Re: [HoE] [OT] news item

["Martin Hackleman" <hacklemonster@mindspring.com>]

The deal was announced yesterday.  The $ amount was 367 million.  hasbro
also owns microprose.

I have also heard that WotC is trying to put out a patent on "role-playing
game."  I'm not sure if the rumor is true or not, but they do own patents on
"collectible card games" and "tapping."

Comments?

-mh

-----Original Message-----
From: Albert Nakano CBN <bert@mail.ahc.umn.edu>
To: heavygear@coffeehaus.com <heavygear@coffeehaus.com>; hoe@gamerz.net
<hoe@gamerz.net>
Cc: kaufman@biosci.cbs.umn.edu <kaufman@biosci.cbs.umn.edu>
Date: Friday, September 10, 1999 9:36 AM
Subject: [HoE] [OT] news item


>Folks,
>
>I thought some people might be interested in this announcement.
>
>Bertman
>
>Forwarded message:
>> From owner-rpganews-l@oracle.wizards.com Thu Sep  9 19:33 CDT 1999
>>
>> Hi all. Today it was announced in a press release that Hasbro is
acquiring
>> Wizards of the Coast. This should be completed by the end of the month,
but
>> is not done yet. It is very likely, but not final.
>>
>> How will this affect RPGA? For the most part, it will not affect how we
do
>> things at all. In the corporate structure, we are a level of detail that
a
>> parent company will probably not look too closely at. This means that the
>> people at Wizards of the Coast who have been guiding the RPGA and its
staff
>> will continue to do so, and the RPGA will continue to be a more important
>> part of Wizards' strategies to promote roleplaying and (of course) our
games.
>>
>> So, your Living City characters are safe, the Living Greyhawk campaign
and
>> 3rd edition will still launch at Gen Con next year, there still will be a
>> Gen Con next year (and a Winter Fantasy in January), Polyhedron will keep
>> coming, and so forth. Relax. This is good for us.
>>
>> We won't know more until after the end of the month.
>>
>> Note: pre-registration for Winter Fantasy will begin very soon. We look
to
>> see you all there. It'll be quite a party.
>>
>> Robert Wiese
>> RPGA Network
>> Email: rpgahq@wizards.com
>> Customer Service: 1-800-324-6496
>
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