J. Hunter Johnson

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J. Hunter Johnson (born January 8, 1969)[1] is a freelance American game designer and translator. He has translated many game rules and websites from the German for Mayfair Games.

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[edit] History

J. Hunter Johnson was born January 8, 1969 in Wichita, Kansas. At age ten, he was introduced to Dungeons & Dragons. That, combined with an exposure to Isaac Asimov and John M. Ford at the local library, led to his love of role-playing games.[2]

In 1988, he was introduced to GURPS and became an active on USENET. While working on a list of GURPS supplments, he was contacted by Steve Jackson Games for some corrections. This eventually lead to a job as the first coordinator of GURPS errata which he stayed at for five years.[2]

After leaving Steve Jackson Games, J. Hunter Johnson worked with White Wolf to develop gToons for the programmers at Cartoon Network.[3] In the first month of release, the game had over 250,000 registered players.[4] The key to its success is attributed to the large number of cards and interesting combinations.[5]

[edit] Bibliography

[edit] Author

  • GURPS WWII: Frozen Hell, Steve Jackson Games
  • GURPS Monsters, Steve Jackson Games
  • GURPS Japan with Lee Gold

[edit] Design

[edit] Magazine articles

  • The Mush-Maligned Will, Pyramid, Issue #9.
  • Up Front, Fire & Movement #133.
  • Chrome Berets in the One-and-Twenty in Pyramid #15
  • Terra Incognita: Cambiare (Tempest I) in Pyramid Online 12/31/99
  • Banestorming Infinity Unlimited in Pyramid Online 6/19/98
  • New World War variant in Pyramid Online 1/29/99
  • Settlers of Catan (Mayfair Games)variant in Pyramid Online 7/30/99
  • Fudge Dice (Grey Ghost Press) variant in Pyramid Online 7/30/99


[edit] Magazine reviews

  • Review of Tenjo by WhySpire? Games, Fire & Movement #130.
  • Review of Samurai & Katana by Clash of Arms, Fire & Movement #130.
  • Review of U.S. Patent No. 1 by Cheapass Games, Fire & Movement #131.
  • Review of The Deep by Mystic Eye Games, Pyramid Online 8/20/04.
  • Review of Doge by Rio Grande Games, Moves #108.
  • Review of Zero! by GMT Games, Fire & Movement #126.
  • Review of Chrononauts by Looney Labs, Moves #107.
  • Review of The Cities & Knights of Catan by Mayfair Games, Moves #107.
  • Review of Knights Brave and Bold by Eurogames Descartes, Moves #107.
  • Review of Dragon's Gold by Eurogames Descartes, Moves #107.
  • Review of Advanced Squad Leader, Second Edition by Multi-Man Publishing, Fire & Movement #125.
  • Review of The Ashes of Empire by Udo Grebe Gamedesign, Moves #106.
  • The Apprentice (Clash of Arms) review in Moves #105
  • Thieves of Bagdad (Clash of Arms) review in Moves #104.
  • Tales of Ulysse (Clash of Arms) review in Moves #104
  • The Great Brain Robbery (Cheapass Games) review in Moves #104
  • Button Men: Fantasy (Cheapass Games) review in Moves #104
  • Wizard Kings (Columbia Games) review in Moves #103
  • Lord of the Fries De-Lux (Cheapass Games) review in Moves #103
  • Battle Line (GMT Games) review in Moves #102
  • Through the Desert (Fantasy Flight Games) review in Moves #102
  • King of the Elves (Rio Grande Games) review in Moves #102
  • Dry Gulch (Hangman Games) review in Pyramid Online 8/13/99
  • Monsters Ravage America (Avalon Hill) review in Pyramid Online 7/17/98
  • A Magical Medley (Grey Ghost Press) contributor, review in Pyramid #28

[edit] Translations

  • Anno 1503, Mayfair Games
  • Barbarossa, Catan LLC
  • Catan Online, Castle Hill Studios
  • Encycolopedia Catanica, Part 1, Catan LLC
  • Farb Flitzer, Piatnik
  • Starship Catan, Mission 3: The Diplomatic Station, Mayfair Games
  • The Kids of Catan, Mayfair Games.
  • The Settlers of Catan Card Game, Mayfair Games
  • The Settlers of Catan Travel Edition, Mayfair Games
  • Domaine, Mayfair Games.
  • The Settlers of the Stone Age, Mayfair Games
  • Nautilus, Mayfair Games
  • Die Siedler von Catan: Das Buch zum Spielen, Kosmos
  • Gold Rausch (Hans im Glück)


[edit] References

  1. ^ J. Hunter Johnson. Pen & Paper RPG Database. Retrieved on 2007-09-15.
  2. ^ a b Biographie : J. Hunter Johnson (French). Guide du roliste. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
  3. ^ J. Hunter Johnson. Hunter Johnson — Gaming. Hunter and Lori Johnson. Retrieved on 2007-09-15.
  4. ^ Jocelyn Longworth (2003-01-08). Gaming takes virtual trading cards to the next promo level. KidScreen Magazine. Retrieved on 2007-09-15.
  5. ^ Joe (2002-11-12). Back in Orbit. Fourhman. Retrieved on 2007-09-15.
Persondata
NAME Johnson, J. Hunter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION American game designer
DATE OF BIRTH January 8, 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH Wichita, Kansas
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH