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Bezier Games, Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustryGame publisher
Founded2006
FounderTed Alspach
Headquarters
Louisville, Tennessee
,
United States
Key people
Ted Alspach
ProductsWerewords, Suburbia, Castles of Mad King Ludwig, Ultimate Werewolf, One Night Ultimate Werewolf, Silver
OwnerTed Alspach
Website[1]

Bezier Games, Inc. is a privately owned American tabletop game publisher, known by hobby gamers for Castles of Mad King Ludwig and Suburbia, and known to casual gamers for the One Night Ultimate Werewolf series, Werewords, and Ultimate Werewolf. It was founded in San Jose, California in 2006 by Ted Alspach upon publication of Start Player (also designed by Ted Alspach). In 2013, the company was renamed Bezier Games, Inc. when it incorporated. The company moved to Louisville, Tennessee in 2016. Ted Alspach remains CEO of the company, running it along with his wife and COO Antonia Alspach.

Bezier Games produces a variety of board games and card games, specializing in the field of social deduction, party games. Several of their games have accompanying mobile applications that assist in gameplay, scorekeeping, or digital play. Their number one seller, One Night Ultimate Werewolf, is well known for this.

Bezier Games has received several awards for their games, including the Mensa Select award for Suburbia, Castles of Mad King Ludwig, and Favor of the Pharaoh. One Night Ultimate Werewolf was recommended by the Spiel des Jahres jury in 2015, and Werewords was a finalist for the Spiel des Jahres in 2019. Bezier Games’ products are distributed worldwide and licensed in over twelve different languages.



Bezier Games, Inc. productions

  • Age of Steam and Steam Expansions
1830s Pennsylvania & Northern California (2006)[5]
Sun & London (2006)
Disco Inferno & Soul Train (2006)
Mississippi Steamboats & Golden Spike (2007)[6]
America & Europe (2007)[7]
Barbados & St. Lucia (2007)[8]
Jamaica & Puerto Rico (2007)[9]
Essen Spiel Limited Edition & Secret Blueprints of Steam #3 (2008)[10]
Secret Blueprints of Steam 1 & 2 (2008)[11]
Vermont, New Hampshire & Central New England (2008)[12]
Alabama Railways, Antebellum Louisiana & Four Corners (2009)
1867 Georgia Reconstruction, South Carolina & Oklahoma Land Rush (2009)
Beer & Pretzels: The Train Game Expansion (2009)
California Gold Rush & Underground Railroad (2010)
Amazon Rainforest & Sahara Desert (2010)
Atlantis & Trisland (2010)
Sharing & Really Friendly Sharing (2010)
Australia & Tasmania (2011)
Outer Space & Reversteam (2011)
African Diamond Mines & Taiwan Cube Factories (2011)
Orient Express & Disoriented Express (2011)


References

  1. ^ Erik Arneson. "Top 10 Stocking Stuffers / Small Game Gifts of 2006". About.com. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
  2. ^ W. Eric Martin (2006-10-30). "Start Player". FunandBoardgames.com. Archived from the original on 2008-12-26. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
  3. ^ Tom Vasel (2008-09-15). "Rapscallion Review". The Dice Tower. Archived from the original on 2013-02-04. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
  4. ^ W. Eric Martin (2008-03-04). "Game Preview: Rapscallion". Boardgamenews.com. Archived from the original on 2008-10-29. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
  5. ^ Tom Vasel (2007-04-18). "Review of Age of Steam: Expansion - 1830s Pennsylvania / Northern California". RPGnet. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
  6. ^ W. Eric Martin (2007-01-15). "Game Preview: Age of Steam: Mississippi Steamboats/Golden Spike". Boardgamenews.com. Archived from the original on 2007-11-11. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
  7. ^ W. Eric Martin (2007-07-23). "Game Preview: Age of Steam: America/Europe". Boardgamenews.com. Archived from the original on 2009-01-09. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
  8. ^ W. Eric Martin (2007-07-25). "Game Preview: Age of Steam: Barbados/St. Lucia". Boardgamenews.com. Archived from the original on 2008-06-04. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
  9. ^ W. Eric Martin (2007-07-27). "Game Preview: Age of Steam: Jamaica/Puerto Rico". Boardgamenews.com. Archived from the original on 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
  10. ^ W. Eric Martin (2008-09-03). "Game Preview: Age of Steam: Essen Spiel & Secret Blueprints of Steam Plan #3". Boardgamenews.com. Archived from the original on 2008-09-15. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
  11. ^ W. Eric Martin (2008-08-18). "Game Preview: Age of Steam: Secret Blueprints of Steam, Plans #1 & 2". Boardgamenews.com. Archived from the original on 2008-09-06. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
  12. ^ W. Eric Martin (2008-08-04). "Game Preview: Age of Steam: Vermont, New Hampshire & Central New England". Boardgamenews.com. Archived from the original on 2008-10-29. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
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