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Wizards of the Coast (often referred to as WotC or simply Wizards) is an American publisher of game, primarily based on fantasy and science fiction themes. Originally a basement-run role-playing game publisher, they popularized the collectible card game genre with Magic: The Gathering in the mid-1990s, and experienced tremendous success with the Pokémon Trading Card Game. Today they publish board game, collectible card games and role-playing games. Currently they are a subsidiary of Hasbro.
Wizards of the Coast was founded by Peter Adkison in 1990 just outside Seattle, Washington, and their headquarters is still in nearby Renton. Originally the company only published role-playing game such as the third edition of Talislanta and their own The Primal Order. The release of The Primal Order brought legal trouble with Palladium Books suing for references to their game and system.The suit was settled in 1993 by Wizards paying an undisclosed sum to Palladium and agreeing not to mention...
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