Wizards of the Coast Inc., the Renton-based maker of card and role-playing games, will close its entire chain of 64 retail stores over the next two months. A subsidiary of Hasbro Inc. since 1999, Wizards said it will focus on its core business of game design. The company has hired a Boston-based firm to assist with closing the stores.
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Wizards' games include bestsellers "Magic: The Gathering" and "Dungeons & Dragons," as well as games based on "The Simpsons" and "Star Wars." The company also holds an exclusive patent on popular trading card games and their method of play.
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Wizards of the Coast was founded by Peter Adkison, a former Boeing Co. employee who started Wizards in his Kent home in 1990. Adkison left the company after Hasbro acquired it for $325 million.
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Wizards' games include bestsellers "Magic: The Gathering" and "Dungeons & Dragons," as well as games based on "The Simpsons" and "Star Wars." The company also holds an exclusive patent on popular trading card games and their method of play.
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Wizards of the Coast was founded by Peter Adkison, a former Boeing Co. employee who started Wizards in his Kent home in 1990. Adkison left the company after Hasbro acquired it for $325 million.
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Read the full story here