Game Publisher Information
Hasbro Industries, Inc. (publisher)
AGPI # · 
P-751
Games in AGPI Database · 
History & Facts

1923 · Founded as a textiles company

1926 · Incorporated as Hassenfeld Bros. Inc.

1968 · Changed name to Hasbro Industries Inc.

1984 · Acquired Playskool

1984 · Acquired Milton Bradley Co.

1985 · Changed name to Hasbro Inc.

1989 · Acquired assets of Coleco

1991 · Acquired Parker Brothers Inc.

1992 · Formed division called Hasbro Games

1994 · Acquired the game division of John Waddington PLC for $78 million

1995 · Formed Hasbro Interactive subsidiary

4 August 1998 · Acquired Avalon Hill Co. from Monarch for $6 million

1999 · Acquired Wizards of the Coast

2001 · Closed Hasbro Interactive subsidiary

2008 · Acquired Cranium

2009 · Hasbro Terminated use of brand

2009 · Hasbro Terminated use of brand

Principal People

Henry Hassenfeld (cofounder)

Hillel Hassenfeld (cofounder)

Website · 
References

G. Wayne Miller, Kid Number One: A Story of Heart, Soul, and Business Featuring Alan Hassenfeld and Hasbro, , 2019.

G. Wayne Miller, Toy Wars: The Epic Struggle Between G.I. Joe, Barbie, and the Companies That Make Them, , 1998.

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