Amarillo Design Bureau
Amarillo Design Bureau is a company which specializes in tactical and strategic board wargames. The company is a successor to Task Force Games, and is owned and operated by Steve and Leanna Cole, with partner Steve Petrick, and based in Amarillo, Texas. The company created and developed the series of games set in the Star Trek-based Star Fleet Universe, under license from Paramount Pictures, which includes the tactical combat games Star Fleet Battles and Federation Commander, the strategic-level game Federation and Empire, the card-based tactical game Star Fleet Battle Force and the role-playing game Prime Directive.
Amarillo Design Bureau
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- Amarillo Design Bureau
- Founded
- Amarillo Design Bureau was established or created in 1981.
- Headquarters
- Amarillo Design Bureau has its headquarters at Amarillo.
- Activity
- Amarillo Design Bureau operates in game.
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Amarillo Design Bureau is a company which specializes in tactical and strategic board wargames. The company is a successor to Task Force Games, and is owned and operated by Steve and Leanna Cole, with partner Steve Petrick, and based in Amarillo, Texas. The company created and developed the series of games set in the Star Trek-based Star Fleet Universe, under license from Paramount Pictures, which includes the tactical combat games Star Fleet Battles and Federation Commander, the strategic-level game Federation and Empire, the card-based tactical game Star Fleet Battle Force and the role-playing game Prime Directive.
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They also produce a large series of miniatures under the Starline 2400 and Starline 2500 label, as well as the biannual Captain's Log magazine.
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• Name — Amarillo Design Bureau • Founded — 1981 • Hq Location — Amarillo, Texas, United States • Key People — Stephen V Cole, President • Industry — Games • Revenue — $250,000 (Estimate) • Num Employees — 5 (Estimate) • Website — starfleetgames.com • Footnotes — Source Dun & Bradstreet
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Amarillo Design Bureau was established or created in 1981.
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The circumstances in which Amarillo Design Bureau stands. Recorded as tabletop role-playing game publisher. Established or created in 1981. Bureau has its headquarters at Amarillo. Bureau operates in game.
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