Flying Buffalo — различия между версиями
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company_name = Flying Buffalo Incorporated | | company_name = Flying Buffalo Incorporated | | ||
company_type = [[Privately-held|Private]] | | company_type = [[Privately-held|Private]] | | ||
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foundation = [[1970]] | | foundation = [[1970]] | | ||
location = [[Scottsdale, Arizona]] | | location = [[Scottsdale, Arizona]] | | ||
Версия 04:28, 24 марта 2007
Flying Buffalo Incorporated (FBI) is a Scottsdale, Arizona that publishes role playing games, card games, gaming materials, and runs Play-by-mail games.
Founded by Rick Loomis and Steve MacGregor in 1970[1], the company got its start running a simple computer-moderated wargame, Nuclear Destruction, widely considered to be the first commercial play-by-mail (PBM) game. In 1976 the company starting running a space exploration/conquest PBM game titled Starweb.
Flying Buffalo has also published games outside of PBM, starting off with the card game Nuclear War. In 1975 they published Tunnels and Trolls, a fantasy role playing game generally similar to Dungeons & Dragons. Later products included background materials for fantasy role playing games, which became the "Catalyst" series. They also produce a range of different weird dice (such as for pizza), and currently hold the printing rights to the Ace of Aces and Lost Worlds flip book systems. The company also ran a gaming store at various locations in Tempe, Arizona until 1985.
List of games
- Ace of Aces
- Battle Plan
- Catalyst
- Death Dice
- Lost Worlds
- Nuclear War
- Pizza Dice
- Riftlords
- Starweb
- Tunnels and Trolls
External links
- Flying Buffalo home page
