Games - WizKids

	Games - WizKids

WizKids, Inc. is a Seattle-based company that first made its mark in the non-electronic game industry producing collectible miniatures wargames. The company was founded in 2000 by Jordan Weisman, a veteran of the game company FASA. It was purchased by sports-card manufacturer Topps, Inc. in 2003.

WizKids is best known for its collectible miniatures games (or CMGs) Mage Knight, HeroClix, and MechWarrior, all of which make use of the company's patent pending "Clix" system, in which the changing combat statistics and abilities of each figure are indicated by a turnable dial inside the base underneath the figure. Announced future CMGs coming from the company include HorrorClix (in 2006) and ToonClix (in 2007.) Though they proved less successful, WizKids also produced the short-lived CMGs Crimson Skies and Creepy Freaks, as well as a baseball-themed CMG called MLB SportsClix.

In July 2004, WizKids created a new product category with the release of their first constructible strategy game (or CSG), Pirates of the Spanish Main. Their next CSG was a science fiction game called Rocketmen, released in the summer of 2005, followed by a NASCAR CSG called RaceDay later that year.

In 2005, WizKids released their first collectible card game, High Stakes Drifter. Late that year they announced they would be releasing a second CCG in 2006, a licensed game based on the Battlestar Galactica TV show.

WizKids has entered the board game market with a board game called Tsuro. They also own the rights to the role-playing games Shadowrun and BattleTech, which they license to FanPro, the games' publisher.

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