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My thanks to Rick Meints for this list
Shannon was a valuable employee at Chaosium for many years, is an expert on games of all sorts, and author of a series of insightful articles about the history of our industry. Here is a reprint of his excellent chapter concerning Chaosium:
"a Brief History of Games, chapter #3: CHAOSIUM: 1975-PRESENT."
It's the best frame upon which to hang the details in my write ups.
Before Chaosium: Wyrd
How I Made My First Game
How I Made Chaosium
How Chaosium Grew
Reflections on My Term There – being prepared
Chaosium published 13 board games while I was president. Here are some memories of how these games were made:
White Bear & Red Moon,
, Nomad Gods
, Elric
, Troy
, Lords of the Middle Sea
, King Arthur’s Knights
, Stomp
, Dragon Pass
, Reich
, Raiders & Traders, Panzer Pranks, Arkham Horror
, Credo
Chaosium was famous for our high quality roleplaying games. We became a roleplaying game company and published eight separate games, each with a variety of supplements, while I was president.
RuneQuest , Basic Roleplaying , Stormbringer , Call of Cthulhu , Superworld , Pendragon , Worlds of Wonder , Nephilim
Thieves' World
Credo
Different Worlds Magazine
Ghostbusters
Midkemia Games (Cities, Carse, Tulan)
Perilous Encounters
Engage and Destroy
Vive L'Emperor
The First D&D ever sold
How We Got D&D in Thieves World
My favorite Avalon Hill Editorial Story