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[http://company.wizards.com/ Wizards of the Coast] is a publishing and gaming company that among different things publishes the leading roleplaying game, Dungeons & Dragons <ref>WotC published D&D from its Third Edition, through the 3.5 and 4E editions, and will soon publish its fifth edition. Roleplaying games, including | [http://company.wizards.com/ Wizards of the Coast] is a publishing and gaming company that among different things publishes the leading roleplaying game, Dungeons & Dragons<ref>WotC published D&D from its Third Edition, through the 3.5 and 4E editions, and will soon publish its fifth edition. Roleplaying games, including D&D, still consist of but a small part of its business.{{Citation needed}}</ref>. Early in its history, Wizards of the Coast briefly published a different roleplaying game: [[Ars Magica]]. | ||
Wizards of the Coast published Ars Magica from 1994 to 1996, producing some [[Third Edition]] products. They then discontinued all roleplaying products to "concentrate on their core business of collectible card games" (which were immensely popular in 1996). Ars Magica was sold to [[Atlas Games]]. | == Wizards of the Coast and Ars Magica == | ||
Wizards of the Coast bought the Ars Magica franchise from [[White Wolf]] and published Ars Magica from 1994 to 1996, producing some [[Third Edition]] products. They then discontinued all roleplaying products to "concentrate on their core business of collectible card games" (which were immensely popular in 1996). Ars Magica was sold to [[Atlas Games]] in 1996. | |||
Wizards of the Coast subsequently re-entered the roleplaying game business when they bought Dungeons & Dragons in 1997<ref>[http://www.rpg.net/columns/briefhistory/briefhistory1.phtml A Brief History of Game #1] at [http://www.rpg.net rpg.net]</ref>. | |||
* [[Faeries Revised | == Ars Magica Products by Wizards of the Coast == | ||
* [[Faeries Revised Edition]] | |||
* [[ArM3]] (which was developed by [[White Wolf]] but continued to be sold by Wizards of the Coast through 1996) | * [[ArM3]] (which was developed by [[White Wolf]] but continued to be sold by Wizards of the Coast through 1996) | ||
* [[Houses of Hermes Book | Houses of Hermes]] | * [[Houses of Hermes Book | Houses of Hermes]] | ||
* [[Lion of the North]] | * [[Lion of the North]] | ||
== See Also == | |||
* [[History of Ars Magica]] | * [[History of Ars Magica]] | ||
* Wizards of the Coast article at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wizards_of_the_Coast Wikipedia] | |||
=== | == Footnotes == | ||
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== Legacy Page == | |||
The history of this page before August 6, 2010 is archived at [[Legacy:wizards_of_the_coast]] | The history of this page before August 6, 2010 is archived at [[Legacy:wizards_of_the_coast]] | ||
[[Category:Authors]] | [[Category:Authors]] | ||
[[Category:Products]] | [[Category:Products]] | ||
Revision as of 09:52, 25 November 2012
Wizards of the Coast is a publishing and gaming company that among different things publishes the leading roleplaying game, Dungeons & Dragons[1]. Early in its history, Wizards of the Coast briefly published a different roleplaying game: Ars Magica.
Wizards of the Coast and Ars Magica
Wizards of the Coast bought the Ars Magica franchise from White Wolf and published Ars Magica from 1994 to 1996, producing some Third Edition products. They then discontinued all roleplaying products to "concentrate on their core business of collectible card games" (which were immensely popular in 1996). Ars Magica was sold to Atlas Games in 1996.
Wizards of the Coast subsequently re-entered the roleplaying game business when they bought Dungeons & Dragons in 1997[2].
Ars Magica Products by Wizards of the Coast
- Faeries Revised Edition
- ArM3 (which was developed by White Wolf but continued to be sold by Wizards of the Coast through 1996)
- Houses of Hermes
- Lion of the North
See Also
- History of Ars Magica
- Wizards of the Coast article at Wikipedia
Footnotes
- ↑ WotC published D&D from its Third Edition, through the 3.5 and 4E editions, and will soon publish its fifth edition. Roleplaying games, including D&D, still consist of but a small part of its business.[citation needed]
- ↑ A Brief History of Game #1 at rpg.net
Legacy Page
The history of this page before August 6, 2010 is archived at Legacy:wizards_of_the_coast