West End Games

West End Games (WEG) was the publisher of Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game.
Based in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, the company started with tabletop war games in the early 1980s. They took the Star Wars license starting in 1987.
In July 1998 the company declared bankruptancy despite the popularity of Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, leaving the Star Wars tabeltop game license in limbo, which caused fans to be unsure of the future of Star Wars tabletop games.Star Wars Year By Year: A Visual History, New Edition
 
While all the supplements West End Games produced are out of print, some of the information included in their sourcebooks and adventures was used as background material for the Expanded Universe novels and comics, and some of the writers for West End Games supplements went on to write for the Star Wars Roleplaying Game produced by Wizards of the Coast. Much as with Marvel Comics' original Star Wars series, relatively obscure characters and settings from WEG supplements were frequently referenced in later Expanded Universe material by such authors as Abel G. Peña and Pablo Hidalgo (himself a former West End Games freelancer).
Lucasfilm's 2014 continuity policy change placed West End Games material under the Legends banner of Star Wars canon. Character and item statistics had always been considered non-canonical game mechanics.
Associated supplements, of varying canonicity, were also published in publications such as Dragon Magazine, Challenge magazine, Polyhedron, and, later, Dungeon/Polyhedron. Three West End Games sourcebooks—the Jedi Sourcebook, Tion Hegemony Sourcebook and The X-Wing: Rogue Squadron Sourcebook—were canceled before their release. The solitaire adventure Gambler's Luck was likewise never released.
==Published Star Wars materials==
===Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game===
Title 	Released
Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game 	1987Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game
The Star Wars Sourcebook 	1987The Star Wars Sourcebook
Star Wars Campaign Pack 	1988Star Wars Campaign Pack
Tatooine Manhunt 	1988Tatooine Manhunt
Strike Force: Shantipole 	1988Strike Force: Shantipole
Battle for the Golden Sun 	1988Battle for the Golden Sun
Imperial Sourcebook 	1988Imperial Sourcebook
The Star Wars Rules Companion 	1989The Star Wars Rules Companion
Starfall 	1989Starfall
Otherspace 	1989Otherspace
Otherspace II: Invasion 	1989Otherspace II: Invasion
Scavenger Hunt 	1989Scavenger Hunt
Riders of the Maelstrom 	1989Riders of the Maelstrom
Crisis on Cloud City 	1989Crisis on Cloud City
Galaxy Guide 1: A New Hope 	1989Galaxy Guide 1: A New Hope
Galaxy Guide 2: Yavin and Bespin 	1989Galaxy Guide 2: Yavin and Bespin
Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back 	1989Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back
Galaxy Guide 4: Alien Races 	1989Galaxy Guide 4: Alien Races
Rebel Alliance Sourcebook 	1990Rebel Alliance Sourcebook
Black Ice 	1990Black Ice
The Game Chambers of Questal 	1990The Game Chambers of Questal
The Isis Coordinates 	1990The Isis Coordinates
Death in the Undercity 	1990Death in the Undercity
Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi 	1990Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi
Galaxy Guide 6: Tramp Freighters 	1990Galaxy Guide 6: Tramp Freighters
Cracken's Rebel Field Guide 	1991Cracken's Rebel Field Guide
Death Star Technical Companion 	1991Death Star Technical Companion
Domain of Evil 	1991Domain of Evil
Graveyard of Alderaan 	1991Graveyard of Alderaan
Planets of the Galaxy, Volume One 	1991Planets of the Galaxy, Volume One
Star Wars Gamemaster Kit 	1991Star Wars Gamemaster Kit
Star Wars Miniatures Battles 	1991Star Wars Year By Year: A Visual History, New Edition
Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition 	1992Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition
Mission to Lianna 	1992Mission to Lianna
The Abduction 	1992The Abduction
The Politics of Contraband 	1992The Politics of Contraband
Star Wars Gamemaster Screen 	1992Star Wars Gamemaster Screen
Wanted by Cracken 	1993Wanted by Cracken
Galaxy Guide 7: Mos Eisley 	1993Galaxy Guide 7: Mos Eisley
Galaxy Guide 8: Scouts 	1993Galaxy Guide 8: Scouts
Star Wars Gamemaster Handbook 	1993Star Wars Gamemaster Handbook
Galaxy Guide 9: Fragments from the Rim 	1993Galaxy Guide 9: Fragments from the Rim
Twin Stars of Kira 	1993Twin Stars of Kira
Han Solo and the Corporate Sector Sourcebook 	1993Han Solo and the Corporate Sector Sourcebook
The Last Command Sourcebook 	1994The Last Command Sourcebook
Galaxy Guide 10: Bounty Hunters 	1994Galaxy Guide 10: Bounty Hunters
Goroth: Slave of the Empire 	1995Goroth: Slave of the Empire
Alliance Intelligence Reports 	1995Alliance Intelligence Reports
Galladinium's Fantastic Technology 	1995Galladinium's Fantastic Technology
The DarkStryder Campaign 	1995The DarkStryder Campaign
Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi, Second Edition 	1995Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi, Second Edition
Heroes & Rogues 	1995Heroes & Rogues
Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded	1996Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded
Tales of the Jedi Companion 	1996Tales of the Jedi Companion
The Truce at Bakura Sourcebook 	1996The Truce at Bakura Sourcebook
The Thrawn Trilogy Sourcebook 	1996The Thrawn Trilogy Sourcebook
Instant Adventures 	1996Instant Adventures
Live-Action Adventures 	1996Live-Action Adventures
No Disintegrations 	1997No Disintegrations
Imperial Double-Cross 	1997Imperial Double-Cross
Cynabar's Fantastic Technology: Droids 	1997Cynabar's Fantastic Technology: Droids
Mos Eisley Adventure Set 	1997Mos Eisley Adventure Set
Wretched Hives of Scum & Villainy 	1997Wretched Hives of Scum & Villainy
Star Wars Trilogy Sourcebook, Special Edition 	1997Star Wars Trilogy Sourcebook, Special Edition
Gundark's Fantastic Technology: Personal Gear 	1997Gundark's Fantastic Technology: Personal Gear
The Black Sands of Socorro 	1997The Black Sands of Socorro
Cracken's Threat Dossier 	1997Cracken's Threat Dossier
Secrets of the Sisar Run 	1997Secrets of the Sisar Run
Pirates & Privateers 	1997Pirates & Privateers
Alien Encounters 	1998Alien Encounters
The Far Orbit Project 	1998The Far Orbit Project
===Solitaire adventures===
Title 	Released
Jedi's Honor 	1990
Scoundrel's Luck	1990
===Board games===
Title 	Released
Star Warriors: Starfighter Combat in the Star Wars Universe	1987Star Warriors: Starfighter Combat in the Star Wars Universe
Assault on Hoth 	1988Assault on Hoth
Battle for Endor 	1989Battle for Endor
Escape from the Death Star 	1990Escape from the Death Star
==Sources==
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*The Secrets of Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
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*Star Wars Year By Year: A Visual History, New Edition
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Category:Board game publishing companies