Z-Man Gamesis an American board game company, incorporated in 1999. It was named after its founder,Zev Shlasinger.The company is known for theirPandemicseries of board games, as well as being the sole publisher for the English editions of popularEurogames,such asCarcassonneandTerra Mystica.
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | |
| Founded | 1999in United States |
| Founder | Zev Shlasinger |
| Headquarters | Roseville,Minnesota , |
| Owner | Asmodee |
| Website | zmangames |
History
editZ-Man Games was primarily formed to bring thecollectible card gameShadowfistback into publication.[1][2]
In 2011, Sophie Gravel, owner ofQuebec-based publisher/distributor Filosofia, bought Z-Man Games,[3]creating F2Z Entertainment. Shlasinger left Z-Man Games in January 2016. In 2016, F2Z Entertainment was acquired byAsmodee.[4]
Published games
edit- AB-moviecard game series consisting of games such asGrave Robbers From Outer Space[1][5]andCannibal Pygmies in the Jungle of Doom[6]
- 1960: The Making of the President,[7][8]an original creation by Z-Man Games
- Agricola
- Archaeology: The Card Game,a market-style card game[9]
- Arimaa,anabstract strategy game
- Ascending Empires,a space based empire expansion game[10]
- Carcassonne,Z-Man Games has published the English version of this game in the US and Canada since 2012
- Endeavor,a complex strategy game edited by Z-Man Games in 2009[11]
- Gheos,a game where players take on the role of deities[12]
- Neuroshima Hex!
- Omlevex,a role-playing supplement forMutants & Masterminds,Champions,andSilver Age Sentinels[13][14]
- Onirim,and the Oniverse series of short single-player games:Sylvion,Castellion,Nautilion,andAerion
- Pandemic,a cooperative board game[15]
- Saboteur,a mining path card game
- Shadow Hunters
- Shadowfist
- Start PlayerbyTed Alspach,a card game to determine who goes first in the following game
- Terra Mystica,by Jens Drögemüller and Helge Ostertag, winner of the 2013 International Gamers Award - General Strategy: Multi-player Winner[16]
- Ursuppe
- The Walking Dead,a 2009 board games based onthe comic of the same name
- The Walking Dead: The Prison,"both a stand-alone game and an expansion module to the first game", funded throughKickstarter[17]
See also
edit- Going Cardboard– a documentary about board games in which Shlasinger is interviewed
References
edit- ^abDr. Matt Carlson (2005-07-25)."Unplugged #31: Z-Man Games".GamerDad.Retrieved2008-03-24.
- ^W. Eric Martin (16 December 2007)."Ask Z-Man Games: Looking Back, and Looking to 2008".Archived fromthe originalon April 19, 2008.Retrieved9 October2014.
- ^"Filosofia buys Z-Man Games".Retrieved2012-03-18.
- ^"Asmodee Acquiring F2Z Entertainment".2016-07-22.Retrieved2017-01-05.
- ^Pook, Matthew (2001-10-12)."Pyramid Review: Grave Robbers From Outer Space Card Game".Pyramid (Online).Steve Jackson Games.Retrieved2008-03-24.
- ^Pook, Matthew (2002-10-25)."Pyramid Review: Cannibal Pygmies in the Jungle of Doom".Pyramid (Online).Steve Jackson Games.Retrieved2008-03-24.
- ^Jean-Luc Simard (April 2008). "1960: The Making of the President".Scrye(118): 43.
- ^Clifford, Mike; Mike Siggins (March 2008). "2007, My Top 5".Counter(40): 5–12.
- ^"Archaeology: The Card Game".BoardGameGeek.Retrieved2024-07-05.
- ^"Ascending Empires".BoardGameGeek.Retrieved2020-09-02.
- ^"'Agricola' Expansion From Z-Man ".ICV2.17 August 2009.Retrieved2020-09-02.
- ^Vetromile, Andy (2007-03-16)."Pyramid Review: Gheos".Pyramid (Online).Steve Jackson Games.Retrieved2008-03-24.
- ^Vetromile, Andy (2004-08-06)."Pyramid Review: Omlevex (for Mutants & Masterminds, Silver-Age Sentinels, & Champions)".Pyramid (Online).Steve Jackson Games.Retrieved2008-03-24.
- ^Fredericks, Colin (2004-03-26)."Review of Omlevex".RPGnet.Retrieved2008-03-24.
- ^Genovese, Peter (2020-04-03)."Pandemic —the board game — foreshadows current crisis".nj.Retrieved2020-09-02.
- ^"Terra Mystica (2012)".BGG Board Game Geek.Retrieved10 June2015.
- ^"The Walking Dead" The Prison - Board Game by Keith TralinsatKickstarter