Mantic Games
Industry | Miniature wargaming and Board game publisher |
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Founded | 2008 |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Ronnie Renton, Alessio Cavatore, Jake Thornton, James M. Hewitt, Mark Latham |
Website | Mantic Games |
Mantic Games is a miniatures and board game publisher, based in Bulwell, Nottingham, UK.
History
Mantic Games was started in 2008 by former Games Workshop Managing Director, Ronnie Renton with a range of high-fantasy miniatures that were compatible with other popular wargames, including Warhammer Fantasy Battles.
It later began publishing board games and miniature games, notable titles include Kings of War, Dwarf King's Hold, Dungeon Saga, Dreadball, Deadzone, Project Pandora, Warpath and Loka. It has also produced the licensed-game Mars Attacks—based on the Topps card game series and the Deadzone rules. Other licenses include The Walking Dead by Skybound Entertainment, where Mantic have produced The Walking Dead: All Out War table top game. And most recently Mantic have the licence for the comic book characters from the Hellboy series, published by Dark Horse Comics. Hellboy: The Board Game will be going to Kickstarter in April 2018.
So far, Mantic has used former Games Workshop designers Alessio Cavatore (Warhammer 40,000, The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game, Bolt Action (game)) and Jake Thornton (Inquistor, Lost Patrol, White Dwarf) to develop many of its games. Later versions of Warpath are developed in house by the Mantic design studio. Most recently James M. Hewitt from Needy Cat Games has become involved with Mantic Games to write Hellboy: The Board Game.
Kickstarter activity
Mantic has used Kickstarter to fund a number of its games and expansions, making over $5.8 million to date.
Total USD | Project name | Backers |
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354,997 | Kings of War[2] | 1,568 |
728,985 | Dreadball[3] | 2,539 |
104,172 | Loka (with Alessio Cavatore)[4] | 745 |
1,216,482 | Deadzone[5] | 4,306 |
558,076 | Mars Attacks[6] | 2,753 |
575,755 | Dreadball Xtreme[7] | 2,482 |
1,057,975 | Dungeon Saga[8] | 5,963 |
366,547 | Kings of War: Second Edition[9] | 2,747 |
380,554 | Deadzone: Infection[10] | 2,810 |
484,917 | Warpath[11] | 3,355 |
References
- ^ "Kickstarter project list for Mantic Games Retrieved Jan 6th, 2016". kickstarter.com. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
- ^ "Kings of War by Mantic Games — Kickstarter". kickstarter.com. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
- ^ "DreadBall - The Futuristic Sports Game by Mantic Games — Kickstarter". kickstarter.com. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
- ^ "Loka by Mantic Games — Kickstarter". kickstarter.com. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
- ^ "Deadzone: The Sci-fi Miniatures Board Game by Mantic Games — Kickstarter". kickstarter.com. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
- ^ "Mars Attacks - The Miniatures Game by Mantic Games — Kickstarter". kickstarter.com. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
- ^ "DreadBall Xtreme - The Brutal Sci-fi Sports Board Game by Mantic Games — Kickstarter". kickstarter.com. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
- ^ "Dungeon Saga: The Dwarf King's Quest by Mantic Games — Kickstarter". kickstarter.com. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
- ^ "Kings of War Fantasy Battle Game - 2nd Edition by Mantic Games — Kickstarter". kickstarter.com. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
- ^ "Deadzone: Infestation Sci-fi Skirmish Game by Mantic Games — Kickstarter". kickstarter.com. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
- ^ "Warpath - The Sci-fi Battle Game by Mantic Games — Kickstarter". kickstarter.com. Retrieved 2016-01-06.