Francis G. Tresham
Francis G. Tresham ( 1936 - October 23, 2019 ) was a British game designer . He became known as the founder of the 18XX series , which deals with the development of the railroad in different countries, and for the board game Civilization , which influenced the development of the computer game Civilization .
In the early 1970s, Tresham Hartland founded Trefoil to market its games. This company was bought by MicroProse in 1998 in order to obtain the naming rights to Civilization for both computer games and board games. In the same year Tresham founded the publishing house Tresham Games ( Northampton , England ) in order to be able to market further games from the 18XX series.
Ludography
- 1974: 1829 (Hartland Trefoil; England map)
- 1975: The Game of Ancient Kingdoms (Hartland Trefoil)
- 1980: Civilization (various publishers)
- 1983: Shocks & Scares ( Gibsons Games )
- 1984: Spanish Main (Hartland Trefoil)
- 1986: 1830 (Avalon Hill; USA map)
- 1989: 1853 (Hartland Trefoil; India map)
- 1994: 1825 (Hartland Trefoil; England map)
- 1999: 1825 (Tresham Games; England map)
- 2004: Revolution: The Dutch Revolt 1568-1648 ( Mayfair Games , Phalanx Games )
- 2005: 1829 Mainline (Tresham Games)
Awards
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The golden pawn
- 1979: 3rd place for 1829
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Origins Award
- 1982: for Civilization
Web links
- Francis G. Tresham in the Luding games database
- Francis Tresham in the game database BoardGameGeek (English)
- MicroProse Buys out Hartland Trefoil (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tresham, Francis G. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British game designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1936 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 23 October 2019 |