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Clixtory: Topps To Acquire Wizkids

JUNE 23, 2003 (SEATTLE) — Today, The Topps Company, the trading card, collectibles, and confectionary company, announced it is acquiring WizKids, Inc (“WizKids”), a privately held designer and marketer of collectible strategy games, headquartered in Bellevue, Washington. WizKids’ current games include Mage Knight, HeroClix, and MechWarrior, all of which utilize collectible miniature figures with a patent-pending “combat dial” that encodes relevant game information in the base of each piece.

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