A game designer is a person who invents games at the conceptual level. Outstanding game designers are recognized annually by awards such as the Spiel des Jahres and the As d'Or. The Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design, a division of the Game Manufacturers Association, inducts outstanding individuals into the Hall of Fame. Mensa Select is an annual award given by American Mensa to games that are "original, challenging and well designed".
Card games can use a pack of standard playing cards or a dedicated deck. Following are some notable card game designers.
DesignerNotable workHonorsDave AllsopMagic: The GatheringC. Graham BakerGin rummyElwood Thomas BakerGin rummyMichael BennighofSurvival of the WitlessTom BraunlichStar Trek Customizable Card GameTimothy BrownSpellfireColeman CharltonMiddle-earth Collectible Card GamePavel ChuprunovRussia Without PutinRob DoughertyStar RealmsOrigins AwardSkaff EliasArabian Nights, Antiquities, Legends, Fallen Empires, Ice Age, and MetaZooMike ElliottDuel Masters Trading Card Game, Battle Spirits, and ThunderstoneHall of FameJames ErnestBrawl and Before I Kill You, Mr. BondHall of FameBruno FaiduttiCitadels and Knightmare ChessSpiel des JahresAndrew FinchLorwynMatt ForbeckWildStorms: The Expandable Super-Hero Card GameRichard GarfieldMagic: The Gathering, Netrunner, KeyForge, and Android: NetrunnerHall of FameSuper As d'OrMensa SelectRob HeinsooThree-Dragon AnteSteve JacksonHacker, BattleCards, and IlluminatiHall of FameM. Alexander JurkatBattlelordsDarwin KastleStar RealmsOrigins AwardReiner KniziaLost Cities, Schotten Totten, and Blue MoonHall of FameWolfgang Kramer6 nimmt!Mensa SelectCharlie KrankMythosOrigins AwardEric M. LangA Game of Thrones, Warhammer: Invasion, Call of Cthulhu: The Card Game, Mystick Domination, and Bloodborne: The Card GameHall of FameDiana Jones AwardTom LehmannRace for the GalaxyAs d'Or Grand Prix The interview is also available here from PressReader and verifies the interviewer is Christopher John Eggett.Rick LoomisNuclear EscalationAndy LooneyFluxxGene MacklesIotaMensa SelectDouglas Malewicki Nuclear WarEdmund McMillenThe Binding of Isaac: Four SoulsMike MearlsMagic: The GatheringHeinz MeisterGalloping PigsKinderspiel des JahresMichael MenzelDominionGeorge S. Parker RookCelia PearceFriendship Adventure Cards for GirlsChristian T. PetersenA Game of ThronesAndrew RilstoneOnce Upon A TimeMerle Robbins UnoUwe RosenbergBohnanzaHall of FameMark RosewaterMagic: The Gathering and LorwynHall of FameMike SelinkerHarry Potter Trading Card GameDavid SirlinYomiGertrude StrohmPopping the Question and Novel Fortune TellingCA SuleimanVampire: The Requiem and Mummy: The CurseJeff TidballCthulhu 500Donald X. VaccarinoDominionSpiel des JahresMensa SelectDiana Jones AwardSusan Van CampDragon StormGreene, Ryan (April 15, 2005). "The play's the thing at local Game Con event", South_Bend_Tribune.James Wallis Once Upon A TimeJohn Wick7th Sea and Legend of the Five Rings: Battle of Beiden PassOrigins AwardTeeuwynn WoodruffNetrunner, Duel Masters Trading Card Game, Pokémon Trading Card Game, Netrunner, and Magic: The Gathering (7th edition)
See also
History of games List of game designers List of indie game developers List of Magic: The Gathering artists
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