Wise Wizard Games Explained
Wise Wizard Games LLC (formerly White Wizard Games) is a games company founded in 2013.[1] They are the creators of Star Realms, Epic Card Game, Hero Realms, and Sorcerer.[2] 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 tabletop game, 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 award for Tabletop Game of the Year in 2015.[3]
Wise Wizard Games have received many positive reviews for Hero Realms (funded through a successful Kickstarter Campaign which raised over $555,000), Star Realms[4] [5] as well as for Epic Card Game (funded through a successful Kickstarter campaign which raised over $585,000).[6]
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.[7]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Wise Wizard Games LLC in Framingham, MA 01701-3135 . FindTheCompany . March 20, 2016.
- Web site: 'Hero Realms'- Deck-Building or RPG Card Game? Both! . James Floyd Kelly . December 9, 2016 . GeekDad . February 13, 2017 . February 14, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170214182820/https://geekdad.com/2016/12/hero-realms/ . live .
- Web site: Star Realms Wins SXSW Table Top Game of the Year AND 4 Golden Geek Awards!!! . Debbie Moynihan . March 15, 2015 . March 16, 2016 . March 24, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160324074901/http://www.starrealms.com/star-realms-wins-sxsw-table-top-game-of-the-year-and-4-golden-geek-awards . live .
- Web site: TGN Review – Star Realms . 17 September 2014 . Tabletop Gaming Network . March 20, 2016 . 20 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160320163947/http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/tgn-review-star-realms/ . live .
- Web site: Star Realms Board Game . . March 20, 2016 . March 25, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160325150922/http://www.dicetower.com/game/147020/star-realms . live .
- Web site: Epic Card Game—A Kickstarter Preview . June 4, 2015 . David Miller . Purple Pawn . March 20, 2016 . March 25, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160325123124/http://www.purplepawn.com/2015/06/epic-card-game-kickstarter-preview/ . live .
- Web site: Press Release: White Wizard Games Announces Name Change to Wise Wizard Games . March 15, 2021 . Debbie Moynihan . Wise Wizard Games . March 15, 2021 . March 15, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210315162540/https://www.wisewizardgames.com/white-wizard-games-is-now-wise-wizard-games/ . live .