Steve Jackson Games
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Steve Jackson Games is an American game publishing company best known for creating tabletop titles like GURPS, Munchkin, and various strategy and role-playing games.
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| Steve Jackson Games canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5083009 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Steve Jackson Games Context triple: [Nuclear Family, designer, Steve Jackson Games]
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Compulsion Games
Compulsion Games is a Canadian video game development studio best known for creating the dystopian action-adventure title "We Happy Few."
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Goodwill Games
The Goodwill Games were an international multi-sport competition created as an alternative to the Olympics to ease Cold War tensions and promote friendly athletic rivalry between nations.
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Interplay Productions
Interplay Productions is an American video game developer and publisher best known for creating influential role-playing games, including the original Fallout series.
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Kopelson Entertainment
Kopelson Entertainment is a film and television production company best known for producing high-profile Hollywood action and thriller movies.
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Double Fine Productions
Double Fine Productions is an American video game development studio best known for its creative, narrative-driven titles such as Psychonauts and Brutal Legend.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Steve Jackson Games Target entity description: Steve Jackson Games is an American game publishing company best known for creating tabletop titles like GURPS, Munchkin, and various strategy and role-playing games.
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A.
Compulsion Games
Compulsion Games is a Canadian video game development studio best known for creating the dystopian action-adventure title "We Happy Few."
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B.
Goodwill Games
The Goodwill Games were an international multi-sport competition created as an alternative to the Olympics to ease Cold War tensions and promote friendly athletic rivalry between nations.
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C.
Interplay Productions
Interplay Productions is an American video game developer and publisher best known for creating influential role-playing games, including the original Fallout series.
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D.
Kopelson Entertainment
Kopelson Entertainment is a film and television production company best known for producing high-profile Hollywood action and thriller movies.
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E.
Double Fine Productions
Double Fine Productions is an American video game development studio best known for its creative, narrative-driven titles such as Psychonauts and Brutal Legend.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
game publishing company
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privately held company ⓘ |
| abbreviation | SJ Games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| distributionArea | worldwide ⓘ |
| founder | Steve Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGameSystem | Generic Universal RolePlaying System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenreFocus |
fantasy games
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humor games ⓘ science fiction games ⓘ |
| hasKeyPerson | Steve Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOnlineStore | Warehouse 23 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubsidiaryBrand | Warehouse 23 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Austin, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1980 ⓘ |
| industry |
board games
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card games ⓘ role-playing games ⓘ tabletop games ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalCase | Steve Jackson Games, Inc. v. United States Secret Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | 1990 Secret Service raid ⓘ |
| notableGameLine |
Car Wars line
NERFINISHED
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GURPS line NERFINISHED ⓘ Munchkin line NERFINISHED ⓘ Ogre line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Car Wars
NERFINISHED
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GURPS NERFINISHED ⓘ GURPS Discworld NERFINISHED ⓘ GURPS Prime Directive NERFINISHED ⓘ GURPS Traveller NERFINISHED ⓘ Illuminati NERFINISHED ⓘ Munchkin NERFINISHED ⓘ Munchkin CCG NERFINISHED ⓘ Munchkin Quest NERFINISHED ⓘ Ogre NERFINISHED ⓘ The Fantasy Trip NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productType |
board game
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collectible card game ⓘ dice game ⓘ tabletop role-playing game ⓘ wargame ⓘ |
| publisherOf |
Pyramid magazine
NERFINISHED
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Space Gamer magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| website | https://www.sjgames.com/ ⓘ |
| wonAward | Origins Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Steve Jackson Games Description of subject: Steve Jackson Games is an American game publishing company best known for creating tabletop titles like GURPS, Munchkin, and various strategy and role-playing games.
Referenced by (2)
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