West End Games

We've expanded the universe.Peter M. Schweighofer

West End Games (WEG) was the publisher of Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game.

Based in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, the company started with tabletop war games in the early 1980s. They took the Star Wars license starting in 1987.^[1]

In July 1998 the company declared bankruptancy despite the popularity of Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, leaving the Star Wars tabeltop game license in limbo, which caused fans to be unsure of the future of Star Wars tabletop games.^[2]

While all the supplements West End Games produced are out of print, some of the information included in their sourcebooks and adventures was used as background material for the Expanded Universe novels and comics, and some of the writers for West End Games supplements went on to write for the Star Wars Roleplaying Game produced by Wizards of the Coast. Much as with Marvel Comics' original Star Wars series, relatively obscure characters and settings from WEG supplements were frequently referenced in later Expanded Universe material by such authors as Abel G. Peña and Pablo Hidalgo (himself a former West End Games freelancer).

Lucasfilm's 2014 continuity policy change placed West End Games material under the Legends banner of Star Wars canon. Character and item statistics had always been considered non-canonical game mechanics.

West End Games' old logo, used on most of its Star Wars material

Associated supplements, of varying canonicity, were also published in publications such as Dragon Magazine, Challenge magazine, Polyhedron, and, later, Dungeon/Polyhedron. Three West End Games sourcebooks—the Jedi Sourcebook, Tion Hegemony Sourcebook and The X-Wing: Rogue Squadron Sourcebook—were canceled before their release. The solitaire adventure Gambler's Luck was likewise never released.

Published Star Wars materials

Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game

Title	Released
Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game	1987^[3]
The Star Wars Sourcebook	1987^[4]
Star Wars Campaign Pack	1988^[5]
Tatooine Manhunt	1988^[6]
Strike Force: Shantipole	1988^[7]
Battle for the Golden Sun	1988^[8]
Imperial Sourcebook	1988^[9]
The Star Wars Rules Companion	1989^[10]
Starfall	1989^[11]
Otherspace	1989^[12]
Otherspace II: Invasion	1989^[13]
Scavenger Hunt	1989^[14]
Riders of the Maelstrom	1989^[15]
Crisis on Cloud City	1989^[16]
Galaxy Guide 1: A New Hope	1989^[17]
Galaxy Guide 2: Yavin and Bespin	1989^[18]
Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back	1989^[19]
Galaxy Guide 4: Alien Races	1989^[20]
Rebel Alliance Sourcebook	1990^[21]
Black Ice	1990^[22]
The Game Chambers of Questal	1990^[23]
The Isis Coordinates	1990^[24]
Death in the Undercity	1990^[25]
Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi	1990^[26]
Galaxy Guide 6: Tramp Freighters	1990^[27]
Cracken's Rebel Field Guide	1991^[28]
Death Star Technical Companion	1991^[29]
Domain of Evil	1991^[30]
Graveyard of Alderaan	1991^[31]
Planets of the Galaxy, Volume One	1991^[32]
Star Wars Gamemaster Kit	1991^[33]
Star Wars Miniatures Battles	1991^[34]
Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition	1992^[35]
Mission to Lianna	1992^[36]
The Abduction	1992^[37]
The Politics of Contraband	1992^[38]
Star Wars Gamemaster Screen	1992^[39]
Wanted by Cracken	1993^[40]
Galaxy Guide 7: Mos Eisley	1993^[41]
Galaxy Guide 8: Scouts	1993^[42]
Star Wars Gamemaster Handbook	1993^[43]
Galaxy Guide 9: Fragments from the Rim	1993^[44]
Twin Stars of Kira	1993^[45]
Han Solo and the Corporate Sector Sourcebook	1993^[46]
The Last Command Sourcebook	1994^[47]
Galaxy Guide 10: Bounty Hunters	1994^[48]
Goroth: Slave of the Empire	1995^[49]
Alliance Intelligence Reports	1995^[50]
Galladinium's Fantastic Technology	1995^[51]
The DarkStryder Campaign	1995^[52]
Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi, Second Edition	1995^[53]
Heroes & Rogues	1995^[54]
Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded	1996^[55]
Tales of the Jedi Companion	1996^[56]
The Truce at Bakura Sourcebook	1996^[57]
The Thrawn Trilogy Sourcebook	1996^[58]
Instant Adventures	1996^[59]
Live-Action Adventures	1996^[60]
No Disintegrations	1997^[61]
Imperial Double-Cross	1997^[62]
Cynabar's Fantastic Technology: Droids	1997^[63]
Mos Eisley Adventure Set	1997^[64]
Wretched Hives of Scum & Villainy	1997^[65]
Star Wars Trilogy Sourcebook, Special Edition	1997^[66]
Gundark's Fantastic Technology: Personal Gear	1997^[67]
The Black Sands of Socorro	1997^[68]
Cracken's Threat Dossier	1997^[69]
Secrets of the Sisar Run	1997^[70]
Pirates & Privateers	1997^[71]
Alien Encounters	1998^[72]
The Far Orbit Project	1998^[73]

Solitaire adventures

Title	Released
Jedi's Honor	1990
Scoundrel's Luck	1990

Board games

Title	Released
Star Warriors: Starfighter Combat in the Star Wars Universe	1987^[74]
Assault on Hoth	1988^[75]
Battle for Endor	1989^[76]
Escape from the Death Star	1990^[77]

Sources

Notes and references

External links

West End Games on Wikipedia

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[SecretsOfSOTE-1] 1.0 ^1.1 The Secrets of Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire

[Year_by_Year-2] Star Wars Year By Year: A Visual History, New Edition

[SWTRPG1-3] Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game

[SWS-4] The Star Wars Sourcebook

[5] Star Wars Campaign Pack

[6] Tatooine Manhunt

[7] Strike Force: Shantipole

[8] Battle for the Golden Sun

[9] Imperial Sourcebook

[10] The Star Wars Rules Companion

[11] Starfall

[12] Otherspace

[13] Otherspace II: Invasion

[14] Scavenger Hunt

[15] Riders of the Maelstrom

[16] Crisis on Cloud City

[17] Galaxy Guide 1: A New Hope

[18] Galaxy Guide 2: Yavin and Bespin

[19] Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back

[20] Galaxy Guide 4: Alien Races

[21] Rebel Alliance Sourcebook

[22] Black Ice

[23] The Game Chambers of Questal

[24] The Isis Coordinates

[25] Death in the Undercity

[26] Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi

[27] Galaxy Guide 6: Tramp Freighters

[28] Cracken's Rebel Field Guide

[29] Death Star Technical Companion

[30] Domain of Evil

[31] Graveyard of Alderaan

[32] Planets of the Galaxy, Volume One

[33] Star Wars Gamemaster Kit

[YBY-34] Star Wars Year By Year: A Visual History, New Edition

[2E-35] Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition

[36] Mission to Lianna

[37] The Abduction

[38] The Politics of Contraband

[39] Star Wars Gamemaster Screen

[40] Wanted by Cracken

[41] Galaxy Guide 7: Mos Eisley

[42] Galaxy Guide 8: Scouts

[SWGH-43] Star Wars Gamemaster Handbook

[GG9-44] Galaxy Guide 9: Fragments from the Rim

[TSK-45] Twin Stars of Kira

[HSCSS-46] Han Solo and the Corporate Sector Sourcebook

[47] The Last Command Sourcebook

[48] Galaxy Guide 10: Bounty Hunters

[49] Goroth: Slave of the Empire

[Alliance_Intel-50] Alliance Intelligence Reports

[Galladinium-51] Galladinium's Fantastic Technology

[TDSC-52] The DarkStryder Campaign

[GG52-53] Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi, Second Edition

[H&R-54] Heroes & Rogues

[2E_RE-55] Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded

[TotJC-56] Tales of the Jedi Companion

[Bakura-57] The Truce at Bakura Sourcebook

[Thrawn-58] The Thrawn Trilogy Sourcebook

[Instant-59] Instant Adventures

[Live-Action-60] Live-Action Adventures

[ND-61] No Disintegrations

[Double-62] Imperial Double-Cross

[63] Cynabar's Fantastic Technology: Droids

[64] Mos Eisley Adventure Set

[WHSV-65] Wretched Hives of Scum & Villainy

[SpecEd-66] Star Wars Trilogy Sourcebook, Special Edition

[Gundark-67] Gundark's Fantastic Technology: Personal Gear

[68] The Black Sands of Socorro

[69] Cracken's Threat Dossier

[70] Secrets of the Sisar Run

[71] Pirates & Privateers

[Aliens-72] Alien Encounters

[73] The Far Orbit Project

[74] Star Warriors: Starfighter Combat in the Star Wars Universe

[75] Assault on Hoth

[76] Battle for Endor

[77] Escape from the Death Star

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