The Board Gamesbook
Small Games Publishers
Support for the "little" guys...
There seems to be a trend, from the late nineties on, for numerous of the "medium sized" games companies to be going under or taken over, with the market spectrum now being divided between the "big" guys and the "little" guys... you all know the Big Guys; here's some support for the little guys.
Contagious Dreams is an excellent starting point; the site lists a number of small game designers/publishers who produce well-designed games at reasonable prices.
Alpha Playing Cards are a novel deck of letter-based cards that can be used to play a variety of games (including a free mini-deck).
Anoch Games is a new company that is looking to shortly release their first game (Mystick).
Big Eye Games are the makers of
Feeding Frenzy and The Pack of Apocalyptic Prophecies
BriarPatch Games are the makers of numerous games for children, including
Berenstain Bears Missing Dinosaur Bone Game, Eloise Game, Franklin's Treasure Hunt Game,
Goodnight Moon Game, Thomas & The Magic Railroad Game, The Very Hungry Caterpillar Game, Where the Wild Things Are Game.
Cheapass Games
offer numerous low-cost board and card games by allowing you to reuse bits-and-pieces from other games - you know, the ones you never really play anyway...
Cwali Games are the makers of some award-winning games, including
Titicaca, Morisi, StreetSoccer, ZooSim
DVS Games are the makers of "clever games with strategy, humor, and personality", including
Wizards of the Vicious Circle, An Artifact for Dr. Storn?, Markets and Mercenaries,
Alien Checkers, Thought Eaters, Chessboard Heroism, Gruff Goats
Earwig Enterprises make "Infection: The Game".
Envelope Games are the makers of
Spark, Quadracell, Wizard, WormWorld, Obelisk and have plans for many more!
Eight Foot Llama Games are the makers of
Who Stole Eds Pants? and LifeLinks
Fiendish Board Games are the makers of
Breaking Away, Office Politics, Traffic Lights, Devil Take The Hindmost
Games Above Board are the makers of "abstract strategy board games and competitive
solitaire card & coaster games" including Hijara, Mozaic, Rhumb Line and Lucky Seven.
Glastyn Games are the
makers of HellRail, Fimbulvetr, Tir Na Min and PURE
HAE Games make Blisters, Thax, Mountain Climb, Flink and Ro-Kard
HiveMania.com make the intriguing looking Hive; a game without a board
Interactivities Inc. are the makers of Yukk! and Factories
Interformic Games publish GRO: Battle for the Petri Dish, One World Dominion and Access Denied.
Jacque Treatment Games publish DESTROY THE EARTH!!! as well as KECHI and GAME.
Jolly Roger Games are the makers of
Swashbuckler! (RPG), A Nation On Trial, Orcs at the Gates, Blow! Bugles! Blow!, The Chicago Way, Last Man Standing, There Goes Tokyo, Fire Brigade, Maul of America, Warhamster Rally.
Laughing Gravy Games are the makers of
Contruct-A-Games (a whole range of games you can make, then play), as well as The Mages Game, BattleGrid, Redecka, Quatero and Rule The Hand.
Pair-of-Dice Games are the makers of
The Marble Game, Warp 6, Knoockabout, Pagoda, HexNut
UNIGames are the makers of WarChest, a game played with minatures on a chess grid.
Locust Games is a publisher of unique strategy and family board and card games, including Lunatix Loop and Borderlands.
Mythrole Games are the makers of
Merchants, Rally, Shrimpin', Witch Hunt, Night of the Ill-tempered Squirrel
Out-of-the-Box Games are the makers of
Apples to Apples, Bosworth, Blink, Shipwrecked.
Placebo Press makes some very strange games indeed, including Ebola Monkey Hunt,Trailer Park Gods, Udder Madness, Power Monkeys and Little League Lunatics
Q.E.D. Games are the makers of
Blue and Grey, Dog eat Dog, Stash, Gods vs Godesses, Express Chess
R and R Games are the makers of Overthrone, Riddles & Riches, SOLD! The Antique Dealer Game, Time's Up and others
SilverWyrm Games make Stranded! and Trash
Splotter Games are the makers of Tetragons, D'Raf, Web, Chameleo, Gossip, Roads & Boats
StarDeck Games make a five-suited deck of playing cards.
Stupendous Games make The Magic Box, Too Many Georges, Beer: The Card Game, and a number of Diplomacy variants
Surprised Stare Games make the classic CopperTweddle and provide other, cool, free games.
Wunderland Games have a number of cool games including,
Fluxx, Aquarius, Proton, Chrononauts, Q-Turn, 53 Spades and Icehouse.
Zeno Games: a small games publisher
with both card and board games on offer - check them out!.
