Wise Wizard Games LLC (formerly White Wizard Games) is a games company founded in 2013. They are the creators of
Star Realms,
Epic Card Game
Epic Card Game is a strategy card game created by Wise Wizard Games, the creators of Star Realms. It was released in 2015 after a successful Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign.
Epic can be played with two or more players who act as gods in conf ...
, ''Hero Realms'', and ''Sorcerer''. The company CEO,
Rob Dougherty, and Creative Director,
Darwin Kastle, are both in the
Magic The Gathering Hall of Fame.
Awards and recognition
Wise Wizard Games has won more than seven game-of-the-year awards for their popular
card-based deck building science-fiction
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tabletop game
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Classification according to equipment used
Tabletop games c ...
,
Star Realms. This includes the
2014 Origins Award winners for Star Realms in the category Fan Favorites—Best Card Game, and the
South by Southwest
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award for Tabletop Game of the Year in 2015.
Wise Wizard Games have received many positive reviews for Hero Realms (funded through a successfu
Kickstarter Campaignwhich raised over $555,000), Star Realms as well as for
Epic Card Game
Epic Card Game is a strategy card game created by Wise Wizard Games, the creators of Star Realms. It was released in 2015 after a successful Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign.
Epic can be played with two or more players who act as gods in conf ...
(funded through a successful
Kickstarter
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campaign which raised over $585,000).
Name change
On March 15, 2021, White Wizard Games LLC, announced that the company name had been changed to Wise Wizard Games, stating a desire to have a name that best represents their vision and community. The company has plans to grow, including development of a new arena strategy game designed by Richard Garfield. Future reprints of games will use the updated company name.
References
External links
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2013 establishments in Massachusetts
Card game publishing companies
Companies based in Massachusetts