Daniel Stahl (born 1971) is an American

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best known for creating

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s. In 2002, his game '' Pirate's Cove'' (with

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) was published by

Amigo Spiele Amigo Spiele is a German board and card game publisher. Many of their games have won Spiel des Jahres awards, and many have been published in English by Rio Grande Games. Notable games * '' 6 nimmt!'' (also ''Take 6!'') * '' Bohnanza'' * ''Caf ...

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(under the name Piratenbucht) and then in the United States by

Days of Wonder Days of Wonder is a board game publisher founded in 2002 and owned by Asmodée Éditions, Asmodee Group since 2014. Days of Wonder distributes its games to 25 countries. It specializes in German-style board games and has branched out to includ ...

. A former member of the

ImagiNation Network Sierra Entertainment, Inc. (formerly On-Line Systems and Sierra On-Line, Inc.) was an American video game developer and publisher founded in 1979 by Ken and Roberta Williams. The company is known for pioneering the graphic adventure game genr ...

, He became a

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in 1994 and later created Alphastrike.com, a

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. He was also an

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Wizards of the Coast Wizards of the Coast LLC (often referred to as WotC or simply Wizards) is an American publisher of games, primarily based on fantasy and List of science fiction themes, science fiction themes, and formerly an operator of retail stores for ga ...

during the

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acquisition where he managed development for the Star Wars: TCG, and MagicTheGathering.com websites. He was a member of the

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and

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launch teams while working at

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and later went on to work for

Cryptic Studios Cryptic Studios is an American video game developer specializing in massively multiplayer online role-playing games. It is headquartered in Los Gatos, California and was a wholly owned Perfect World subsidiary, and is now owned by Embracer Gro ...

where he was a

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Champions Online ''Champions Online'' is a free-to-play superhero-themed massively multiplayer online role-playing game ( MMORPG) developed by Cryptic Studios. The game is based on the ''Champions'' license and its rules and setting are loosely based on the HERO ...

and Star Trek Online. On July 1, 2010, the current Executive Producer, Craig Zinkiviech, for Star Trek Online announced he would be leaving Cryptic/STO. At this point Daniel Stahl became the executive producer for STO. In September 2011, it was announced on the Star Trek Online website that he would be leaving Cryptic Studios and in an interview wit
Trek Radio
he revealed is taking a position at

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In December 2011, Stahl posts on the Star Trek Online forums that he has returned to Cryptic and will now be the Sr. Producer managing the Foundry (UGC) tools at Cryptic Studios. This announcement was discussed in detail as it was revealed o
Subspace Radio
In January 2014, Cryptic Studios announced that Stahl would once again be stepping down as Sr. Producer for Star Trek Online, to pursue a yet unannounced project that Cryptic is working on. Stephen D'Angelo is now the current Sr. Producer for Star Trek Online .

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