Buffalo Games

Buffalo Games (Inc.)
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Type	private
Industry	Tabletop games
Founded	1986
Headquarters	Buffalo, NY, USA
Key people	Paul A. Dedrick - Founder Eden Scott Dedrick - Vice President
Products	puzzles, tabletop/board games, card based games
Revenue	unknown
Operating income	unknown
Net income	unknown
Employees	~81
Website	buffalogames.com

Buffalo Games Inc. (Buffalo Games) located in Buffalo, New York is a table-top and card games manufacturer, as well as puzzle and puzzle accessories manufacturer. It was founded in 1986.^[1] Buffalo Games Inc. continues to develop their product line with an emphasis on family.^[1]

1 History
2 Products
3 Awards
4 Notes
5 References
6 External links

History

Buffalo Games Inc. was originally founded in 1986 as a family run business. The initial product line consisted of several board-games, and one puzzle, referred to as The World's Most Difficult Puzzle^[2]. The initial revenue from their product line came from their sales and marketing to bulk mail catalogs and department store gift sections.^[3] They began mass manufacturing of games and puzzles in 1996.^[4] The success Buffalo Games Inc. received in the puzzle market drove their product development for much of mid-1990s to early 2000s. In 1998, inspired by viewing a photomosaic image in an issue of Wired magazine, Buffalo Games Inc. pursued and received the license to create puzzles based on the photomosaic trademark/patents owned by Robert Silvers.^[2]^[3]. After acquiring the rights to reproduce photomosaic images, Buffalo Games Inc. garnered further success by signing licensing agreements with several companies (see below), most notably Disney.

In addition to producing puzzles for Disney, Buffalo Games also produces puzzles, or has received production rights to images supplied by such entities as The Simpsons, Audubon Society, and The History Channel, Elvis Presley, The Mona Lisa, and Norman Rockwell art. Buffalo Games Inc. continues to produce several lines of puzzles today.

In 1999 Buffalo Games released Imaginiff, marking a return to the game production/manufacturing industry^[3]. Over the past decade they have extended their game product line to over 11 card and board games^[5]. Imaginiff remains one of their top-sellers.

Products

Buffalo Games Inc designs/produces puzzles and puzzle accessories, as well as party-style board and card games.

Card Games	Board Games	Puzzles	Puzzle Accessories
Bandits iMAgiNiff (Card) Monster Maker Nacho Loco Slap n' Grab	iMagiNiff Last Word Visual Eyes The T-Shirt Game Faces Ruin Likewise!	Specialty World's Most Difficult Jigsaw Puzzle 3D Spherical Globe Puzzle 300 pieces line: Disney & Pixar Pirates of the Caribbean Travel Series Friends Forever 24 TV Series The Spirit of Horses by Lesley Harrison Norman Rockwell: The Saturday Evening Post Hautman Brothers Collection 500 pieces line: Audubon Birds Disney Postage Stamps Disney Sketchbook Fairyopolis Muppets Postage Stamps 750 pieces line: Cameo Collection Panoramics Cityscape Panoramics 1000 pieces line: Darrel Brush Burpee Disney Fine Art Disney Photomosaics Hautman Brothers Judy Larson Norman Rockwell: The Saturday Evening Post Peanuts Photomosaics by Robert Silver The Simpsons 2000 pieces line: Old World Map Neuschwanstein Castle The Last Supper Times Square The Water Lily Pond Starry Night Country Station Las Vegas at Night Cafe at Night	Puzzle Presto!

Awards

Several of Buffalo Games Inc. product line has won awards for their innovation:

Type	Game	Award(s)^[6]
Board	Imaginiff	2008 Game of the Year Award, Creative Child Magazine 2007 Teachers Choice Award for the Family 2006 Game of the Year, Creative Child Magazine 2001 Games Magazine Top 100 2000 Mensa Select Top 5 2000 Games Magazine Top 100 1998 Game of the Year in Australia Chicago Tribune Top 10 Games Major Fun Award - Hall of Fame
Board	Last Word	2008 Teachers’ Choice Award for the Family - Learning Magazine 2007 iParenting Media Award - Outstanding Product 2007 National Parenting Center Seal of Approval 2005 Creative Child Seal of Excellence 2005 Parents’ Choice Approved Award 2005 Major Fun Award 2005 Games Magazine Top 100 2005 Toy of the Week: Playthings Magazine - April 4th
Board	The T-Shirt Game	2007 iParenting Media Award - Greatest Product
Board	Likewise!	2008 Creative Child Preferred Choice Award
Board	Ruin	2008 Creative Child Preferred Choice Award
Board	Visual Eyes	2006 Teachers’ Choice Award for the Family 2004 Games Magazine Top 100 2004 Creative Child Preferred Choice 2004 Major Fun Award
Card	Monster Maker	2007 iParenting Media Award Best Product 2007 Creative Child Preferred Choice Award
Card	Nacho Loco	2007 National Parenting Center Seal of Approval 2007 Creative Child Magazine Seal of Excellence Award
Card	Slap n' Grab	2008 Creative Child Preferred Choice Award 2008 Parents' Choice Recommended Award Winner
Card	Bandits	2008 Creative Child Seal of Excellence Award

Notes

References

^ ^a ^b Sivhour Sim (July 2008). "TDmonthly - Buffalo Games Inc.". TDmonthly. http://www.toydirectory.com/monthly/article.asp?id=3293. Retrieved 2008-12-01.
^ ^a ^b Haarlander, Lisa (2004-10-25). "Buffalo Games Solves Its Puzzle...". Business (The Buffalo News).
^ ^a ^b ^c Thompson, Carolyn (2004-12-04). "Buffalo Games finding success in niche market". Associated Press. Associated Press Newswires.
^ "Buffalo Games - About us". Buffalo Games Inc.. http://www.buffalogames.com/aboutus/. Retrieved 2008-12-01.
^ "Buffalo Games: Products". Buffalo Games Inc.. http://www.buffalogames.com/products/. Retrieved 2008-12-03.
^ "Buffalo Games: Awards". Buffalo Games Inc.. Archived from the original on 2008-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20080616052325/http://www.buffalogames.com/awards/. Retrieved 2008-12-06.