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that publish
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. * 3W or
World Wide Wargames World Wide Wargames, or 3W, was a wargame company founded in 1977 (as UKW, UK Wargamer) by Keith Poulter.The Wargamer Issue 9, page 10 History 3W Inc, also known as World Wide Wargames, was a wargame company that began publishing in 1977. Origin ...
– publishers of the wargaming magazine '' The Wargamer''. * A and A Game Engineering – concentrating on air and naval rules
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- publishers of wargames like ''Lepanto'' and others. * Agema.org.uk – publishers of the ''Game of War'' 18th century/Napoleonic rules, ''Salvo'' WW2 naval, and ''Challenge & Reply'' WW1 naval, among others. * Amarillo Design Bureau Inc. (ADB) – publisher of ''
Star Fleet Battles ''Star Fleet Battles'' (SFB) is a tactical board wargame set in an offshoot of the ''Star Trek'' setting called the Star Fleet Universe. Originally created in 1979 by Stephen V. Cole, it has had four major editions. The current edition is publi ...
'' (SFB), along with the related strategic game '' Federation & Empire''. *
Australian Design Group The Australian Design Group is a game company that specializes in wargames and strategic board games. History The Australian Design Group was formed in 1982 by a group of Canberra gaming enthusiasts in order to publish the game ''Empires in Ar ...
(ADG) – publishers of '' World in Flames''. *
Avalanche Press Avalanche Press is an American company that publishes board wargames and has published some role-playing game supplements. They have produced '' The Great War at Sea'' and '' ''Panzer Grenadier'' series'', as well as '' Red Parachutes'', one of ...
– publishers of the ''Great War at Sea'' and ''Panzer Grenadier'' series, among others. *
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' ...
– the first publisher of board wargames, Avalon Hill (AH) made many classic games, such as ''
Squad Leader ''Squad Leader'' is a tactical level board war game originally published by Avalon Hill in 1977. It was designed by John Hill and simulates on infantry combat in Europe during World War II. One of the most complex war games of its time, ''Squ ...
'', ''
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'', and ''
PanzerBlitz ''PanzerBlitz'' is a tactical-scale board wargame published by Avalon Hill in 1970 that simulates armored combat set in the Eastern Front of the Second World War. The game is notable for being the first true board-based tactical-level, commerci ...
'', bought out by
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in 1998. * Battlefront Miniatures Ltd. – publisher of ''
Flames of War ''Flames of War'' (abbreviated as ''FoW'') is a World War II tabletop miniatures wargame produced by the New Zealand company Battlefront Miniatures Ltd. The 1st Edition set of rules was published in 2002. ''Flames of War'' allows players to wa ...
'' (FoW), a World War II wargame. * Battlefront.com - publisher of '' Combat Mission'' series of games *
Battleline Publications Battleline Publications was a board wargame company founded by Steven Peek in 1973. Output was relatively low at first, with each game being funded by sales of the one before, but their games were generally well-respected. Several were re-publishe ...
– founded in 1973 and bought by
Heritage Models Heritage Models was an American game company that produced role-playing games and game supplements. History Wargame company Battleline Publications merged into Heritage USA to speed its growth. Heritage sold off the Battleline operation to Avalon ...
around 1980. They were the original publisher of several Avalon Hill games, such as ''
Wooden Ships and Iron Men ''Wooden Ships and Iron Men'' is a naval board wargame simulating naval combat during the Age of Sail that was published by Battleline Publications in 1974, then revised and republished by Avalon Hill the following year. Name The name should com ...
'', and ''
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''. * Black Skull Games – founded 2007. Publisher of ''
Universal War ''Universal War'' (Russian: ВсеЛенская Война Ъ) is an artist's book by Aleksei Kruchenykh published in Petrograd at the beginning of 1916. Despite being produced in an edition of 100 of which only 12 are known to survive, the book ...
''. *
Clash of Arms Clash of Arms Games is a wargaming company best known for a high level of graphics quality and moderately to highly complex games, often focusing on the Napoleonic era, but with offerings in most eras of military history. Besides boardgames, such a ...
* Collins Epic Wargames – publisher of the ''Frontline General'' series of board/mini wargames. *
Columbia Games Columbia Games is one of the oldest manufacturers of board wargames, and has also produced the '' Hârn'' role-playing game as well as various card games and collectible card games. Their wargames are notable for using small wooden or plastic blo ...
(originally Gamma Two Games) – the biggest producer of "block games", using wooden blocks instead of cardboard counters. * Compass Games – founded 2004. Publisher of ''
Paper Wars ''Paper Wars'' is a quarterly wargaming magazine. The publisher is Compass Games. History and profile The magazine began life as ''Wargame Collector's Journal'' in September/October, 1991 and acquired its current title beginning with issue number ...
''. * Computer Strategies – founded in 1990. They are the producer of the widest range of computer moderated wargames rules for tabletop miniatures. *
Conflict Games John Evans Hill (February 21, 1945 – January 12, 2015) was an American designer of military board wargames, as well as rules for miniature wargaming. He is best known as the designer of the Avalon Hill board game ''Squad Leader'' and the Am ...
– 1970s company founded by designer John Hill. * Corvus Belli – publishes ''
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'', a wargame in which sci-fi themed miniatures are used to simulate futuristic skirmishes. * Critical Hit – publishes tactical-level wargames, notably games in the Advanced Tobruk System as well as ASL-compatible modules and scenario packs. * Crocodile Games – publishers of ''
Wargods of Ægyptus ''War Gods of Ægyptus'' is a tabletop combat game published by Crocodile Games in 2001 that uses armies of collectible metal miniatures. Description ''War Gods of Æegyptus'' is a set of rules for tabletop miniatures combat set in a pseudo-hi ...
'' and ''Wargods of Olympus''. * Decision Games – current license holder of most of the old SPI titles. Current publisher of ''
Strategy & Tactics ''Strategy & Tactics'' (''S&T'') is a wargaming magazine now published by Decision Games, notable for publishing a complete new wargame in each issue. Beginnings ''Strategy & Tactics'' was first published in January 1967 under its original edit ...
'', ''Modern War'' and ''World at War'' magazines. * Dwarfstar Games – published a line of small SF&F games around 1980. * E-Mail Games – provides free wargaming and computerized
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/ AI, via e-mail * Excelsior Entertainment - current (as of 2005) publisher/manufacturer of ''Chronopia'' and ''Warzone''. *
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– original publisher of the boardgame/miniatures game ''
BattleTech ''BattleTech'' is a wargaming and military science fiction franchise launched by FASA Corporation in 1984, acquired by WizKids in 2001, which was in turn acquired by Topps in 2003; and published since 2007 by Catalyst Game Labs. The tradema ...
''. Now closed. * Firefly Games - publisher of science fiction tabletop fighting games including ''Monster Island'' and ''CyborGladiators''. * Flashpoint Miniatures – publishers of ''Flashpoint Vietnam''. * Flying Pig Games – founded by Mark Walker in 2014 * Fresno Design Group * The Gamers - publisher of ''
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Game Designers' Workshop Game Designers' Workshop (GDW) was a wargame and role-playing game publisher from 1973 to 1996. Many of their games are now carried by other publishers. History Game Designers' Workshop was originally established June 22, 1973. The founding m ...
– published many popular wargames as ''
Drang Nach Osten! ''Drang Nach Osten!'' ("Drive to the East!") is a monster board wargame published in 1973 by Game Designers' Workshop (GDW) that simulates Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941. The game was the first of what was ...
'' and role-playing games such as ''
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''; disbanded in 1996. *
Game Research/Design Game Research/Design (GR/D) was a board Board or Boards may refer to: Flat surface * Lumber, or other rigid material, milled or sawn flat ** Plank (wood) ** Cutting board ** Sounding board, of a musical instrument * Cardboard (paper product) * ...
– produced expansions for ''
Europa Europa may refer to: Places * Europe * Europa (Roman province), a province within the Diocese of Thrace * Europa (Seville Metro), Seville, Spain; a station on the Seville Metro * Europa City, Paris, France; a planned development * Europa Clif ...
'' and eventually took on the series. *
Games Research Inc Games Research Inc was an American board game publisher in the 1960s and 1970s based in Boston. Among the games it published are ''Convention!'' (1960), ''Diplomacy'' (1961 and again in 1971 with a revised rulebook), ''What's That on My Head?'' ...
– published ''Diplomacy'' in 1961 and 1971. *
Games Workshop Games Workshop Group (often abbreviated as GW) is a British manufacturer of miniature wargames, based in Nottingham, England. Its best-known products are '' Warhammer Age of Sigmar'' and '' Warhammer 40,000''. Founded in 1975 by John Peake, ...
– publishers of a number of fantasy and science fiction wargames and role-playing games. * GMT Games – probably the most prolific of the wargame companies in the 1990s and into 2018. * Graviteam Software - publisher of Graviteam tactics * Grenier Games *
Guidon Games Guidon Games produced board games and rulebooks for wargaming with miniatures, and in doing so influenced Tactical Studies Rules (later TSR, Inc.), the publisher of '' Dungeons & Dragons''. The ''Guidon Games'' publishing imprint was the prope ...
– original publisher of ''
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''. *
Harebrained Schemes Harebrained Schemes, LLC is an American video game developer based in Seattle, Washington. It was co-founded in 2011 by Jordan Weisman and Mitch Gitelman. Prior to founding Harebrained Schemes, Weisman and Gitelman worked together on the '' MechC ...
– publisher of ''
Golem Arcana ''Golem Arcana'' was a tabletop miniature wargaming game developed and published by Harebrained Schemes for iOS and Android (operating system), Android devices. The game combines physical miniatures on a game board with a mobile app that much of ...
''. * Historical Military Services – took over GRD in 2004 * JagdPanther – original company of Steve V. Cole and
Allen Eldridge Allen D. Eldridge is a game designer who has worked primarily on board games. Career Allen Eldridge met Stephen Cole at a local game club in Amarillo, Texas, and joined Cole at his company JP Productions a few years after he founded it in 1973. ...
. *
Jedko Games Jedko Games is an Australian importer/wholesaler of games, jigsaws, playing cards, wooden toys, board games, traditional games and puzzles. It was originally a publisher of original games and Australian editions of overseas wargames. The compan ...
– 1970s Australian company of John Edwards, which initially published some Avalon Hill games such as ''
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 Germa ...
'' and ''
War at Sea ''War at Sea'' is a strategic board wargame depicting the naval war in the Atlantic during World War II, published by Jedko Games in 1975, and subsequently republished by Avalon Hill in 1976 and more recently by L2 Design Group in 2007. It i ...
''.
John Tiller Software
* Johnny Reb Gaming Society - publishes the free quarterly newsletter ''Charge!'' newsletter / fanzine with an annual paid membership dues. Also publishes wargaming scenarios books, such as ''Crossed Sabers'', for its members. * Knight Models – publishes ''Batman Miniature Game'', a skirmish game based on the adventures of the iconic Dark Knight, and ''Harry Potter Miniatures Adventure Game'', a board game with miniatures featuring the famous wizarding saga. * L2 Design Group * Legion Wargames - publisher of several games including ''Toulon, 1793'', ''Maori Wars'' and many more. * Lock N' Load Publishing – publisher of '' Lock 'n Load'' series, and ''A World at War'' series. * Lost Battalion Games – games include the man-to-man scale ''Sergeants!'' and several card-based wargames. * Majestic Twelve Games – publisher of several games including ''Starmada'', ''Iron Stars'', and ''Grand Fleets''. *
Mantic Games Mantic Games is a British miniatures and board game publisher, based in Bulwell, Nottingham, UK. History Mantic Games was started in 2008 by former Games Workshop Managing Director, Ronnie Renton with a range of high-fantasy miniatures that were ...
– publisher of several games including ''Deadzone'', ''Kings of War'', and ''Mars Attacks''. * Marek/Janci Design - publishers of full-color
miniature wargaming Miniature wargaming is a form of wargaming in which military units are represented by miniature physical models on a model battlefield. The use of physical models to represent military units is in contrast to other tabletop wargames that use ...
scenario books, including the '' Enduring Valor: Gettysburg in Miniature'' series and ''Undying Courage: Antietam in Miniature''. *
Matrix Games Matrix Games is a publisher of PC games, specifically strategy games and wargames. It is based in Ohio, US, and Surrey, UK. Their focus is primarily but not exclusively on wargames and turn-based strategy. The product line-up also includes spa ...
– *
Mayfair Games Mayfair Games was an American publisher of board, card, and roleplaying games that also licensed Euro-style board games to publish them in English. The company licensed worldwide English-language publishing rights to '' The Settlers of Catan'' s ...
– original publisher of many "train" games, ''18xx'' series, and ''Empire Builder''. * Megalith Games – Publishers of ''Godslayer'' *
Metagaming Metagame, Hypergame, or game about the game, is an approach to a game that transcends or operates outside of the prescribed rules of the game, uses external factors to affect the game, or goes beyond the supposed limits or environment set by th ...
- originator of the
microgame {{Short description, Wikimedia disambiguation page The term microgame can refer to several subjects including: * MicroGame, line of board games by Metagaming Concepts *Microgame (board games), type of board game or wargame * Microgame (company), Ita ...
format; original publisher of ''
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''. *
Mongoose Publishing Mongoose Publishing is a British manufacturer of role-playing games, miniatures, and card games, publishing material since 2001. Its licenses include products based on the science fiction properties ''Traveller'', '' Judge Dredd'', and ''Parano ...
– publishers of RPGs, historical SF and fantasy rules. *
Multi-Man Publishing Multi-Man Publishing, LLC ("MMP"), founded in 1994, is a Maryland based game company that publishes many wargame titles, including ''Advanced Squad Leader'' and Operational Combat Series. History Multi-Man Publishing (MMP) was founded in 1994 b ...
– republishes Avalon Hill's ''
Advanced Squad Leader ''Advanced Squad Leader'' (ASL) is a tactical-level board wargame, originally marketed by Avalon Hill Games, that simulates actions of squad sized units in World War II. It is a detailed game system for two or more players (with solitary play ...
'' (ASL) * New England Simulations – a
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-based group that has created three games based on previously designed systems, with an emphasis on both graphics and design. *
Operational Studies Group Operational Studies Group, also known as OSG, is a publisher of board wargames. History Kevin Zucker, the Managing Editor at the wargame publisher Simulations Publications Inc. (SPI), left the company in January 1976. He and other ex-SPI employe ...
– focuses primarily on the
Napoleonic Era The Napoleonic era is a period in the history of France and Europe. It is generally classified as including the fourth and final stage of the French Revolution, the first being the National Assembly, the second being the Legislativ ...
. *
Paradox Interactive Paradox Interactive AB is a video game publisher based in Stockholm, Sweden. The company started out as the video game division of Target Games and then Paradox Entertainment (now Cabinet Entertainment) before being spun out into an independen ...
– creator of such computer grand-strategy games as the medieval wargames '' Crusader Kings'' and ''
Crusader Kings II ''Crusader Kings II'' is a grand strategy video game developed by Paradox Development Studio and published by Paradox Interactive. Set in the Middle Ages, the game was released on February 14, 2012, as a sequel to 2004's '' Crusader Kings''. On ...
'', and the post-medieval wargames ''
Europa Universalis ''Europa Universalis'' is a grand strategy video game developed by Paradox Development Studio and published in 2000 by Strategy First. Development The game was originally based on a French board game of the same name by Philippe Thibaut t ...
'', ''
Europa Universalis II ''Europa Universalis II'' is a grand strategy game developed by Paradox Development Studio and published by Strategy First, based on world history spanning a timeline between 1419 through 1820. It was released on December 11, 2001. Gameplay ...
'', ''
Europa Universalis III ''Europa Universalis III'' is a grand strategy video game developed by Paradox Development Studio and published by Paradox Interactive. The game was released for Microsoft Windows in January 2007, and was later ported to OS X by Virtual Progr ...
'' and ''
Europa Universalis IV ''Europa Universalis IV'' is a 2013 grand strategy video game in the '' Europa Universalis'' series, developed by Paradox Development Studio and published by Paradox Interactive as a sequel to '' Europa Universalis III'' (2007). The game was ...
'', and the Iron-Age series of wargames '' Victoria: An Empire Under the Sun'', and ''
Victoria II ''Victoria II'' is a grand strategy game developed by the Swedish game company Paradox Development Studio and published by Paradox Interactive. It was announced on August 19, 2009, and released on August 13, 2010. It is a sequel to '' Victoria: ...
'', and the WW2 series of wargames ''Hearts of Iron'', and Roman-era game ''Legion''. * People's War Games – publishers of the WW2 Russian Front monster wargame ''Korsun Pocket'" and some others WW1 and WW2 wargames. *
Privateer Press Privateer Press is a role-playing game, miniature wargame, acrylic paint, board game and card game production and publishing studio. Privateer Press is based in Bellevue, Washington, United States, where they have their headquarters and American ...
– publishers of '' WARMACHINE'' and '' HORDES'' as well as the ''Iron Kingdoms'' d20 RPG setting.
Quarterdeck International
- publishers of wargames since 1979, founded and operated by Jack Greene. * Radioactive Press – publisher of the ''Toy Battle System'' series of games, which includes ''Atomic Super Humans'', ''Giant Monster Rampage'', and ''Mega Bots''. * Renaissance Ink – owned by Jay Wirth. Published ''Fantasy Gladiators'' and ''Armistice'', manufactures wargame bases and other modeling items. * Revolution Games * River Horse Games – run by
Alessio Cavatore Alessio Cavatore is a game designer. Early life and education Alessio Cavatore was born in Turin, Italy, on Valentine's Day, 1972. Career In 1995 Cavatore moved to Nottingham (U.K.) to work for Games Workshop. He wrote several supplements for ...
. Publishes wargames and provides game design services for wargames companies. * Scarab Miniatures - publisher of ''War and Conquest''. * Shrapnel Games, Inc. – owned by Timothy W. Brooks, primarily publishes war and strategy games. * Simmons Games – contemporary publisher of two (so far) diceless Napoleonic wargames that look very much like the battlefield maps published at the time. * Simulations Canada *
Simulations Publications, Inc. Simulations Publications, Inc. (SPI) was an American publisher of board wargames and related magazines, particularly its flagship ''Strategy & Tactics'', in the 1970s and early 1980s. It produced an enormous number of games and introduced innova ...
(SPI) – another early and very prolific wargame publisher, SPI published the magazines ''
Strategy & Tactics ''Strategy & Tactics'' (''S&T'') is a wargaming magazine now published by Decision Games, notable for publishing a complete new wargame in each issue. Beginnings ''Strategy & Tactics'' was first published in January 1967 under its original edit ...
'' and '' Moves''. * Slitherine Software - publisher of several wargame titles, including ''
Panzer Corps A panzer corps (german: Panzerkorps) was an armoured corps type in Nazi Germany's ''Wehrmacht'' during World War II. The name was introduced in 1941, when the motorised corps (''Armeekorps (mot)'' or ''AK(mot)'') were renamed to panzer corps. Pan ...
'' * Specialist Military Publishing - publisher of '' BlitzkriegCommander'', ''
Cold War Commander ''BlitzkriegCommander'' is a tabletop wargame designed to re-create battles of the Second World War and the Spanish Civil War using miniatures. Originally published by Specialist Military Publishing, the rules were purchased by Pendraken Miniature ...
'' and ''Future War Commander''.. *Stealthy Spider Publishing – publishers of the '' Occult Wars'' horror/fantasy skirmish miniatures game. *
Steve Jackson Games Steve Jackson Games (SJGames) is a game company, founded in 1980 by Steve Jackson, that creates and publishes role-playing, board, and card games, and (until 2019) the gaming magazine ''Pyramid''. History Founded in 1980, six years after the c ...
– early successes were ''
Ogre An ogre (feminine: ogress) is a legendary monster depicted as a large, hideous, man-like being that eats ordinary human beings, especially infants and children. Ogres frequently feature in mythology, folklore, and fiction throughout the world ...
'', ''
Car Wars ''Car Wars'' is a vehicle combat simulation game developed by Steve Jackson Games. It was first published in 1980. Players control armed vehicles in a post-apocalyptic future. Game play In ''Car Wars'', players assume control of one or more cars ...
'', and ''
Illuminati The Illuminati (; plural of Latin ''illuminatus'', 'enlightened') is a name given to several groups, both real and fictitious. Historically, the name usually refers to the Bavarian Illuminati, an Enlightenment-era secret society founded on ...
''. Also published many titles in the
microgame {{Short description, Wikimedia disambiguation page The term microgame can refer to several subjects including: * MicroGame, line of board games by Metagaming Concepts *Microgame (board games), type of board game or wargame * Microgame (company), Ita ...
format: tiny low-priced plastic boxes (US$4–6). * StrikeNet Games - publisher of ''Panzer Miniatures Rules''. *
Task Force Games Task Force Games was a game company started in 1979 by Allen Eldridge and Stephen V. Cole. TFG published many games, most notably including both ''Star Fleet Battles'' (currently published by the original designers, Amarillo Design Bureau) a ...
– founded in 1979 by Steven V. Cole and Allen Eldrige, went out of business in the mid-'90s. Produced many games, most notably ''
Star Fleet Battles ''Star Fleet Battles'' (SFB) is a tactical board wargame set in an offshoot of the ''Star Trek'' setting called the Star Fleet Universe. Originally created in 1979 by Stephen V. Cole, it has had four major editions. The current edition is publi ...
'' and '' Starfire''. * Tiny Battle Publishing * Too Fat Lardies – publishers of ''Chain of Command'', ''Sharp Practice'', ''Infamy, Infamy!'', ''Dux Britanniarum'', ''What a Tanker'', ''Algernon Pulls it Off'', ''Bag the Hun'', '' I Ain't Been Shot, Mum!'', ''If the Lord Spares Us'', ''Kiss Me Hardy'', ''Le Feu Sacré'', ''Triumph of the Will'', ''
Kriegsspiel ''Kriegsspiel'' is a genre of wargaming developed by the Prussian Army in the 19th century to teach battlefield tactics to officers. The word ''Kriegsspiel'' literally means "wargame" in German, but in the context of the English language it ref ...
'' in both its 1824 and 1862 versions, ''They Couldn't Hit An Elephant'', ''Sharp Practice'' and ''Troops, Weapons & Tactics''. * Tower Games – provides pay-for-play wargames for multiple players online. Titles include ''Line of Muskets'' and '' Lightning War'' * Wargames Factory *
Wargames Research Group The Wargames Research Group (WRG) is a British publisher of rules and reference material for miniature wargaming. Founded in 1969 they were the premier publisher of tabletop rules during the seventies and eighties, publishing rules for periods ra ...
– publisher of the popular '' De Bellis Antiquitatis'' (DBA), '' De Bellis Multitudinis'' (DBM) and '' De Bellis Renationis'' (DBR) rule sets for the ancient, medieval and Renaissance periods. *
Warhammer Historical Wargames ''Warhammer Historical Wargames'', also known as ''Warhammer Historical'', was the publisher of Warhammer Ancient Battles and other game systems. It was an imprint from the BL Publishing division of Games Workshop. From a leaked email from Rob ...
(a division of
Games Workshop Games Workshop Group (often abbreviated as GW) is a British manufacturer of miniature wargames, based in Nottingham, England. Its best-known products are '' Warhammer Age of Sigmar'' and '' Warhammer 40,000''. Founded in 1975 by John Peake, ...
) – produces ''
Warhammer Ancient Battles ''Warhammer Ancient Battles'' (often referred to as "WAB" and sometimes Warhammer Historical) is a ruleset for miniatures wargames produced by Games Workshop's Warhammer Historical Wargames imprint. It is a rulebook for historical wargames deve ...
'' (WAB), ''Warhammer English Civil War'', ''Legends of the Old West'' and ''Warmaster Ancients''. * Warhorse Simulations – publisher of ''Empire'' and Automated Card Tracking System (ACTS). * WBS games – wargame and boardgame publisher * Wessex Games – historical and sci fi / fantasy rules including ''Air War C21'', ''Strange Tydes'', and ''Iron Cow''. *
West End Games West End Games (WEG) was a company that made board, role-playing, and war games. It was founded by Daniel Scott Palter in 1974 in New York City, but later moved to Honesdale, Pennsylvania. Its product lines included ''Star Wars'', ''Paranoia'', ...
*
Wyrd Miniatures Wyrd Miniatures produces a range of 32 mm metal and plastic miniatures, in several genres, for painters and gamers. Established and offering its first miniatures in 2005, the company is owned by Nathan Caroland and Eric Johns. The first ye ...
- publisher of ''
Malifaux Malifaux is a skirmish-level miniatures wargame manufactured by Wyrd Miniatures involving gang warfare in the ruins of a city. The setting of the game is centered around the city Malifaux, which can be discovered through a breach opening into an ...
''. * XTR Corp - former publisher of ''Command'' magazine, a military history and strategy magazine that contained insert wargames. *
Yaquinto Publications Yaquinto Publications was the wargame publishing arm of the Robert Yaquinto Printing Company of Dallas, Texas. History Yaquinto Publications was started by Robert Yaquinto Printing early in the year 1979. In March 1979 Robert Yaquinto hired S ...
* Zvezda - publisher of '' Art of Tactic''. * Z&M Publishing Enterprises – publisher of ''
Angriff! ''Angriff!'' (German: "Attack!"), subtitled "A practical set of World War II Wargaming rules for use with the HO and MICRO scale enthusiast", is a set of rules for miniature wargaming set in World War II designed especially for use with HO sc ...
''.


See also

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List of board wargames This is a list of board wargames by historical genre (and some subgenres) showing their publication history. All games can be presumed to have been published in English unless another language is noted. Historical *'' The Art of Siege'' (S ...
Academy Games: www.AcademyGames.com
Publisher of Conflict of Heroes, Birth of America – 1775 Rebellion. *
List of game manufacturers This list includes publishers (not manufacturers, contrary to title, see external links) of card games, board games, miniatures games, wargames, role-playing games, and collectible card games, and companies which sell accessories for use in thos ...