WizKids
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WizKids, Inc. is a Seattle-based company that first made its mark in the non-electronic game industry producing collectible miniatures wargames. The company was founded in 2000 by Jordan Weisman, a veteran of the game company FASA. It was purchased by sports-card manufacturer Topps, Inc. in 2003.
WizKids is best known for its games Mage Knight, HeroClix, and MechWarrior, all of which make use of the company's patent pending "Clix" system, in which the changing combat statistics and abilities of each figure are indicated by a turnable dial inside the base underneath the figure. Though they proved less successful, WizKids also produced the short-lived miniatures games Crimson Skies and Creepy Freaks, as well as a baseball-themed miniatures game called MLB SportsClix.
In July 2004, WizKids created a new product category with the release of their first constructible strategy game (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constructible_strategy_game)(or CSG), Pirates of the Spanish Main. Their next CSG, a game called Rocketman, will be released in the summer of 2005.
WizKids has also entered the board game market with a board game called Tsuro. They also own the rights to the role-playing games Shadowrun and BattleTech, and licenses them to FanPro, the games' publisher.
External links
- WizKids web site (http://www.wizkidsgames.com/)