Judge Dredd at the Gaming Table | Games Workshop to Warlord Games

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8 ай бұрын

Judge Dredd is a British pop-culture icon that has celebrated, satirised, ridiculed, arrested, and blown up just about everything sacred in UK and US politics for the past 40 years. And he's done it at the gaming table just as much as in the comics.
From Games Workshop to Mongoose Publishing, Rebellion, and now Warlord Games there have been plenty of Dredd and 2000 AD inspired games over the years. Legendary designers like Ian Livingstone, Rick Priestley, Andy Chambers, and Gav Thorpe have all worked on the licence, and there have been countless awesome miniatures depicting the whole 2000 AD family.
Join me as I track down the evidence, investigate the history, and...string together some sentences about Judge Dredd and all his games!
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Corrections:
- Embarrassingly I mixed up Brian Bolland and Ian Gibson’s art duties on the original Judge Dredd board game. Bolland illustrated the box and of course Ian Gibson drew the board.
- In 2010 Mongoose separated from Rebellion and became independent again. So by the time Mongoose lost the Dredd licence they were no longer affiliated with Rebellion, which explains a lot!
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@Rob-nq6br 7 ай бұрын

Dredd and 40K, the classic examples "Guys, these REALLY are not the goodies..."

@jordansorcery 7 ай бұрын

If I know anything it’s that everyone in 40k & Judge Dredd is a good guy

@jamespaul6315 7 ай бұрын

Dredd in that world is 100% the good guy. Would you rather live under Mean Machine Angel? Or PJ Maybe?

@deadpool3982 7 ай бұрын

@@jamespaul6315 He might be good compared to them but he is most definitely not a ‘good guy’, literally part of a fascist/authoritarian regime

@deadpool3982 7 ай бұрын

@Rob-nq6br now if only we could get (most) septics to realise that 😂

@unholyduckman 7 ай бұрын

The quality of content on your channel is just top notch. Thanks

@jordansorcery 7 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@PRAISE_HASHUT 7 ай бұрын

Several pre-painted miniatures from Dredd and 2000ad were also released in 2004 as part of the ‘Indy’ expansion for Wizkids collectible miniatures Wargame ‘Heroclix’, allowing you to field them in pitched battles with characters from Marvel, DC, Darkhorse, Too Cow and more!

@jacobfarley2332 7 ай бұрын

Between you and Arbitor Ian, one can get a masters class on GW history on and off the table

@jordansorcery 7 ай бұрын

Now if I only I could get KZfaq tenure

@PavelKava 7 ай бұрын

Ian Livingston's board game has always been fun and that's what games are about. Great content as always sir.

@wolvz7081 7 ай бұрын

I watch and enjoy your all content Jordan but really do especially enjoy your ‘history of’ videos. Thank you.

@jordansorcery 7 ай бұрын

Cheers Wolvz! The history vids are definitely some of the most fun to make too!

@GhostGuitars 7 ай бұрын

Jordan you are knocking it out of the park with these interviews! Alan does make a very good point that with a total refresh you give the design team SO much more freedom to innovate. And with older formats coming back we have all the options to play with

@darrenrichardson6146 6 күн бұрын

Love the acknowledgement of TSR UK's Imagine Magazine in this video! I collected all of the Pellinore issues back in the early 2000s! I had the Judge Dredd RPG by GW back as a kind in the early 90's, always wanted to play it, but couldn't get my school chums interested, they were die hard WFB gamers.

@lennyblade 7 ай бұрын

Amazing video! I've only played "The cursed Earth", which is a small card game. Plays fast & fun, but is hard as nails. Would love to get into one of the RPGs or miniature games, though. Loved the 2000 AD stories as a Kid, Nemesis the Warlock, Strontium dog, Rogue trooper and Judge Dredd

@ralfbrechtel8803 4 ай бұрын

Great Video. Judge Dredd is back. Sadly forgotten is Chainsaw Warrior. The single most fast paced, brutal and merciless game i know. From Games Workshop 1987. No Rerelease in sight here. Sure the game had some flaws. That's why i overworked all rules where it makes sense. On Top i made a two player coop modus for the game. Wish i can make a rerelease if this great game with the revised rule.

@djdoug242 7 ай бұрын

Excellent video! I've been a US-based fan of Dredd since the 90's (getting US reprints of 2000AD stories) and have owned/still own a lot of the products you've discussed.

@jordansorcery 7 ай бұрын

Thank you! Some absolute classics there, sounds like a great collection!

@yanakaizzz9335 7 ай бұрын

G'day Jordan, love how your channel is developing and yes I believe you're on a winning template with your content delivery. Keep doing what you love for it's clearly your ikigai and we all love to see it! Be well

@StormofSteelWargaming 7 ай бұрын

Good video and one I've been waiting for. I played the original RPG to death back in the 80s, we had some great adventures across MC1. I've got the Warlord range as well, but am not very keen on the rules, I've used What a Cowboy for it instead.

@matthewjackson9152 7 ай бұрын

What a great video! Judgement Day was a fantastic campaign and the Dredd RPG really fun to play.

@prestigepea1235 7 ай бұрын

Good timing. The ABC Warriors game has gone up for preorder today!

@jezhunt8394 7 ай бұрын

Excellent history of Judge Dredd, you am the lore!

@jordansorcery 7 ай бұрын

That’s the stuff!

@crafty_android 7 ай бұрын

Man you make the best table top wargaming history videos, thanks!

@intzbk1 7 ай бұрын

Love these history videos! I have about 12 of the original Arbiters that I collected back in the day because they reminded me of Dredd, including the ones you shown. I believe I had the Dredd rpg back then but no models for it which most likely means my small local gaming store didn't have any. Man, late 80's - early 90's GW stuff was so awesome. The band Anthrax came out with I am the Law in the 80's and it rocked.

@Mark-nh2hs 7 ай бұрын

As a child growing up in the 80s my two comics was the 80s Eagle and 2000AD. Great memories

@CrimsonTemplar2 7 ай бұрын

Excellent work sir. I’ve always had a soft spot for Judge Dredd & the Arbites in 40K - they’re just such great satire.

@jordansorcery 7 ай бұрын

Thanks Crimson! I couldn’t agree more, there’s some fantastic satirical comedy and commentary there

@davydatwood3158 7 ай бұрын

I enjoy dives into history like this, it's one of the better features of your channel! On a technical note - the volume levels on this one were all over the place. I could tell which bits of audio you'd recorded when because the volume kept jumping from "a little quiet" to "a little loud" to "oh, wow, that's kind of unpleasantly loud." Not the ideal listening experience when running your videos in the background to some painting. :)

@gringotom242 7 ай бұрын

Great video! This channel is so aligned to my interests

@MiniatureRealms 7 ай бұрын

Another excellent video Jordan, definitely filled in loads of gaps for me. Loved the GW RPG, and now enjoying Warlord’s offering. Wish they would do an RPG version now, it’s definitely tempting to see how well the old GW version stands up, and try it with Warlord’s miniatures.

@nerdmeister9786 7 ай бұрын

Gaze into the Sorcery of Jordan! (I got the reference, well played sir)

@rayperium 7 ай бұрын

I remember stumbling upon Dredd first when visiting UK in the 80s and instantly being blown away by him. It was so fresh and different to the comics I had known before. Since then I became a fan and played quite some of the games you presented. Thoroughly enjoyed your video. I am always amazed at how you manage to continually come up with interesting topics. Thank you for your work and the great relaxed way of presentation!

@mikenolan73 7 ай бұрын

The judge dredd boardgame was the first "hobby" boardgame I bought. I loved how the combo of perp/crime cards could create wacky combos like Judge Death arrested for Sugar Smuggling :) Reading the White Dwarf articles I desperately wanted a copy of Block Mania but never got it. I was so delighted that Rebellion reprinted the game I bought a copy for myself as a christmas present and left it wrapped under the tree.

@benjackson-ellery4267 7 ай бұрын

I've owned every version of the dredd rpg at some point or another so this was a massive walk down memory lane, I think the EnWorld might be the best version though. Block mania was incredibly mad too. Thanks for anothe great trip into the past Jordan.

@thefireonthehill 7 ай бұрын

Excellent video. Id love for Warlord to do campaign boxed sets, with minis and a couple of pieces of terrain, for their Dredd game, basing them on the major comic storylines, like the Apocalypse War or Judge Child Quest.

@julianwarren7770 7 ай бұрын

And Warlord literally announced today (and started taking pre-orders) for an ABC Warriors game!

@JescoJimBo 7 ай бұрын

Who needs cable television / streaming services? Your videos are amazing man! Can't wait for the fantasy 7th ed video : ) I need to give the Warlord games stuff a serious look.

@grantboardman7880 7 ай бұрын

Judge Dredd had a fairly good game on the Commodore-64 in the 80s...Loved it!

@user-vo4pq5io6i 7 ай бұрын

Jordan, I dont know what you do for a living but you have found your calling with this channel! If you ever have the inclination, would you ever do a video about France 1940? It was huge with my dad when he was a lad and he would get a real kick out of you talking about it. Keep your stick on the ice! Sincerely Alex from Toronto!

@jordansorcery 7 ай бұрын

Cheers Alex! My hope is to do this for a living as long as I can!

@DamienJamesOFarrell Ай бұрын

The en-publishing version was my fave of the ttrpgs, shame the licence only lasted 5 years, the Dredd supplements were excellent and the Strontium Dog and Rogue Trooper supplements showed the versatility of the w.o.i.n system

@cyberleaderandy1 5 ай бұрын

I had several of the GW Dredd figures on bikes ( Dredd and Anderson) and they were nice figures. Shame long gone. Xxx

@alanhom5714 7 ай бұрын

I grew up reading Judge Dredd when they first reprinted the stories here in the United States under the Eagle comic line. I'd always wanted to try out the original RPG game!

@angelicdespot2735 7 ай бұрын

Great video. Would love you to look into Beyond the Gates of Antares some time.

@lukejw11 5 ай бұрын

FWIW I am sure the board itself was illustrated by Ian Gibson, with Brian Bolland doing the card art and box cover.

@danroberts007 7 ай бұрын

Great video. I've only played the Warlord tabletop game of Dredd; earlier this year at Adepticon a friend ran a couple of us through a demo and I'm sorry to say my street judge and his rookie didn't fare too well. Then, in June, I also took a tour of the Warlord Games factory and picked up a few odds & ends, including Dredd dice, tokens, rules and the big man himself. I'll need to get him painted up in time for next year's rematch @ Adepticon. I've got various street-gang appropriate minis but lack those cards Andy Chambers was talking about. I'll get a hold of them somehow... perhaps on Black Friday or Christmas morning if I'm lucky. Do I feel lucky?

@bosshogg8273 7 ай бұрын

OMG Jordan, it is like you are rifling through the bowels of the cupboard all my GW memories live in! If you get a Blood Royale and Dark Future episode in you'll have a full house. I've not watched far enough in this yet to see if you cover Black Mania, that is lurking in the back of the cupboard too. I notice you did a Fury of Dracule recently too... that was an all time favourite, but sadly succumbed to a basement flood sometime in the early 00's. **Edit - yay you do hit Block Mania :D**

@bosshogg8273 7 ай бұрын

I love seeing all these old WD's. The articles/coverage/scenarios were truly inspired at times.

@australbirder621 7 ай бұрын

Excellent video, great content as always. Cheers!

@mattcunnington1972 7 ай бұрын

Lovely video. I started with the board game and then the GW roleplaying game, Slaughter Margin was a great epic adventure, and we are going to play again soon. It was a shame GW didn't make more adventures. My fave thoguh is BlockMania, it's always a great play and I love the free for all destruction, but you have to remain vigilant of your own block and the ability for anyone to come and raid you easily through the Mega Way or Sky Train

@edwardblacklock2446 7 ай бұрын

You absolutely nailed it!

@manofaction1807 7 ай бұрын

SPUG THE LAW!!!!! I've got the Mongoose figures from their Monty Haul KS. Warlord taking it over was the greatest thing to happen for Matt. The game is pretty damn solid, and the gameplay is smooth, in the Warlord way. The new game cleans up the Mongoose rules, and gives for a faster, in-depth play. Mongoose's first iteration was abysmal, but I gave them a pass, because the game was cheap as balls to get on sale, when I picked it up. The figures were pretty rough, and made out of that craptastic plastic that they came in. As a game, The new Warlord game is a tabletop wargame that is best at low numbers on a good table.

@ITCamefromthePage 7 ай бұрын

Fantastic video!

@michaelmitchell2123 7 ай бұрын

Excellent video!

@tjleary 7 ай бұрын

Such a great video sir, top stuff!

@anotherzingbo 7 ай бұрын

I think the only Judge Dredd gaming I've taken part in was playing RPGs with homebrew rules back when I was at university. I have a few friends who have or have had the GW RPG, mainly I remember them being a touch critical about how incompetent trained-since-childhood street judge PCs are, with I think 30% being a common chance of hitting a perp with a Lawgiver!

@hotsnakesrobot 7 ай бұрын

"Judge Dredd is a total bastard". Perfect, at this point I knew I was in for yet another top notch upload.

@misterjones7248 7 ай бұрын

Jordan, your content is fantastic and a worthy voice on our hobby, thank you.

@Lemonhead209 7 ай бұрын

Superb as usual

@unclemontypython 7 ай бұрын

Lovely stuff. How is that Slaine game from Warlord? I love the minis and am considering getting involved. Love me a Celtic barbarian.

@PRAISE_HASHUT 7 ай бұрын

Here’s a fun fact for you Jordan, Judge Dredd’s name was supposedly inspired by a 1960s record by Jamaican Ska superstar ‘Prince Buster’. On the tongue in cheek record ‘Judge Dread’, Buster assumes the role of the eponymous Judge and deals out disproportionate sentences to a variety of youth offenders (played by members of the band), over a jovial Ska rhythm.

@lesterdarke 7 ай бұрын

So Mongoose separated from Rebellion in 2010, so by 2016 they weren't part of the same company.

@jordansorcery 7 ай бұрын

Ah, I missed that in my research - I will add a correction to the video description. Thanks!

@Jackalblade9 7 ай бұрын

Regrettably as an American my first exposure to Dredd in the late 80s was from an acquaintance who A) thought Judge Dredd was the best thing ever, which would have been fine if not for B) them completely missing the parody aspect of the comic. Sadly it's left me vaguely disinterested in the franchise, though I do own the Mongoose d20 RPG. And I do have a fondness for the Arbitrator class from FFG's Dark Heresy...

@DuivelsApp 7 ай бұрын

Drokk, great video, yet the original board game map was drawn by Ian Gibson under the pseudonym Q. Twerk.

@jordansorcery 7 ай бұрын

Thank you! Ah, that’s embarrassing; I mixed them up in the script and didn’t question it! I’ve added a correction to the description to clarify.

@DuivelsApp 7 ай бұрын

@@jordansorceryKeep up the great work, I have read JD with the American reprints from Eagle Comics starting with the Apocalypse War still my favorite series.

@jimvalentine8952 7 ай бұрын

Ah the Dredd rpg sourcebook was absolutely fantastic, especially with how hard back issues and reprints were to find in the 80s. But sadly it was so worthless as an rpg for the fundamental issue that as a rookie you could barely throw a punch or shoot a perp…

@filthyletonk1333 7 ай бұрын

I think the most over looked for war gaming is rogue trooper......

@benfraser6840 7 ай бұрын

The warlord judge dredd game is an absolute banger of a game

@jamespaul6315 7 ай бұрын

Dredd is a good guy. Im sorry but he is. He is dedicated to protecting the people. In that world hes the best it gets. It doesnt mean he would be in our world but it isnt our world.

@johnclarke25 7 ай бұрын

Shame you couldn't call of in dudley west Midlands as you could see my dredd collection plus all the boxed games plus archives of citadel stuff back to 1982,it's not really a hobby and I can walk away at any time........

@walt_man 7 ай бұрын

Judge Dredd vs Batman Judge Dredd vs Alien Judge Dredd vs Predator Judge Dredd vs Robocop Judge Dredd vs Clown? Judge Dredd vs Angry Chef! Judge Dredd vs Judge Dredd... Judge Dredd vs Calamity Jane Judge Dredd vs Watchman Judge Dredd vs Willem Dafoe and finally... Judge Dredd vs Nicholas Cage!