Alan Merrett

Alan: The display tables at the Golden Demon competition have, over the years, become an awe-inspiring spectacle, an endless sea of stunning Games Workshop miniatures painted to the highest standard. Thousands of carefully painted models fill every square inch of available space, each model the result of hours of painstaking care and lavish attention. What a testament to the skill and patience of the competitors!

It is a source of great satisfaction and excitement for those of us who work for Games Workshop to see how inspiring our labours have been. We are equally inspired by the remarkable range of the entries each Games Day.

Year after year, my heart is warmed by seeing the delight, pride and excitement the winners enjoy when they are presented with their Golden Demon trophies. Of equal satisfaction is the sheer number of entries we get each year. This doesn't make our job of judging very easy but does show the huge interest in participating in the event, which is really the point of the whole thing after all!

BUT WHAT IS GOLDEN DEMON?

For the past few years, we have run three separate competitions: Golden Demon itself, the Young Bloods Competition and the Open Competition.

The main event is Golden Demon, and there are gold, silver and bronze trophies to win in each of the ten categories. The model judged to be the best of all the Golden Demon entries wins the coveted 'Demon Slayer Sword', a uniquely forged item that only the very best possess.

The Young Bloods Competition showcases the very best efforts of our younger enthusiasts.

The Open Competition is our special 'free-for-all' tournament. Anybody can enter, but beware – even the Games Workshop staff can have a go, so the standard is always very high!

Golden Demon veterans will be more than familiar with the format of the competition and how to enter, but each year you should check out the categories carefully, as some of them do change from past competitions.

For those of you thinking of entering for the first time, you should read the Competitor's Guidelines carefully! Anyone coming to the Games Day event can enter Golden Demon. For full details of the procedure on the day, check out White Dwarf 269.

In the meantime, good luck to all of you who enter! See you there!

- Alan Merrett

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