Manufacturers and Distributors

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AMIGO Spiel+Freizeit GmbH
Game manufacturer. 
        Postfach 200326
        63309 Rödermark 
        Germany

ASS, Altenburger und Stralsunder Spielkarten-Fabriken AG
Manufacturers of Route 66 and Die Vikinger Kommen. 
        Postfach 100352
        70747 Leinfelden
        Germany

Avalon Hill Game Company
Manufacturers of wargames, current publisher of the classic 3M boardgames (such as Regatta and Speed Circuit), and frequent publisher of Eurogame designs (such as By Hook Or By Crook and History of the World). 
        4517 Harford Road
        Baltimore, Maryland 21214-9989
        USA
        
        phone: (800) 999-3222

Karl BLATZ Spiele GmbH
Makers of beautiful, but somewhat strange games, such as Osterinsel, the Easter Island heads race game. Long on looks but somewhat weak on replay value. 
        Postfach 470437
        12313 Berlin
        Germany

Board Not Bored Games Pty Ltd
Makers of 6 Billion and also a wholesale and retial distributor for Australia 
        P.O. Box 2265
        MDC
        Gore Street
        Fitzroy
        Melbourne
        3065
        Australia

Canada Games Company Ltd.
Manufacturers of traditional games such as Tiddley Winks, Snakes and Ladders, and backgammon. 
        75-T West Drive
        Bramalea, Ontario, Canada
        L6T 2J6

Carrom Company
Manufactures Carrom boards. Carrom is similar to Crokinole except that the cookies are propelled with the aid of cues instead of just fingers. (Formerly Merdel Game Manufacturing Co.) 
        218 E. Dowland St.
        Ludington, MI 49431
        USA

Chessex
Distributors of fine games, books, magazines, and other gaming stuff. Manufacturers of WizWar, Area 51, etc. 
        several locations - check the Web site

Cosmic Wimpout
Manufacturers of ... Cosmic Wimpout, the dice game for stoned folks (and anyone else who may be feeling a bit random today)! 
        PO Box 3199
        Greenfield, MA 01302
        USA

Crunchy Frog Enterprises
Makers of role playing and silly wargames. 
        PO Box 578 
        Dept. W 
        Fremont, CA 94537-0578

  • Cwali - Corné van Moorsel's game company (Isi, Ocean, etc)
    Cwali
    Corné van Moorsel's game company (Isi, Ocean, etc) 
            Email: cornesab@euronet.nl

    Daggit
    Game publisher. 
            Am Bilstein 22
        45219 Kettwig
        Germany
        
        Phone: 02054/81256
        Fax: 0241/22258

    db-Spiele
    Publisher & inventors of Texas, Iron Horse, Speculation, and more. 
            Mariahilfstr. 7
        D-52062 Aachen
        Germany

    db-Spiele, Mariahilfstr. 7, D-52062 Aachen

    Dewar Ltd.
    Game distributor. 
            Postfach 1223
        77802 Bühl/Baden
        Germany

    Don & Co
    Game publisher. Publisher of GIPF. 
            Van Den Nestlei 7, bus 6
        B-2018 Antwerpen
        Belgium

    Doris und Frank
    A crack artist and game designer who have a rich history of self-publishing top quality games. Doris sets the standard for game graphics and Frank's game mechanism are always fresh and inventive. Doris' tastes run to the humorous and she is clearly influenced by great cartoonists like Walt Kelly and Jeff Smith. Frank is fond of very difficult logic problems and you can clearly see this influence in his game designs. The quality of their games is enhanced by this interplay between the light and the beautiful on one hand and the serious and challenging on the other. Their games reflect a second running tension, as well, between Green sensibilities and the need to use conflict to create dramatic tension in their games. You can see this in Dicke Kartoffeln, which rewards multiple victory conditions in order to represent longer term goals in what would otherwise be yet another corporate competition slugfest. Ursuppe and Urland move what would, in another author's hands, be a wargame scenario into the biological world at its lowest level: the bug eat bug world of microorganisms. Some of their best games are the ones where their individual talents are not melded but stand apart. Here I'm thinking of Mü & Mehr and Igel Ärgern. These are purely abstract games with not even a nod at basis in some real world theme. The art serves to humanize them by adding beauty and a sense of fun. All of their games are heartily recommended. 
            Doris & Frank 
        Wolfsstaudenring 32 
        D-91056 Erlangen-Kriegenbrunn 
        Germany

        Email: info@doris-frank.de
        Fax: +49.9131.55085

    EPTA s.r.l.
    Publishers of Derby, the soccer card game (Italian), Pinko Pallino and Q-Blast, chess-like games, Battlefield, plastic hills for Warhammer and W40K, and Magic Mat, a mat for Magic. 
            Via Torriani ,26
        20063 Cernusco sul Naviglio (MI)
        ITALY

        Email: Gerardo at pinko@internetforce.com

    FANFOR Verlag
    Game manufacturer. 
            Lange Rötterstr. 74
        68167 Mannheim 
        Germany

    FATA MORGANA Spiel
    Game manufacturer. Makers of Hotel Life. 
            Güterstr. 32
        CH-3008 Bern 
        Germany

    Fat Messiah Games
    Makers of Shapeshifters and other fine games 
            P.O. Box 341136
        Los Angeles, CA 90034
        USA

    Flying Buffalo Inc
    Makers of Nuclear War and other games 
           PO Box 1467
        Scottsdale, AZ 85252  
        USA 
        
        Ph: 602-945-6917
        FAX:602-994-1170
        Answering Machine: 602-994-0658

    FRANCKH-KOSMOS Verlags-GmbH & Co.
    Makers of beautiful games such as Big Boss and Terra Turium. 
            Postfach 106011
        70049 Stuttgart
        Germany

    FRANJOS Spieleverlag
    Game manufacturer. 
            Zum Brinkhof 22
        33165 Lichtenau 
        Germany

    Friedhelm Merz Verlag GmbH & Co. KG
    Organizers of Essen Spiel, the largest gaming event in the world. 
            Alberichstr. 15-17
        D-53179 Bonn 
        Germany
        
        Phone: 0228/342273
        Fax: 0228/856312

    FUN CONNECTION GmbH
    Game manufacturer. 
            Postfach 200216
        13512 Berlin
        Germany

    F.X. SCHMID, Vereinigte Münchener Spielkarten-Fabriken GmbH & Co. KG
    Game manufacturer. Makers of Attacke and other fine card and board games. 
            Postfach 1465
        83204 Prien 
        Germany

    Games with a Twist
    Game manufacturer. Makers of The Terrain Game. 
            PO Box 3729
        Schenectady, NY 12303-3729
        USA
        
        Phone: 1-888-TRY-GWAT / 518.357.9288

    Gamesmiths
    Game manufacturer. Makers of Throwing Stones and other fine games. 
            P.O. Box 2133
        El Segundo, CA 90245
        USA

    Gibsons Games
    Game manufacturer. Makers of Diplomacy, History of the World, etc. 
            Greenlea Park
        Prince Georges Rd. 
        London
        SW19 2RB

        Fax: 020 8640 3273
        Tel: 020 8685 1515

    Graham's Games
    Game manufacturer. Makers of Creeper and Colliding Circles amongst others. 
            12 Old Shoreham Road
    Southwick
    West Sussex
    BN42 4HS
    England

    HABA, Habermaass GmbH
    Makers of children's games that are long on looks but a bit short on play value. 
            Postfach 1107
        8634 Rodach
        Germany

    HANS IM GLüCK Verlags-GmbH
    The fastest growing little game company in Germany with some of the best games - El Grande, Drunter & Druber, Manhattan, Waldmeister to name a few. 
            Birnauer Str. 4
        80809 München
        Germany

    Hasbro Inc.
    Manufacturers of standard American fare board games. Also the parent of Parker Brothers, Milton Bradley, and Tonka making them the mightiest empire in American gamedom. 
            1027 Newport Ave.
        Pawtucket, RI 02861
        USA

    HEIDELBERGER Spieleverlag
    Game manufacturer. 
            Blumenstr. 39
        69115 Heidelberg 
        Germany

    Friedrich W. HEYE Verlag GmbH
    Game manufacturer. 
            Postfach 760506
        22055 Hamburg
        Germany

    Hillary's Toy Box
    Manufacturers of Plague & Pestilence. 
            P.O. Box 1954
        Orange, CA 92666
        USA
        phone: (714) 538-7654

    Imagineering Desing, Inc.
    Manufactures of Edge City. 
            email: imagine@cadvision.com

    Kadon Enterprises
    makers of Polyominoes and Polycubes

    Inca Perudo
    Manufactures dice games (including Perudo) and dicing cups. 
            2 Brydges Place
        London, England WC2

    Jolly Games
    Tom Jolly's private label. Manufactures Knots, GOOTMU, and WizWar expansion sets (and may still have old editions of WizWar). 
            3236 Peacock Lane
        Santa Maria, CA 93455

    JUMBO Spiele GmbH
    Game manufacturer. 
            Postfach 10
        58845 Herscheid 
        Germany

    Krimsu
    a German company making some wacky cardgames with fantasy themes 
            Krimsus Krimskrams-Kiste 
        c/o Mark "Krimsu" Sienholz 
        Barerstr.65 
        D-80799 Munich
        Germany 

        Phone/Fax: 0049 - 89/271 69 61

    Lambourne Games
    Makers of fine sports replay games 
            15 Mill View Close
        Woodbridge
        Suffolk  IP12 4HR
        England

        Phone: +44 1394 388102

    Les Editions Section b (Canada) Inc.
    Manufacturers of classic board games designed by modern artists. (I haven't checked this one out but I intend to do so. I'll report back.) 
            4570 rue Chambord
        Montreal, Quebec, Canada
        H2J 3M7

    Ludodelire
    Previously the makers of Formule De and many other fine boardgames, this fine company closed its doors in 1997. 
            49, avenue Pasteur
        94250 GENTILLY
        FRANCE

        Tel 47 40 11 96
        Fax 47 40 97 96

    Marble King, Inc.
    Manufactures marbles (what a shock). 
            Dept. 10, PO Box 195
        Paden City, WV 26159
        USA

    Mayfair Games
    Manufactures role playing games, train games, and imports many Flying Turtle board games into the U.S.

                    Phone: (800) 432-4376 (toll free US only)
               (888) 629-4263 (888-MAY-GAME) (toll free US only, also)
               (708) 458-3900
        Email: mayfair@aol.com

    Milton Bradley Co.
    Manufacturers of Scrabble and friends. Now part of the mighty Hasbro Empire. 
            443 Shaker Road
        East Longmeadow, MA 01028
        USA

    MB Spiele, Milton Bradley GmbH
    German arm of the American giant (but their games are different and better). 
            Postfach 2031
        90710 Fürth
        Germany

    MOSKITO-Spiele
    Tiny game company with a big bite. Makers of Tyranno Ex! and other wacky games. 
            Donnersbergerstr. 55
        80634 München 
        Germany

    NORIS Spiele, Georg Reulein GmbH & Co. KG
    Game manufacturer. 
            Postfach 2254
        90712 Fürth
        Germany

    Parker Brothers
    Manufacturers of Monopoly, Risk, and host of others. Part of the Hasbro Empire. 
            PO Box 900
        Salem, MA 01970
        USA

    Patch Products, Inc.
    Manufacturers of TriBond and Blurt. 
            PO Box 268
        2944 Graybill Drive
        Beloit, WI 53511
        USA
        
        PHONE: (608) 362-6896
        FAX: (608) 362-8178
        PHREE: 1-800-524-4263

    KennerPARKER
    German arm of the other half of the Hasbro toy empire. Much better games than the American arm of the company. 
            Postfach 1180
        63111 Dietzenbach Ferd.
        Germany

    Phil O'Neill Games
    A one man band producing Ransom, Sensored, and Toilet Humour with more games appearing all the time. 
            1 Birmingham Road
        Cowes
        Isle of Wight
        PO31 7BH
        UK
        
        Fax: + 44 (0) 1983 280777

    PIATNIK & Söhne, Wiener Spielkartenfabrik, Piatnik Deutschland GmbH
    Makers of fine card games and fine playing cards. 
            Dessauer Str. 46
        41065 Mönchengladbach
        Germany

    PERI Spiele, Erich Perner & Co. KG
    Game manufacturer. 
            Dr.-Carlo-Schmid-Str. 224
        90491 Nürnberg
        Germany

    Pressman Toy Corp.
    Manufacturers of traditional and childrens games. 
            200-T 5th Ave.
        New York, NY 10010
        USA
        
        745 Joyce Kilmer Ave. 
        New Brunswick, N.J. 08901
        USA
                                
        Phone: 908-545-4000
        Fax: 908-246-2797

    Pseudon Producties
    Small run game manufacturer specializing in designs by new inventors. 
            P. Joubertstraat 32
        7315 AW Apeldoorn
        Netherlands
        
        Phone: +31 55.5760741
        Fax: +31 55.5760742

    Puremco Dominoes
    Manufacturer of traditional dominoes and equipment 
            5002 S. Loop 340
        Waco, TX 76706
        USA
        
        Phone: 800.725.7020
        Fax: 254.662.4543
        Email: info@puremcodominoes.com

    QUALITYGAME s.r.l.
    Publishers of Kupido, board game about love affairs, Automarket, car-builder financial game, and Algoritmo, a board game based on numbers and algorithms. 
            Via Casilina ,55
        00100 Roma
        Italy

        Contact: Giovanni Caron

    RAVENSBURGER Spieleverlag GmbH, Otto Maier Verlag
    The granddaddy of all German game companies. Recently retreated from the realm of gamer's games but they still make beautiful games. 
            Postfach 1860
        88188 Ravensburg
        Germany

    Rio Grande Games
    Importer of European games. Also have plans to publish English editions of European games.

    Rose Art Industries Inc.
    Manufacturers of kids toys and known to dabble in games. 
            555 Main St.
        Orange, NJ 07050
        USA

    SALAGAMES, Sala-Spiele GmbH & Co.
    Inheritors of the old Hexagames line. 
            Postfach 470652
        12315 Berlin
        Germany

    Schindel & England
    Manufactures reproductions of 18th and 19th century games and toys. 
            854 Palmerston Ave.
        Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
        R3G 1J5

    SCHMIDT Spiel+Freizeit GmbH
    Game manufacturer. Makers of Atlantis and other fine products. 
            Postfach 1165
        85378 Eching
        Germany

    Seventh Seal
    Manufactures Axiom and other abstract strategy games. 
            3 Denmark Terrace
        Brighton, England
        BN1 3AN

    Shoptaugh Games Inc.
    Manufactures of great abstract strategy games. 
            Philip Shoptaugh
        55 Stark Knoll Place
        Oakland, CA 94618 
        USA
        e mail: Philip@Shoptaugh.Com

    Simulations Workshop Inc.
    Manufactures of several exciting gamekits. 
            c/o Randy Moorehead
        2708 Gen. Chennault NE
        Albuquerque, NM 87112

    SPIEL EXKLUSIV
    Game manufacturer. 
            Postfach 1863
        32218 Bünde
        Germany

    US Games Systems
    Manufacturer and distributor of playing cards, games, and reference books 
            179 Ludlow St.
        Stamford, CT 06902
        USA
        
        Phone: 800.54-GAMES
        Fax: 203.353.8431

    SPIELEWERKSTATT WALTER M†LLER
    Small game manufacturer and design house. Makers of the infamous "Leaky Lifeboat Game." High production values. 
            Sulzberger Str. 32
        87471 Weidach 
        Germany

    TimJim Games
    A young, eager company producing interesting new boardgames. 
       1805 Altschul Ave
    Menlo Park, CA 94025
    USA
    
    hlavaty@crvax.sri.com (Jim Hlavaty, designer and president)

    United States Playing Card Co. (USPC)
    Manufactures of, can you guess?, playing cards and a wide variety of card games 
            4590 Beech Street
        Cincinnati, Ohio 45212
        USA

    Western Publishing
    Manufactures Pictionary and other popular American game fare. 
            1220 Mound Ave.
        Racine, WI 53404
        USA

    White Wind
    White Wind has closed its doors and is no more. At one time this was Alan Moon's publishing company. Makers of Elfenroads, Santa Fe, and many other fine games. 
            2 Milton St.
        Beverly, MA 01915
        USA
        
        (508) 927-1184

    Wingnut Games
    Makers of several very silly games. 
            P.O. Box 1714 
       Dept. W 
       Burlingame, CA 94011

    Winsome Games
    Publishers and distributors of train games and other fine games. 
            515 West Hutchinson Ave
        Suite #6
        Pittsburgh, PA 15218-1347
        
         Fax: (412) 486-3157

    Wizards of the Coast, Inc.
    The House of Garfield, creator, lord, and master of the collectable trading card games. 
            P.O. Box 707
        Renton, WA 98057-0707
        USA

    Xanadu Leisure Ltd
    Prince Joli Kansil's game publishing concern. Kansil is the inventor of Bridgette, Marrakesh, and Krakatoa. 
            Box 10-Q
        Honolulu, Hawaii 96816
        USA
    Zocchi Distributers
    Distribute dice, role playing paraphenalia, and other odd gaming stuff. Lou Zocchi is a classic character among American gaming geeks. 
            1512 30th Avenue
        Gulfport, Mississippi 39501
        USA
        
        Phone: 601-863-0215  
        fax: 601-863-0323

    Credit where credit is due: many of the addresses found above (and more besides!) can be found in The Game Treasury. Many of the German game companies were taken from a listing available via a server at INFORM@WIREPOOL.gun.de.

    Additional companies, particularly role-playing game companies, can be found here.

    The Game Cabinet - editor@gamecabinet.com - Ken Tidwell