{{Short description|Board and card game company}} {{Infobox company | name = Wise Wizard Games | logo = White Wizard Games logo.png | logo_size = 150px | type = | foundation = {{start date and age|2013}} | founder = Rob Dougherty | key_people = | location = Framingham, Massachusetts, USA | industry = Collectible card games | products = ''Epic Card Game'', ''Star Realms'', ''Hero Realms'' | parent = | homepage = {{URL|wisewizardgames.com}} }} '''Wise Wizard Games''' LLC (formerly '''White Wizard Games''') is a games company founded in 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://listings.findthecompany.com/l/32465693/White-Wizard-Games-LLC-in-Framingham-MA |title=Wise Wizard Games LLC in Framingham, MA 01701-3135 |publisher=FindTheCompany |accessdate=March 20, 2016}}</ref> They are the creators of ''Star Realms'', ''Epic Card Game'', ''Hero Realms'', and ''Sorcerer''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://geekdad.com/2016/12/hero-realms/ |title='Hero Realms'- Deck-Building or RPG Card Game? Both! |author=James Floyd Kelly |date=December 9, 2016 |publisher=GeekDad |accessdate=February 13, 2017 |archive-date=February 14, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214182820/https://geekdad.com/2016/12/hero-realms/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The company CEO, Rob Dougherty, and Creative Director, Darwin Kastle, are both in the Magic The Gathering Hall of Fame.<ref name=SXSW />
== 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.<ref name=SXSW>{{cite web |url=http://www.starrealms.com/star-realms-wins-sxsw-table-top-game-of-the-year-and-4-golden-geek-awards/ |title=Star Realms Wins SXSW Table Top Game of the Year AND 4 Golden Geek Awards!!! |author=Debbie Moynihan |date=March 15, 2015 |accessdate=March 16, 2016 |archive-date=March 24, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324074901/http://www.starrealms.com/star-realms-wins-sxsw-table-top-game-of-the-year-and-4-golden-geek-awards |url-status=live }}</ref>
Wise Wizard Games have received many positive reviews for Hero Realms (funded through a successful [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1172937197/hero-realms-a-deckbuilding-adventure-card-game Kickstarter Campaign] which raised over $555,000), ''Star Realms''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/tgn-review-star-realms/ |title=TGN Review – Star Realms |date=17 September 2014 |publisher=Tabletop Gaming Network |accessdate=March 20, 2016 |archive-date=20 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320163947/http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/tgn-review-star-realms/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dicetower.com/game/147020/star-realms |title=Star Realms {{!}} Board Game |publisher=The Dice Tower |accessdate=March 20, 2016 |archive-date=March 25, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325150922/http://www.dicetower.com/game/147020/star-realms |url-status=live }}</ref> as well as for ''Epic Card Game'' (funded through a successful Kickstarter campaign which raised over $585,000).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.purplepawn.com/2015/06/epic-card-game-kickstarter-preview/ |title=Epic Card Game—A Kickstarter Preview |date=June 4, 2015 |author=David Miller |publisher=Purple Pawn |accessdate=March 20, 2016 |archive-date=March 25, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325123124/http://www.purplepawn.com/2015/06/epic-card-game-kickstarter-preview/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
== 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wisewizardgames.com/white-wizard-games-is-now-wise-wizard-games/ |title=Press Release: White Wizard Games Announces Name Change to Wise Wizard Games |date=March 15, 2021 |author=Debbie Moynihan |publisher=Wise Wizard Games |accessdate=March 15, 2021 |archive-date=March 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210315162540/https://www.wisewizardgames.com/white-wizard-games-is-now-wise-wizard-games/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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== External links == * {{Official website|wisewizardgames.com}} * [https://www.shop.whitewizardgames.com/ Official Shop] * {{BoardGameGeek publisher|26542}}
Category:2013 establishments in Massachusetts Category:Card game publishing companies Category:Companies based in Massachusetts