Mantic Games

Mantic Games is a miniatures and board game publisher, based in Bulwell, Nottingham, UK.

Mantic Entertainment Ltd
IndustryMiniature wargaming and Board game publisher
Founded2008
Headquarters
Bulwell, Nottingham
,
UK
Key people
Ronnie Renton, Alessio Cavatore, Jake Thornton, James M. Hewitt, Mark Latham
WebsiteMantic Games

History

Mantic Games was started in 2008 by former Games Workshop Managing Director, Ronnie Renton with a range of high-fantasy miniatures that were compatible with other popular wargames, including Warhammer Fantasy Battles.

It later began publishing board games and miniature games, notable titles include Kings of War, Dwarf King's Hold, Dungeon Saga, Dreadball, Deadzone, Project Pandora, Warpath and Loka. It has also produced the licensed-game Mars Attacks—based on the Topps card game series and the Deadzone rules. Other licenses include The Walking Dead by Skybound Entertainment, where Mantic have produced The Walking Dead: All Out War table top game. And most recently Mantic have acquired the licence for the comic book characters from the Hellboy series, published by Dark Horse Comics. Hellboy: The Board Game was launched on Kickstarter in April 2018.

So far, Mantic has used former Games Workshop designers Alessio Cavatore (Warhammer 40,000, The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game, Bolt Action (game)) and Jake Thornton (Inquistor, Lost Patrol, White Dwarf) to develop many of its games. Later versions of Warpath are developed in house by the Mantic design studio. Most recently James M. Hewitt from Needy Cat Games - another former Games Workshop designer - has become involved with Mantic Games to write Hellboy: The Board Game.

Kickstarter activity

Mantic has used Kickstarter to fund a number of its games and expansions, making over $8.3 million to date.

Mantic Games Kickstarter projects[1]
Total USDProject nameBackers
354,997Kings of War[2]1,568
728,985Dreadball[3]2,539
104,172Loka (with Alessio Cavatore)[4]745
1,216,482Deadzone[5]4,306
558,076Mars Attacks[6]2,753
575,755Dreadball Xtreme[7]2,482
1,057,975Dungeon Saga[8]5,963
366,547Kings of War: Second Edition[9]2,747
380,554Deadzone: Infection[10]2,810
484,917Warpath[11]3,355
272,409Kings of War: Vanguard2,231
1,823,571Hellboy: The Board Game[12]12,716
466,127Hellboy: The Roleplaying Game[13]6,071

References
  1. "Kickstarter project list for Mantic Games Retrieved Jan 6th, 2016". kickstarter.com. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
  2. "Kings of War by Mantic Games — Kickstarter". kickstarter.com. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
  3. "DreadBall - The Futuristic Sports Game by Mantic Games — Kickstarter". kickstarter.com. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
  4. "Loka by Mantic Games — Kickstarter". kickstarter.com. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
  5. "Deadzone: The Sci-fi Miniatures Board Game by Mantic Games — Kickstarter". kickstarter.com. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
  6. "Mars Attacks - The Miniatures Game by Mantic Games — Kickstarter". kickstarter.com. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
  7. "DreadBall Xtreme - The Brutal Sci-fi Sports Board Game by Mantic Games — Kickstarter". kickstarter.com. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
  8. "Dungeon Saga: The Dwarf King's Quest by Mantic Games — Kickstarter". kickstarter.com. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
  9. "Kings of War Fantasy Battle Game - 2nd Edition by Mantic Games — Kickstarter". kickstarter.com. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
  10. "Deadzone: Infestation Sci-fi Skirmish Game by Mantic Games — Kickstarter". kickstarter.com. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
  11. "Warpath - The Sci-fi Battle Game by Mantic Games — Kickstarter". kickstarter.com. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
  12. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/manticgames/hellboy-the-board-game
  13. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/manticgames/hellboy-the-next-chapter
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