Paul Randles
| Paul Randles | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Paul Joseph Randles December 16, 1965 |
| Died | February 10, 2003 (aged 37) |
| Occupation | Game designer |
| Nationality | United States |
| Genre | Board games |
Paul Joseph Randles (December 16, 1965 - February 10, 2003[1][2]) was an American game designer who designed German-style board games.
Early life
Paul Randles was a native of Seattle, Washington.[3]
Career
Randles began his game development career Wizards of the Coast, where he worked on board games and card games including RoboRally, The Great Dalmuti and Xena & Hercules.[3][4] He worked as a brand manager at Wizards. Randles left Wizards to found his own game design firm, Randles Games, where he developed a number of games.[3] He designed Pirate's Cove with Daniel Stahl.[3][5] In 2000 Randles sold his first game, Pirate's Cove, to Amigo, the first company he and Stahl showed it to, and he became a respected game designer in the European market within two years.[6] His games Pirate's Cove and Key Largo (with Bruno Faidutti and Mike Selinker) were published first in Europe and then in the United States.
Health
About a year after leaving Wizards of the Coast, Randles was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.[5] He died on February 10, 2003.
References
- ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JG9V-6M9 : accessed 3 February 2015), Paul J Randles, 10 Feb 2003; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
- ↑ "King County deaths". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. 2003-02-14. p. B5.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 http://www.daysofwonder.com/piratescove/en/content/authors/
- ↑ http://www.thegamemechanics.com/freebies/helpware_paul.asp
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Wiker, JD (2007). "Pirate's Cove". In Lowder, James. Hobby Games: The 100 Best. Green Ronin Publishing. pp. 240–243. ISBN 978-1-932442-96-0.
- ↑ Tinsman, Brian (2003). The Game Inventor's Guidebook. Krause Publications. pp. 133–134. ISBN 0-87349-552-7.