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Wizards of the Coast
Type Subsidiary
Founded 1990
Headquarters Renton, Washington, USA
Key people Peter Adkison: Founder, ex-Chairman and ex-CEO
Industry Collectible card game, RPG & other assorted media. A subsidiary, in business matters is an entity that is controlled by a bigger and more powerful entity Renton is a city in King County, Washington, United States. A suburb situated 13 miles (21 km southeast of Seattle Washington, Renton Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Peter D Adkison is a game developer one of the founders of game companies Wizards of the Coast and Hidden City Games. For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" Collectible card games (CCGs also called trading card games (TCGs or customizable card games (CCGs are played using specially designed sets of cards A role-playing game ( RPG; often roleplaying game) is a Game in which the participants assume the roles of Fictional characters.
Operating income
Net income
Parent Hasbro
Website http://www.wizards.com

Wizards of the Coast (often referred to as WotC or simply Wizards) is an American publisher of games, primarily based on fantasy and science fiction themes. In financial and business Accounting, earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT is a measure of a firm's profitability that excludes interest and income tax expenses Net income is equal to the Income that a firm has after subtracting costs and Expenses from the total Revenue. A holding company is a company that owns part all or a majority of other companies' outstanding Stock. Hasbro ( is an American Toy company It is one of the largest toy makers in the world second only to the toy giant Mattel. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A game is a structured activity, usually undertaken for Enjoyment and sometimes also used as an Educational tool Fantasy is a Genre that uses magic and other Supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting Originally a basement-run role-playing game publisher, they popularized the collectible card game genre with Magic: The Gathering in the mid-1990s, and experienced tremendous success with the Pokémon Trading Card Game. A role-playing game ( RPG; often roleplaying game) is a Game in which the participants assume the roles of Fictional characters. Collectible card games (CCGs also called trading card games (TCGs or customizable card games (CCGs are played using specially designed sets of cards This article is somewhat over-complete Please do not add significant new content without first discussing it on the talk page The Pokémon Trading Card Game (Pokémon TCG is a Collectible card game based on the Pokémon Video game series first introduced in Japan in Today they publish board games, collectible card games and role-playing games. A board game is a Game in which counters or pieces that are placed on removed from or moved across a "board" (a premarked surface usually specific to that game Currently they are a subsidiary of Hasbro. A subsidiary, in business matters is an entity that is controlled by a bigger and more powerful entity Hasbro ( is an American Toy company It is one of the largest toy makers in the world second only to the toy giant Mattel. [1]

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History

Wizards of the Coast was founded by Peter Adkison in 1990 just outside Seattle, Washington, and their headquarters is still in nearby Renton. Peter D Adkison is a game developer one of the founders of game companies Wizards of the Coast and Hidden City Games. Renton is a city in King County, Washington, United States. A suburb situated 13 miles (21 km southeast of Seattle Washington, Renton Originally the company only published role-playing games such as the third edition of Talislanta and their own The Primal Order. A role-playing game ( RPG; often roleplaying game) is a Game in which the participants assume the roles of Fictional characters. Talislanta is a Fantasy Role-playing game written by Stephen Michael Sechi, with significant stylistic input by artist P The release of The Primal Order brought legal trouble with Palladium Books suing for references to their game and system. Palladium Books (sometimes called "Palladium Games" is a Role-playing game publisher founded by Kevin Siembieda and Erick Wujcik, best known [2] The suit was settled in 1993 by Wizards paying an undisclosed sum to Palladium and agreeing not to mention their products again. [3]

However, it made its indelible mark when at Gen Con in August 1993, the company debuted Richard Garfield's Collectible card game Magic: The Gathering under the shell company Garfield Games to shelter it from the legal battle with Palladium. Gen Con is the one of the largest Despite a recent lawsuit from Lucasfilm and filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on February 15, Richard Channing Garfield Jr (born 26 June 1963 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a mathematics professor and Game designer who Collectible card games (CCGs also called trading card games (TCGs or customizable card games (CCGs are played using specially designed sets of cards This article is somewhat over-complete Please do not add significant new content without first discussing it on the talk page The success of Magic generated revenue that carried the company out of the original basement headquarters and into its own offices.

In 1994, they expanded their role-playing game line by buying SLA Industries from Nightfall Games and Ars Magica from White Wolf, Inc. In 1995, they released Everway and then closed their roleplaying game product line, with Peter Adkison explaining that they were doing a disservice to the games with lack of support and had lost money on all of their roleplaying game products. SLA Industries (pronounced "slay" is a Role-playing game first published in 1993 by Nightfall Games in Glasgow, Scotland Nightfall Games is a United Kingdom based Role-playing game publishing company notable for publishing SLA Industries History Nightfall Games Ars Magica is also the title of a book by Judith Tarr. Ars Magica is a Role-playing game set in Mythic Europe Everway is a fantasy Role-playing game first published by Wizards of the Coast under their Alter Ego brand in the mid-1990s [3][4]

In 1997, Wizards of the Coast was granted U.S. Patent 5,662,332  on collectible card games[3], followed by the purchase of TSR, Inc., the cash-strapped makers of Dungeons & Dragons. TSR Inc was an American game publishing company most famous for publishing the Dungeons & Dragons Role-playing game. Dungeons & Dragons (abbreviated as D&D or DnD) is a Fantasy Role-playing game (RPG originally designed by Many of the creative and professional staff of TSR relocated from Wisconsin to the Renton area, and Wizards re-hired many game designers who had been laid off during the troubled last years of TSR. TSR was used as a brand name for a while, then retired. Wizards of the Coast allowed the TSR trademarks to expire. The game and toy giant Hasbro bought Wizards of the Coast in September 1999. Hasbro ( is an American Toy company It is one of the largest toy makers in the world second only to the toy giant Mattel. [5] Between 1997 and 1999, they spun off several well-loved but poorly-selling campaign settings (most notably Planescape, Dark Sun and Spelljammer) to fan groups, focusing their business primarily on the profitable Greyhawk and Forgotten Realms lines. A campaign setting is usually a Fictional world which serves as a setting for a Role-playing game or Wargame campaign Planescape is a Campaign setting Dark Sun is a Dungeons & Dragons Campaign setting featuring the fictional desert world of Athas. Spelljammer (1989 is a Greyhawk, also known as the World The Forgotten Realms is a Campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons (D&D Fantasy Role-playing game, created by

In 1999, Wizards of the Coast also published the highly successful Pokémon Trading Card Game for a number of years before Nintendo took back control. The Pokémon Trading Card Game (Pokémon TCG is a Collectible card game based on the Pokémon Video game series first introduced in Japan in is a Multinational corporation headquartered in Kyoto Japan founded on

Wizards of the Coast also ran a chain of gaming retail stores, run under the names "The Game Keeper" and "Wizards of the Coast", including their flagship gaming center on the Ave in Seattle for several years, and their retail stores, which were mostly in shopping malls in the US. The Ave, officially University Way NE, not University Avenue as is sometimes thought is located in the University District (U A shopping mall or shopping centre is a building or set of buildings that contain Retail units with interconnecting Walkways enabling visitors The gaming center was closed by March of 2001[2] and eventually Wizards announced in December 2003 that it would close all stores in order to concentrate on game design. Game design is the process of designing the content and rules of a Game. The stores were closed in the spring of 2004.

In early 2006, Wizards of the Coast filed a lawsuit against Daron Rutter, then administrator of the MTGSalvation website. [6] The lawsuit accused Rutter of engaging in copyright infringement, contributory copyright infringement, trade secret violation, unjust enrichment, and breach of contract. The charges stemmed from Rutter publicly posting confidential prototypes for upcoming Magic: The Gathering card sets to the MTGSalvation forums. Wizards of the Coast attempted to obtain summary judgment. For the simplification and shortening of a longer text see Summary. [7] The case was settled out of court, and the terms of the settlement have been sealed. [8]

In 2008 Wizards of the Coast, as successor to TSR, was named as a co-creator of Neverwinter Nights when the game was honored (along with Everquest and World of Warcraft) at the 59th Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards for advancing the art form of MMORPG games. Neverwinter Nights was the first Massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG to display graphics and ran from 1991 to 1997 on EverQuest, often called EQ, is a 3D fantasy -themed Massively multiplayer online role-playing game ( MMORPG) that was released World of Warcraft (commonly acronymed as WoW) is a Massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG A Technology and Engineering Emmy Award is given by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS for outstanding achievement in technical or A massively multiplayer online role-playing game ( MMORPG) is a genre of Computer role-playing games (CRPGs in which a large number of players interact with [9]

Web community

Wizards has a vocal online community. Its members' posts on "magicthegathering. com" sub forum has made Wizards change some of their online employees, contents of articles and even the content of the website.

Wizards of the Coast Dungeons & Dragons game designers have also been known to visit the D20 Character Optimization Board to get information on how character classes have been used, and which ones are considered too powerful.

Wizards Community members have the privileges to:

Members run an annual "Urza Awards" competition to recognize the contributions of noteworthy users. Forum moderators also organize "UnCon", Unconventional Convention. A gaming convention is typically a two- or three-day convention at which people play Role-playing games, Collectible card games, miniatures wargames Special guests (WotC employees, Artists and Writers) also appear in WotC's "Live Chat'"

Games and products

Board games (produced under the Avalon Hill name)

Collectible card games

Miniature Games

Online Games


Role-playing games and supplements

Wizards of the Coast drafted the Open Game License used by Open Gaming Foundation and the d20 system. d20 Modern is a Roleplaying game designed by Bill Slavicsek, Jeff Grubb, Rich Redman, and Charles Ryan. The d20 System is a Role-playing game system published in 2000 by Wizards of the Coast originally developed for the third edition of Dungeons Dungeons & Dragons (abbreviated as D&D or DnD) is a Fantasy Role-playing game (RPG originally designed by Everway is a fantasy Role-playing game first published by Wizards of the Coast under their Alter Ego brand in the mid-1990s Marvel Superheroes (MSHRPG aka "the FASERIP system" is a Role playing game set in the Marvel Universe, first published by TSR under The Star Wars Roleplaying Game is a D20 System -based Roleplaying game set in the Star Wars universe The Open Game License (or OGL) is an Open content license designed for Role-playing games It was published by Wizards of the Coast in 2000 to Open gaming is the movement within the Role-playing game (RPG industry that is somewhat similar to the Open source movement The d20 System is a Role-playing game system published in 2000 by Wizards of the Coast originally developed for the third edition of Dungeons

Standalone card games

Fantasy novel series

Wizards of the Coast also publishes many fantasy novel series based on its other game products. Fantasy is a Genre that uses magic and other Supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting Some of these are now out-of-print.

Wizards also has a juvenile publishing imprint, Mirrorstone Books, which has produced books for StarSisterz, Dragonlance: The New Adventures and Knights of the Silver Dragon. Dragonlance is an immense series of Fantasy Novels, with over 190 novels printed and is accompanied by a supplemental Campaign Eberron is a Campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons Role-playing game, set in a period after a vast destructive war on the continent of The Forgotten Realms is a Campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons (D&D Fantasy Role-playing game, created by Greyhawk, also known as the World Legend of the Five Rings (often abbreviated L5R) is a fictional setting created by the Alderac Entertainment Group in 1995. This article is somewhat over-complete Please do not add significant new content without first discussing it on the talk page Planescape is a Campaign setting Ravenloft is a Campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying game. Wizards of the Coast (often referred to as WotC or simply Wizards) is an American publisher of Games primarily based on Fantasy and Dragonlance The New Adventures is a series of young adult novels based on the long-running adult Fantasy Book series, Dragonlance

References

  1. ^ ". . . Wizards of the Coast, Inc. , a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. " Wizards of the Coast (home page) (English) (2008). Archived from the original on 2008-06-13. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Retrieved on 2008-06-13. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for
  2. ^ a b Tynes, John (2001-03-23). John Tynes (born 1971 is a writer best known for his work on Role-playing games such as Unknown Armies and Puppetland, and for his Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Death to the Minotaur: Part 1 (HTML). Salon Media Group, Inc. . Retrieved on 2006-09-01. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle.
  3. ^ a b c Appelcline, Shannon (2006-08-03). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Wizards of the Coast: 1990–Present (HTML). A Brief History of Game. RPGnet. Retrieved on 2006-09-01. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle.
  4. ^ Tynes, John (2001-03-23). John Tynes (born 1971 is a writer best known for his work on Role-playing games such as Unknown Armies and Puppetland, and for his Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Death to the Minotaur: Part 2 (HTML). Salon Media Group, Inc. . Retrieved on 2006-09-01. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle.
  5. ^ "Hasbro last Thursday announced its intention to buy Wizards of the Coast, which sells Pokemon trading cards, for about $325 million. The deal is expected to be completed by the end of this month. " Hasbro Buys Pokemon Cards (English). Phillips Publishing International, Inc. (1999-09-15). Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Archived from the original on 2008-06-13. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Retrieved on 2008-06-13. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for
  6. ^ Wizards Of The Coast Takes Legal Action (HTML). Wizards of the Coast, Inc (2006-01-19). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Retrieved on 2006-09-02. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion.
  7. ^ Rutter, Daron (2006-02-18). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Wizards of the Coast vs. Daron Rutter: An Update (HTML). MTGSalvation. com. Retrieved on 2006-09-02. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion.
  8. ^ Rutter, Daron (2006-04-06). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Wizards vs. rancored_elf: the Resolution (HTML). MTGSalvation. com. Retrieved on 2006-09-02. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion.
  9. ^ 2008 Tech Emmy Winners from Kotaku. com

External links

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