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== Judges Guild (Publisher) Synopsis ==
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'''[[Judges Guild]]''' were former makers of many adventures for use with AD&D, Traveller, and other systems.  
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[[Judges Guild]] were former makers of many adventures for use with AD&D, Traveller, and other systems.
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* Please also see [[Versions of Traveller]].
  
== Judges Guild (Publisher) Description ==
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== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
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''Overview Synopsis:'' No information yet available. 
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=== Storyline & Setting ===
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No information yet available.
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=== ‎Popular Artists & Authors ===
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''Artists:''
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* [[TBD]]
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''Authors:''
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* [[Dave Sering]]
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=== External Link/s ===
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# EXTERNAL LINK: [http://www.judgesguild.com/ Home Page]
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# EXTERNAL LINK: [https://web.archive.org/web/20090611185440/http://www.judgesguild.net/index.shtml Old Home Page] at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archive.org Internet Archive]
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# INTERNAL LINK: [[JG List]]
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=== [[Library Data|Library Data Entries]] (Public) ===
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# [[TBD]]
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== Meta-history & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
 
The company was started as a fan organization by [[Robert Bledsaw]] and [[Bill Owen]] in 1975.  
 
The company was started as a fan organization by [[Robert Bledsaw]] and [[Bill Owen]] in 1975.  
* Their first product was maps for the City-State.  
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* Their first product was maps for the City-State. The company was incorporated 1976, and gained a license to publish AD&D supplements.  
* The company was incorporated 1976, and gained a license to publish AD&D supplements.  
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* In 1978 the obtained the license to publish Traveller materials as well. At their peak, Judges Guild had more than 250 products in print, including books for Tunnels and Trolls, Runequest, DragonQuest, and other systems.  
* In 1978 the obtained the license to publish Traveller materials as well.
 
* At their peak, Judges Guild had more than 250 products in print, including books for Tunnels and Trolls, Runequest, DragonQuest, and other systems.  
 
 
* In the early 1980s, a shakeup of RPG publishers and resellers forced Judges Guild to close its doors.  
 
* In the early 1980s, a shakeup of RPG publishers and resellers forced Judges Guild to close its doors.  
 
* In 1999 it restarted on a small scale selling reprints via the web.  
 
* In 1999 it restarted on a small scale selling reprints via the web.  
 
* Beginning in 2003, they teamed up with [[Necromancer Games]] to update their AD&D material to the new D20 system and publish it.  
 
* Beginning in 2003, they teamed up with [[Necromancer Games]] to update their AD&D material to the new D20 system and publish it.  
* In 2000, Bob sold the rights to all the Judges Guild SciFi material, including the Traveller modules, to [[Hunter Gordon]] of [[QuikLink Interactive]].  
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* In 2000, Bob sold the rights to all the Judges Guild SciFi material, including the Traveller modules, to [[Hunter Gordon]] of [[QuikLink Interactive]].
  
=== Judges Guild (Description) Staff ===
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=== Bibliography-Ludography (Published Products) ===
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This edition is best known for the following products:
 
 
== Judges Guild (Publisher) Meta-history & Background ==
 
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== Judges Guild (Publisher) Publications (Books) ==
 
=== Judges Guild (Publications) Bibliography ===
 
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=== Judges Guild (Publications) Ludography (Games) ===
 
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=== Judges Guild (Publications) Book Image List (Books) ===
 
 
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* Laser Tank
  
== Judges Guild (Publisher) References & Contributors (Sources) ==
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== References & Contributions ([[Sources]]) ==
* Sources: n/a
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{{Intermediate}}
* External Links: [http://www.judgesguild.com/ Home Page]
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{{Detail}}
* External Links: [http://www.judgesguild.net/index.shtml Home Page] (Defunct Link)
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Latest revision as of 05:37, 15 January 2024

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Judges Guild were former makers of many adventures for use with AD&D, Traveller, and other systems.

Description (Specifications)[edit]

Overview Synopsis: No information yet available.

Storyline & Setting[edit]

No information yet available.

‎Popular Artists & Authors[edit]

Artists:

Authors:

External Link/s[edit]

  1. EXTERNAL LINK: Home Page
  2. EXTERNAL LINK: Old Home Page at the Internet Archive
  3. INTERNAL LINK: JG List

Library Data Entries (Public)[edit]

  1. TBD

Meta-history & Background (Dossier)[edit]

The company was started as a fan organization by Robert Bledsaw and Bill Owen in 1975.

  • Their first product was maps for the City-State. The company was incorporated 1976, and gained a license to publish AD&D supplements.
  • In 1978 the obtained the license to publish Traveller materials as well. At their peak, Judges Guild had more than 250 products in print, including books for Tunnels and Trolls, Runequest, DragonQuest, and other systems.
  • In the early 1980s, a shakeup of RPG publishers and resellers forced Judges Guild to close its doors.
  • In 1999 it restarted on a small scale selling reprints via the web.
  • Beginning in 2003, they teamed up with Necromancer Games to update their AD&D material to the new D20 system and publish it.
  • In 2000, Bob sold the rights to all the Judges Guild SciFi material, including the Traveller modules, to Hunter Gordon of QuikLink Interactive.

Bibliography-Ludography (Published Products)[edit]

This edition is best known for the following products:

  • Laser Tank

References & Contributions (Sources)[edit]

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