Editing Game Designers' Workshop (section)

{{Short description|Wargame and roleplaying game publisher}}
{{Distinguish|text=the unrelated UK-based [[Games Workshop]]}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox company 
| name   = Game Designers' Workshop 
| type   = Corporation (1973–1996) 
| industry       = [[Board wargame|Wargame]] and [[Role-playing game]] publisher 
| products       = Wargames, role-playing games 
| logo   = [[File:Game Designers' Workshop (logo).png]] <!-- Fair use rationale, please see image link for this rationale --> 
| foundation     = June 22, 1973 
| defunct        = February 29, 1996 
| key_people     = [[Frank Chadwick]], [[Rich Banner]], [[John Harshman]], [[Marc W. Miller|Marc Miller]], [[Loren Wiseman]] 
| location       = [[Normal, Illinois|Normal]], Illinois, United States
}}

'''Game Designers' Workshop''' (GDW) was a [[Board wargame|wargame]] and [[role-playing game]] publisher from 1973 to 1996.<ref name="ongamedesign">{{Cite web |url=http://www.gamecareerguide.com/features/327/on_game_design_a_history_of_video_.php?page=2 |title=On Game Design: A History of Video Games |last=Jason Weesner |date=2007-01-11 |publisher=Game Career Guide |access-date=2007-09-14}}</ref> Many of their games are now carried by other publishers.<ref name="farfuture">{{Cite web |url=http://www.farfuture.net/ |title=Far Future Enterprises - Home |publisher=Far Future Enterprises |access-date=2007-09-14}}</ref>