Late for the Sky Production Company
| Industry | Games |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1984 |
| Headquarters | , US |
| Products | Custom Board Games |
| Services | Custom Board Games |
| Website | lateforthesky |
Late for the Sky Production Company is a U.S.-based board game production and manufacturing company based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They were founded in 1984. They manufacture games based on Monopoly.
History
[edit]Late for the Sky Production Company was started in 1984 by a Miami University of Ohio student started to create a Miami University campus version of Monopoly. The company then focused on expanding its products by keeping to college-themed versions. Later it expanded its product line to other themes.[1]
Game line
[edit]The company's major product lines include "-opoly" games for nearly sixty major colleges and universities in the United States, and the "City in a Box" games, localized for major U.S. cities. They also have a line of specialty games, and produce custom games for other themes.
Late For The Sky also manufactures custom "-opoly" games for communities and businesses. These games include custom images on the box, board, cards, and money, along with tokens chosen by the customer.[2]
Example games
[edit]- America-in-a-box
- Cat-Opoly[3]
- Dino-Opoly
- DIY-Opoly
- Dog-Opoly
- Dog Breeds Line
- Ocean-Opoly
- Whoville-Opoly
- Wild Animal-Opoly
- Zombie-Opoly
- City Line[1]
- Albuquerque-opoly
- Boston-opoly
- Buffalo-opoly
- Chattanooga-opoly
- "Chicago-in-a-box" - 1st Chicago Edition [4]
- "Chicago-opoly" (2009) - 2nd Chicago Edition [4]
- Cleveland-opoly
- Chilliwack-opoly
- Grants Pass-opoly
- Las Vegas-opoly
- Medford-opoly
- Nashville-opoly
- New Orleans-opoly
- Newport News-opoly
- Omaha-opoly
- Portland-opoly
- Round Rock-opoly
- Stephenville-opoly
- Victorville-opoly
- Wichita-opoly
- Special Topics[1]
- Bacon-opoly
- Bible-opoly
- Brew-opoly
- Geek-opoly
- Fantasy-opoly
- Fishin'-opoly
- Wine-opoly
- Universities[1]
- Auburnopoly (Auburn University)
- Bamaopoly (University of Alabama)
- Beaveropoly (Oregon State University)
- Buckopoly (Ohio State University)
- MSU-opoly (Mississippi State University)
- Miami Opoly (Miami University of Ohio)
- Purdue Opoly (Purdue University)
- Hog-opoly (University of Arkansas)
- Husker-opoly (University of Nebraska)
- Virginia Techopoly (Virginia Tech)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Belz, Kristin (December 27, 2011). "Board Games for the Not Bored". Portland Monthly. SagaCity Media Publication. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
- ^ Harlow, Doug (November 27, 2016). "Skowhegan gets its own version of classic board game". The Portland Press Herald. MaineToday Media. Morning Sentinel. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ^ a b Kentish, Francesca (18 December 2015). "Cat-Opoly is like Monopoly, but better because you buy cats instead of houses". Metro. Associated Newspapers Limited. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ^ a b Gilmer, Marcus (April 1, 2009). "Chicago Board Game Gets Makeover". Chicagoist. Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on April 4, 2009. Retrieved January 11, 2017.