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|name = Fantasy Flight Games
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|year = 1995
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|notable = Twilight Imperium, Dark Heresy
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While the rest of the world laughs at our pathetic Milton Bradley and Parker Brothers crapfest boardgames, one American company is actually making decent and respectable games. This company is Fantasy Flight Games. Incorporated in 1995 as Fantasy Flight Publishing, they started out printing graphic novels in a tiny operation. They almost went under a couple of times, until the book publisher decided to wing out a game called Twilight Imperium.


Floodgates opened, and the company continually puts out quality materials and [[Board Games]].  
While the rest of the world laughs at our [[Ameritrash|pathetic Milton Bradley and Parker Brothers crapfest boardgames]], one American company is actually making decent and respectable games. This company is '''Fantasy Flight Games'''. Incorporated in 1995 as Fantasy Flight Publishing, they started out printing graphic novels in a tiny operation. They almost went under a couple of times, until the book publisher decided to wing out a game called [[Twilight Imperium]]. [[Dwarf Fortress|Floodgates]] opened, and the company continually puts out quality materials and [[Board Games]].  


=Product Listing=
Another thing FFG is known for is destroying rainforests, because practically everything they produce that isn't a straight-up [[RPG]] makes extensive use of cardboard tokens and counters for as many gameplay mechanics as possible. They also have a fondness for non-standard specialist [[dice]] which are only useful in the game they came with, by virtue of using a limited set of unevenly distributed symbols instead of numbers.
(Expansions sublisted)


== [[Board Games]] ==
As of 14th November 2014, FFG has been bought out by Asmodee (Source: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/138631-Fantasy-Flight-Games-Acquired-by-European-Asmodee-in-Board-Game-Merger)


*Arkham Horror
As of February 2017, FF's [[copyright|license to GW IPs]] expired, and all of the current games will cease to be sold. [[Skub|Depending on who you ask,]] this is either because [[Games Workshop]] wants to whore out their RPG license to everyone the same way they do for video games, or because FFG has the [[Star Wars]] license and anything GW makes is peanuts compared to what the Mouse is giving them. That, or GW [[Butthurt|is jealous that]] [[X-Wing]] [http://spikeybits.com/2016/03/warhammer-dethroned-top-5-miniature-games.html| dethroned 40K as the best-selling miniatures game in North America.] Or maybe because Asmodee is a direct competitor to GW, and having your opponents make money off your licensed products is an incredibly stupid idea. Except it's not, because GW can't make Asmodee go away and having Asmodee sell GW IPs would basically be GW making its competitors promote and introduce people to GW's IPs.
 
They also are known for not proofreading their RPG materials beyond running them through spellcheck.  Seriously, these things make English teachers queasy.
 
In Summer 2017 they announced a reprint of the original [[Star Wars RPG]] will be made in 2018, because of course reprinting 30 year old rulebooks gets [[Neckbeards]] salivating. At the same time the generic [[Genesys]] RPG was published, which is based on the [[Star Wars Roleplaying Game]] mechanics.
 
In January of 2020 their entire RPG development team was dismissed, followed by the cancellation of some minor events for their RPGs. As far as anyone knows, they will exclusively be a maker of miniatures and the associated games.
 
==Product Listing==
This list is not necessary complete and exhaustive, and shouldn't be treated as such. Expansions to a core game are sublisted to the main entry.
 
===[[Board Games]]===
*Android
*[[Arkham Horror]]
**Arkham Horror: Dunwich Horror
**Arkham Horror: Dunwich Horror
**Arkham Horror: Kingsport Horror
**Arkham Horror: Kingsport Horror
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**Arkham Horror: Curse of the Dark Pharaoh
**Arkham Horror: Curse of the Dark Pharaoh
**Arkham Horror: The King in Yellow
**Arkham Horror: The King in Yellow
*Battlemist
**Arkham Horror: The Lurker at the Threshold
*Britannia
**Arkham Horror: Miskatonic Horror
*Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game
*[[Blood Bowl]]: Team Manager
*[[Chaos in the Old World]]
*[[Descent: Journeys in the Dark]]
*[[Descent: Journeys in the Dark]]
**Descent: Well of Darkness
**Descent: Well of Darkness
**Descent: The Altar of Despair
**Descent: The Altar of Despair
**Descent: Road to Legend
**Descent: Road to Legend
*Doom: The Board Game
*Dust
**Doom Expansion Set
**Dust: Tactics
*Fury of Dracula
**Dust: Warfare
*Fallout: The Board Game
*A Game of Thrones
*A Game of Thrones
**A Clash of Kings
**A Clash of Kings
**A Storm of Swords
**A Storm of Swords
*Marvel Heroes
*[[Horus Heresy]]
*Runebound
*[[Relic]]
*StarCraft
*[[Runebound]]
*[[Star Wars: Rebellion]]
*[[Talisman]]
*[[Talisman]]
*Tannhäuser
*Tannhäuser
*Tide of Iron
*The Adventurers
**The Adventurers: Pyramid of Horus
**The Adventurers: Temple of Chac
*Twilight Imperium
*Twilight Imperium
**Shattered Empire
**Shattered Empire
**Shards of the Throne
*[[Rex: Final Days of an Empire]]
*Warrior Knights
*Warrior Knights
*World of Warcraft
*Warcraft
*War of the Ring
*War of the Ring


== [[Card Games]] ==
===[[Card Games]]===
*Universal Fighting System
*[[Call of Cthulhu (LCG)]]
*Blue Moon
*Call of Cthulhu
*Citadels
*Cold War
*Cold War
*A Game of Thrones
*[[Android: Netrunner]] (Dead)
*The Hollywood Card Game
*A Game of Thrones LCG
*Kingdom Hearts
*Space Hulk: Death Angel
*Mag Blast
*The Lord of The Rings LCG
*[[Star Wars: Destiny CCG]] (Dead)
*Star Wars LCG
*Warhammer: Invasion LCG (Dead)
*[[Legend of the Five Rings]] LCG (Dead)
*Keyforge (Dead, relaunched)
*The [[Kingdom Hearts|Kingdom Hearts Trading Card Game]] (Published)


== [[RPG]] Material ==
===[[RPG]] Material===
*[[Dark Heresy]]
*[[Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay]]
*[[Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay]]
*Grimm
* [[Horizon]]
*Midnight ([[d20]])
*[[Grimm]]
*ANIMA
*[[ANIMA]]
*Fireborn
*[[Fireborn]]
*Dawnforge (d20)
*[[Dawnforge]] (d20)
*Dragonstar (d20)
*[[Dragonstar]] (d20)
*Horizon (d20)
*[[Midnight | Midnight (d20)]]
*Legends & Lairs (d20)
*[[Star Wars Roleplaying Game]]
*Nocturnum (d20)
**Edge of the Empire
*[[Rogue Trader (RPG)|Rogue Trader]]
**Age of Rebellion
**Force and Destiny
*[[Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay]]
**[[Dark Heresy]]
**[[Deathwatch (RPG)|Deathwatch]]
**[[Rogue Trader (RPG)|Rogue Trader]]
**[[Black Crusade (RPG)|Black Crusade]]
**[[Only War]]
*[[Genesys]] rpg system [[https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/products/genesys/products/genesys-core-rulebook/ Book]]
*[[Legend of the Five Rings]] Roleplaying, with an amalgamation of [[Star Wars Roleplaying Game|Star Wars/Genesys]] narative dice and AEG's 'Roll and Keep' system.


== [[Wargames]] ==
===[[Wargames]]===
*Wings of War
*Wings of War
*[[Anima Tactics]]
*[[X-Wing]]
*Mutant Chronicles
*[[Star Wars: Armada]]
*[[Star Wars: Legion]]
 
{{Model Manufacturers}}


[[Category:Publishers]]
[[Category:Publishers]][[Category: Model Manufacturers]]

Latest revision as of 23:24, 20 June 2023

Fantasy Flight Games
Year Established 1995
Notable Games Twilight Imperium, Dark Heresy



While the rest of the world laughs at our pathetic Milton Bradley and Parker Brothers crapfest boardgames, one American company is actually making decent and respectable games. This company is Fantasy Flight Games. Incorporated in 1995 as Fantasy Flight Publishing, they started out printing graphic novels in a tiny operation. They almost went under a couple of times, until the book publisher decided to wing out a game called Twilight Imperium. Floodgates opened, and the company continually puts out quality materials and Board Games.

Another thing FFG is known for is destroying rainforests, because practically everything they produce that isn't a straight-up RPG makes extensive use of cardboard tokens and counters for as many gameplay mechanics as possible. They also have a fondness for non-standard specialist dice which are only useful in the game they came with, by virtue of using a limited set of unevenly distributed symbols instead of numbers.

As of 14th November 2014, FFG has been bought out by Asmodee (Source: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/138631-Fantasy-Flight-Games-Acquired-by-European-Asmodee-in-Board-Game-Merger)

As of February 2017, FF's license to GW IPs expired, and all of the current games will cease to be sold. Depending on who you ask, this is either because Games Workshop wants to whore out their RPG license to everyone the same way they do for video games, or because FFG has the Star Wars license and anything GW makes is peanuts compared to what the Mouse is giving them. That, or GW is jealous that X-Wing dethroned 40K as the best-selling miniatures game in North America. Or maybe because Asmodee is a direct competitor to GW, and having your opponents make money off your licensed products is an incredibly stupid idea. Except it's not, because GW can't make Asmodee go away and having Asmodee sell GW IPs would basically be GW making its competitors promote and introduce people to GW's IPs.

They also are known for not proofreading their RPG materials beyond running them through spellcheck. Seriously, these things make English teachers queasy.

In Summer 2017 they announced a reprint of the original Star Wars RPG will be made in 2018, because of course reprinting 30 year old rulebooks gets Neckbeards salivating. At the same time the generic Genesys RPG was published, which is based on the Star Wars Roleplaying Game mechanics.

In January of 2020 their entire RPG development team was dismissed, followed by the cancellation of some minor events for their RPGs. As far as anyone knows, they will exclusively be a maker of miniatures and the associated games.

Product Listing[edit]

This list is not necessary complete and exhaustive, and shouldn't be treated as such. Expansions to a core game are sublisted to the main entry.

Board Games[edit]

  • Android
  • Arkham Horror
    • Arkham Horror: Dunwich Horror
    • Arkham Horror: Kingsport Horror
    • Arkham Horror: Innsmouth Horror
    • Arkham Horror: Black Goat of the Woods
    • Arkham Horror: Curse of the Dark Pharaoh
    • Arkham Horror: The King in Yellow
    • Arkham Horror: The Lurker at the Threshold
    • Arkham Horror: Miskatonic Horror
  • Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game
  • Blood Bowl: Team Manager
  • Chaos in the Old World
  • Descent: Journeys in the Dark
    • Descent: Well of Darkness
    • Descent: The Altar of Despair
    • Descent: Road to Legend
  • Dust
    • Dust: Tactics
    • Dust: Warfare
  • Fallout: The Board Game
  • A Game of Thrones
    • A Clash of Kings
    • A Storm of Swords
  • Horus Heresy
  • Relic
  • Runebound
  • Star Wars: Rebellion
  • Talisman
  • Tannhäuser
  • The Adventurers
    • The Adventurers: Pyramid of Horus
    • The Adventurers: Temple of Chac
  • Twilight Imperium
    • Shattered Empire
    • Shards of the Throne
  • Rex: Final Days of an Empire
  • Warrior Knights
  • War of the Ring

Card Games[edit]

RPG Material[edit]

Wargames[edit]

Model Manufacturers
Anvil Industry - Avatars Of War - Blood and Skulls Industry - Brother Vinni - ChapterHouse Studios
Fantasy Flight Games - Fireforge Games - Freebooter's Fate - Games Workshop - Hasbro - Iron Wind Metals - Kromlech
Mad Robot Miniatures - Mierce Miniatures - Mantic Games - North Star Military Figures
Plast Craft Games - Privateer Press - Ral Partha - Reaper Miniatures - Shieldwolf Miniatures
Spartan Games - Tamiya - Victoria Miniatures - Victrix - Wargames Atlantic
Warlord Games - WizKids - Zealot Miniatures - Zenit Miniatures
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