Clout FantasyNEW GAMING COMPANY TO LAUNCH INNOVATIVE COLLECTABLE GAME SPEARHEADED BY INDUSTRY LEADER
SEATTLE ( February 28, 2005 ) Soon a new game will hit the streets or rather, the tabletops of hobby game players around the world. But although the game is new, there is nothing new about the names behind it. Peter D. Adkison, former CEO of Wizards of the Coast, Inc., and current president of Gen Con, LLC, is pleased to announce the formation of a new company, Hidden City Games, whose first entry into the collectable games industry, Clout Fantasy, will be unveiled this summer.
I am very excited not only about starting up a new game company but that we are going to be launching an entertaining game that I know gamers and those new to collectable gaming will enjoy, said Peter D. Adkison, CEO of Hidden City Games. When Clout Fantasy was first demonstrated to me, I knew within five minutes that it was a game worth bringing to the market. It has all the elements that make not just a good game but an excellent game, one that challenges the mind but at the same time is a whole lot of fun to play.
Clout Fantasy will be the first collectable game played with poker-type chips instead of cards. Clout Fantasy introduces another new concept to collectable gaming as well manual dexterity as a central element of game play. Players must merge strategy and tactics with physical skill to score points and edge out their opponents. The overall theme of the game is fantasy.
Hidden City Games brings together a highly experienced team of industry management and professionals, which gives it the clear vision necessary to make it a leading contender in the industry. CEO Peter D. Adkison founded Wizards of the Coast, Inc., and grew it to a multimillion dollar company before selling it to Hasbro in 1999 for nearly $500 million. Under his leadership Wizards of the Coast created an entirely new genre of games with the release of the world's first trading card game, Magic: The Gathering, which is now published in 10 languages and loved by millions of players worldwide.
Joining Adkison at Hidden City Games is team with impressive game-industry credentials. Jesper Myrfors is the creator and lead game designer for Clout Fantasy, as well as its art director, and is the chief visionary for the game. Myrfors is a longtime Wizards of the Coast veteran who was the original art director for Magic: The Gathering as well as the lead game designer on the Magic expansion The Dark. Working with Myrfors on design and development for Clout Fantasy is Paul Peterson, formerly of Wizards of the Coast's R&D department. The board of directors includes two former senior-level management associates from Wizards of the Coast: John Jordan and Vince Caluori.
Clout Fantasy will include starter sets for beginners, pre-built sets for each suit, and boosters for growing collections. The game has been designed and planned to be totally expandable and to facilitate many generations of the game. Clout Fantasy will be presented to gaming industry retailers by Hidden City Games' North American publishing partner, Alderac Entertainment Group (AEG), at this year's GAMA Trade Show, Mar 14-17, in Las Vegas . AEG is the award-winning publisher of many popular game-based entertainment products such as the collectable card games Legends of the Five Rings, Warlord: Saga of the Storm, and Spycraft. For more information about AEG's plans for the Clout Fantasy debut and future marketing, contact John Zinser at jzinser@alderac.com.
Clout Fantasy will also be marketed and distributed around the world in partnership with several international companies:
In Australia and New Zealand : Croftminster
Contact: Kristel Proctor at kristel@croftminster.com.au
In Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg: 999 Games
Contact Jurgen Stirnweis at jurgen@999games.nl
In France : Asmodée Editions
Contact Marc Nunes at marc@asmodee.com
In Germany and Austria : Amigo Spiel + Freizeit
Contact Gesa Villbrandt at gesa.villbrandt@amigo-spiele.de
In Greece : Kaissa Chess and Games
Contact Theseus Liverios or Vassilis Bouras at office@kaissagames.com
In Italy : Nexus Editrice
Contact Roberto Di Meglio at demiurgo@nexusgames.com or
Federico Burchianti at fede@nexusgames.com
In Japan : Hobby Japan
Contact Tamami Onishi at onishi@hobbyjapan.co.jp
In Spain , Portugal , and Latin America : Devir
Contact Xavier Garriga at xavier@devir.net
In the UK : Hobby Games
Contact John Maitland at john@hobbygames.com or
Anita Maccarrone at Anita@hobbygames.com
Hidden City Games, LLC, is a privately held company headquartered in Seattle , Washington . Its mission is to bring to market the best games in the collectable games industry, always looking for ways to introduce gamers to new and challenging games to play and collect. All trademarks including HIDDEN CITY GAMES, CLOUT FANTASY, expansion symbols, and the designs/stylizations associated therewith, and character names and their distinctive likenesses, are properties of Hidden City Games, LLC, in the U.S.A. and other countries. © 2005 Hidden City Games, LLC; U.S. & foreign patents pending.
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