Jolly Blackburn added John Zinser and David Seay as partners in Alderac Entertainment Group in 1992.
[1]: 263 Blackburn left Alderac in 1995 because he felt that Zinser and Seay were looking for success in the CCG industry while he wanted to keep the company fun and small and focus on Knights of the Dinner Table.
[1]: 263 According to Zinser, he wanted the in debt company to grow at a faster pace than Blackburn was comfortable with.
so, a split was agreed upon, with Blackburn leaving with the rights to Knights of the Dinner Table and some other properties.
[1]: 263 Zinser was credited as having provided advice on Deadlands: Hell on Earth (1998) from Pinnacle Entertainment Group.