West End Games

West End Games
Company typePrivate
IndustryRole-playing, board, wargaming
Founded1974
FateBankruptcy 1998. Partially merged 1999 and fully acquired in 2001 by Humanoids Inc. Acquired 2003 by Purgatory Publishing. Remnants acquired 2016 by Nocturnal Media.
SuccessorD6Legends, Inc. (a Humanoids Inc. unit, 1999–2003)
Purgatory Publishing (2003-2016)
Nocturnal Media (2016-Present)
HeadquartersNew York City, New York, United States
Key people
Daniel Scott Palter (founder)

West End Games (WEG) was a company that made board, role-playing, and war games. It was founded by Daniel Scott Palter in 1974 in New York City, but later moved to Honesdale, Pennsylvania. Its product lines included Star Wars, Paranoia, Torg, DC Universe, and Junta.