Founded in 1998. Rio Grande Games has published over 350 games and has had a significant effect on board gaming in the United States.
The most popular of the games published by Rio Grande Games are Carcassonne, Puerto Rico, Dominion, Power Grid, Race for the Galaxy, Bohnanza, and Lost Cities. More recently, Rio Grande Games has begun publishing its own games and has even begun licensing its games to partners in other countries wanting to localize the games in their local languages. Thus, Race for the Galaxy will soon be seen in Chinese, Korean, and others, as well as its original English, French, and German.
We’re thrilled to them back as a part of our 2,300 square foot gaming room. Thank you!!!
WasabiCon was designed from day one to be a LOCAL EVENT. We wanted to create a pop culture fan experience for fans of anime, cartoons, comics, gaming, etc. for folks who don’t always have the time/means to travel away from the Jacksonville/St. Augustine area.
With that in mind, we spent time seeking out support from a number of local (and national) businesses to help make this event more exciting for our attendees… and we’re proud and the folks who stepped up to help us out.
So, on behalf of the WasabiCon 2013 staff: THANK YOU to our 2013 sponsors. We’re thrilled to have you all on board for the ride!
In 2013, WasabiCon is expanding its programming to include a Tabletop Gaming presence during the event. Following our matra of “Geek Culture, Extra Spicy” – we’re reaching out to some of the hottest game companies out there and are proud to announce the support of Rio Grande Games.
In 1995, Jay Tummelson began working for Mayfair Games. At that time, Mayfair had begun to import German-style board games for sale, without doing any localization. Tummelson first suggested that they incorporate an English translation, and then that they completely localize the game for American audiences. Tummelson acquired the rights for Detroit/Cleveland Grand Prix, Manhattan, Modern Art, Streetcar, and The Settlers of Catan, which were published together in 1996.
One part of the localization process was to create original art and components. Tummelson thought that a better solution would be to use the same artwork and components as the originals and to share the cost of printing with the European publishers, as well. In 1998, he founded Rio Grande Games to take that approach.
Since then, Rio Grande Games has published over 350 games and has had a significant effect on board gaming in the United States.
The most popular of the games published by Rio Grande Games are Carcassonne, Puerto Rico, Dominion, Power Grid, Race for the Galaxy, Bohnanza, and Lost Cities.[citation needed] More recently, Rio Grande Games has begun publishing its own games and has even begun licensing its games to partners in other countries wanting to localize the games in their local languages. Thus, Race for the Galaxy will soon be seen in Chinese, Korean, and others, as well as its original English, French, and German.
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Founded in 1998. Rio Grande Games has published over 350 games and has had a significant effect on board gaming in the United States.
