Heritage Models was an American game company that produced

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s and game supplements.

History

Wargame company Battleline Publications merged into Heritage USA to speed its growth. Heritage sold off the Battleline operation to Avalon Hill in October 1979. The company also formed the

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line in the early 1980s.

Publications

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'', a line of 25mm fantasy wargame figures. *'' Star Trek: Adventure Gaming in the Final Frontier'' was published in 1978. *''

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'' was published by Heritage Models, Inc. in 1978. *''Circus Maximus'', a combination of a racetrack-based game called ''Chariot Racing'' and a one-on-one combat game called ''Gladiator'', was published in 1979. When Battlefield was sold to Avalon Hill later in 1979, the new owners published the two components of ''Circus Maximus'' as two separate games the following year. While ''Gladiator'' retained its original title, ''Chariot Racing'' was renamed '' Circus Maximus''. *The '' Knights and Magick Rules Set'' was published by Heritage USA in 1980. *''

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'' (board game, 1980) *'' Swordbearer'' was first published in 1982 by Heritage USA.

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purchased the rights to ''Swordbearer'', and also bought Heritage's old stock, something that FGU's

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felt was a necessary part of such a deal.

Dwarfstar Games

Gametime Games

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'' (board game, 1978) *''

Spellmaker ''Spellmaker'' is a board game for two to four players published by Gametime Games, a subsidiary of Heritage Models, in 1978. Gameplay ''Spellmaker'' is a fantasy game where wizards are competing against each other to rescue a princess from captiv ...

'' (board game, 1978) *'' Strange New Worlds (board game, 1978)

References

{{reflist Role-playing game publishing companies