Alchemists Workshops

Alchemists Workshops, wargames and board game store in Winsford

Alchemists Workshops is a British retailer dedicated to selling board games, miniatures, wargames and collectible card games. Its catalogue is organised into major ranges covering everything from Games Workshop systems to historical, roleplaying, card and board games, as well as hobby supplies. The store offers free shipping on orders over £50 and a no-quibble returns policy.

Games Workshop universes

The majority of the catalogue consists of Games Workshop games. Warhammer 40,000 lists armies such as the Adeptus Astartes —with chapters including Black Templars, Blood Angels, Dark Angels, Deathwatch, Grey Knights, Imperial Fists, Iron Hands, Raven Guard, Salamanders, Space Marines, Space Wolves, Ultramarines and White Scars—, the forces of the Imperium (Adepta Sororitas, Adeptus Custodes, Adeptus Mechanicus, Astra Militarum, Imperial Agents and Imperial Knights), the armies of Chaos (Chaos Daemons, Chaos Knights, Chaos Space Marines, Death Guard, Emperor's Children, Iron Warriors, Red Corsairs, Thousand Sons and World Eaters) and the xenos factions (Aeldari, Drukhari, Genestealer Cults, Leagues of Votann, Necrons, Orks, T'au Empire and Tyranids). Pre-order products, new releases, Combat Patrols, direct-only items and gaming accessories such as rulebooks, codexes, datasheet cards, dice, rangefinders and terrain are also included.

Warhammer Age of Sigmar appears with starter sets, Spearhead and direct-only items, organised by grand alliances: Order (Cities of Sigmar, Daughters of Khaine, Fyreslayers, Kharadron Overlords, Lumineth Realm-Lords, Idoneth Deepkin, Seraphon, Sylvaneth and Stormcast Eternals), Chaos (Blades of Khorne, Disciples of Tzeentch, Slaves to Darkness, Hedonites of Slaanesh, Helsmiths of Hashut, Maggotkin of Nurgle and Skaven), Destruction (Gloomspite Gitz, Ogor Mawtribes, Orruk Warclans and Sons of Behemat) and Death (Flesh-eater Courts, Nighthaunt, Ossiarch Bonereapers and Soulblight Gravelords).

Other Games Workshop systems available include Warhammer: The Old World, with factions such as Grand Cathay, Beastmen Brayherds, Dwarfen Mountain Holds, Empire of Man, High Elf Realms, Kingdom of Bretonnia, Orc and Goblin Tribes, Tomb Kings of Khemri, Warriors of Chaos and Wood Elf Realms; Warhammer: The Horus Heresy, with forces such as Divisio Assassinorum, Legio Custodes, loyalist and traitor Legiones Astartes, Mechanicum, Questoris Knights, Sisters of Silence and Solar Auxilia; and the specialist games Adeptus Titanicus, Blood Bowl, Necromunda, Legions Imperialis, Kill Team, Warhammer Quest, Warhammer Underworlds and Warcry.

Historical, science fiction and board games

The historical catalogue includes Achtung Panzer!, Bolt Action —with Allied armies such as US Airborne, US Army, US Marine Corps, Australian Army, British 8th Army, British Airborne, British Army, British Commando, British Expeditionary Force (1939-40), French, Polish and Soviet, and Axis forces such as Finnish, Afrika Korps, Blitzkrieg, Fallschirmjager, German Army, Waffen SS and Italians—, Cruel Seas, Victory at Sea and Konflikt '47, with their respective rulebooks, supplements and terrain.

Science fiction games and licensed titles are also offered, such as Star Wars (Armada, Legion, Shatterpoint and X-Wing), BattleTech, Fallout: Wasteland Warfare, Firefight, Gundam Assemble, Halo: Flashpoint, Marvel Crisis Protocol, Masters of the Universe Battleground, Malifaux, Starcraft and Trench Crusade, as well as WWIII Team Yankee with NATO and Warsaw Pact forces.

Board games include titles such as Aliens, Assassin's Creed, Bardsung, Cyberpunk 2077: Gangs of Night City, Dark Souls: The Board Game, DCeased – A Zombicide Game, Elden Ring, Far Cry, HeroQuest, Horizon Zero Dawn, Love Letter: Star Wars Jabba's Palace, Marvel Champions: The Card Game, Marvel United, Marvel Zombies – A Zombicide Game, Mass Effect: The Board Game, Metal Gear Solid: The Board Game, Monster Hunter World, Pandemic: Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Resident Evil 1, 2 and 3: The Board Game, Sea of Thieves: Voyage of Legends, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. The Board Game, Star Wars: Battle of Hoth, Star Wars: Outer Rim, Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game, The Witcher: Old World, The Witcher: Path of Destiny and the Warhammer Age of Sigmar and Warhammer 40,000 board games.

Collectible card games and roleplaying games

The collectible card games section includes pre-orders, new releases and storage, with ranges from Card Concept, Cyberpunk, Digimon, Disney Lorcana, Dragon Ball Super Card Game Masters, Dragon Ball Super Fusion World, Gundam Card Game, Magic: The Gathering, My Hero Academia, Naruto Shippuden: Hokage Trading Card Collection, One Piece Card Game, Pokémon, Star Wars: Unlimited TCG, Transformers Trading Card Game and Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Champions. Accessories from brands such as Dragon Shield, Gamegenic, Ultimate Guard and Ultra Pro are offered, with sleeves, deck boxes, playmats, albums and storage cases.

Roleplaying games listed include titles such as Alien, Assassin's Creed, Cyberpunk, Dark Souls, Dishonored, Dune, Dungeons and Dragons, Fallout, Final Fantasy XIV, G.I. JOE, My Little Pony, Power Rangers, Sea of Thieves, Star Wars (Age of Rebellion, Edge of the Empire and Force and Destiny), Transformers, The Walking Dead Universe, The Witcher, Warhammer Age of Sigmar Soulbound, Warhammer Fantasy, Warhammer 40,000: Imperium Maledictum and Warhammer 40,000: Wrath and Glory, along with RPG dice and accessories.

Hobby and modelling supplies

The store has a large section of materials for painting and assembling miniatures. It includes Citadel paints (Air, Base, Contrast, Dry, Layer, Shade, Spray and Technical), brushes, painting accessories and sets; Dirty Down products for ageing and weathering; generic supplies such as bases, glue, hobby books, magnets, tools and Milliput; P3 paints in their new and old formulas; The Colour Forge range with sprays, hobby tools and gaming accessories; and The Army Painter products, with paint sets, airbrush, primers, colour primers, Warpaints Fanatic, Metallics, Warpaints, Quickshade, Speedpaints, Speedpaint markers, basing kits, brush sets, Wargamer brushes, hobby brushes and Masterclass brushes.

Products are also offered from TT Combat, with spray primers; from Vallejo, with paints, basing materials, books, brush maintenance, diorama effects, Game Color, Game Color Ink, Game Color Extra Opaque, mediums and varnishes, Metal Color, Model Color, paint sets, Panzer Aces, pigments, Surface Primer, tools, True Metallic Metal, washes, Weathering Effects and Xpress Color; and from Black Library, with books from The Horus Heresy, Warhammer 40,000, Warhammer Age of Sigmar, Warhammer Chronicles and Warhammer Horror, as well as audiobooks.

Modelling, events and purchase conditions

The catalogue is completed with model kits from Horizon Forbidden West, Metal Gear Solid, Star Wars, Transformers and Zoids, and with a gift card. The store announces events and maintains a free shipping policy on orders over £50, a satisfaction guarantee and no-quibble returns. The site indicated a Christmas and New Year closure from 20 December 2024 up to and including 12 January 2025.

Location and contact

Unit 7, The Business Centre, Winsford, Cheshire, CW7 2GN · Phone: 01606 861903 · Hours: Monday, Thursday and Friday: 9:00 am to 21:00 pm; Tuesday and Wednesday: 9:00 am to 17:30pm; Saturday: 10:30 am to 2