Alex Randolph
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Alex Randolph (4 May 1922 - 10 May 2004) was a designer of board games.
Randolph's game creations include TwixT, Inkognito, Raj, Ricochet Robot, and Enchanted Forest.
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[edit] Personal and early Life
Randolph was born in a ranch at the Colorado River in Arizona. He attended school as a Swiss boarder, studying Philosophy and Semantics. [1]
[edit] Career
[edit] Early Careers
Randolph spent many of his early years in various occupations, including military intelligence and as an advertising copy editor in Boston.
[edit] Game Developer
In 1961, Randolph moved to Japan and became a professional game developer, performing initial work on TwixT. During this time, he became a black belt in Shogi.
Randolph moved to Venice, Italy in 1968, continuing his career as a game developer.
[edit] Death
Randolph died in Venice on 10 May 2004.
[edit] Awards
- Game of the Year
- 1982 for Enchanted Forest
- Children's Game of the Year
- 1989 for Gute Freunde
- 1997 for Leinen Los!
- Special Awards
- 1996 Most Beautiful Game for Venice Connection
- 1988 Most Beautiful game for Inkognito
[edit] External links
- A Talk with Alex Randolph (1988 interview)
- An extremely brief biography and a comprehensive list of created games
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