Gale Force Nine, LLC. (GF9) is a
Virginia
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, United States-based company that publishes and sells wargames and game accessories such as miniatures and terrain.
History
GF9 was started as a game accessory manufacturer in 1998 by John Kovaleski,
and left the company in 2018.
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
''Dungeons & Dragons'' (commonly abbreviated as ''D&D'' or ''DnD'') is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game (TTRPG) originally created and designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. The game was first published in 1974 by TSR (company)#Tactical ...
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In February 2009, Battlefront Miniatures Ltd of Auckland announced the purchase of Gale Force Nine. Battlefront Miniatures produces the
Flames of War
''Flames of War'' (abbreviated as ''FoW'') is a World War II tabletop miniatures wargame produced by the New Zealand company Battlefront Miniatures Ltd. The 1st Edition set of rules was published in 2002.
''Flames of War'' allows players to wa ...
WWII miniature wargame.
Products
In 2010, GF9 published their first board wargame, ''Spartacus'',
and followed this up with ''
Star Trek: Ascendancy,'' licensed expansions for ''
Dune
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,''
and the
''Firefly'' franchise.
''Aliens (2020)''
''Dune'' (2019, 2021)
''Doctor Who: Don’t Blink'' (April 2022)
''Aliens: Another Glorious Day in the Corp'' (June 2023)
''Clash of Steel'' (April 2024)
''Adventures of Conan'' (April 2025)
See also
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Wargame
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Avalon Hill
Avalon Hill Games Inc. is a game company that publishes wargames and strategic board games. It has also published miniature wargaming rules, role-playing games and sports simulations. It is a subsidiary of Hasbro, and operates under the compan ...
References
External links
Company website
Wargame companies
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