Dave Chapin. Photo from company Facebook page
Dave Chapin, founder of Carlsbad board game maker The Op, returns to the company as CEO with plans to lead the expansion of the business into family entertainment as well as games.
According to a news release, Chapin “returns to his roots” after he had left the company to pursue other business interests.
He said his goal is to expand the quarter-century old business.
The release said that the company holds popular licenses in the games sector, such as Schitt’s Creek Monopoly and Sopranos Monopoly.
Chapin said one of the initiatives he’ll spearhead is the digital and TV launch of Telestrations, a game that has already sold millions of copies in its physical form.
Chapin and family members launched the company 1994 with a license to make city editions of the famous board game Monopoly. The business started rapidly growing with the launch of the 1996 Atlanta…
