Ok
folks. I have some news about The World of Battle. Things are changing
here at the shop and on March 26th the store is going to make the
transition into a one man store. This means that the gaming hall will
also be closed off. This is not a bad thing, or the end of the World of
Battle. The store will still be here for you to get your favorite Games
Workshop miniatures, it will have tables covered
with fantastic terrain for you to play on and it will still offer
fantastic customer service. Until we make the transition all the events
that we have on the schedule will still happen! I know this may be taken
as bad news, but it is not! The store is, and will continue to be here,
and the same fun, helpful atmosphere will remain! - James
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| The Big Game III at the Memphis Battle Bunker |
A sad day indeed.
Loken
Day today how busy was the bunker? HQ uk hall is usually nearly empty during the week. Sadly they now shut Thursday evenings which is when I tend to be there.
ReplyDeleteSad news indeed. James was a great manager here in the LA BB but I was happy for him when he got the bump to TN. Hopefully, this move by GW will not cause them to loose James as an employee.
ReplyDeleteThis is sad, but this is not the last Battle Bunker....
ReplyDeleteBowie, MD is still open.
This is definitely a tragedy - Had the chance to meet james a couple months back and he was a class act. All the best to James and his family, hope that he lands on his feet after this announcement!
ReplyDeleteJames was a great guy and trained many of my favorite GW store managers. I miss that guy and hope the changes are for the best.
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