Wise Wizard Games
IndustryCollectible card games
Founded2013 (2013)
FounderRob Dougherty
HeadquartersFramingham, Massachusetts, USA
ProductsEpic Card Game, Star Realms, Hero Realms
Websitewisewizardgames.com

Wise Wizard Games LLC (formerly White Wizard Games) is a games company founded in 2013.[1] They are the creators of Star Realms, Epic Card Game, Hero Realms, and Sorcerer.[2] The company CEO, Rob Dougherty, and Creative Director, Darwin Kastle, are both in the Magic The Gathering Hall of Fame.[3]

Awards and recognition

Wise Wizard Games has won more than seven game-of-the-year awards for their popular card-based deck building science-fiction tabletop game, Star Realms. This includes the 2014 Origins Award winners for Star Realms in the category Fan Favorites—Best Card Game, and the South by Southwest award for Tabletop Game of the Year in 2015.[3]

Wise Wizard Games have received many positive reviews for Hero Realms (funded through a successful Kickstarter Campaign which raised over $555,000), Star Realms[4][5] as well as for Epic Card Game (funded through a successful Kickstarter campaign which raised over $585,000).[6]

Name change

On March 15, 2021, White Wizard Games LLC, announced that the company name had been changed to Wise Wizard Games, stating a desire to have a name that best represents their vision and community. The company has plans to grow, including development of a new arena strategy game designed by Richard Garfield. Future reprints of games will use the updated company name.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Wise Wizard Games LLC in Framingham, MA 01701-3135". FindTheCompany. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  2. ↑ James Floyd Kelly (December 9, 2016). "'Hero Realms'- Deck-Building or RPG Card Game? Both!". GeekDad. Archived from the original on February 14, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  3. 1 2 Debbie Moynihan (March 15, 2015). "Star Realms Wins SXSW Table Top Game of the Year AND 4 Golden Geek Awards!!!". Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  4. ↑ "TGN Review – Star Realms". Tabletop Gaming Network. 17 September 2014. Archived from the original on 20 March 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Star Realms | Board Game". The Dice Tower. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  6. ↑ David Miller (June 4, 2015). "Epic Card Game—A Kickstarter Preview". Purple Pawn. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  7. ↑ Debbie Moynihan (March 15, 2021). "Press Release: White Wizard Games Announces Name Change to Wise Wizard Games". Wise Wizard Games. Archived from the original on March 15, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
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