Our friends at The Malted Meeple like to give some extra attention to their favorite board game publishers and designers. In their Publisher’s Spotlight they provide a bit of a background on the publisher, discuss a few of their games, and may even announce a visit to The Meeple by some of the publisher’s representatives!
Publisher: Wizards of the Coast.
Wizards of the Coast lays claim to some of the most beloved and long lasting franchises in hobby gaming. Magic the Gathering recently celebrated its twentieth anniversary, while Dungeons & Dragons celebrated its fortieth year with the release of D&D 5th Edition.
Over the last few decades these titles and many more have become household names. Yet it was not always so. According to Wizards of the Coast, “(Our) story is an epic tale of a tiny company which started in Peter Adkison’s basement and grew to be a leader in the hobby gaming business… From those humble beginnings arose fantastic new worlds, stories, (and) brands…”
Here at the Malted Meeple we have several board games from Wizards of the Coast in our library, including:Betrayal at House on the Hill, Lords of Waterdeep, and Acquire. Two of these games have also held the honor of our Game of the Month!
In Betrayal at House on the Hill, players take on the role of explorers trying to survive the horrors of a cursed mansion. Lords of Waterdeep offers players a chance to vie for power as one of the hidden lords of Waterdeep. Finally, in Acquire, each player matches their resources and their wits to become the wealthiest hotel tycoon of all! All three games offer players strategy, interaction, and theme.
Read more about Wizards of the Coast and the games they produce on the Meeple Moments blog.