Michael Bennighof

Michael Bennighof
Nationality American
Occupation Game designer

Michael Bennighof is a game designer who has worked primarily on board games.

Early life and education

Mike Bennighof, Ph.D., is a Fulbright Scholar, and holds a doctorate in History from Emory University.[1] He has played and coached semi-pro football, taught college, worked as a newspaper reporter, and shoveled gravel professionally.[1]

Career

Mike Bennighof has been designing games since the early 1980s, working on over 100 titles as designer or developer.[1] Bennighof is president of Avalanche Press, Ltd., a publisher of traditional board wargames.[1] He has won Origins Awards both for wargame design (U.S. Navy Plan Orange) and roleplaying game design (Celtic Age).[1] He scripted the Panzer General II and Destroyer Commander computer games, among others; designed such games as Survival of the Witless, Panzer Grenadier, and Great War at Sea; and was the author of the infamous book, Black Flags.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Bennighof, Mike (2007). "PanzerBlitz". In Lowder, James. Hobby Games: The 100 Best. Green Ronin Publishing. pp. 227–230. ISBN 978-1-932442-96-0.