Alan R. Moon | |
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 Alan R. Moon playing his game, Ticket to Ride at Origins, 5 July 2007 | |
| Born | Alan R. Moon November 18, 1951 |
| Occupation | Board Game Designer |
| Known for | Ticket to Ride |
| Website | http://www.alanrmoon.com/ |
Alan R. Moon (born 18 November 1951) is an author of board games, born in Southampton, England. He is generally considered to be one of the foremost designers of German-style board games. Many of his games can be seen as board game variations on the travelling salesman problem.
Moon has worked as a game designer for Avalon Hill, Parker Brothers, and Ravensburger F.X. Schmid USA. [1] His first published game was Black Spy (Avalon Hill, 1981), inspired by the classic card game, Hearts . [1] But his first game that got him attention was Airlines , published by the German company Abacus in 1990. [1] He started his own publishing company, White Wind in 1990 and ran it until 1997. [1] He now publishes his games through other companies, such as Ravensburger and Days of Wonder.
Since 2000, Moon has been a full-time freelance game designer, with dozens of games to his credit. [1] Moon has won the Spiel des Jahres award twice, for Elfenland in 1998 and for Ticket to Ride in 2004; Ticket to Ride has won almost two dozen other awards worldwide. [1]
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