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Z-Man Games is an American board game company, incorporated in 1999. It was named after its founder, Zev Shlasinger . The company is known for their Pandemic series of board games, as well as being the sole publisher for the English editions of popular Eurogames , such as Carcassonne and Terra Mystica .
History
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Z-Man Games was primarily formed to bring the collectible card game Shadowfist back into publication.[1] [2]
In 2011, Sophie Gravel, owner of Quebec -based publisher/distributor Filosofia, bought Z-Man Games,[3] creating F2Z Entertainment. Shlasinger left Z-Man Games in January 2016. In 2016, F2Z Entertainment was acquired by Asmodee .[4]
Published games
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A B-movie card game series consisting of games such as Grave Robbers From Outer Space [1] [5] and Cannibal Pygmies in the Jungle of Doom [6]
1960: The Making of the President ,[7] [8] an original creation by Z-Man Games
Agricola
Archaeology: The Card Game , a market-style card game[9]
Arimaa , an abstract strategy game
Ascending Empires, a space based empire expansion game[10]
Carcassonne , Z-Man Games has published the English version of this game in the US and Canada since 2012
Endeavor , a complex strategy game edited by Z-Man Games in 2009[11]
Gheos , a game where players take on the role of deities[12]
Neuroshima Hex!
Omlevex , a role-playing supplement for Mutants & Masterminds , Champions , and Silver Age Sentinels [13] [14]
Onirim , and the Oniverse series of short single-player games: Sylvion , Castellion , Nautilion , and Aerion
Pandemic , a cooperative board game[15]
Saboteur , a mining path card game
Shadow Hunters
Shadowfist
Start Player by Ted Alspach , a card game to determine who goes first in the following game
Terra Mystica , by Jens Drögemüller and Helge Ostertag, winner of the 2013 International Gamers Award - General Strategy: Multi-player Winner[16]
Ursuppe
The Walking Dead , a 2009 board games based on the comic of the same name
The Walking Dead: The Prison , "both a stand-alone game and an expansion module to the first game", funded through Kickstarter [17]
See also
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Going Cardboard – a documentary about board games in which Shlasinger is interviewed
References
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^ "Filosofia buys Z-Man Games" . Retrieved 2012-03-18 .
^ "Asmodee Acquiring F2Z Entertainment" . 2016-07-22. Retrieved 2017-01-05 .
^ Pook, Matthew (2001-10-12). "Pyramid Review: Grave Robbers From Outer Space Card Game" . Pyramid (Online) . Steve Jackson Games . Retrieved 2008-03-24 .
^ Pook, Matthew (2002-10-25). "Pyramid Review: Cannibal Pygmies in the Jungle of Doom" . Pyramid (Online) . Steve Jackson Games . Retrieved 2008-03-24 .
^ Jean-Luc Simard (April 2008). "1960: The Making of the President". Scrye (118): 43.
^ Clifford, Mike; Mike Siggins (March 2008). "2007, My Top 5". Counter (40 ): 5–12.
^ "Archaeology: The Card Game" . BoardGameGeek . Retrieved 2024-07-05 .
^ "Ascending Empires" . BoardGameGeek . Retrieved 2020-09-02 .
^ " 'Agricola' Expansion From Z-Man" . ICV2 . 17 August 2009. Retrieved 2020-09-02 .
^ Vetromile, Andy (2007-03-16). "Pyramid Review: Gheos" . Pyramid (Online) . Steve Jackson Games . Retrieved 2008-03-24 .
^ Vetromile, Andy (2004-08-06). "Pyramid Review: Omlevex (for Mutants & Masterminds, Silver-Age Sentinels, & Champions)" . Pyramid (Online) . Steve Jackson Games . Retrieved 2008-03-24 .
^ Fredericks, Colin (2004-03-26). "Review of Omlevex" . RPGnet . Retrieved 2008-03-24 .
^ Genovese, Peter (2020-04-03). "Pandemic —the board game — foreshadows current crisis" . nj . Retrieved 2020-09-02 .
^ "Terra Mystica (2012)" . BGG Board Game Geek. Retrieved 10 June 2015 .
^ "The Walking Dead" The Prison - Board Game by Keith Tralins at Kickstarter
External links
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R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Z-Man_Games&oldid=1232823435 "
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