Wizards of the Coast to Close Retail Stores.

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RENTON, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 28, 2003

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

See: New York Stock Exchange :HAS), announced today it will be closing its chain of retail stores, including Wizards of the Coast stores and the affiliated The Game Keeper stores. The company has retained Gordon Brothers Group, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol.

LLC - Logical Link Control of Boston to assist with the closure, which should be completed within approximately 60 days.

The move out of the retail store business will enable a deeper focus on Wizards' core business of game design, company officials said. Wizards' trading card games and role-playing games See:

List of role-playing games by name
List of role-playing games by genre

-- from Magic: The Gathering(R) to 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) -- are among the biggest brands in the hobby game industry.

Wizards of the Coast, Inc., is a worldwide leader in the trading card game and tabletop role-playing game categories, and a leading developer and publisher of game-based entertainment products. The company holds an exclusive patent on trading card games (TCGs) and their method of play and produces the premier trading card game, Magic: The Gathering, among many other trading card games and family card and board games. Wizards is also a leading publisher of role-playing games, such as Dungeons & Dragons, and publisher of fantasy series fiction with numerous 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 best-sellers.

For more information, visit the Wizards of the Coast website at www.wizards.com.

Wizards of the Coast, Magic: The Gathering, and Dungeons & Dragons are registered trademarks of Wizards of the Coast Inc. (C)2003 Wizards.

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