Talk:R&R Games

Sources

User:S0091 thanks for asking, but when it comes to finding more sources I usually go to folks like @Cunard, @Guinness323, or @Sariel Xilo. Hopefully someone can help you get this one published. :) BOZ (talk) 18:08, 12 January 2024 (UTC)

@BOZ I thought you had all the "source magic" for games lol. Thanks for pinging others. Pinging @Dragontologist who is the creator of the draft so they are aware. S0091 (talk) 18:20, 12 January 2024 (UTC)

I've got access to whatever sources I find and then I go through them exhaustively to pull out everything I can find, but compiling sources for a single topic is usually something I do slowly over time rather than a bunch at once. :) BOZ (talk) 18:21, 12 January 2024 (UTC)

Or @Timur9008. BOZ (talk) 18:20, 12 January 2024 (UTC)

Looks like The Tampa Tribune article is already used. Timur9008 (talk) 04:10, 13 January 2024 (UTC)

Thank you for the ping. I will do a search for sources within the next week. Cunard (talk) 10:43, 16 January 2024 (UTC)

Here are some sources about the subject:

1. Witsil, Frank (2001-05-08). "Board game believer". The Tampa Tribune. Archived from the original on 2024-01-17. Retrieved 2024-01-17.

   The article notes: "DiLorenzo, 35, is now the president and chief executive officer of R&R Games Inc. ... Last year, R&R Games sold about 50,000 board games mostly through distributors and catalogs, DiLorenzo says. Nearly half the orders were for a charade-style party game called Time's Up! ... Last year, R&R Games started turning a modest profit. DiLorenzo declined to disclose how much. The company sells six games, ranging in price from $9.95 to $29.95, and two more are scheduled to be sold later this year."

2. Morgenegg, Ryan (2014-05-29). "R&R Games offers family-friendly games galore". Deseret News. Archived from the original on 2024-01-17. Retrieved 2024-01-17.

   The article notes: "R&R Games is a small game company in Tampa, Fla., founded by Frank DiLorenzo in 1996. The company's mission is to produce high-quality family board games. One of its games, Hanabi, was the winner of the prestigious Game of the Year Award (Spiel des Jahres) in 2013. This review covers four of the company's games: Hanabi, 1st and Goal, Times Up! and Hey Waiter!"

3. Tinsman, Brian (2008). The Game Inventor's Guidebook: How to Invent and Sell Board Games, Card Games, Role-Playing Games, & Everything in Between!. New York: Morgan James Publishing. pp. 54–55. ISBN 978-1-60037-447-0. Retrieved 2024-01-17 – via Google Books.

   The book notes: "R&R Games is a small but quickly growing company that operates mainly in the American specialty games market, but whose products clearly have mass market potential. With 12 games currently on the shelves and several more in development, the company sells around 75,000 games a year. R&R's Time's Up! is one of my all-time favorite party games, and one I recommend inventors check out. I spoke with founder and president of R&R Games Frank DiLorenzo about how the company publishes new products."

4. Morgenegg, Ryan (2015-07-07). "Six great family games from R&R Games' 2015 lineup". Deseret News. Archived from the original on 2024-01-17. Retrieved 2024-01-17.

   The article notes: "R&R Games' 2015 lineup contains a full array of fun, family friendly games of varying types — from strategy, party and family games to dexterity, team and fantasy games. ... The game Spectaculum, by famous designer Reiner Knizia, uses the theme of medieval traveling performance groups as the backdrop for a financial investment game for two to four players"

5. Morgenegg, Ryan (2017-03-29). "Game reviews: MiMiQ, Pyramid Poker and Coin Quest by R&R Games bring on the fun". Deseret News. Archived from the original on 2024-01-17. Retrieved 2024-01-17.

   The article notes: "Three games recently released from R&R Games allow friends and families to bring on the fun in 2017. The games offer a variety of player counts, skill levels and themes. Check out these detailed reviews for MiMiQ, Pyramid Poker and Coin Quest."

6. Morgenegg, Ryan (2015-10-02). "3 simple family card games from R&R Games". Deseret News. Archived from the original on 2024-01-17. Retrieved 2024-01-17.

   The article notes: "Even with a standard deck of cards there are hundreds of variations available to gamers, including these three simple family cards games from R&R Games."

7. Morgenegg, Ryan (2016-11-07). "Game review: R&R Games releases 3 fun-packed choices for holiday parties". Deseret News. Archived from the original on 2024-01-17. Retrieved 2024-01-17.

   The article notes: "Three great releases from R&R Games, Hashtag Me!, Ultimate Showdown and Smarty Party, will keep families engaged, laughing and having fun all season long."

8. Morgenegg, Ryan (2014-10-31). "R&R Games Rockin Games Reviews Fall 2014". Deseret News. Archived from the original on 2024-01-17. Retrieved 2024-01-17.

   The article notes: "R&R Games is all about family gaming. The themes and gameplay are fun and inviting with artwork and themes that are family-friendly. It’s impressive to see the multitude of titles the company offers from party games to strategic brain burners. R&R Games seems to have something to attract every kind of gamer."

9. Morgenegg, Ryan (2016-02-01). "Game review: R&R Games' Mombasa is a masterpiece at the heart of Africa". Deseret News. Archived from the original on 2024-01-17. Retrieved 2024-01-17.

   The article notes: "Mombasa is a strategy board game by R&R Games that captures this time period in Africa in a magnificent manner, and it's fun to play! The game works with two to four players and lasts anywhere from 75 to 150 minutes, depending on player count."

10. Morgenegg, Ryan (2018-02-26). "Game reviews: Rajas of the Ganges, Dragon Island and In or Out are three solid gaming experiences". Deseret News. Archived from the original on 2024-01-17. Retrieved 2024-01-17.

    The article notes: "After several years reviewing board games, I've come to rely on R&R Games for fun, family-friendly games of superb quality. The recent crop lives up to the reputation. Rajas of the Ganges, Dragon Island and In or Out are all sold gaming experiences."

11. Morgenegg, Ryan (2015-12-21). "Syrinscape board game app review: Add immersive audio to board games". Deseret News. Archived from the original on 2024-01-17. Retrieved 2024-01-17.

    The article notes: "For the game Spellcaster by R&R Games, the app features a sound set with 60 spells that players use against each other in the game as their wizards do battle in an arena."

12. "The best ways to get 'board'". Deseret News. 2008-12-01. Archived from the original on 2024-01-17. Retrieved 2024-01-17.

    The article notes: "Time's Up (R&R Games): A new deluxe version of a previously published game, it involves guessing the names of celebrities or characters. In the first round, anything goes for clues; in the second round you can use only words; in the third round, it's charades."

13. Morgenegg, Ryan (2015-12-16). "Rome City of Marble board game review: A city built in a day". Deseret News. Archived from the original on 2024-01-17. Retrieved 2024-01-17.

    The article notes: "A new tile placement game from R&R Publishing called Rome: City of Marble is a well-designed two- to four-player tile placement game that allows players to build Rome in less than 60 minutes."

14. Hvidsten, Nicole (2003-01-09). "What's Cooking". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on 2024-01-17. Retrieved 2024-01-17 – via Newspapers.com.

    The article notes: "For those who have outgrown Don't Spill the Beans, R&R Games has come up with a culinary card-game alternative, Too Many Cooks. Created for ages 10 and up, the game goes something like this: The players are proud chefs at a fine restaurant, and the specialty is the soup of the day: pea soup, French onion soup, mushroom soup or chili."

15. Walker, Kevin (2003-12-12). "Are You Game To Learn About The Cassowary?". The Tampa Tribune. Archived from the original on 2024-01-17. Retrieved 2024-01-17 – via Newspapers.com.

    The article notes: "I get packages here fairly often, but I'm always extra pleased when one comes from Frank DiLorenzo. Frank's an interesting guy. The Tampa resident is educated as an engineer. But in the mid-1990s, he decided to pursue his passion for board games, which he grew up playing (with five siblings). He designed his own, called Riddles & Riches. People liked it, so he started his own company out of Tampa called R&R Games. He puts out a couple of new games a year."

Cunard (talk) 09:02, 17 January 2024 (UTC)

User:Cunard, thank you kindly! :) User:S0091 hopefully this is along the lines of what you are looking for. :) BOZ (talk) 14:59, 17 January 2024 (UTC)

Thanks @Cunard and @BOZ! I have left notes on the creators talk page and added a note on the draft for them to look here. It doesn't appear they edit often so will check back later. I also added the promising draft template which will give it a year before deletion and adds it to Category:Promising draft articles. S0091 (talk) 15:53, 17 January 2024 (UTC)