Martin Wallace (game designer)

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Martin Wallace
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Wallace in 2012
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OccupationGame designer

Martin Wallace is an English board game designer from Manchester.

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Early life and education

Martin Wallace was born and raised in the U.K., and has been resident in Manchester for most of those years. [1] He began gaming in his teens, starting with titles from SPI and Avalon Hill, and as a student he got into Dungeons & Dragons . [1]

Career

Wallace worked for a while at Games Workshop, then started designing games in earnest in the early 1990s, his first DTP game being Lords of Creation. [1] Eventually German companies picked up a few of his games, such as Und Tschüss , Volldampf , and Tempus. [1] He has also published a number of games through his own company, Warfrog. [1] These include such titles as Struggle of Empires and Princes of the Renaissance .

Wallace is the founder and chief designer of Treefrog (former Warfrog) Games. Wallace is known for designing complex strategy games that depict a variety of historical settings. Two themes he has frequently used are the construction and operation of railroads, and the rise and fall of ancient civilizations. He has developed a reputation for blending elegant European style game mechanics with the strong themes that are more typical of American style games. [2] Many of his games feature economic systems, incorporating rules for income, taxation, and debt. In 2016, Wallace announced the closure of Treefrog Games [3] and focussing on being a full-time game designer.

Notable games

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Wallace, Martin (2007). "Power Grid". In Lowder, James (ed.). Hobby Games: The 100 Best . Green Ronin Publishing. pp. 247–250. ISBN   978-1-932442-96-0.
  2. ↑ The Games Journal Article on Martin Wallace Retrieved October 24, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Treefrog Games". 2016-12-04. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
  4. ↑ "Brass" (PDF). Tree Frog Games (www.treefroggames.com). 2006. p. 12. Archived from the original on 31 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025– via FGG Bradleys (www.fgbradleys.com).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ↑ "Treefrog Games". Tree Frog Games (www.treefroggames.com). Archived from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  6. 1 2 Bell, Justin (23 February 2023). "Age of Industry Game Review │ Brassy, not sassy". Meeple Mountain (www.meeplemountain.com). Archived from the original on 19 September 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  7. ↑ "Age of Industry" (PDF). Tree Frog Games (www.treefroggames.com). 2010. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  8. ↑ "Age of Industry (2010)". BoardGameGeek (www.boardgamegeek.com). Archived from the original on 24 January 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  9. ↑ "Age of Industry │ Expansion 1 rules – Japan and Minnesota │ Updated 5.15.11" (PDF). Tree Frog Games (www.treefroggames.com). 2011. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
  10. ↑ "Age of Industry Expansion 1". Tree Frog (www.treefroggames.com). Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
  11. ↑ "Age of Industry Expansion #1: Japan and Minnesota (2011)". BoardGameGeek (www.boardgamegeek.com). Archived from the original on 15 January 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
  12. ↑ "Brass: 2-player board (2015)". BoardGameGeek (www.boardgamegeek.com). Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  13. ↑ "Brass Birmingham" (PDF). Roxley Game (www.files.roxley.com). p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 January 2025. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  14. ↑ "Brass: Birmingham". Roxley (www.roxley.com). Archived from the original on 20 January 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  15. 1 2 Bell, Justin (23 January 2023). "Brass vs. Brass!". Meeple Mountain (www.meeplemountain.com). Archived from the original on 19 September 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  16. ↑ "Brass: Birmingham (2018)". BoardGameGeek (www.boardgamegeek.com). Archived from the original on 23 January 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  17. ↑ "Brass Lancaster" (PDF). Roxley Game (www.roxley.com). 2018. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025– via 1jour-1jeu.com (www.en.1jour-1jeu.com).
  18. ↑ "Brass: Lancashire". Roxley (www.roxley.com). Archived from the original on 21 July 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  19. ↑ "Brass: Lancashire (2007)". BoardGameGeek (www.boardgamegeek.com). Archived from the original on 23 January 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
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