From:	Bull <chaos@*****.COM>
Subject:	Re: Rumour Mill
Date:	Thu, 24 Jul 1997 12:13:46 -0400

Hoi kids, It's me again...;]

I just got a mail from Mike Mulvhill kinda confirming a few things, and
backing up what Lou said on the ED list about the runours of buyouts and such.

Just figured you might like the word from the SR man himself...:]

>From: FASAMike@***.com
>Date: Thu, 24 Jul 1997 11:29:41 -0400 (EDT)
>To: chaos@*****.com
>Subject: Re: Rumour Mill
>
[SNIP]
>>Anyways, one of the newest topics on teh list involves one of the Numerous
>>Rumours of a WOTC buyout of FASA. Most of us just laughed at this, but...
>>i was hopng we could get something a little more "official" about
this...;]
>> So if you could tell us what you can about it, I'll post it to the
>list...;]
>
>We have not been bought out by WOTC. We have not been bought out by anyone.
>
>>As I've also heard "Confirmed" rumors that WOTC was buying FASA, White
>>Wolf, Games Workshop, Steve Jackson Games, and West End Games, I seriously
>>doubt the validity of these rumors, but... it never huerts to get some
>>confirmation or denial from the source...:]
>
>WOTC has probably approched all of the game compaines above. They need to
>expand their markets and the best way to do it would be to purchase various
>comapnies. Now that they own TSR and L5R, though this may die down a bit. But
>rumors will never go away.
>
>>Thanks...;]
>>
>>Steve / Bull
>
>See you at Gen Con!
>
>Mike M.
>
>
>
--
Bull, aka Steven Ratkovich, aka Rak, aka a lot of others! :]

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