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Wizards of the Coast (often referred to as WotC or simply Wizards) is a publisher of games, primarily based on fantasy and science fiction themes. Originally a basement-run role-playing game publisher, they popularized the collectible card game genre with The Gathering in the mid-1990s. Today they publish board games, collectible card games and role-playing games.
History
Wizards of the Coast was founded by Peter Adkison in 1990 just outside Seattle, Washington, and their headquarters is still in nearby Renton. Originally the company only published role-playing games such as The Primal Order and Talislanta, and later the innovative Everway, which has since been sold to Gaslight Press. However, it made its indelible mark when at Gen Con in August 1993, the company debuted Richard Garfield's Collectible card game The Gathering. The success of Magic generated revenue that carried the company out of the original basement headquarters and into its own offices. Wizards of the Coast holds United States patent number 5662332 on Collectible card games. Wizards of the Coast also published the highly successful Pokémon Trading Card Game for a number of years before Nintendo took back control.
In 1997, they bought the cash-strapped makers of Dungeons & Dragons, TSR. Many of the creative and professional staff of TSR relocated from Wisconsin to the Renton, Washington 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.
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cesutherla (Carl Sutherland) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:50:46 -0000
Wizards of the Coast should release a MTG set based on Rhapsody cover art ...I'll let myself out.
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scifi_book (New SciFi Books) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:36:57 -0000
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sonyinsider (sonyinsider) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:13:14 -0000
Sony Online Entertainment And Wizards Of The Coast Announce Magic: The Gathering - Tactics - http://sonyinsider.com/EK
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DennisJCheramie (Dennis Cheramie) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:11:23 -0000
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Wizards of the Coast - Producer of hobby gaming systems, including Magic: the Gathering, Dungeons and Dragons, and Star Wars TCG. Has detailed game information, books, events, company history, and news.
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