Privateer Press

Privateer Press is a role-playing game, miniature wargame, acrylic

paint, board game and card game production and publishing studio. Privateer Press Inc.
Privateer Press is based in Bellevue, Washington, United States,
where they have their headquarters and American factory/distribution
center. They have also licensed a factory in the United Kingdom to
increase production capacity for worldwide markets.

The company's signature products are Warmachine and Hordes,

tabletop miniatures-based war games with a steampunk/magical
aesthetic. Noted webcomic creators and game critics Jerry Holkins
and Mike Krahulik of Penny Arcade are fans of Warmachine.[2]
Privateer Press used to publish a house magazine called No
Quarter.[3]

Type Private
Industry Miniature
Contents wargaming
History Founded 2000
Products Founder Brian Snoddy
List of titles Matt Staroscik
Charitable contributions Matt Wilson
References Headquarters Woodinville, WA,
External links United States
Key people Sherry Yeary
(President)
History Matt Wilson (CEO)
Products Iron Kingdoms
In 2000, Matt Wilson formed Privateer Press with friend Brian
Warmachine
Snoddy and writer Matt Staroscik to publish their own d20
books.[1][4]:392 Mike McVey joined the partnership early on as Hordes
Miniatures Director. Wilson and Snoddy produced the covers and Owner Matt Wilson[1]
interior art for Privateer's first Iron Kingdoms adventures published in
Website privateerpress.com
2001.[4]:392 The company is currently owned by Wilson due to the
(http://privateerpre
departure of Snoddy and McVey.
ss.com)
After their first five RPG books, Privateer's next publication was
Warmachine: Prime (2003), a miniatures combat game set in the Iron Kingdoms.[4]:392 In 2009 Privateer
announced a partnership with WhiteMoon Dreams intended to bring Warmachine to video game
consoles.[4]:393

On October 20, 2017, Privateer Press created Black Anchor Heavy Industries, an in-house production team to
create huge based models while limiting production costs.[5]
In September 2018 after 12 years of publication Privateer Press announced it would be ending publication of
their bi-monthly magazine, "No Quarter".

Products
The company's products are distinguished by the quality of their art, production values, and game play.[6]
They have received many game industry awards, including six Origins Awards[7][8] and numerous
ENnies.[9][10]

List of titles
Formula P3 (Privateer Press Paint) acrylic paint
Privateer Press Masterworks painted statues
Iron Kingdoms steampunk fantasy universe
Iron Kingdoms Role-Playing Games
Iron Kingdoms Adventure Board Games (2 Titles - Undercity and Widower's wood)
Warmachine & Hordes miniature wargames
Grind miniature sports game
High Command deck-building card games
Riot quest miniature skirmish board game in alternate timeline to the Warmachine post
Obllivion event
Warcaster neo-mechanika high-speed miniatures game
Bodgers family board and card games
Zombies Keep Out
BodgerMania
Heap
Infernal Contraption
Scrappers
Level 7 science-fiction board games
Level 7 [Escape]
Level 7 [Omega Protocol]
Level 7 [Invasion]
Monsterpocalypse collectible miniatures game
Monsterpocalypse: Voltron licensed standalone set

Charitable contributions
The company has been a longtime supporter of Child's Play, a charity which gives toys and games to sick kids
in children's hospitals around the world. In 2009, Privateer Press bid on and won an item at the annual Child's
Play Holiday auction, donated by Harmonix, which brought them the rights to commission a downloadable
song track for the Rock Band game. The resulting song "Warmachine," written by Jerry Holkins, premiered at
Pax 2010 and was made available for download that fall. All proceeds from the track are also donated to
Child's Play.[11][12][13]
References
1. "About Privateer Press" (http://privateerpress.com/company/about-privateer-press). Privateer
Press. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
2. Krahilik, Mike. "Corvis Table" (http://www.penny-arcade.com/2011/09/12/corvis-table). penny-
arcade.com. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
3. https://privateerpress.com/no-quarter-prime/farewell-to-no-quarter-prime
4. Shannon Appelcline (2011). Designers & Dragons. Mongoose Publishing. ISBN 978-1-
907702-58-7.
5. "Insider 10-20-2017 | Privateer Press" (http://privateerpress.com/community/privateer-insider/in
sider-10-20-2017). privateerpress.com. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
6. Platt, Chuck. "Tabletop Review: No Quarter#36" (http://diehardgamefan.com/2011/11/16/tableto
p-review-no-quarter-36/). diehardgamefan.com. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
7. "Origins Award Winners" (http://boardgamegeek.com/wiki/page/Origins_Awards#toc5).
boardgamegeek.com. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
8. "2005 Origins Winners Announced" (http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/8935.html). icv2.com.
Retrieved November 30, 2011.
9. "Privateer Press List of Awards" (http://wolfgameshop.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=5481&sid=c
c658aa45e4c392f7fe6850763059aa0). wolfgameshop.com. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
10. "Awards" (http://privateerpress.com/search/node/awards). privateerpress.com. Retrieved
November 30, 2011.
11. Holkins, Jerry. "warmachine-precipice" (http://penny-arcade.com/2010/10/06/warmachine-preci
pice). penny-arcade.com. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
12. Polo, Susana. "PAX Is Awesome #543: If You're Good at Rock Band, You Might Open the
Omegathon" (http://www.geekosystem.com/pax-warmachine-rock-band-song/).
geekosystem.com. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
13. Wilson, Matt. "Insider 9/8/2010" (http://privateerpress.com/community/privateer-insider/insider-
9/8/2010). privateerpress.com. Retrieved November 30, 2011.

External links
Privateer Press (http://www.privateerpress.com) official website.
[1] (http://www.toydirectory.com/PrivateerPress/index.htm) Toy Directory Listing.
[2] (https://web.archive.org/web/20111228132527/http://www.rockband.com/songs/UGC_50040
98) Warmachine song on Rockband.

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