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Sophisticated
Games publishes high quality board games such as Lord of the
Rings, Beowulf, The Hobbit, The Golden Compass, Ingenious,
Shakespeare. We aim to develop games
that are mostly (but not exclusively) based on well known
literary brands.
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The
company began in 1998 by publishing a board game
adaptation of the philosophical novel "Sophie's World"
in which a Norwegian schoolgirl explores 3000 years of
philosophy and history. Sales vastly exceeded
expectations and SG went on to acquire rights in Lord of
the Rings.
Over the next 4 years they published a whole range of
adult/family LOTR board games which were very successful
and noticed not only for their high quality gameplay
mechanisms but for the beauty of their art and
presentation.
Following this the company has published a number of
games based on books, namely Shakespeare, Beowulf,
Pillars of the Earth, one title based on both a book and
a film,
The Golden Compass (aka Northern Lights in the UK) and a
best selling abstract game called Ingenious that looks
like turning into a perennial classic. |
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The company develops games in a number of languages, and
with an extensive network of overseas partners has a
truly international outlook.
It works closely with Kosmos in Germany, and has also
worked in the past with Hasbro, Fantasy Flight, 999
Games, Brio, Mayfair, Devir, Nexus, Giochi, and many
many more leading games publishers. Its game designers
include Reiner Knizia, Martin Wallace and Mike Siggins.
The company is proud to be closely associated with two
leading Tolkien artists, John Howe and Ted Nasmith.
Sophisticated Games will shortly be publishing Toledo by
Martin Wallace, the Horrible Histories by Terry Deary,
Pillars of the Earth by E Follett, Arthur Saves the
Planet (based on the hugely popular TV and book series
authored by Marc Brown) and several new games in the
Ingenious brand.
Sophisticated Games is based in Cambridge UK.
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