Grow Jogos e Brinquedos

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Grow Jogos e Brinquedos SA is a games publisher in Brazil that, in addition to its own developments, also takes on the translation and distribution of numerous North American and European games for the Portuguese-speaking area.

General

Grow Jogos e Brinquedos SA was founded in 1972. The company is based in São Bernardo do Campo , São Paulo . The largest game manufacturer in Brazil produces around 500,000 games per year. The name is composed of the initial letters of the first name of the founders G Erald, R oberto, O ded and V Aldir together, and it was from the 'V' of Valdir for ease utterableness in Portuguese a 'W'.

The most famous games published as translation:

particularities

In addition to the translations, the publisher has also independently developed or expanded some games. These include the games Interpol ( Scotland Yard with a different playing card), WAR II (major rule extension on risk ) and Tactics , which was available as a game plan with a map that was only published in Brazil. These unique add-ons to well-known classics made only in Brazil are popular collectibles among fans of the originals in other countries. The games WAR II and Tactics (Brazilian version) were imported to Germany in small numbers.

literature

  • Tizuko Morchida Kishimoto: Jogo, Brinquedo, Brincadeira EA Educaçao , Cortez Editora, Brazil 2003, ISBN 8524906170
  • James F. Dunningham: The Complete Wargames Handbook , Second Edition. Quill, USA 1992, ISBN 978-0688103682
  • David Parlett: Oxford History of Board Games , Oxford University Press, USA 1999, ISBN 978-0192129987

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from July 27, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ In Portuguese - http://conselhodeguerra.blogspot.com/2011/02/grow-lancara-settler-of-catan-no-brasil.html ( Memento of July 8, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ In Portuguese - http://conselhodeguerra.blogspot.com/2011/02/grow-lancara-settler-of-catan-no-brasil.html ( Memento of July 8, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ^ Die Spiele-Gazette: Current Games , Edition 2/1996, Behring-Spiele, Berlin

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