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Yaquinto Publications

December 07, 2023

Yaquinto Publications was the wargame publishing arm of the Robert Yaquinto Printing Company of Dallas, Texas.

Yaquinto Publications
IndustryGaming
FoundedMarch 1979
Defunct1983
Fateoperation discontinued
HeadquartersDallas, Texas
Key people
Steve Peek, Craig Taylor
ProductsThe Ironclads, The Sword and The Flame, Man, Myth & Magic
ParentRobert Yaquinto Printing

History edit

Yaquinto Publications was started by Robert Yaquinto Printing early in the year 1979.[1]: 164  In March 1979 Robert Yaquinto hired Steve Peek and Craig Taylor, both experienced wargame designers with several famous titles in their resumes.[citation needed] Peek and Taylor had been previously employed by Battleline Publications, which had been merged into Heritage USA, but when that failed to rush the growth of the company, Peek and Taylor instead helped to form Yaquinto to publish wargames.[1]: 164 

Yaquinto brought several innovations to the industry, largely because they operated within a well-established printing company, with its attending expertise. Yaquinto was notable for its use of extra thick cardboard for the counters in its games, making them easier to handle. The most unusual innovation by Yaquinto was their series of Album Games. These games were packaged using the jackets for double vinyl record albums. The jacket often opened to reveal the mapboard printed within, the components contained in the two pockets of the jacket where, in normal use, one would find the vinyl record. Zip closing bags were provided to hold the components of the game. The concept of the album packaging was designed for Yaquinto by Larry Brom, designer of The Sword and The Flame.

While concentrating on wargames for most of its history, the company also branched to the more mainstream areas of board games. For instance, Neck and Neck (a horse-racing game), Market Madness (a stock market game) and a game based on the Dallas television show, were all published by Yaquinto.

Possibly the most successful of Yaquinto's games was The Ironclads, a simulation of combat between the first armored ships (ironclads) in the American Civil War that won the Charles S. Roberts Award for "Best Initial Release of 1979".[2] This game was well regarded in its time.

One of the more distinctive offerings by Yaquinto was Swashbuckler. This game simulated individual combat in the context of either a bar room brawl or a hostile boarding attack on a sailing vessel. A lighter treatment than the typical wargame, it might best be thought of as role-playing in a film as opposed to actually simulating swordplay, as it included player actions such as throwing mugs of beer, swinging on chandeliers, and whiffing a feathered hat in an opponent's face to distract them.

Yaquinto were the first publishers of the highly successful The Sword and The Flame wargame rules.

Yaquinto Publications was also the publisher of early works by game designer James M. Day, specifically titles Panzer, 88, and Armor. Panzer, as well as the rest of these games (that were based on the same game system) both as boardgames and as wargame titles were groundbreaking for their time and led at least in part to the detailed derivatives that produced later computer-based simulations.

In the early 1980s, the company attempted to expand into the then-lucrative role-playing games market, releasing three products: Man, Myth & Magic (1982), a Roman-themed fantasy RPG, Pirates & Plunder (1982), a pirate RPG, and Timeship (1983), a Time travel RPG.

In 1979, the impact of personal computers on simulation gaming was too far over the horizon for the founders to see how quickly the market would shift against this style of gaming. Along with several other companies started at that time, Yaquinto only survived a handful of years. By 1983 it had closed its doors, though the printing company continued, being acquired by Cartamundi in 2006.

In 2018, Precis Intermedia acquired the rights to Man, Myth & Magic and Timeship.

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  • Bomber
  • French Foreign Legion
  • United Nations

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Role-playing games edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Shannon Appelcline (2011). Designers & Dragons. Mongoose Publishing. ISBN 978-1-907702-58-7.
  2. ^ . Archived from the original on December 16, 2012.

External links edit

  • Robert Yaquinto Printing
  • Cartamundi USA
  • Yaquinto Publishing entry on BoardGameGeek
  • Yaquinto Publishing entry on RPGnet

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Yaquinto Publications news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message Yaquinto Publications was the wargame publishing arm of the Robert Yaquinto Printing Company of Dallas Texas Yaquinto PublicationsIndustryGamingFoundedMarch 1979Defunct1983Fateoperation discontinuedHeadquartersDallas TexasKey peopleSteve Peek Craig TaylorProductsThe Ironclads The Sword and The Flame Man Myth amp MagicParentRobert Yaquinto Printing Contents 1 History 2 Board games 2 1 1979 2 2 1980 2 3 1981 2 4 1982 2 5 1983 3 Role playing games 4 References 5 External linksHistory editYaquinto Publications was started by Robert Yaquinto Printing early in the year 1979 1 164 In March 1979 Robert Yaquinto hired Steve Peek and Craig Taylor both experienced wargame designers with several famous titles in their resumes citation needed Peek and Taylor had been previously employed by Battleline Publications which had been merged into Heritage USA but when that failed to rush the growth of the company Peek and Taylor instead helped to form Yaquinto to publish wargames 1 164 Yaquinto brought several innovations to the industry largely because they operated within a well established printing company with its attending expertise Yaquinto was notable for its use of extra thick cardboard for the counters in its games making them easier to handle The most unusual innovation by Yaquinto was their series of Album Games These games were packaged using the jackets for double vinyl record albums The jacket often opened to reveal the mapboard printed within the components contained in the two pockets of the jacket where in normal use one would find the vinyl record Zip closing bags were provided to hold the components of the game The concept of the album packaging was designed for Yaquinto by Larry Brom designer of The Sword and The Flame While concentrating on wargames for most of its history the company also branched to the more mainstream areas of board games For instance Neck and Neck a horse racing game Market Madness a stock market game and a game based on the Dallas television show were all published by Yaquinto Possibly the most successful of Yaquinto s games was The Ironclads a simulation of combat between the first armored ships ironclads in the American Civil War that won the Charles S Roberts Award for Best Initial Release of 1979 2 This game was well regarded in its time One of the more distinctive offerings by Yaquinto was Swashbuckler This game simulated individual combat in the context of either a bar room brawl or a hostile boarding attack on a sailing vessel A lighter treatment than the typical wargame it might best be thought of as role playing in a film as opposed to actually simulating swordplay as it included player actions such as throwing mugs of beer swinging on chandeliers and whiffing a feathered hat in an opponent s face to distract them Yaquinto were the first publishers of the highly successful The Sword and The Flame wargame rules Yaquinto Publications was also the publisher of early works by game designer James M Day specifically titles Panzer 88 and Armor Panzer as well as the rest of these games that were based on the same game system both as boardgames and as wargame titles were groundbreaking for their time and led at least in part to the detailed derivatives that produced later computer based simulations In the early 1980s the company attempted to expand into the then lucrative role playing games market releasing three products Man Myth amp Magic 1982 a Roman themed fantasy RPG Pirates amp Plunder 1982 a pirate RPG and Timeship 1983 a Time travel RPG In 1979 the impact of personal computers on simulation gaming was too far over the horizon for the founders to see how quickly the market would shift against this style of gaming Along with several other companies started at that time Yaquinto only survived a handful of years By 1983 it had closed its doors though the printing company continued being acquired by Cartamundi in 2006 In 2018 Precis Intermedia acquired the rights to Man Myth amp Magic and Timeship Board games edit1979 edit Battle C V The Great Redoubt Marine 2002 Murfreesboro Panzer Starfall Sword and the Flame The Beastlord The Ironclads The Thin Red Line Time War Ultimatum1980 edit 88 Armor Attack of the Mutants Beachhead Fast Attack Boats Hero Mythology Pickett s Charge Shooting Stars Swashbuckler1981 edit Adventurer Apache Asteroid Pirates Battles amp Leaders Demon s Run The Fall of South Vietnam Market Madness Neck and Neck Raider Roaring 20 s Superiority The Barbarians Wings1982 edit Bomber French Foreign Legion United Nations1983 edit Close Assault Commando Actions Red StormRole playing games editMan Myth amp Magic 1982 Pirates and Plunder 1982 Timeship 1983 References edit a b Shannon Appelcline 2011 Designers amp Dragons Mongoose Publishing ISBN 978 1 907702 58 7 1979 Origins Awards Winners Archived from the original on December 16 2012 External links editRobert Yaquinto Printing Cartamundi USA Yaquinto Publishing entry on BoardGameGeek Yaquinto Publishing entry on RPGnet Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yaquinto Publications amp oldid 1185657586, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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