Reply To: FFG fat trimming?

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WRT “lifestyle” games, most companies have, at most, two such games, while FFG had seven or more. Recently and currently, FFG has: Keyforge, Star Wars X-Wing, Star Wars Armada, Star Wars Legion, Star Wars Destiny, Arkham Horror, LotR, L5R, Game of Thrones, RuneWars, Netrunner, Call of Cthulhu, and possibly a few others. No way a company can support *that* many game lines, nor can a customer continue to buy more than one or two of them.

FFG has also lost the license to create GW games. Kevin Wilson (Descent 2nd) and Nikki Valens (Arkham Horror 3rd) left the company years ago.

I do find it unusual for a game company to have an RPG or computer game department. From what little I’ve read, the more common arrangement is to hire freelancers or outsource the design. Even WotC had freelancers working on the their core D&D book line.