Rick Priestley Explained

Birth Date:29 March 1959
Birth Place:Lincoln, England
Occupation:Wargame designer, writer
Nationality:British

Rick Priestley (born 29 March 1959) is a British game designer[1] and author mainly known as the creator of Warhammer miniature wargame.

Career

Rick Priestley, with Bryan Ansell and Richard Halliwell, designed the Fantasy miniature wargame Warhammer Fantasy Battle for Games Workshop.[2] The company released the game in 1983. Priestley also developed a science fiction counterpart for this wargame, which was released as in October 1987. Priestley, with Andy Jones and Marc Gascoigne of Warhammer, developed the idea for the Black Library which, as a result, produced the magazine Inferno! (July 1997–November 2004).[2] In 2000, Priestley designed the 10mm-scale mass combat Fantasy wargame Warmaster.[2]

Rick left Games Workshop in 2009, complaining that the corporate culture had grown too focused on sales and no longer cared about innovation in game design. He does consulting work on a freelance basis and is a consultant at River Horse Games.[3] He was co-owner of Warlord Games, which sold 25% of shares to Hornby in July 2023 for £1.25 million.[4]

At the end of 2011 he was elected to the committee of the Society of Ancients.[1] Priestley helped design the World War II miniature wargame Bolt Action prior to its 1st edition in 2012. In December 2012 he announced plans to launch a new science fiction game The Gates of Antares[5] with an initial attempt at funding raised through Kickstarter. It was released as Beyond the Gates of Antares through Warlord Games in 2015.

Personal life

Priestley was born on 29 March 1959 in Lincoln, England. He studied "Archaeology with Classics and Ancient History" at Lancaster University, graduating in 1981. He lives near Nottingham.

Works

Priestley worked extensively for Games Workshop. He is credited with authoring or co-authoring the following games:

Since joining Warlord Games, he has authored or co-authored the following games:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Slingshot, No279, Nov 2011, p1
  2. Book: Shannon Appelcline. Designers & Dragons. Mongoose Publishing. 2011. 978-1-907702-58-7.
  3. Web site: Our Team. River Horse. 2022-12-20.
  4. Web site: 7 July 2023 . Acquisition and Extension of Loan Facility, 7 Jul 2023 11:23 Shares Magazine . https://web.archive.org/web/20230711163620/https://www.sharesmagazine.co.uk/news/market/LSE20230707122354_4828600/acquisition-and-extension-of-loan-facility . 11 July 2023 . 11 July 2023 . www.sharesmagazine.co.uk.
  5. Web site: Gates of Antares. Toyz N The Hood. 2012-12-18. 2013-10-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20131019074908/http://toyznthehood.com/388/beyond-the-gates-of-antares/. dead.
  6. Web site: Warhammer Fantasy Battle. BoardGameGeek. 2011-03-02.
  7. Web site: Warhammer Ancient Battles. BoardGameGeek. 2011-03-02.
  8. Web site: 1644. BoardGameGeek. 2011-03-02.
  9. Web site: Warhammer 40,000. BoardGameGeek. 2011-03-02.
  10. Web site: Necromunda. BoardGameGeek. 2011-03-02.
  11. Web site: Warmaster. BoardGameGeek. 2011-03-02.
  12. Web site: Warmaster Ancients. BoardGameGeek. 2011-03-02.
  13. Web site: The Alamo - Victory or Death. BoardGameGeek. 2011-03-02.
  14. Web site: Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game. BoardGameGeek. 2011-03-26.
  15. Web site: Black Powder. BoardGameGeek. 2011-03-01.
  16. Web site: Hail Caesar. BoardGameGeek. 2011-04-25.