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'''Gale Force Nine, LLC.''' (GF9) is a company that publishes and sells wargames and game accessories such as miniatures and terrain. |
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==History== |
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'''Gale Force Nine''' is a company which publishes and sells wargames. it also produces miniatures for use in gaming. <ref> [https://therewillbe.games/articles-boardgame-reviews/8948-gale-force-nine-s-wise-guys-tries-again-review Gale Force Nine’s Wise Guys Tries Again - Review Hot] by Michael Barnes, February 24, 2022. </ref> |
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GF9 was started as a game accessory manufacturer in 1998 by John Kovaleski, <ref name=mox>{{cite web | last=Steiner |first = Nelly | url = https://www.moxboardinghouse.com/an-interview-with-gale-force-nine/ | title = An Interview with Gale Force Nine | date = 2019-10-29 | website = Mox Boarding House}}</ref> producing tokens and templates for companies like [[Privateer Press]]. |
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In 2007, another game company, Battlefront, purchased GF9, and the company subsequently expanded its production lines to include ''Battlefield in a Box'', a line of fully painted terrain for miniature wargames, as well as licensed miniatures and accessories for ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]''.<ref name=die>{{cite web | last=Lucard|first = Alex | url = https://diehardgamefan.com/2015/04/01/interview-with-john-paul-brisigotti-ceo-of-battlefront-group-about-gale-force-9s-dungeons-dragons-elemental-evil-miniatures/ | title = Interview with John-Paul Brisigotti, CEO of BattleFront Group about Gale Force 9's Dungeons & Dragons Elemental Evil Miniatures| date = 2015-04-01 | website = Diehard Game Fan}}</ref> |
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=== Under Battlefront Miniatures Ltd === |
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In February 2009, Battlefront Miniatures Ltd of Auckland announced that they purchased Gale Force Nine. Battlefront Miniatures produces the [[Flames of War]] WWII miniature wargame. |
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In 2010, GF9 published their first board wargame, ''Spartacus'',<ref name="eso">{{cite web |last=Gifford |first=Peter |date=2014-09-17 |title=A Visit to the Battlefront |url=https://www.orderofgamers.com/a-visit-to-the-battlefront/ |website=Order of the Esoteric}}</ref> and followed this up with ''[[Star Trek: Ascendancy]]'' and licensed expansions for ''[[Dune (board game)|Dune]]''<ref name="there">{{cite web |last=Owens |first=Nate |date=2019-09-09 |title=An Interview with Peter Olotka, Designer of Dune and Cosmic Encounter |url=https://therewillbe.games/articles-interviews/7232-an-interview-with-peter-olotka |website=There Will Be Games}}</ref> and the [[Firefly (franchise)|''Firefly'' franchise]].<ref name="mox" /> |
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Latest revision as of 15:45, 12 November 2024
Gale Force Nine, LLC. (GF9) is a company that publishes and sells wargames and game accessories such as miniatures and terrain.
History
[edit]GF9 was started as a game accessory manufacturer in 1998 by John Kovaleski, [1] producing tokens and templates for companies like Privateer Press.
In 2007, another game company, Battlefront, purchased GF9, and the company subsequently expanded its production lines to include Battlefield in a Box, a line of fully painted terrain for miniature wargames, as well as licensed miniatures and accessories for Dungeons & Dragons.[2]
Under Battlefront Miniatures Ltd
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In February 2009, Battlefront Miniatures Ltd of Auckland announced that they purchased Gale Force Nine. Battlefront Miniatures produces the Flames of War WWII miniature wargame.
In 2010, GF9 published their first board wargame, Spartacus,[3] and followed this up with Star Trek: Ascendancy and licensed expansions for Dune[4] and the Firefly franchise.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Steiner, Nelly (2019-10-29). "An Interview with Gale Force Nine". Mox Boarding House.
- ^ Lucard, Alex (2015-04-01). "Interview with John-Paul Brisigotti, CEO of BattleFront Group about Gale Force 9's Dungeons & Dragons Elemental Evil Miniatures". Diehard Game Fan.
- ^ Gifford, Peter (2014-09-17). "A Visit to the Battlefront". Order of the Esoteric.
- ^ Owens, Nate (2019-09-09). "An Interview with Peter Olotka, Designer of Dune and Cosmic Encounter". There Will Be Games.
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