Tabletop Games
Status | Out of Business |
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Active | 1970s - 2008 |
Website | www.tabletopgames.com (down, not archived) |
Address | Nottingham, England, UK |
Tabletop Games (aka Tabletop Miniatures) was founded by Bob Corner in the 1970s. They were a UK distributor and manufacturer of fantasy, sci-fi and historical miniatures in both 15mm and 25mm scales - including Asgard & Hobby Products - and they published wargame rulesets. In the early 2000s, the miniature ranges went to a Welsh company called "Table Top Miniatures" and the rules and publications were transferred to "Tabletop Games Ltd".
All 3 incarnations of Tabletop Games are covered on this page. The miniatures were later sold again to Alternative Armies, 15mm, Mick Yarrow Miniatures and Battleline Miniatures. A website was created 2001-07-20.
Tabletop Games
- About
- History
- Addresses
- Branding
- Original Ranges
- Licensed Ranges
- Metal Magic
- Publications
- Web Presence
- Disposal of Assets
- References
- Miscellaneous
- Catalogs
- TTG to Metal Magic
- Ranges
- 25mm Gunfighters
- 25mm S.F. figures
- American Footballers
- Battlewagons
- Fantasy (15mm) (TTG / Asgard)
- Fantasy Monsters
- Laserburn (15mm)
- Laserburn (25mm)
- Reaper Figures (15mm Fantasy)
- RuneQuest
- Starforce 300
- Starhound
- Tabletop Fantasy (Asgard)
- Fantasy Sets
- Orc Rock Band
- The Bar Room
- The Harem
- The Market Place
- The Torture Chamber
- Wizards Workshop
History
At one point there was an American branch in Cincinnati that either produced or imported Tabletop minis. These were distributed by Ral Partha and RAFM. [7]
The miniature lines were sold some time prior to 2003 when the owner passed away. In 2004, Dave Polhill [2] acquired the company assets which were now mainly the company name and the publishing rights to the old rulesets. [3] This "branch" of the company became Tabletop Games Limited. A search on Companies House shows that the last return was made at the start of 2008 and that the company was dissolved in 2010. Company No. 03143382. This branch of the company was based in Berkshire, England.
The miniature lines were sold off to Chad Games in Wales [5] who then morphed into Table Top Miniatures and produced figures for a while. They shut up shop and the ranges were acquired by Alternative Armies, 15mm, Mick Yarrow Miniatures and Battleline Miniatures. The company became inactive in 2008. Website created 2001-07-20. This "branch" of the company was based in Cardiff, Wales.
All three "branches" of the company are covered under Tabletop Games on the wiki. At the moment, there is not enough information to separate them and in the case of the "Limited" company in Berkshire who only published rulesets, but who are the true successors to the name, there is little point.
Addresses
- Tabeltop Games / Tabletop Miniatures, 53 Mansfield Rd, Daybrook, Nottingham, England, UK
- Tabletop Games Ltd, Unit 5, Old Station Business Park, Compton, Newbury, BERKS, RG20 6NE, Eng., UK
- TAbletop Miniatures, 40 Queens Rd North, Eastwood, Notts, NG16 3LA, England, UK
- Table Top Miniatures, 102 Habershon Street, Splott, Cardiff, CF2 2LD, Wales, UK
- Tabletop Miniatures, 5938 Carthage Court, Cincinnati, Ohio 45212, USA
Branding
Original Ranges
- 25mm Gunfighters
- 25mm S.F. figures
- Laserburn (15mm) (TTG)
- Laserburn (25mm) (TTG)
- The Bar Room (TTG)
- The Market Place (TTG)
- The Torture Chamber (TTG)
- Wizards Workshop (TTG)
Licensed Ranges
- American Footballers - Heroes Miniatures
- Fantasy (15mm) (TTG / Asgard) - Asgard
- Starforce 300 - QT Models
- Starhound - QT Models
- Tabletop Fantasy - Asgard
Metal Magic
- Fantasy 'M' (Metal Magic) - Hobby Products (exclusively in UK 1984 - 1988)
Publications
Tabletop Games published many rulesets for historical wargames. The list below shows their fantasy, sci-fi and RPG rulesets only. Some titles were originally published by Active Service Press (ASP) and some titles (Monster Combat at least) were published in the USA by Heritage. The Heritage publications are sometimes seen listed as Tabletop Games (Heritage).
Fantasy & Sci-Fi
- Reaper (Fantasy Wargame Rules)
- Fungoid Trolls (Reaper Expansion)
- Monster Combat (pre-historic & fantasy) - by T. Cockitt, I.P. Reeves (1979), 15 pages.
- Combat 3000 (Sci-Fi Combat)
- Combat 3001 (Expansion)
- Star Force 300
- Encounter 1 (Space Fleet Actions) (3 Editions) (ASP)
- Starhound (Space Fighter Combat) (ASP)
Role Playing & Skirmish Rules
- Once Upon a Time in the West
- Return to Once Upon a Time in the West
- Rudis (Gladitorial Combat)
- Retinue (Medieval Skirmish)
- Sword & Shield (Ancient Skirmish)
- Sword & Pistol (Rennasiance Skirmish)
- Gridiron Heroes (American Football)
- Sword & Bayonet (Colonial Skirmish) (ASP)
- Medieval Skirmish Rules (ASP)
Laserburn
- Basic Laserburn Ruleset
- Advanced Laserburn
- Robot (Robots & Androids)
- Forces of the Imperium
- Imperial Commander (Military Combat)
- Scavenger (Solo Book)
- Bunker 17 Scenario
- Sewerville Shootout Scenario
- Sea Prison Siege Scenario
- Tarim Towers Heist
- Record Sheet for Laserburn
Web Presence
- Domain: www.tabletopgames.com (down and not archived / inaccessible due to robots.txt)
- Registered: created 2001-07-20 (and likely to be the Welsh company).
Disposal of Assets
The fololowing companies all ended up with Tabletop Games figure lines:
- Alternative Armies
- 15mm
- Mick Yarrow Miniatures - New Kingdom Egyptians, Assyrian and Macedonian ranges
- Battleline Miniatures
References
- [1], SoL, "Tabletop Miniatures"
- [2], wargames.co.uk, "Press Release - Tabletop Games Under New Ownership" (2004-06-14)
- [3], TMP, "Tabletop Games re: Active Service Press" (2010-03-22)
- [4], BoardGameGeek, "Tabletop Games"
- [5], TMP, "Wildly Inspired Miniatures: dead or only mostly dead?"
- [6], Advert, "Dragon Magazine" 159, July 1990, page 85.
- [7], "Journal of the Travellers Aid Society Issue 12" (1982), TTG advert, pages:IFC
- [8], Dear Tony Blair, Games Day 1981 Programme Guide