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Company Profile for Wizards of the Coast, Inc.


Wizards of the Coast Wizards of the Coast (often referred to as WotC or simply Wizards) is an American publisher of games, primarily based on fantasy and science fiction themes. Originally a basement-run role-playing game publisher, they popularized the collectible card game genre with in , Inc., a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE NYSE

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:HAS), is a worldwide leader in the trading card game and tabletop roleplaying game categories, and a leading developer and publisher of game-based entertainment products. The company holds an exclusive patent on trading card games and their method of play (TCGs) and produces one of the world's best-selling best·sell·er also best seller  
n.
A product, such as a book, that is among those sold in the largest numbers.



best
 TCGs, Magic: The Gathering (R), as well as the celebrated Dungeons Dungeons may refer to:
  • the plural form of Dungeon, part of a medieval castle that is either the keep or an underground prison
  • shorthand for Dungeons & Dragons, a fantasy role-playing game
 & Dragons (R) roleplaying game. Publisher of adventure games, family card and board games This is a list of board games. This page classifies board games according to the concerns which might be uppermost for someone organizing a gaming event or party. See the article on game classification for other alternatives, or see for a list of board game articles. , and electronic media products, Wizards of the Coast is also one of the world's premier book publishers of fantasy series fiction whose novels have made numerous appearance on The New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
 Times bestseller list and have sold millions of copies worldwide.
Company:                Wizards of the Coast, Inc.

   Headquarters Address:   PO Box 707
                           Renton, WA 98057-0707

   Main Telephone:         425-226-6500

   Ticker:                 HAS(NYSE)

   Type of Organization:   Public

   Industry:               Consumer

   Key Executives:         CEO: Loren Greenwood
                           CFO: Michael Mayhew
                           Senior Vice-President, Marketing:
                           Cornelius Lee

   Public Relations
     Contact:              Toby Nelson
     Phone:                425-687-2111
     Email:                toby.nelson@wizards.com

   Customer Service
     Contact:              Customer Service
     Phone:                800-324-6496
     Email:                custserv@wizards.com
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