| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Role-playing, board games, |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Headquarters | Poznan, Poland |
| Key people | Patryk Strzelewicz |
| Products | dice |
| Website | http://www.q-workshop.com |
Q-workshop is a Polish company located in Poznań that specializes in design and production of polyhedral dice and dice accessories for use in various games (role-playing games, board games and tabletop wargames). They also run an online retail store and maintain an active forum community.
Q-workshop was established in 2001 by Patryk Strzelewicz – a student from Poznań. Initially, the company sold its products via online auction services, but in 2005 a website and online store were established. Currently there are over 1200 types of dice in stock.
The Q-workshop dice are known for their distinct style and engravings, featuring various motifs such as : Elven, Dragon, Runic. In 2007 Q-workshop begun production of licensed dice sets, starting with Call of Cthulhu dice set on license from Chaosium Inc.,[1] and following up in 2008 with Munchkin dice on license from Steve Jackson Games [2] and Pathfinder dice set on license from Paizo Publishing. In 2010, Q-Workshop produced a new licensed product based on Pinnacle Entertainment Group's Deadlands role-playing game.[3]
The company offers a custom dice service allowing its clients to design and produce their own unique dice designs, which may then be added to the Q-workshop public catalog.
In the year 2007 Patryk Strzelewicz was nominated to Entrepreneur of the Year Award hosted by Ernst & Young in the "New Business Category" for his involvement with the Q-workshop,[4] and received a Keep Walking award for young business from Newsweek Polska.[5][6]
It is the only company from Eastern Europe with membership in GAMA. In 2008 the Official Call of Cthulhu Dice won an Origins Award [7] for "Game Accessory of the Year 2007".
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