Plaid Hat Games Explained

Plaid Hat Games is a United States-based board game studio. Plaid Hat Games was founded in 2009. Board game designer Colby Dauch formed the board game publishing company in order to release the company's first game, Summoner Wars.^[1]

In 2015, Plaid Hat Games was acquired by Canadian game publisher F2Z Entertainment. From 2015 to 2020, Plaid Hat Games operated independently as a design and development studio. F2Z USA Corp manages the business logistics, sales, and marketing of all games released by the game publisher. Due to Plaid Hat Games' integration into F2Z Entertainment, every future Plaid Hat Games board game starting in 2016 is to be simultaneously released by French board game publisher Filosofia.^[2]

On February 19, 2020, Head of Studio and Founder Colby Dauch reached an agreement with Asmodee Group to reacquire the independent rights to the Studio and its brand, as well as publication rights to some of their games.^[3]

Games published

• Summoner Wars, 2009^[4]
• Dungeon Run, 2011^[5]
• Mice and Mystics, 2012^[6]
• BioShock Infinite, 2013^[7]
• City of Remnants, 2013^[8]
• , 2014^[9]
• Mice and Mystics: Downwood Tales Expansion, 2014^[10]
• Ashes: Rise of the Phoenixborn, 2015^[11]
• Specter Ops, 2015^[12]
• Tail Feathers, 2015^[13]
• SeaFall, 2016^[14]
• Stuffed Fables, 2018^[15]
• Abomination: The Heir of Frankenstein, 2019^[16]
• Summoner Wars (Second Edition), 2021^[17]

Awards and honors

Summoner Wars

• 2009 Best New Game Designer, Dice Tower^[18]
• 2009 Best Small Publisher, Dice Tower

• 2014 Best Innovative Game, Golden Geek Award^[19]
• 2014 Best Thematic Game, Golden Geek Award
• 2014 Best Game Artwork and Presentation Nominee, Golden Geek Award

Summoner Wars (Second Edition)

• 2021 Best 2-Player Board Game Nominee, Golden Geek Award

Notes and References

1. Web site: March Publisher Spotlight - Plaid Hat Games. Malted Meeple. 26 March 2015. 17 August 2016.
2. Web site: Martin. Eric. Plaid Hat Games Bought by F2Z Entertainment. Board Game Geek.
3. Web site: Plaid Hat Games Re-acquired by Colby Dauch. 28 February 2020.
4. Web site: Summoner Wars. 2021-11-05. BoardGameGeek. en-US.
5. Web site: Dungeon Run. 2021-11-05. BoardGameGeek. en-US.
6. Web site: Hall. Charlie. Mice and Mystics Review (Board Game). Paste Magazine. 20 December 2012.
7. Web site: BioShock Infinite: The Siege of Columbia. Board Game Geek. 17 August 2016.
8. Web site: City of Remnants. Board Game Geek. 17 August 2016.
9. Web site: Dead of Winter: A Crossroads Game. 2021-11-05. BoardGameGeek. en-US.
10. Web site: Mice and Mystics Downwood Tales Review - with the Boardgame Corner. Dice Tower. 17 August 2016.
11. Web site: Ashes: Rise of the Phoenixborn. Board Game Geek. 17 August 2016.
12. Web site: Specter Ops. Dice Tower. 17 August 2016.
13. Web site: Tail Feathers. Board Game Geek. 17 August 2016.
14. Web site: SeaFall. 2021-11-05. BoardGameGeek. en-US.
15. Web site: Stuffed Fables. BoardGameGeek. 2018-02-02.
16. Web site: Abomination: The Heir of Frankenstein. BoardGameGeek. 2019-09-01.
17. Web site: Summoner Wars (Second Edition). 2021-11-05. BoardGameGeek. en-US.
18. Web site: Dice Tower Awards 2009 The Dice Tower. 2021-11-05. www.dicetower.com.
19. Web site: BoardGameGeek Golden Geek. Board Game Geek. 21 August 2016.