We’ll remain at their side as a strong long-term partner for distribution.”, said Steve Horvath, Head of Publishing at Asmodee North America. “I am thrilled that this opportunity has worked out for Colby and am excited to see what they do next. I am thankful to the many kind and creative people I’ve had the opportunity to work with at Asmodee and look forward to continuing our relationships with Asmodee's distribution units throughout the world.”, said Colby Dauch, Founder of Plaid Hat Games. “These past years within the Asmodee Group have been amazing and I am excited to continue to lead Plaid Hat Games into the future. Raxxon (part of the Dead of Winter universe)Īsmodee Group retains the rights to publish the following under Z-Man Games:Īsmodee Group also retains the rights to the “Adventure Games Book” brand. While the loss of these properties from Plaid Hat Games may be disappointing in the short-term, the company has always shown that it's greatest assets are its people, who have a knack for creating innovative new products.Since then, Plaid Hat Games created and developed new game titles for Asmodee, including Stuffed Fables, and Aftermath, both of which are part of the Adventure Book Games line.Ĭolby Dauch, Head of Studio and Founder of Plaid Hat Games, reached an agreement with Asmodee Group on February 19th, 2020, which let him reacquire the independent rights to the Plaid Hat Games brand and the publication rights to many, but not all, of the their current and past titles.Īsmodee Group retains the rights to publish the following under Fantasy Flight Games:

Asmodee Group acquired Plaid Hat Games, along with Z-Man Games, as part of the F2Z acquisition in 2015. Plaid Hat Games is a US-based tabletop games publisher founded in 2009, who originally rose to fame for Summoner Wars, their first release.

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