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Darrington PressTaryon Darrington, a fictional character played by Sam Riegel, never actually published a book in the world of Exandria, yet his name became the banner for a…
Green Ronin PublishingChris Pramas secured the rights to The Whispering Vault in early 1996 while Mike Nystul was exiting the game industry, marking the genesis of what would…
Games WorkshopIn 1975, three young men named John Peake, Ian Livingstone, and Steve Jackson turned a small London flat into the seed of a global entertainment empire, yet…
Simulations Publications, Inc.Jim Dunnigan had been introduced to Avalon Hill wargames while serving in the U.S. Army in Korea, but his return to civilian life in 1964 marked the…
Goodman GamesJoseph Goodman launched Goodman Games in 2001 with a single, seemingly absurd product called Broncosaurus Rex, a role-playing game about dinosaurs that…
TSR, Inc.In the basement of a Lake Geneva home, a game called Dungeons and Dragons was born from a $2,400 partnership between Gary Gygax and Don Kaye in October 1973.
Wizards of the CoastIn July 1993, a game called Magic: The Gathering sold out its entire initial print run of 2.5 million cards within a single month, transforming a small…
ChaosiumGreg Stafford's apartment in Oakland was so cluttered and disorganized that he decided to name his new company after it, combining the word chaos with the…
Critical Role ProductionsIn 2015, eight strangers gathered around a digital table to play a game of Dungeons and Dragons, unaware they were about to ignite a global media phenomenon.
Judges GuildOn the 4th of July 1976, Bob Bledsaw did not celebrate Independence Day with fireworks or a picnic. Instead, he sat in his living room in Decatur, Illinois…
Kenzer & CompanyIn 1994, a small company in Waukegan, Illinois, published a fantasy role-playing game supplement that should have been immediately shut down by the industry…