GAMA, the Game Manufacturers Association of America, and Wizards of the Coast have settled their dispute over the Origins game convention. GAMA, the Game Manufacturers Association of America, and Wizards of the Coast have settled their dispute over the Origins game convention.

The Origins Awards are the most comprehensive set of gaming awards, and in many ways the most prestigious.

Fantasy Flight Games plans to announce the acquisition of the Lord of the Rings board game license (formerly held by Wizards of the Coast), with distribution to be handled exclusively by Alliance Game Distributors and Diamond Comic Distributors.

Steve Jackson Games is reviving its Car Wars game in two new formats: Car Wars: The Card Game , which launches in August; and a revival of the classic game with three-inch counters that starts in October with the release of three 'Starter Sets,' each with two different hot rods.

This is a message from GAMA President Rick Loomis to the GAMA membership explaining the results on the recent vote regarding full member voting for retailer members. We reprint it here to provide background for the dispute and the direction the organization is taking to attempt to resolve it.

GAMA, the Game Manufacturers Association, is in the midst of a dispute about the bylaws of the organization. Currently retailers pay $50 in dues and are able to elect one member to the board of directors. A recent move to change the bylaws to allow more retailer participation was narrowly rejected.