Our Sponsors and Supporters

Geekway to the West would like to thank 2013's sponsors and supporters for their contributions and generosity. Without their contributions, this year's Geekway would not be possible! Please visit, buy from, work with and thank our sponsors - what better way to let them know we appreciate their contributions than letting them know how much you enjoy the Geekway to the West!

	Miniature Market Miniature Market is an online gaming superstore based in St. Louis, Missouri. Since 2004 they have striven to provide the best prices and service possible. They have a 20,000 foot warehouse and retail location just minutes away from Westport Plaza. Miniature Market carries thousands of board games as well as miniatures, role-playing games, and gaming supplies. Visit them on the web at http://miniaturemarket.com or stop in to their store in person to see their huge selection of Ding and Dent board game titles!
	Fantasy Flight Games Fantasy Flight Publishing was founded in 1995 by Christian T. Petersen. In the time that has passed since their first game, Twilight Imperium, was published, Fantasy Flight Games has grown to be one of the biggest names in the hobby games industry. We have become a leader in terms of quality and components, with highly detailed plastic miniatures and beautiful artwork on rulebooks, cards, and game boards.
	Game Nite Game Nite is a game store located in the St. Louis, MO area specializing in family strategy board games, collectible card & miniature games and jigsaw puzzles. Game Nite is our on-site retail sponsor!
	The Fantasy Shop From it's humble beginnings in 1981 in Old Town Saint Charles, The Fantasy Shop has always strived to bring the very best in customer service, variety, and quality of products to the gamers and comic fans in the Saint Louis Metro area. In the late 80's we added our second store and we have never looked back. Growing to reach 3 states and 9 stores at one point we have settled back down to our core 4 stores in the metro area we continue to strive for those same goals that we started with so many years ago.
	Wizards of the Coast Wizards of the Coast, Inc. produces and publishes of Magic: the Gathering, Dungeons & Dragons, and a series of D&D themed board games. Wizards of the Coast, Inc. was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Renton, Washington. Since 1999, Wizards of the Coast, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc.
	Tasty Minstrel Games TMG's Mission is: "To heal the world by providing games that strengthen family unity, communication, and love". Feel free to follow @tastyminstrel on twitter or become a fan on Facebook.
	Stronghold Games It’s simple. We produce only the highest-quality board games in the industry. No corners will ever be cut in the production of our games. No game will ever be produced that we do not believe is great in its mechanics, category, or theme. And while Stronghold Games is a business, games are our love and our life. We are game publishers, game developers, game designers, but first and foremost, we are GAMERS... just like you. Stronghold Games... The Fortress of Great Games!
	Z-Man Games Z-Man Games, Inc. is a game publisher. The company was formed in 1999, by New Yorker, Zev Shlasinger, for the sole purpose of bringing back Shadowfist, one of the best multiplayer Collectable Card Games ever made. With the success of Shadowfist, Z-Man Games published its first B-Movie card game, Grave Robbers from Outer Space, and from that point on it was decided to continue to make fun, innovative games. Since that time we have published over 100 games including award-winning games, such as Agricola, Pandemic, Endeavor - to name but a few.
	Rio Grande Games Rio Grande Games is dedicated to bringing gamers the best in family entertainment. They offer the best family strategy games available! They publish a large variety of their own games, but also import many multi-lingual games (in English, French, and, occasionally, other languages), primarily from Ravensburger and Queen in Germany, but also some other games they feel could have a place in your homes.
	Wattsalpoag Games Wattsalpoag offers a variety of games for any level of gamer.
	Cryptozoic Entertainment Cryptozoic Entertainment is an American-based developer and publisher of original and licensed board games, card games, comics and trading cards. Founded in 2010, Cryptozoic Entertainment has become the industry’s premier developer and publisher with the continued success of its flagship franchise, World of Warcraft Trading Card Game, a collectable card game based on the World of Warcraft online game from Blizzard Entertainment, and trading card and game partnerships with some of the largest entertainment brands in the world.
	Days of Wonder Days of Wonder publishes top-quality, family-oriented board games that are easy to learn and fun to play. Our name is derived from the "sense of wonder" we all experienced as children when we first fell in love with playing games. Founded in 2002, Days of Wonder has a global presence, with offices in the US and Europe, and distribution in 25 countries. In 2004, Days of Wonder became the youngest publisher ever to win Germany's prestigious Spiel des Jahres, the world's most coveted game prize, with the launch of its best-selling Ticket to Ride board game series.
	Mantic Games The Mantic Games range of affordable high quality miniatures are simple to build, easy to paint and can be used in all kinds of games, not just our own! Mantic produces games such as DreadBall, Dwarf King's Hold, and many others!
	Stonemaier Games Stonemaier Games is the creation of Alan Stone & Jamey Stegmaier. Our lifelong dream has been to publish a strategic (Euro-style) board game, and we’re finally close to realizing that dream thanks to months of creating, playtesting, tweaking, and more playtesting of our first board game, Viticulture: The Strategic Game of Winemaking.
	Mayday Games Mayday Games was developed by industry professionals with top-notch graphic design, production, game play, retail and distribution skill sets. We are the future of gaming! We take your gaming to the next level! We take your suggestions and bring them to reality!
	BoardGameGeek BoardGameGeek is a website that was founded in January 2000 by Scott Alden and Derk Solko as a resource for the board gaming hobby. The database holds reviews, articles, and session reports for over 59,000 different games, expansions, and designers. BoardGameGeek was the recipient of a 2010 Diana Jones Award, which recognized it as "a resource without peer for board and card gamers, the recognized authority of this online community."
	Academy Games Academy Games develops and publishes historical board games for gaming enthusiasts, schools, museums, and universities. Our products range from family games to tactical training games. These games are quick to learn and fun to play.
	Lock 'n Load Publishing Lock 'n Load Publishing is a board game and book publisher located in Henry, VA. Our board games focus on strategy and interaction. We want people to get together, break out a game, and turn off the TV.
	Queen Games We're thrilled to announce the release of our two next games. Banana Party and will excite young and adult players alike. In Banana Party up to four young players take charge of their gang of mischievous monkeys, playing tricks on the other monkeys, trying to relieve them of their hoard of bananas. As the 3-D jungle offers many hiding spots you’ll need a good memory to drive your opponents’ monkeys out of the trees and snatch their bananas for your own crew. In Via Appia up to four players hope to secure their place in history among Rome’s greatest builders. They gain fame by completing the most important sections of the road, reaching new cities quickly and by earning sesterces. Only with a good strategy one can emerge victorious but without proving your deftness in the quarry even the best strategy may falter.
	North Star Games Games with Personality. North Star Games brings friends and families together with fun, innovative party and family games.
	Game Salute Game Salute is dedicated to serving the tabletop games industry through professional news coverage, independent coverage of games, information services, and promotional tools to help make game businesses more fun and profitable. We work with game professionals including gaming media partners, retail stores, publishers, and game ambassadors worldwide. Members pledge to work together to provide better service and a brighter future for the entire game community.