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Message: <blockquote data-quote="adamantyr" data-source="post: 8588380" data-attributes="member: 71147">WotC bought TSR before they went bankrupt. Peter Adkinson convinced the board to do so, when they were inclined to let TSR file chapter 11 and then get it cheaper, but he knew if they did that, most of the licenses would end up with different parties. By buying them before that, they managed to acquire all the IP and commercial licenses in one package. (Although the digital/electronic rights were so messed up by TSR that it took years to sort out.)At least in WA, the only thing I blame WotC for is the destruction of local hobby stores in south Seattle. When they opened their store in the Southcenter Mall in Tukwila, they drove all the local stores out of business. Then they subsequently closed their store after a few years, leaving no game stores at all for years. It's only recently that game stores have popped back up. When I lived in the area though it was annoying that I couldn't go to any local store to get game product.</blockquote>