Miro is a game manufacturer in
France
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. Its most notable publication is "La Conquête du Monde," the first version of
Risk
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ever produced.
History
Miro was founded in Paris in 1936 by Fred Mirowitch and Leo J. Frankenthal. The company changed hands in 1950, after which it became the producer of French-language versions of Waddington Ltd. and
Parker Brothers
Parker Brothers (known by Parker outside of North America) was an American toy and game manufacturer which in 1991 became a brand of Hasbro. More than 1,800 games were published under the Parker Brothers name since 1883. Among its products wer ...
games. In 1980, Miro Company merged with Parker Brothers France and
Meccano France under the name Miro-Meccano. In 1986, the company was acquired by
Hasbro.
References
Board game publishing companies
Publishing companies of France
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