tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4353130560909239844.post8481387665087960105..comments2023-09-11T05:46:00.486-04:00Comments on Zwischenzug - The Family Game Blog: Publisher Profile: Rio Grande GamesSoFranklyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629984479802083360noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4353130560909239844.post-85365517055759360352011-09-01T14:03:17.438-04:002011-09-01T14:03:17.438-04:00Thanks for checking the statistics. I am not sure...Thanks for checking the statistics. I am not sure is that makes them the Cadillac of publishers, or more like General Motors Corporation -- huge producer with lots of selection. Nonetheless, they are certainly a major player in starting and continuing to bring Euros to the US.<br /><br />And now that you mention Jay, I realize I should have mentioned that RGG is great to work with as a customer. I bought a used copy of a game which was missing parts, and Jay was able to find the part lying around to help me restore it. Great customer service.SoFranklyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629984479802083360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4353130560909239844.post-31578406104078076702011-09-01T10:45:28.849-04:002011-09-01T10:45:28.849-04:00Nice idea for a series of posts!
RGG's top ba...Nice idea for a series of posts!<br /><br />RGG's top banana, Jay Tummelson, could arguably be credited with the mass migration of the Euro gamming hobby to the United States that began in the 1990s. While working with Mayfair, he really pioneered the reprinting of award-winning German games in English for the domestic market, like Settlers of Catan. Mayfair and other companies (Z-Man is another good one) continue to use this formula successfully, but not with as much volume as RGG.<br /><br />A quick check on-line notes that RGG has published 12 of 33 Spiel des Jares winners (the older titles admittedly after the fact, but still) and also 11 of the 21 Deutscher Spieler Preis winners (the "gamers' games" - though a few one both honors).<br /><br />Does that make them the Cadillac of Game Publishers?Jasonhttp://www.spielemitkinder.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com