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Rob Daviau is an American
Rob Daviau: boardgamegeek.com designer entry
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Rob Daviau is an American game designer
Game design is the art of applying design and aesthetics to create a game for entertainment or for educational, exercise, or experimental purposes. Increasingly, elements and principles of game design are also applied to other interactions, in ...
known for creating legacy board gaming.
Career
He has guest lectured atMassachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a key role in the development of modern technology and science, and is one of the ...
, Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. One of its predecessors was established in 1900 by Andrew Carnegie as the Carnegie Technical Schools; it became the Carnegie Institute of Technology ...
, and New York University
New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then-Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin.
In 1832, the ...
on game design and has been a visiting professor of game design at Hampshire College
Hampshire College is a Private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts. It was opened in 1970 as an experiment in alternative education, in association with four other colleges ...
. In 1998, Daviau joined Hasbro
Hasbro, Inc. (; a syllabic abbreviation of its original name, Hassenfeld Brothers) is an American multinational conglomerate holding company incorporated and headquartered in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Hasbro owns the trademarks and products of ...
as a writer for text-heavy games like Trivial Pursuit
''Trivial Pursuit'' is a board game in which winning is determined by a player's ability to answer trivia and popular culture questions. Players move their pieces around a board, the squares they land on determining the subject of a question t ...
and Taboo
A taboo or tabu is a social group's ban, prohibition, or avoidance of something (usually an utterance or behavior) based on the group's sense that it is excessively repulsive, sacred, or allowed only for certain persons.''Encyclopædia Britannica ...
.
Daviau is a co-founder of Restoration Games which "specializes in resurrecting older games and giving them new life".
Bibliography
Games that Rob Daviau has designed or co-designed include the following: *2000 ''Star Wars: The Queen's Gambit'' with Alan Roach and Craig Van Ness (2001 International Gamers Award winner for General Strategy, 2-Player category) *2001 '' Axis & Allies: Pacific'' with Stephen Baker and Larry Harris, Jr. (2001 Origins Awards Best Historical Board Game Winner) *2001 '' Risk 2210 A.D.'' with Craig Van Ness (2001 Origins Awards Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Board Game Winner) *2004 ''Betrayal at House on the Hill
''Betrayal at House on the Hill'' is a board game published by Avalon Hill in 2004, designed by Bruce Glassco and developed by Rob Daviau, Bill McQuillan, Mike Selinker, and Teeuwynn Woodruff. Players all begin as allies exploring a haunted hous ...
'' with Mike Selinker
Mike Selinker is an American game designer, puzzle maker, and the founder and president of Lone Shark Games.
Credits
Selinker's design credits include ''Pirates of the Spanish Main'' and ''Fightball'' with James Ernest, ''Axis & Allies Revised E ...
, Bruce Glassco, Bill McQuillan, and Teeuwynn Woodruff (2004 Origins Awards Gamers' Choice Award Winner; 2005 Japan Boardgame Prize Best Advanced Game Nominee)
*2004 '' Heroscape Master Set: Rise of the Valkyrie'' with Stephen Baker and Craig Van Ness
*2011 ''Risk Legacy'' with Chris Dupuis (2012 Golden Geek Best Innovative Board Game Winner)
*2015 ''Pandemic Legacy: Season 1'' with Matt Leacock
Matt Leacock is an American board game designer, most known for cooperative games such as Pandemic, Pandemic Legacy: Season 1, Forbidden Island and Forbidden Desert.
Early life
Leacock grew up in Long Lake, Minnesota. He studied visual com ...
(2015 Golden Geek Board Game of the Year Winner; 2016 SXSW Tabletop Game of the Year Winner; 2016 Dragon Awards Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Board Game Winner)
*2016 ''SeaFall
''SeaFall'' is a board game designed by Rob Daviau and published in 2016 by Plaid Hat Games. ''SeaFall'' is a game of colonial era exploration which uses a legacy format, meaning the board and components change during each game, creating a diff ...
'' with JR Honeycutt
*2017 ''Pandemic Legacy: Season 2'' with Matt Leacock
Matt Leacock is an American board game designer, most known for cooperative games such as Pandemic, Pandemic Legacy: Season 1, Forbidden Island and Forbidden Desert.
Early life
Leacock grew up in Long Lake, Minnesota. He studied visual com ...
(2018 Spiel des Jahres Special Prize Winner)
*2018 ''Betrayal Legacy'' with Avalon Hill
Avalon Hill Games Inc. is a game company that publishes wargames and strategic board games. It has also published miniature wargaming rules, role-playing games and sports simulations. It is a subsidiary of Hasbro, and operates under the company' ...
*2021 ''Return to Dark Tower
''Return to Dark Tower'' is a board game for one to four players, designed and published by Restoration Games. The game is a sequel to the 1981 board game ''Dark Tower'', by Milton Bradley Company. ''Return to Dark Tower'' has players cooperate ...
'' with Isaac Childres and Restoration Games.
*2022 ''Dragonlance: Warriors of Krynn'' pcomingwith Stephen Baker
References
External links
Rob Daviau: boardgamegeek.com designer entry
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