Multi-Man Publishing
Encyclopedia
Multi-Man Publishing, LLC ("MMP") is a game company formed by baseball
player Curt Schilling
and his partners to keep the game series Advanced Squad Leader
(and PanzerBlitz
) in print. MMP operates some of the former Avalon Hill
games under license from Hasbro, Inc.
In 2002 MMP acquired The Gamers
line of wargames and continues to publish new games under that label.
MMP also continued publication of The Gamers' Operations Magazine
as a form of "house organ" similar to Avalon Hill's The General Magazine
.
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
player Curt Schilling
Curt Schilling
Curtis Montague "Curt" Schilling is a former American Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He helped lead the Philadelphia Phillies to the World Series in and won World Series championships in with the Arizona Diamondbacks and in and with the Boston Red Sox. Schilling retired with a...
and his partners to keep the game series Advanced Squad Leader
Advanced Squad Leader
Advanced Squad Leader is a tactical-level board wargame, originally marketed by Avalon Hill Games, that simulates actions of approximately company or battalion size in World War II. It is a detailed game system for two or more players . Components include the ASL Rulebook and various games called...
(and PanzerBlitz
PanzerBlitz
PanzerBlitz is a tactical-scale board wargame of armoured combat set in the Eastern Front of the Second World War. The game is notable for being the first true board-based tactical-level, commercially available conflict simulation...
) in print. MMP operates some of the former Avalon Hill
Avalon Hill
Avalon Hill was a game company that specialized in wargames and strategic board games. Its logo contained its initials "AH", and it was often referred to by this abbreviation. It also published the occasional miniature wargaming rules, role-playing game, and had a popular line of sports simulations...
games under license from Hasbro, Inc.
Hasbro
Hasbro is a multinational toy and boardgame company from the United States of America. It is one of the largest toy makers in the world. The corporate headquarters is located in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States...
In 2002 MMP acquired The Gamers
The Gamers
The Gamers was a wargaming company founded and run by Dean Essig in Homer, Illinois. Their distinction was the focus on a few series, with special rules for each individual game. This made it easier to play new games within a series that was well known to the players. Homercon, a convention for...
line of wargames and continues to publish new games under that label.
MMP also continued publication of The Gamers' Operations Magazine
Operations Magazine
Operations Magazine provides Multi-Man Publishing with its own "house organ" for articles and discussion of its wargaming products. The first issue was produced in the summer of 1991 by The Gamers and was printed regularly until The Gamers were taken over by MMP...
as a form of "house organ" similar to Avalon Hill's The General Magazine
The General Magazine
The General Magazine was first published in 1964, as a bi-monthly periodical devoted to supporting Avalon Hill's line of wargames, with articles on game tactics, history, and industry news...
.