Ted Alspach

Ted Alspach is a board-game designer and the author of more than 30 books on graphics, publishing and the web. He is best known for his Adobe Illustrator-related books, including Illustrator for Dummies and the best-selling Illustrator Bible series. Other books he has written include Photoshop Complete, Microsoft Bob, Internet E-mail Quick Tour, Acrobat Visual Quickstart Guide, and PageMaker Visual Quickstart Guide. Ted was employed by Adobe Systems as Group Product Manager for Adobe Illustrator and the Creative Suite from 1999-2006.

He is the creator of the online and print comic strip Board 2 Pieces, which is a humorous slant on boardgaming told by the game pieces themselves. The comic appears twice a week at www.opinionatedgamers.com. From 2006-through 2010, it appeared on Boardgamenews.com[1] and previously appeared in a larger format each issue of Knucklebones magazine (before it closed).

Ted Alspach is the designer of the strategy game Seismic,[2] published by Atlas Games, 2006, in which players lay tiles and claim highways in an attempt to create as many completed highway segments before the end of the game, avoiding periodic earthquake activity; the game Rapscallion which allows players to form the best possible poker hand by bidding for playing cards with bidding cards;[3] Start Player published by Bezier Games, Z-Man Games, BeWitched Spiele and daVinci games, which is a set of cards for selecting who goes first in the next game, and Ted Alspach's Ultimate Werewolf: Ultimate Edition (from Bezier Games) which is a comprehensive werewolf-themed party game for up to 65 players. Beer & Pretzels from Bezier Games was released in October 2009, a beer & pretzels-style game where players toss coasters onto a table for money. Ultimate Werewolf: Compact Edition was published in early 2010, which is a single-deck version of Ultimate Werewolf that supports up to 34 players. Ultimate Werewolf: Classic Movie Monsters was also published in early 2010 as an expansion for Ultimate Werewolf. Announced for October 2010: Perpetual-Motion Machine, a card game where players construct an efficiency engine.[4] He has also designed expansions for the popular Age of Steam and Steam board games, including 1830's Pennsylvania and Northern California, Mississippi Steamboats & Golden Spike, Soul Train & Disco Inferno, America & Europe, Barbados & St. Lucia, Jamaica & Puerto Rico, Vermont, New Hampshire & Central New England, Secret Blueprints of Steam plans 1&2, Essen Spiel 2008 Limited Edition & Secret Blueprints of Steam plan #3, Alabama Railways, Antebellum Louisiana & Four Corners, 1867 Georgia Reconstruction, South Carolina & Oklahoma Land Rush, and Beer & Pretzels: The Train Game Expansion.

Contents

Book List

The following are the books written by Ted Alspach, including original publication date (English versions only):

Game List

The following are the games and game expansions designed by Ted Alspach, including original publication date:

External links

Notes

  1. ^ "How to Read Board 2 Pieces". Feb 2006. http://www.board2pieces.com/readb2p.html#February2006. 
  2. ^ Seismic. 2006. ISBN 1-58978-089-2. http://www.atlas-games.com/seismic. Retrieved 2010-06-14. 
  3. ^ Martin, W. E. (2008-03-04). "Game Preview: Rapscallion". http://www.boardgamenews.com/index.php/boardgamenews/comments/game_preview_rapscallion. 
  4. ^ "Perpetual-Motion Machine". http://www.boardgamenews.com/index.php/boardgamenews/comments/mary_dimercurio_prasad_the_gathering_of_friends_2010_tournaments_test_games/. Retrieved 2010-06-14.