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{{short description|US miniatures and games company}}
{{notability|Companies|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox company
{{Infobox company
| name = Wyrd Miniatures
| name = Wyrd Miniatures
| logo = [[File:wyrdlogo.jpg]]
| logo =
| type = [[Limited liability company|Limited liability company (LLC)]]
| type = [[Limited liability company|Limited liability company (LLC)]]
| Entity ID = 410335
| industry = [[Miniature wargaming]] manufacturer
| industry = [[Miniature wargaming]] manufacturer
| foundation = 2005
| foundation = 2005
| location_city = 300 Townpark Dr NW, Kennesaw, near [[Woodstock, Georgia]]
| location_city = 2197 Canton RD STE 108 Marietta, GA 30066
| location_country = [[USA]]
| location_country = United States
| key_people = Nathan Caroland and Eric Johns
| key_people = Nathan Caroland and Eric Johns
| products = ''[[Malifaux]]''
| products = {{Plainlist|
* ''[[Malifaux]]''
* ''The Other Side''
* ''Through The Breach''
}}
| homepage = [http://www.wyrd-games.net/ www.wyrd-games.net]
| homepage = [http://www.wyrd-games.net/ www.wyrd-games.net]
| footnotes =
| footnotes =
}}
}}


'''Wyrd Miniatures''' produces a range of 32 mm metal and plastic miniatures, in several genres, for painters and gamers. Established and offering its first miniatures in 2005, the company is owned by Nathan Caroland and Eric Johns.<ref>[https://cgov.sos.state.ga.us/Account.aspx/ViewEntityData?entityId=410335 Georgia Secretary of State Corporations Division, entered 13.2.2013.]</ref> In 2009, Wyrd published its first game, [[Malifaux]], set in a dystopian city in a parallel world. In 2011 they introduced the board game [[Puppet-Wars]].<ref>[http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/2011/08/18/49767/ Tabletop Gaming News announcement. Retrieved 13.2.2013.]</ref>
'''Wyrd Miniatures''' produces a range of 32&nbsp;mm metal and plastic miniatures, in several genres, for painters and gamers. Established and offering its first miniatures in 2005, the company is owned by Nathan Caroland and Eric Johns.<ref>[https://cgov.sos.state.ga.us/Account.aspx/ViewEntityData?entityId=410335 Georgia Secretary of State Corporations Division, entered 13.2.2013.]</ref>


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The first years the company focused on casting miniatures for the wargaming and miniature painting market. According to Eric Johns, it started with Nathan putting together a few fun minis after having gotten friendly with a sculptor. It was only in 2007 he and Nathan decided to push forward as a real company and started developing their own game rules to go with their miniatures line.<ref>[http://www.livingdice.com/2713/interview-eric-johns-of-wyrd-miniatures-publisher-of-malifaux/ Interview on Livingdice June 6, 2009, retrieved February 13, 2013.]</ref>
==History==
A short history of the company and its founding can be read in the Malifaux rule book:


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After the release of Malifaux in 2009, which incorporated most of the miniature range, came a time of rapid expansion, and in March 2011 the company moved for the second time in 16 months allegedly to accommodate its growth, settling into a larger office and warehouse facility.<ref>[http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/2011/03/21/44934/ Press release on Tabletop Gaming News March 21, 2011.]</ref>
{{Quotation|I talked to a lot of people, asked questions ceaselessly, got told more than once that the market was saturated and to not peddle my wares or questions where not wanted, and basically to pack it up before I got started. Good thing I'm hard headed. Eventually I figured out what I needed and got to work with a lot of great individuals who not only answered my questions but supported my quest to create interesting miniatures. I'll be honest, I was lucky as I managed to talk to the right people, find the sculptors that suited my needs, and got some fantastic painters to give those miniatures just the right look before unleashing them on the world in December 2005.|Nathan Caroland|Malifaux|2009<ref>{{cite book
| title=Malifaux Rule Book
| page=
| author=
| isbn=0-9841509-0-0}}</ref>}}


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In 2012 the partnership with Ghost Studio led to Wyrd introducing a new line of plastic miniatures for Malifaux using an all-digital manufacturing workflow, the so-called Freeform 3D solution from [[Geomagic]]. According to Geomagic, their platform for designing organic shaped products can sculpt, texture or emboss products with detail and articulation that traditional geometric CAD solutions simply cannot handle.<ref>[http://geomagic.com/en/community/press-releases/as-gamers-descend-on-gen-con-2012-wyrd-miniatures-shows-the-not-/ Press release from Geomagic August 15, 2012.]</ref><ref>[http://www.plasticstoday.com/articles/additive-manufacturing-rapid-tooling-give-gamers-intricate-miniatures-fast-0822220123 Article on Platicstoday August 22, 2012]</ref>
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The first years the company focused on casting miniatures for the wargaming and miniature painting market. According to Eric Johns, it started with Nathan putting together a few fun minis after having gotten friendly with a sculptor. It was only in 2007 he and Nathan decided to push forward as a real company and started developing their own game rules to go with their miniatures line.<ref>[http://www.livingdice.com/2713/interview-eric-johns-of-wyrd-miniatures-publisher-of-malifaux/ Interview on Livingdice June 6, 2009, retrieved February 13, 2013.]</ref>


== Games ==
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After the release of Malifaux in 2009, which incporporated most of the miniature range, came a time of rapid expansion, and in march 2011 the company moved for the second time in 16 months allegedly to accommodate its growth, settling into a larger office and warehouse facility. <ref>[http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/2011/03/21/44934/ Press release on Tabletop Gaming News March 21, 2011.]</ref>


=== ''Malifaux'' ===
In 2010 Wyrd Miniatures' partnership with the miniature wargaming terrain producer WorldWorks Games led to the release of cardboard terrain for Malifaux.<ref>[http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/2010/07/15/37769/ Tabletop Gaming News post July 15, 2010. Retrieved 13.2.2013.]</ref>
In 2009, Wyrd published its first game, ''[[Malifaux]]'', set in a dystopian city in a parallel world. Currently utilizing the Third Edition of its rule-set, this skirmish [[Miniature wargaming|miniatures game]] sees two players fighting over control of the mysterious Malifaux City and its surrounding areas. With its introduction, ''Malifaux'' introduced the primarily conflict system used in many of Wyrd's products—The Fate Deck. Fate Decks are standard [[Poker deck|Poker Decks]] (54 cards, 13 cards of four suits, with two Jokers) that are used to determine the outcome of any conflicts within a game of ''Malifaux''.


=== ''Through the Breach'' ===
In 2012 the company made a shift from metal to plastic, citing the 80 % price rise in white metal the previous two years. With the shift they turned to digital design, establishing a partnership with the plastic toy design and manufacturing firm [[Ghost Studio]].<ref>[http://www.moldmakingtechnology.com/articles/moldmaking-gets-wyrdand-amazingwith-all-digital-sculpting Article in Mold Making Technology November 1, 2012.]</ref>
Following a successful [[Kickstarter]] campaign in 2013,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1334239018/through-the-breach-a-malifaux-roleplaying-game|title=Through the Breach: A Malifaux Roleplaying Game|website=Kickstarter|language=en|access-date=2019-12-09}}</ref> the tabletop [[role-playing game]] ''Through the Breach'' puts players into the world of Malifaux, the setting established by Wyrd's miniature games. Players, referred to as Fated, are guided through this world by a Fatemaster, fighting against the inhabitants of Malifaux in order to pursue their character's destiny. A second edition of the Core Rules for ''Through the Breach'' was published in 2017.


=== ''The Other Side'' ===
==Design==
In 2017, once again using [[Kickstarter]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1334239018/the-other-side-9|title=The Other Side|publisher=Kickstarter|language=en|access-date=2019-12-09}}</ref> Wyrd published its second [[Miniature wargaming|miniatures game]], ''The Other Side''. Acting as a counterpart to Malifaux, ''The Other Side'' is a company-scale wargame, often pitting miniature armies of 40–50 combatants against each other in a fast-paced wargame. The game takes place within the same history as Malifaux, focusing on the conflicts of Earth and an alternate history 1908 where the world is tearing itself apart in war, fighting against amphibious hordes of monsters from the depths of an alien ocean and cultists worshiping a being of chaos floating through the skies of earth.
When it comes to designing miniatures, the company relies on freelance artists. The sculptors include artists like Steve and Ben Saunders, Gael Goumon, Kevin White, Paul Muller, James Van Schaik, Stefan Niehues, Edgar Ramos, Edgar Skomorowski, Steve Buddle, Werner Klocke, Jeff Grace, Thais, Jeff Wilhelm, Rob Cardiss and Emanuele Giovagnoni.

===Digital production line===
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In 2012 the partnership with Ghost Studio led to Wyrd introducing a new line of plastic miniatures for Malifaux using an all-digital manufacturing workflow, the so called Freeform 3D solution from [[Geomagic]]. According to Geomagic, their platform for designing organic shaped products can sculpt, texture or emboss products with detail and articulation that traditional geometric CAD solutions simply cannot handle.<ref>[http://geomagic.com/en/community/press-releases/as-gamers-descend-on-gen-con-2012-wyrd-miniatures-shows-the-not-/ Press release from Geomagic August 15, 2012.]</ref><ref>[http://www.plasticstoday.com/articles/additive-manufacturing-rapid-tooling-give-gamers-intricate-miniatures-fast-0822220123 Article on Platicstoday August 22, 2012]</ref>


=== Other games ===
* ''Puppet Wars'' (2011)
* ''The World Needs a Jetpack Unicorn'' (2013)
* ''Showdown: Icon''s (2013)
* ''Kings of Artifice'' (2013)
* ''Darkness Comes Rattling'' (2015)
* ''Darkness Comes Rattling: War of the Spirits Expansion'' (2018)
* ''Bayou Bash'' (2021)
* ''Vagrantsong'' (2021)


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.wyrd-games.net/ Wyrd] Wyrd's Homepage
* [http://www.wyrd-games.net/ Wyrd] Wyrd's Homepage
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* [http://pullmyfinger.wikispaces.com/ PullmyFinger] Fan run Malifaux tactics wiki
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* [http://herocomplex.latimes.com/fans/wondercon-2013-a-grand-genre-mashup-with-40000-characters/ Mention in article about WonderCon 2013 in LA times April 1. 2013]


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[[Category:Board game publishing companies]]
*[http://www.malifaux.com/ Malifaux] Malifaux's Official Homepage
[[Category:Companies based in Atlanta]]

[[Category:Toy companies established in 2005]]
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*[http://pullmyfinger.wikispaces.com/ PullmyFinger] Fan run Malifaux tactics wiki

*[http://www.puppet-wars.com/ Puppet-Wars' homepage]

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*[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/fans/wondercon-2013-a-grand-genre-mashup-with-40000-characters/ Mention in article about WonderCon 2013 in LA times April 1. 2013]

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[[Category:Role-playing game publishing companies]]
[[Category:Game manufacturers]]
[[Category:Game manufacturers]]
[[Category:Gaming miniatures companies]]
[[Category:Gaming miniatures companies]]
[[Category:Board game publishing companies]]
[[Category:Role-playing game publishing companies]]
[[Category:Companies established in 2004]]
[[Category:2005 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Companies based in Atlanta, Georgia]]
[[Category:American companies established in 2005]]

Latest revision as of 01:23, 4 October 2024

Wyrd Miniatures
Company typeLimited liability company (LLC)
IndustryMiniature wargaming manufacturer
Founded2005
Headquarters
2197 Canton RD STE 108 Marietta, GA 30066
,
United States
Key people
Nathan Caroland and Eric Johns
Products
  • Malifaux
  • The Other Side
  • Through The Breach
Websitewww.wyrd-games.net

Wyrd Miniatures produces a range of 32 mm metal and plastic miniatures, in several genres, for painters and gamers. Established and offering its first miniatures in 2005, the company is owned by Nathan Caroland and Eric Johns.[1]

The first years the company focused on casting miniatures for the wargaming and miniature painting market. According to Eric Johns, it started with Nathan putting together a few fun minis after having gotten friendly with a sculptor. It was only in 2007 he and Nathan decided to push forward as a real company and started developing their own game rules to go with their miniatures line.[2]

After the release of Malifaux in 2009, which incorporated most of the miniature range, came a time of rapid expansion, and in March 2011 the company moved for the second time in 16 months allegedly to accommodate its growth, settling into a larger office and warehouse facility.[3]

In 2012 the partnership with Ghost Studio led to Wyrd introducing a new line of plastic miniatures for Malifaux using an all-digital manufacturing workflow, the so-called Freeform 3D solution from Geomagic. According to Geomagic, their platform for designing organic shaped products can sculpt, texture or emboss products with detail and articulation that traditional geometric CAD solutions simply cannot handle.[4][5]

Games

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Malifaux

[edit]

In 2009, Wyrd published its first game, Malifaux, set in a dystopian city in a parallel world. Currently utilizing the Third Edition of its rule-set, this skirmish miniatures game sees two players fighting over control of the mysterious Malifaux City and its surrounding areas. With its introduction, Malifaux introduced the primarily conflict system used in many of Wyrd's products—The Fate Deck. Fate Decks are standard Poker Decks (54 cards, 13 cards of four suits, with two Jokers) that are used to determine the outcome of any conflicts within a game of Malifaux.

Through the Breach

[edit]

Following a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2013,[6] the tabletop role-playing game Through the Breach puts players into the world of Malifaux, the setting established by Wyrd's miniature games. Players, referred to as Fated, are guided through this world by a Fatemaster, fighting against the inhabitants of Malifaux in order to pursue their character's destiny. A second edition of the Core Rules for Through the Breach was published in 2017.

The Other Side

[edit]

In 2017, once again using Kickstarter,[7] Wyrd published its second miniatures game, The Other Side. Acting as a counterpart to Malifaux, The Other Side is a company-scale wargame, often pitting miniature armies of 40–50 combatants against each other in a fast-paced wargame. The game takes place within the same history as Malifaux, focusing on the conflicts of Earth and an alternate history 1908 where the world is tearing itself apart in war, fighting against amphibious hordes of monsters from the depths of an alien ocean and cultists worshiping a being of chaos floating through the skies of earth.

Other games

[edit]
  • Puppet Wars (2011)
  • The World Needs a Jetpack Unicorn (2013)
  • Showdown: Icons (2013)
  • Kings of Artifice (2013)
  • Darkness Comes Rattling (2015)
  • Darkness Comes Rattling: War of the Spirits Expansion (2018)
  • Bayou Bash (2021)
  • Vagrantsong (2021)

References

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  1. ^ Georgia Secretary of State Corporations Division, entered 13.2.2013.
  2. ^ Interview on Livingdice June 6, 2009, retrieved February 13, 2013.
  3. ^ Press release on Tabletop Gaming News March 21, 2011.
  4. ^ Press release from Geomagic August 15, 2012.
  5. ^ Article on Platicstoday August 22, 2012
  6. ^ "Through the Breach: A Malifaux Roleplaying Game". Kickstarter. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
  7. ^ "The Other Side". Kickstarter. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
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