Alex Randolph
Alexander Randolph (4 May 1922 – 28 April 2004) was an American designer of board games and writer. Randolph's game creations include TwixT, Breakthru, Inkognito (with Leo Colovini),[1] Raj, Ricochet Robot, and Enchanted Forest (with Michael Matschoss).[2]
Randolph was a son of self-described "rich parents" who attended private school in Switzerland.[3] He spent his early years in various occupations, including military intelligence and as an advertising copy editor in Boston.[citation needed]
Game developer
In 1961, Randolph moved to Japan and became a professional game developer, performing initial work on TwixT. During this time, he became a dan player in shogi.
In 1962, Randolph (along with Sid Sackson) was commissioned to start a new game division for Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing (also known as 3M). Through 3M, Randolph created and published such games as Breakthru, Evade, Oh-Wah-Ree, and TwixT.[4]
Randolph moved to Venice, Italy in 1968, continuing his career as a game developer with the company Venice Connection established with Dario De Toffoli and Leo Colovini.[5]
Randolph died aged 82 in Venice on 28 April 2004.[4]
In 2016, as a testimony to his career, Fabulous Games published ADDX - the first ever digital game from Alex Randolph.[6]
Awards
- Game of the Year
- 1982 for Enchanted Forest
- Children's Game of the Year
- 1989 for Gute Freunde
- 1997 for Leinen Los!
- Special Awards
- 1996 Most Beautiful Game for Venice Connection
- 1988 Most Beautiful game for Inkognito
- Hall of Fame
- 2011 induction as a designer
- 2011 induction of TwixT
References
- ^ Svellov, Mik. "BB: Alex Randolph". Brettboard.dk. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ "{title}". Archived from the original on 2017-01-13. Retrieved 2011-03-13.
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- ^ a b Whitehill, Bruce (5 February 2011). "Alex Randolph—A Life of Games". The Big Game Hunter. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ "studiogiochi - Alex Randolph". Studiogiochi.com. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ [1] [dead link]
External links
- Alex Randolph's games at BoardGameGeek
- A Talk with Alex Randolph (1988 interview)
- An extremely brief biography and a comprehensive list of created games
- Biography translated into English
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