Joseph A. McCullough

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Joseph A. McCullough is a tabletop wargames designer, and writer from Greensboro, North Carolina. [1] who now lives in Kent, UK. [1]

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He is most well known for Frostgrave, a fantasy miniatures game where the player has control over a powerful wizard and their soldiers.

Early life and education

Joseph A. McCullough was born in 1976 in Greensboro, North Carolina. [1] McCullough grew up watching science-fiction such as Star Trek and Star Wars. [2] McCullough graduated with a degree in history from the University of North Carolina. [1]

Career

McCullough lived in Washington, D.C. where he wrote for a medical journal and worked in a gaming store. [1] McCullough went to North Wales to study for a creative writing degree from Bangor University, although he did not finish the degree. [1] McCullough got married while in England and stayed there to work for the military history publisher Osprey Publishing, working in production, marketing, editorial, and games for 15 years before becoming a freelancer full-time. [1]

McCullough has written for Black Gate . [3] McCullough wrote or co-wrote books for the Dark Osprey line including Steampunk Soldiers: Uniforms & Weapons from the Age of Steam, Steampunk Soldiers: The American Frontier, and Zombies: A Hunter’s Guide. [4] McCullough became Project Manager for the Osprey Adventures imprint of Osprey Publishing in 2011. [3] McCullough wrote Dragonslayers, the first book in the Myths and Legends line from Osprey. [5] McCullough edited the 2015 anthology Frostgrave: Tales of the Frozen City. [6]

Miniature wargames

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Books

Fiction

Non-fiction

Awards

Frostgrave

Frostgrave: Perilous Dark

Stargrave

Oathmark

The Silver Bayonet

Rangers of Shadow Deep

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "About – Joseph A. McCullough" . Retrieved 2022-11-24.
  2. https://www.ospreypublishing.com/ca/osprey-blog/2021/aw-shux-joseph-a-mccullough-ask-me-anything/
  3. 1 2 https://www.blackgate.com/2011/12/24/osprey-adventures/
  4. https://www.blackgate.com/2017/11/11/dark-osprey-the-shadowy-worlds-of-cthulhu-alien-bug-hunts-and-a-nazi-moonbase/
  5. https://www.blackgate.com/2013/06/07/a-review-of-ospreys-dragonslayers/
  6. https://www.blackgate.com/2015/06/17/future-treasures-frostgrave-tales-of-the-frozen-city-edited-by-joseph-mccullough/
  7. https://www.tabletopgaming.co.uk/features/core-mechanics-in-wargame-design/
  8. https://icv2.com/articles/reviews/view/37659/review-frostgrave-ulterior-motives-game
  9. "Wargames – Joseph A. McCullough" . Retrieved 2022-11-24.
  10. "UKGE Awards". UK Games Expo. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
  11. "Beasts of War 2015 Gaming Awards: The Winners – OnTableTop – Home of Beasts of War" . Retrieved 2022-11-24.
  12. "2016 Nominees and Winners – ENNIE Awards" . Retrieved 2022-11-24.
  13. "Links: Nominees for the 2016 Origins Awards, Mensa Select for 2016, and Ernest and Peterson's Game Golem | BoardGameGeek News". BoardGameGeek. Retrieved 2022-11-24.