Jedko Games is an Australian importer/wholesaler of games, jigsaws,

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, wooden toys, board games, traditional games and puzzles. It was originally a publisher of original games and Australian editions of overseas

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. The company was founded in the 1970s by John Edwards, the designer of '' The African Campaign'' (1973), '' War at Sea'' (1975) and ''

The Russian Campaign ''The Russian Campaign'' is a strategic board wargame published by Jedko Games in 1974 that simulates combat on the Eastern Front during World War II. Avalon Hill later bought the game and produced several editions. The unit scale is German ...

'' (1975) which were published by Jedko and later licensed to

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and

Avalon Hill Avalon Hill Games Inc. is a game company that publishes wargames and strategic board games. It has also published miniature wargaming rules, role-playing games and sports simulations. It is a subsidiary of Hasbro, and operates under the company' ...

. Other games published by Jedko include an Australian edition of ''

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'', Alan Jones ''

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Grand Prix Racing Game'' and ''Basic Training'', an introductory

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between

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Australian and Japanese in

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. Brand names imported by Jedko Games includes Holdson (NZ), Jumbo (Netherlands), Piatnik (Austria), Gamewright (USA), Heye (Germany), Eurographics (Canada),Professor Puzzle (UK), Hanayama (Japan), Outset Media (Canada), Gibsons Games (UK), and more.

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