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that started out in January 1992 by Bruce Graw. The company's original purpose was to run
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, the
play-by-mail game A play-by-mail game (also known as a PBM game, PBEM game, turn-based game, turn based distance game, or an interactive strategy game.) is a game played through postal mail, email, or other digital media. Correspondence chess and Go (game), Go wer ...
which became
Star Fleet Warlord ''Star Fleet Warlord'' is a science fiction Play-by-mail game, play-by-email (PBeM) game that occurs in the Star Trek Universe. It was originally published by Agents of Gaming in the United States and licensed to Pagoda Games in the United Kingd ...
. Galactic Conquest had originally been run as a hobby (first created in late 1989), but proved its worth in the first eight games as a legitimate play-by-mail game. The public debut came at Gen Con/Origins 1992, followed shortly by a deal to make it an official Star Fleet Universe product (a change of the name to the Star Fleet Warlord). Continental Conquest (then called Conquest of America) was written in 1992 and also started its first game at Gen Con/Origins. The European map was added in mid-1993 and the revision to the current rules (including the Oceania map) was completed in mid-1995. The concept for
Babylon 5 Wars ''Babylon 5 Wars'' (B5W) is a science fiction Miniature wargaming, tabletop miniature wargame produced by the gaming company Agents of Gaming. Play centers on Miniature figure (gaming), miniature figurines based the TV show ''Babylon 5''. It w ...
was created by Robert Glass in April 1996 and pitched to Agents of Gaming, and was nearly dismissed as an impossible prospect. Robert persisted, calling
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, and was able to secure the license with the help of Agents of Gaming credentials. Kelly Lofgren was brought on board shortly thereafter. The basic game system took nearly a year to write, refine and playtest before it was finished in April 1997. They also created several tabletop
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products before their closing on November 1, 2002. It collapsed shortly after Warner Brothers pulled their
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license, citing concerns that the license was not being grown. J. Michael Straczynski describing the collapse
/ref> Their notable games include: * ''
Babylon 5 Wars ''Babylon 5 Wars'' (B5W) is a science fiction Miniature wargaming, tabletop miniature wargame produced by the gaming company Agents of Gaming. Play centers on Miniature figure (gaming), miniature figurines based the TV show ''Babylon 5''. It w ...
'' (
Origins Award The Origins Awards are American awards for outstanding work in the gaming industry. They are presented by the Game Manufacturers Association (GAMA) at the Origins Game Fair on an annual basis for games released in the preceding year. For example, t ...
nominee) * '' Babylon 5: Fleet Action''


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