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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. | 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]]. [[Dwarf Fortress|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. | ||
=Product Listing= | ==Product Listing== | ||
This list is not necessary complete and exhaustive, and shouldn't be treated as such. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasy_Flight_Games Check wikipedia] for a probably more up-to-date and fully inclusive listing. Expansions to a core game are sublisted to the main entry. | |||
===[[Board Games]]=== | |||
*Arkham Horror | *Arkham Horror | ||
**Arkham Horror: Dunwich Horror | **Arkham Horror: Dunwich Horror | ||
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*Battlemist | *Battlemist | ||
*Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game | *Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game | ||
*[[Blood Bowl]]: Team Manager | |||
*Britannia | *Britannia | ||
*[[Descent: Journeys in the Dark]] | *[[Descent: Journeys in the Dark]] | ||
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*War of the Ring | *War of the Ring | ||
== [[Card Games]] == | ===[[Card Games]]=== | ||
*Universal Fighting System | *Universal Fighting System | ||
*Blue Moon | *Blue Moon | ||
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*Mag Blast | *Mag Blast | ||
== [[RPG]] Material == | ===[[RPG]] Material=== | ||
*[[Dark Heresy]] | *[[Dark Heresy]] | ||
*[[Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay]] | *[[Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay]] | ||
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*[[Black Crusade]] | *[[Black Crusade]] | ||
== [[Wargames]] == | ===[[Wargames]]=== | ||
*Wings of War | *Wings of War | ||
*[[Anima Tactics]] | *[[Anima Tactics]] | ||
Revision as of 19:16, 9 March 2012
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.
Product Listing
This list is not necessary complete and exhaustive, and shouldn't be treated as such. Check wikipedia for a probably more up-to-date and fully inclusive listing. Expansions to a core game are sublisted to the main entry.
Board Games
- 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
- Battlemist
- Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game
- Blood Bowl: Team Manager
- Britannia
- Descent: Journeys in the Dark
- Descent: Well of Darkness
- Descent: The Altar of Despair
- Descent: Road to Legend
- Doom: The Board Game
- Doom Expansion Set
- Dust
- Dust: Tactics
- Dust: Warfare
- Fury of Dracula
- A Game of Thrones
- A Clash of Kings
- A Storm of Swords
- Horus Heresy
- Marvel Heroes
- Runebound
- StarCraft
- Talisman
- Tannhäuser
- Tide of Iron
- Twilight Imperium
- Shattered Empire
- Warrior Knights
- World of Warcraft
- Warcraft
- War of the Ring
Card Games
- Universal Fighting System
- Blue Moon
- Call of Cthulhu
- Citadels
- Cold War
- A Game of Thrones
- The Hollywood Card Game
- Kingdom Hearts
- Mag Blast
RPG Material
- Dark Heresy
- Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay
- Grimm
- Midnight (d20)
- ANIMA
- Fireborn
- Dawnforge (d20)
- Dragonstar (d20)
- Horizon (d20)
- Legends & Lairs (d20)
- Nocturnum (d20)
- Deathwatch
- Rogue Trader
- Black Crusade
Wargames
- Wings of War
- Anima Tactics
- Mutant Chronicles