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Wyrd Miniatures produces a range of 32 mm metal and plastic miniatures, in several genres, for painters and gamers. Established and offering its first miniatures in 2005, the company is owned by Nathan Caroland and Eric Johns.〔(Georgia Secretary of State Corporations Division, entered 13.2.2013. )〕 In 2009, Wyrd published its first game, Malifaux, set in a dystopian city in a parallel world. In 2011 they introduced the board game Puppet-Wars.〔(Tabletop Gaming News announcement. Retrieved 13.2.2013. )〕 ==History== A short history of the company and its founding can be read in the Malifaux rule book: The first years the company focused on casting miniatures for the wargaming and miniature painting market. According to Eric Johns, it started with Nathan putting together a few fun minis after having gotten friendly with a sculptor. It was only in 2007 he and Nathan decided to push forward as a real company and started developing their own game rules to go with their miniatures line.〔(Interview on Livingdice June 6, 2009, retrieved February 13, 2013. )〕 After the release of Malifaux in 2009, which incporporated most of the miniature range, came a time of rapid expansion, and in March 2011 the company moved for the second time in 16 months allegedly to accommodate its growth, settling into a larger office and warehouse facility. 〔(Press release on Tabletop Gaming News March 21, 2011. )〕 In 2010 Wyrd Miniatures' partnership with the miniature wargaming terrain producer WorldWorks Games led to the release of cardboard terrain for Malifaux.〔(Tabletop Gaming News post July 15, 2010. Retrieved 13.2.2013. )〕 In 2012 the company made a shift from metal to plastic, citing the 80 % price rise in white metal the previous two years. With the shift they turned to digital design, establishing a partnership with the plastic toy design and manufacturing firm Ghost Studio.〔(Article in Mold Making Technology November 1, 2012. )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wyrd (company)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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