Eagle Games
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Background
Founded in 2001, the Eagle Games company is based in Plainfield, IllinoisPlainfield, Illinois
Plainfield is a village in Will County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2007 special census, the population is 37,334.The Village includes land in Plainfield and Wheatland townships. Part of Plainfield is located in Kendall County...
and was found by Glenn Drover.
In 2007, the company was bought by Ashland, Oregon
Ashland, Oregon
Ashland is a city in Jackson County, Oregon, United States, near Interstate 5 and the California border, and located in the south end of the Rogue Valley. It was named after Ashland County, Ohio, point of origin of Abel Helman and other founders, and secondarily for Ashland, Kentucky, where other...
-based Gryphon Games. In 2010, the company produced 28 new board games designed principally by other gamers from around the world.
Board Game Titles
Board games published include:- Age of Mythology: The BoardgameAge of Mythology: The BoardgameAge of Mythology: The Boardgame is a board game created by Glenn Drover based on the video game Age of Mythology. It was released in 2003 by Eagle Games...
', based on the video game Age of MythologyAge of MythologyAge of Mythology , is a mythology-based, real-time strategy computer game developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft Game Studios... - Attack! , a light wargame between RiskRisk (game)Risk is a strategic board game, produced by Parker Brothers . It was invented by French film director Albert Lamorisse and originally released in 1957 as La Conquête du Monde in France. Risk is a turn-based game for two to six players...
and Axis and AlliesAxis and AlliesAxis & Allies is a popular series of World War II strategy board games, with nearly two million copies printed. Originally designed by Larry Harris and published by Nova Game Designs in 1981, the game was republished by the Milton Bradley Company in 1984 as part of the Gamemaster Series of board...
in complexity - Blood Feud in New YorkBlood Feud in New York-History:The game was designed by filmmaker Kyle Weinandy and published by Eagle Games in 2004.-Game Description:On a very large map of New York, including all the suburbs in Queens and Brooklyn, players build up their gangs of thugs, goons and hit men...
, a game where players compete to rule the organized crime world in New York - Civilization: The Boardgame, based on the Civilization series of video games, in particular, Civilization IIICivilization IIISid Meier's Civilization III, commonly shortened to Civ III or Civ 3, is the third installment of the Sid Meier's Civilization turn-based strategy computer game series. It was preceded by Civilization II and followed by Civilization IV. The game offers very sophisticated gameplay in terms of both...
- Conquest of the EmpireConquest of the EmpireConquest of the Empire is a board game created in 1984 by Milton Bradley and re-released in the summer of 2005 by Eagle Games, designed by Glenn Drover. Part of the Gamemaster series, Conquest of the Empire is very similar to the popular Axis & Allies of the same series. That may be because it was...
, a military strategy game set in the Roman Empire after the death of Marcus Aurelius - Defenders of the Realm, a cooperative fantasy board game in which 1-4 players take a role as one of the King's Champions
- Napoleon in EuropeNapoleon in EuropeNapoleon in Europe is a board wargame produced by Eagle Games in 2001. It combines elements of economy, politics, and military into victory....
, a board game that combines elements of economy, politics, and military into victory - Railroad Tycoon, railway-themed board game set in the eastern United States in 1830