Gamescience is an American game company that produces
role-playing game
A role-playing game (sometimes spelled roleplaying game, RPG) is a game in which players assume the roles of player character, characters in a fictional Setting (narrative), setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within ...
s and game supplements.
History
Gamescience Corp. was started by Phillip E. Orbanes in 1965. In that year, the company published the wargame Vietnam which was reviewed in issue #4 of Strategy and Tactics (S&T) magazine. In 1967 the company published another wargame which Mr. Orbanes designed called Confrontation, which was reviewed in S&T issue #6. In 1968, the company published the wargame, The Battle of Britain designed by Lou Zocchi, which was reviewed in S&T #13. The company was sold before Mr. Orbanes left college.
Gamescience was founded by
Lou Zocchi.
Gamescience published the board game ''
The Battle of Britain'' (
1968
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide.
Events January–February
* January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.
* Januar ...
), the wargames ''
MiG Killers'' (1977), and ''
Strike Team Alpha
''Strike Team Alpha'' is a 1978 board game published by Gamescience
Gamescience is an American game company that produces role-playing games and game supplements.
History
Gamescience Corp. was started by Phillip E. Orbanes in 1965. In that year ...
'' (1978), and the role-playing games ''
Star Patrol
''Star Patrol'' (originally known as ''Space Patrol'') is a science fiction role-playing game published by Gamescience in 1977.
Description
''Star Patrol'' is a science-fiction space-adventure role-playing system. In the initial release, ''Spac ...
'' (1977; originally called ''Space Patrol''), ''
Superhero: 2044'' (1977), the second edition of ''
Empire of the Petal Throne'' (1984), and ''
TWERPS'' (1987).
Gamescience also produces dice, including several types of nonstandard dice.
References
Role-playing game publishing companies
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