Game manufacturers Game manufacturers Adventure Games was a game manufacturer established in the early 1980s by Dungeons & Dragons co-author Dave Arneson. Some of Adventure Games' published works were: ...more on Wikipedia about "Adventure Games"
Alderac Entertainment Group, or AEG, is a publisher of role-playing game and collectible card game products. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alderac Entertainment Group"
APBA (pronounced "APP-BAH") is a game company located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It was created in 1951 by Richard Seitz. ...more on Wikipedia about "APBA"
Avalanche Press is a wargaming company that publishes some widely known and respected boardgame series, such as the Great War at Sea and Panzer Grenadier game lines. ...more on Wikipedia about "Avalanche Press"
Black Dragon Press, or BDP, is a publisher of a unique role-playing game which is also a collectible card game product. ...more on Wikipedia about "Black Dragon Press"
Chicago Coin was one of the early major manufacturers of pinball tables. Chicago Coin, founded in 1931, would make pingames and modern pinball machines for over 45 years before being sold to the Stern family in 1977 and becoming Stern Electronics, Inc. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chicago Coin"
Clash of Arms is a wargaming company is best known for a high level of graphics quality and moderately to highly complex games, often focusing on the Napoleonic Era, but with offerings in most eras of military history. ...more on Wikipedia about "Clash of Arms"
Columbia Games is a maker of board and roleplaying games including Harn and the "block" series (Wizard Kings and Wargames). ...more on Wikipedia about "Columbia Games"
Cranium, Inc. is a board game company based in Seattle, Washington's Belltown neighborhood. Best known for its namesake party game, Cranium, it was founded by former Microsoft executives Richard Tait and Whit Alexander in 1998. It was named "Game of the Year" for 2001 by the Toy Industry Association. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cranium, Inc."
Decision Games is a wargaming company that appears to have bought most of the rights to many Simulations Publications games and is reprinting many of them, as well as creating new games. The graphical quality tends to be a bit less than some other companies, but varies drastically. The games themselves run the gamut from easy and small to extremely complex monster games. ...more on Wikipedia about "Decision Games"
:This is about the game Dragon Storm Black Dragon Press, or BDP, is a publisher of a unique role-playing game which is also a collectible card game product. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dragon Storm"
Dream Pod 9 (also known as DP9) is a Montreal-based Canadian game publisher. In addition to games, they have been known to work on special projects, creating worlds and stories to order for a variety of clients. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dream Pod 9"
Eos Press was established in 2001 in Seattle, Washington. Formerly Hawthorn Hobgoblynn Press, it focuses on the production of card games (such as Abuse: The Final Insult and Creatures & Cultists) and role-playing games (such as Godlike and Weapons of the Gods). ...more on Wikipedia about "Eos Press"
Funkitron, Inc. is a game publisher that specializes in downloadable casual games. It was founded in 2001 by game industry veteran, Dave Walls. ...more on Wikipedia about "Funkitron" Don't hesitate to contact stuff on www.shortopedia.com
Game Designers' Workshop (GDW) was a company that published many popular wargames, as well as role-playing games such as Traveller. Founded in June 22, 1973, the company disbanded February 29, 1996 after having suffered financial troubles for quite some time. Many of their games are now carried by other publishers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Game Designers' Workshop"
The Game Manufacturers Association (GAMA) is a non-profit trade association based in Columbus, Ohio, dedicated to the advancement of the hobby games industry. ...more on Wikipedia about "Game Manufacturers Association"
Game Research/Design (GR/D) was a board wargame publisher, principally concerned with the Europa series of European World War II wargames. GR/D was formed in 1985 by John Astell, one of the Europa designers, and Winston Hamilton, another WWII wargame designer. The company published several Europa expansions, as well as a magazine dedicated to the series, and in 1989 GR/D acquired the rights to the series. They published collector's editions of the Europa games, as well as beginning two more series focusing on the Pacific War and World War I. ...more on Wikipedia about "Game Research/Design"
Hasbro is an American toy and game company. It is the second largest toy maker in the world, second only to the toy giant Mattel. Hasbro is also the publisher of the world's most popular board game, Monopoly. The corporate headquarters is located in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hasbro"
Intellect Games made a series of board games in the 1970s. Many of these games were notable in that they did not rely on chance. The outcome of the games were dependent on tactics. ...more on Wikipedia about "Intellect Games"
Iron Crown Enterprises has produced role playing, board, miniature, and collectible card games for over 20 years. Many of ICE's better-known products were related to J. R. R. Tolkien's world of Middle-earth, publishers of the Middle-earth Collectible Card Game and MERP, but the Rolemaster rules system, and its science fiction equivalent, Spacemaster, have been the foundation of ICE's business. ...more on Wikipedia about "Iron Crown Enterprises"
J. W. Spear and Sons was a significant manufacturer of board games during the 20th century. The company was registered in Furth, near Nuremberg, Germany in 1879 producing goods such as table mats, photo frames and waste-paper baskets. By the turn of the century games had become the main product and output gradually expanded until the company become one of the best-known international manufacturers of games and children's activity kits, employing up to 600 people. ...more on Wikipedia about "J. W. Spear & Sons"
Orlando Carmelo Scarnecchia was born March 4, 1903, in Steubenville, Ohio and at some point anglicized his name to John Scarne ( ). He moved to Fairview, New Jersey as a child. Leaving school after the eighth grade, he learned as a teenager how to perform card tricks like three-card monte and to gamble using cards and dice. His mother, disappointed in how he was making his money (the family was Roman Catholic), encouraged him to take up magic instead. He soon started making money at card tricks. ...more on Wikipedia about "John Scarne"
Kenzer & Company (KenzerCo) is an Illinois based publisher of role-playing games, board games, card games, and miniature games. They are known for the Kingdoms of Kalamar campaign setting, an officially licensed Dungeons & Dragons product, and for their own Hackmaster RPG. Perhaps their best known product is the Knights of the Dinner Table magazine, which is a monthly publication that is part comic book and part RPG magazine. Other products include the Fairy Meat miniatures game, the Monty Python and the Holy Grail card game and board games such as Dwarven Dig and The Great Space Race. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kenzer & Company"
L2 Design Group is a new company formed by Art Lupinacci and Dana Lombardy, originally to create an update of Lombardy's classic game, Streets of Stalingrad which started shipping in December 2002. The focus is on creating products that set a new standard graphically, as well as gameplay-wise. The company is also planning to produce updates of other classic games. ...more on Wikipedia about "L2 Design Group"
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