Davane wrote:. . . My point is that WHEN HQ was designed, it was part of the Warhammer World. Since GW and MB split, MB couldn't use the Warhammer World without GW approval, but they COULD add to the HeroQuest brand. Likewise, GW couldn't technically add to the HQ brand without MB's approval (which they must have got, at least twice, since they published HQ adventures in White Dwarf.. . .
Unlike the previous WD Quest, the second WD Quest has a GW copywrite notice at the bottom. I imagine that would have fenced off that Skaven, Troll, and Rat Ogre content from Milton Bradley's future use in Hero Quest. That gesture wouldn't have much pleased MB/Hasbro, I imagine, since MB had plans for two of those monsters. Both a Troll and a Ratman prototype had been made for the unreleased expansions.
This is speculation, but what if GW didn't seek permission for the last WD article? Could that have been the shot that instigated the break up?