Greater Than Games and Dice Hate Me Games Split; Compounded Gets Remixed

Greater Than Games and Dice Hate Me Games Split; Compounded Gets Remixed
• In February 2015, publisher Dice Hate Me Games merged with Greater Than Games, becoming one of three imprints in a newly reorganized line-up at GTG along with Sentinel Comics and Fabled Nexus.

From gallery of W Eric Martin

As of May 16, 2022, the two organizations have announced that they're going separate ways. Here's an excerpt from a press release announcing the split:
Quote:
Of the separation, Dice Hate Me Games President Chris Kirkman said, "Our merger in 2015 was a bold experiment to unite the brands, hoping to maintain the health and prosperity of both. Over time, the size and scope of Greater Than Games changed, and many games that fit the original vision of the Dice Hate Me brand no longer seem to fit that scope. Our experiment may be at an end, but both companies can and will make great games, even if apart. I look forward to returning Dice Hate Me Games to its roots."
The size and scope of Greater Than Games has changed thanks to both the acquisition of other studios — Nevermore Games in 2018, Cheapass Games in 2019 — and GTG's acquisition by Flat River Group in late 2021.

Under their separation agreement, Greater Than Games will keep the DHMG titles Compounded, Bottom of the 9th, and Legends of Sleepy Hollow. Dice Hate Me Games will have both the rights and the remaining stock of all other former Dice Hate Me Games titles, Nevermore Games' Dark Dealings and Spires, and Fate of the Elder Gods from GTG's Fabled Nexus imprint.

Board Game: Compounded
Board Game: Bottom of the 9th
Board Game: Spires
Board Game: Fate of the Elder Gods

• Speaking of Compounded, a Darrell Louder design that debuted in 2013, Greater Than Games has announced a June 14, 2022 launch date for Compounded: The Peer Reviewed Edition as well as Lab Notes: The Chem Lab Roll-and-Write.

Louder, who is currently creative director for Greater Than Games, shared these prototype pics on Twitter:

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