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Encyclopedia > Rio Grande Games

Rio Grande Games is a board game publisher based in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. The company primarily imports and localizes foreign language German-style board games. A shelf of board games. ... Rio Rancho, (Spanish: Río Rancho) is a suburb of Albuquerque,and is the largest city and economic hub of Sandoval County in the U.S. state of New Mexico. ... Puerto Rico, a popular German-style board game German-style board games are a broad class of games that feature simple rules, modest length, and attractive components. ...

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History

In 1995, Jay Tummelson began working for Mayfair Games under Darwin Bromley. 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. This led to Mayfair publishing their own versions of Detroit/Cleveland Grand Prix, Manhattan, Modern Art, Streetcar, and Settlers of Catan. Mayfair Games is a publisher of board and roleplaying games in the United States and United Kingdom. ... Puerto Rico, a popular German-style board game German-style board games are a broad class of games that feature simple rules, modest length, and attractive components. ... Settlers of Catan is a multiplayer board game designed by Klaus Teuber. ...


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, as well. In 1998, he founded Rio Grande Games to take that approach.[1][2]


Since then, Rio Grande Games has published over 250 games and has had a significant effect on board gaming in the United States.[3]


Notable Games

Rio Grande has published a number of award winning games.


Spiel des Jahres The Spiel des Jahres (German for Game of the Year) is a prestigious award for board and card games. ...

Deutscher Spiele Preis Zooloretto is a board game designed by Michael Schacht, published in 2007 by Abacus Spiele and in English by Rio Grande Games. ... Thurn and Taxis is a board game designed by Karen and Andreas Seyfarth and published in 2006 by Hans im Glück in German and by Rio Grande Games in English. ... Niagara is a German-style board game designed by Thomas Liesching and published in 2004 by Zoch zum Spielen and Rio Grande Games. ... This article is about the board game. ... Carcassonne is a tile-based German-style board game for two to five players, designed by Klaus-Jürgen Wrede and published in 2000 by Hans im Glück in German and Rio Grande Games in English. ... Torres is a German-style board game designed by Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling and published in 1999 by FX Schmid in German and by Rio Grande Games in English. ... Tikal is a German-style board game designed by Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling and published in 1999 by Ravensburger in German and by Rio Grande Games in English. ... Elfenland is a German-style board game designed by Alan R. Moon and published by Amigo Games in Germany and Rio Grande Games in the United States in 1998. ... El Grande is a German-style board game designed in 1996. ... The Deutscher Spiele Preis (German for German Game Prize) is an award for German-style games. ...

Saint Petersburg is a card-driven designer board game created by Michael Tummelhofer, a pseudonym for Michael Bruinsma, Jay Tummelson and Bernd Brunnhofer. ... Amun-Re is a game designed by Reiner Knizia and first published in 2003 by by Hans im Glück in German. ... Puerto Rico is a German board game designed by Andreas Seyfarth published in 2002 by Alea in German and by Rio Grande Games in English. ... Carcassonne is a tile-based German-style board game for two to five players, designed by Klaus-Jürgen Wrede and published in 2000 by Hans im Glück in German and Rio Grande Games in English. ... Taj Mahal is a German-style board game for 3–5 players designed by Reiner Knizia and first published in 2000 by Alea in German. ... Tikal is a German-style board game designed by Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling and published in 1999 by Ravensburger in German and by Rio Grande Games in English. ... Löwenherz (Lionheart) is a German-style board game designed by Klaus Teuber and published in 1997 by Goldsieber in German and by Rio Grande Games in English. ... El Grande is a German-style board game designed in 1996. ...

References

  1. ^ Arenson, Erik (01/23/00). Changing the Board Game Market. About.com.
  2. ^ Glenn, Stephen (Winter 1999). Interview with Jay Tummelson. Funagain.com.
  3. ^ Tianen, Dave (12/04/00). The best American board games aren't even American. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

External links

  • Rio Grande's website

  Results from FactBites:
 
Rio Grande Games - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (142 words)
Rio Grande Games is a publisher of German-style board games in English.
Rio Grande's approach is to publish the English-language version of the game simultaneously with the German production.
Game components are typically language-independent, with only the rules and the box requiring localization.
Dragonland - Rio Grande Games (1658 words)
Part of the game setup includes constructing the "Tower of Destiny." The Tower of Destiny is a cardboard tower that has 2 slats (oh, sorry - "Destiny Slides") inside of it, set on a decline.
The object of the game is to collect a variety of gems and dragon eggs.
It is a nice break from the more strategy-intensive games that Rio Grande usually puts out, and that in itself makes the game more viable for the younger and/or less experienced gamers out there.
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