The Decision is Both Mutual and Amicable

Hillside, NJ– June 5, 2023

Zev Shlasinger, Director of Board Game Development, will be departing WizKids after seven years of service. WizKids and Mr. Shlasinger came to terms on a mutual and amicable parting of ways.

“I would like to share my heartfelt thanks to Zev for an amazing seven years of service, during which we published some special games including Super Skill Pinball, Rock-Paper-Wizard and Spiel des Jahres nominee, Fantasy Realms. I look forward to future collaborations with Zev should our paths cross, and I sincerely hope they do,” said Justin Ziran, President of WizKids.

Board game publishing at WizKids was expanded during Zev’s time at the company where he took a small catalog anchored by critical hits Quarriors™ and Mage Knight and expanded it with runaway titles such as Super Skill Pinball, Fantasy Realms, Sidereal Confluence, Rock-Paper-Wizard, Dungeon Scrawlers and numerous other licensed titles.

Zev will seek new opportunities in the tabletop industry. “As with all good campaign settings in games, I look forward to my next adventures in the hobby game industry,” Mr. Shlasinger concludes.

 

##About WizKids LLC.:

WizKids, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NECA, is more than your typical game and collectible manufacturer – by utilizing many of the world’s leading licenses, WizKids has produced numerous award-winning games and successful products since its founding in 2000.

WizKids has enhanced the tabletop gaming experience and propelled brands with continuous product development, additional line extensions and complementary accessories to accompany most of its products. They thrive on innovation to satisfy the desires of gamers and collectors, new and old alike.

WizKids is also one of the largest sculpting houses in North America. As an expert in pre-painted collectible miniatures, a leader in specialized game dice manufacturing, and a renowned authority in table-top gaming, WizKids has made its mark on the gaming industry.

##About Zev Shlasinger

Zev Shlasinger is a hobby game entrepreneur and game industry icon.  Over the course of more than twenty-five years, he founded, owned, and ran Z-Man Games from 1999 until 2011. After acquisition by Filosophia Games, Shlasinger continued to work with Z-Man Games for four and a half years. In 2016, Zev Shlasinger joined Wizkids as the Director of Board Games.

Shlasinger is responsible for publishing almost four hundred game tiles during his career, including such hits as Pandemic, Agricola, No Thanks, Saboteur, Fairy Tale, Tales of the Arabian Nights, Shadow Hunters, Clash of Cultures, Ascending Empires, Merchants & Marauders, Rock- Paper-Wizard, and many more.  Zev has published games that were both developed in studio, as well as in partnership with publishers from around the world.