Ravensburger

Ravensburger AG is a German game, puzzle and toy company, publishing house, and market leader in the jigsaw puzzle market. On 7 May 1883, it was founded by Otto Robert Maier in Ravensburg, a town in Upper Swabia in southern Germany. He began publishing in 1883 with his first author contract. In 1996, the FX Schmid ran into economic difficulties and in 1997 merged with Ravensburger. In late 1998, Ravensburger split off Ravensburger Film + TV as a separately operated company and was renamed to RTV Family Entertainment AG. In May 2002, Ravensburger Interactive was sold with Fishtank Interactive to JoWooD Productions. In 2005, Ravensburger sold all their shares in Ravensburger Interactive, and in mid-2006, the company rebranded as Your Family Entertainment AG. Swedish toy train company BRIO was acquired by the Ravensburger Group on 8 January 2015. In 2017, Ravensburger acquired American game company Wonder Forge.