Charles S. Roberts

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Charles Swann Roberts (born February 3, 1930 , † August 20, 2010 in Baltimore , Maryland ) was an American game designer and founder of the game publisher Avalon Hill . With his game Tactics he founded the genre of modern conflict simulation games; the Charles S. Roberts Award was named after him.

Act

In 1952, Roberts developed the game Tactics in Catonsville , Maryland , which is considered the first modern conflict simulation. In 1954 he founded The Avalon Game Company , the first game company to sell conflict simulations. He sold his game through mail order . From The Avalon Game Company 1958 Avalon Hill .

This was followed by Tactics II (1958) and Gettysburg (1958), which introduced new game principles for conflict simulations.

In December 1963, Roberts had to sell Avalon Hill due to a recession. Eric Dott of Monarch Services, a Roberts customer, acquired Avalon Hill, making Avalon Hill a subsidiary of Monarch Avalon Printing .

The Charles S. Roberts Award, named after him, has been presented annually since 1974 for the best historical conflict simulations of a year. Until 1986 these prizes were part of the Origins Award , from 1987 they are awarded independently of the Origins Awards.

Ludography

  • 1954: Tactics
  • 1958: dispatcher
  • 1958: Gettysburg
  • 1958: Tactics II
  • 1959: U-Boat
  • 1959: Verdict
  • 1960: management
  • 1961: Chancellorsville
  • 1961: Civil War
  • 1961: D-Day
  • 1961: Nieuchess
  • 1961: Verdict II
  • 1962: Bismarck
  • 1964: Africa Corps
  • 1983: Tactics (25th anniversary edition of Tactics II )

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner at Board Games (English)
  2. ↑ Charles S. Roberts, train line expert, dies at 80 at The Baltimore Sun (English)

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personal data
SURNAME Roberts, Charles S.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Roberts, Charles Swann (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American game writer
DATE OF BIRTH February 3, 1930
DATE OF DEATH August 20, 2010
Place of death Baltimore , Maryland