🎲 Hasbro Gaming is a division of Hasbro, the multinational toy and game company.
Essentially, Hasbro Gaming is responsible for the production and marketing of a vast number of Hasbro's game properties, particularly the classic and family board games.
Here are some key points about Hasbro Gaming:
* Games Leadership: Hasbro is currently the largest producer of board games worldwide, and the Gaming division is a core part of its business.
* Historical Consolidation: The division was formed by consolidating the famous game companies Milton Bradley and Parker Brothers after Hasbro acquired them in the 1980s and 1990s. While games were initially marketed under those original names, they were later brought under the main Hasbro brand.
* Iconic Brands: Hasbro Gaming is home to some of the world's most recognizable games. A few examples include:
* Monopoly
* The Game of Life
* Scrabble
* Clue
* Trivial Pursuit
* Candy Land
* Sorry!
* Connect 4
* Twister
That's another fantastic Hasbro franchise. G.I. Joe has been leveraged in Hasbro Gaming through several different types of tabletop experiences, ranging from classic reskins to modern, complex strategy games.
Here are the most notable G.I. Joe games from Hasbro Gaming (or its licensees):
🎲 G.I. Joe Monopoly (Collector's Edition)
As with Transformers and Dungeons & Dragons, there is a themed version of Monopoly based on the original G.I. Joe vs. Cobra conflict.
* Theme: The classic battle between G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero and the evil forces of Cobra.
* Tokens: Unique pewter tokens that represent iconic elements of the franchise (e.g., Dog Tags, the Cobra Sigil, the USS Flagg, etc.).
* Properties: The streets are replaced by famous locations from the G.I. Joe universe, such as G.I. Joe Headquarters, Cobra Island, the Aztec Palace of Doom, and the Roof of the World.
* Houses/Hotels: Renamed to represent military assets like Howitzers and Defense Systems.
* Cards: "Chance" and "Community Chest" are replaced by cards themed around G.I. Joe and Cobra.
🃏 G.I. Joe Deck-Building Game
This is a modern, highly-rated board game experience that is published by Renegade Games Studios under license from Hasbro. This shows Hasbro's strategy of licensing its IP to specialized game studios for deeper, more complex game designs.
* Genre: Cooperative Deck-Building Game.
* Goal: Players work together as members of the G.I. Joe team to thwart Cobra's schemes.
* Gameplay: Players start with a basic deck of cards and use them to recruit new heroes, acquire powerful equipment, deploy vehicles, and fight Cobra threats in missions inspired by famous G.I. Joe storylines.
* Crossovers: This system is part of the Essence20 Roleplaying System and has had expansion tie-ins with other Hasbro properties, including Transformers.
🧩 Other G.I. Joe Games
Hasbro's history with G.I. Joe includes several other games over the decades:
* G.I. Joe: Mission Critical: A cooperative miniatures board game, also from Renegade Games, where players control miniature versions of their favorite Joes to take on Cobra forces.
* Vintage Board Games: Hasbro's Milton Bradley (MB) subsidiary produced simpler board games in the 1980s, such as the G.I. Joe Adventure Board Game (1982) and G.I. Joe: Commando Attack Board Game (1985), which were simple, rolling-and-moving games aimed at a younger audience.