Chris Lawson
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Chris Lawson is the name of multiple indivduals throughout the world. One Chris Lawson is a designer of board games who has played an important role in keeping the 18XX hobby alive, having produced excellent quality kits for many games. In addition to publishing those games under the XL Games label, he has designed games of his own as well.
[edit] Published Games
- 1841 - Italy, published in 1996, designed by Federico Vellani
- 1876 - Trinidad, published in 1996, designed by Peter Jacobi
- 1899 - China, published in 1996, designed by Dirk Clemens and Ingo Meyer
- 1851 - Tennessee, published in 1998, designed by Mark Derrick and himself
- 1849 - Sicily, published in 1998, designed by Federico Vellani
- 1826 - France, published in 2000, re-released in 2004 by Deep Thought Games, LLC, designed by David G.D. Hecht
In addition to the above, he and Steve Thomas have been working on 1848, set in the United States.
Unfortunately, Chris has been away from the 18XX hobby for a while and as of 2006 no longer publishes any games.
Another Chris Lawson is an attorney in Overland Park, Kansas. You can find out more about him by going to his website: http://www.lawsonlawllc.com
[edit] External links
- Chris Lawson and his self-publication label at BoardGameGeek
- Blackwater Station (currently maintained by John David Galt)
Lawson Law Office: http://www.lawsonlawllc.com
