Gamescience is an American game company that produces role-playing games and game supplements.
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Game publisher, Game supplies |
| Predecessor | Gamescience Corp. |
| Founded | 1974[1] |
| Founder | Lou Zocchi |
| Headquarters | , |
| Website | http://www.gamescience.com |
History
editGamescience Corp. was started by Phillip E. Orbanes in 1965.[3] In that year, the company published the wargame Vietnam which was reviewed in issue #4 of Strategy and Tactics (S&T) magazine. In 1967 the company published another wargame which Mr. Orbanes designed called Confrontation, which was reviewed in S&T issue #6. In 1968, the company published the wargame, The Battle of Britain designed by Lou Zocchi, which was reviewed in S&T #13. The company was sold before Mr. Orbanes left college.[citation needed]
Gamescience was founded by Lou Zocchi.[4]
Gamescience published the board game The Battle of Britain (1968), the wargames MiG Killers (1977), and Strike Team Alpha (1978), and the role-playing games Star Patrol (1977; originally called Space Patrol), Superhero: 2044 (1977), the second edition of Empire of the Petal Throne (1984), and TWERPS (1987).
Gamescience also produces dice, including several types of nonstandard dice.
References
edit- ^ "About Us!".
- ^ "Welcome to Gamescience® - Made in America since 1974. Keep Rollin'".
- ^ "Philip Orbanes -- Lippincott Massie McQuilkin -- Literary Agents". www.lmqlit.com. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
- ^ Nicholas Palmer (1977), The Comprehensive Guide to Board Wargaming
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