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===Late 2010s to Present: Expansion=== After the consolidation and reorganization of the mid-decade, the company was again poised to expand its offerings through a combination of acquisitions, new licenses, and distribution deals. Greg Stafford's ''[[Pendragon (role-playing game)|King Arthur Pendragon]]'' and ''[[Prince Valiant: The Story-Telling Game|Prince Valiant]]'' roleplaying games returned to Chaosium ownership on December 11, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Brien |first=Michael |date=December 11, 2018 |title=Greg Stafford's King Arthur Pendragon RPG returns to Chaosium ownership |url=https://www.chaosium.com/bloggreg-staffords-king-arthur-pendragon-rpg-returns-to-chaosium-ownership/ |access-date=December 7, 2021 |website=Chaosium press release}}</ref> On April 2, 2019, Chaosium acquired the rights to the ''[[7th Sea (role-playing game)|7th Sea]]'' product line (both Second Edition and Khitai Kickstarters) from John Wick, including back stock of books published so far.<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Brien |first=Michael |date=April 2, 2019 |title=John Wick joins Chaosium |url=https://www.chaosium.com/blogjohn-wick-joins-chaosium/ |access-date=April 3, 2019 |website=Chaosium press release}}</ref> On November 30, 2019, Chaosium acquired the rights to produce a role-playing game based on [[Ben Aaronovitch]]'s ''[[Peter Grant (book series)|Rivers of London]]'' [[urban fantasy]] novels.<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Brien |first=Michael |date=November 30, 2019 |title=Chaosium Announces Rivers of London Roleplaying Game |url=https://www.chaosium.com/blogchaosium-announces-rivers-of-london-roleplaying-game/ |access-date=August 25, 2021 |website=Chaosium press release}}</ref> In the spring of 2020, Chaosium took over distribution of the English translations of Spanish fantasy game ''[[Aquelarre (role-playing game)|Aquelarre]]''<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Brien |first=Michael |date=May 28, 2020 |title=Announcing Aquelarre, the "best RPG not available in English", now available in English! |url=https://www.chaosium.com/blogannouncing-aquelarre-the-best-rpg-not-available-in-english-now-available-in-english/ |access-date=August 25, 2021 |website=Chaosium press release}}</ref> and French Ice Age roleplaying game ''Würm'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Brien |first=Michael |date=April 28, 2020 |title=Announcing Würm - The Ice Age Roleplaying Game |url=https://www.chaosium.com/blogannouncing-wrm-the-ice-age-roleplaying-game/ |access-date=August 25, 2021 |website=Chaosium press release}}</ref> both of which had been successfully kickstarted by [[Stewart Wieck|Nocturnal Media]]. In February 2021, they added ''Upwind'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Brien |first=Michael |date=February 2, 2021 |title=Chaosium is distributing ''Upwind'', the RPG of lost science, elemental magic, and unchartered skies |url=https://www.chaosium.com/blogchaosium-is-distributing-upwind-the-rpg-of-lost-science-elemental-magic-and-unchartered-skies/ |access-date=August 25, 2021 |website=Chaosium press release}}</ref> an original game kickstarted by Nocturnal Media and [[Biohazard Games]], to that list. On August 20, 2021, Chaosium acquired the rights to ''Cthulhu Britannica'' and ''World War Cthulhu'', formerly produced under license by [[Cubicle 7]] until 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Brien |first=Michael |date=April 2, 2019 |title=Chaosium acquires Cubicle 7's Cthulhu Britannica and World War Cthulhu lines |url=https://www.chaosium.com/blogchaosium-acquires-cubicle-7s-cthulhu-britannica-and-world-war-cthulhu-lines/ |access-date=August 25, 2021 |website=Chaosium press release}}</ref> On October 26, 2021, Moon Design Publishing announced it was forming a partnership with Black Monk Games of Poland and a new company, The Chaosium Group, was being formed to manage both.<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Brien |first=Michael |date=October 26, 2021 |title=Moon Design Publications and Black Monk Games join forces to form The Chaosium Group |url=https://www.chaosium.com/blogmoon-design-publications-and-black-monk-games-join-forces-to-form-the-chaosium-group/ |access-date=October 27, 2021 |website=Chaosium press release}}</ref>
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