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From the manufacturer's website: ...
WizKids, Inc. was founded in July 2000 by 25-year industry veteran and award-winning game designer Jordan Weisman. His goal was to develop a game that made it easy to begin playing traditional miniatures games, and he focused his efforts on creating games that were both affordable and playable right out of the box.
With this objective in mind, Jordan designed the patent-pending “combat dial” base. The WizKids combat dial revolutionized miniatures gaming by incorporating game statistics and record-keeping into a simple mechanism in the base of each prepainted, preassembled figure. The combat dial eliminated the need for cumbersome charts and sourcebooks.
WizKids’ first release, Mage Knight: Rebellion, launched worldwide November 1, 2000. Gone forever were tables to reference, numbers to track, and miniatures to be assembled and painted. Players could now focus more on the fun of miniatures gaming by using Weisman’s simpler and faster playing system. Mage Knight took the gaming industry by storm, with more than 40 million figures sold in the first 14 months.
WizKids has released many hit game systems since Mage Knight. HeroClix brings the comic book characters from the Marvel, DC, and other independent comic universes to life, with game mechanics that mimic the powers and team abilities found in the comics. MechWarrior brings the BattleTech universe down to miniature scale, with players using mechanical titans to battle for planetary—and galactic—supremacy. MLB SportsClix allows players to become managers of their very own Major League Baseball teams, simulating America’s pastime in incredible detail. Pirates of the Spanish Main launched the constructible strategy game category, with 3-D game elements punched out of styrene cards and assembled to recreate high-seas hijinx. Rocketmen expanded the constructible strategy game category with customizable spaceships battling in outer space. Tsuro, WizKids first board game, is an elegant and strategic survival of the fittest adventure. |