Mark Simonitch

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Mark Simonitch (born December 30, 1957 ) is an American game designer . His most famous games include Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage and Ardennes '44 . In the 1990s he was an employee of Avalon Hill . Since then he has been with GMT Games . In 2002 he was inducted into the Charles S. Roberts Awards Hall of Fame .

Life

Simonitch grew up in Ross , California and studied at California Polytechnic State University . In 1966 he began playing with Avalon Hill's conflict simulations (Kosims) for the first time. From 1991 to 1994 he worked as a freelance graphic artist for various publishers, including Strategy & Tactics, Command Magazine, GMT Games, 3W, and Avalanche Games. He was involved in over a hundred wargames (Kosims), for which he designed game boards and counters. During this time he started his own publishing company, Rhino Game Company, and published three board games. In the spring of 1995 he moved to Baltimore , Maryland , where he worked for Avalon Hill until 1997. Since then he has been working as a graphic designer for GMT Games. His most famous games include Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage and Ardennes '44 . In 2002 he was inducted into the Charles Roberts Awards Hall of Fame .

Games

  • 1991 The Legend Begins (Rhino Studios)
  • 1992 Campaign to Stalingrad (Rhino Studios)
  • 1994 Decision in France (Rhino Studios)
  • 1996 Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage (Avalon Hill)
  • 1997 Successors (second edition) (Avalon Hill). With Richard H. Berg
  • 2000 Ukraine '43 (GMT Games). With Tony Curtis
  • 2003 Ardennes '44 (GMT Games)
  • 2009 The Caucasus Campaign (GMT Games). With Joe Youst
  • 2010 Normandy '44 (GMT Games)
  • 2013 France '40 (GMT Games)
  • 2015 The US Civil War (GMT Games)
  • 2017 Holland '44: Operation Market-Garden (GMT Games)
  • 2017 Hannibal & Hamilcar (Asyncron Games)

Awards

Simonitch has received the Charles S. Roberts Award a total of 14 times.

  • 1990 Best Wargame Graphics, Kadesh , map (XTR Corporation)
  • 1991 James F. Dunnigan Award for Playability & Design Winner, The Legend Begins (Rhino Games)
  • 1992 Best Wargame Graphics, SPQR , map (GMT Games)
  • 1993 Best Wargame Graphics, Lion of the North , map (GMT Games)
  • 1994 Best Wargame Graphics, Battles of Waterloo , map (GMT Games)
  • 2000 James F. Dunnigan Award for Playability & Design Winner, Ukraine '43 (GMT Games)
  • 2000 Best World War Two Game, Ukraine '43 (GMT Games)
  • 2001 Best Wargame Graphics, Wilderness War , map (GMT Games)
  • 2002 Charles Roberts Hall of Fame Awards
  • 2003 Best Wargame Graphics, Ardennes '44 , map (GMT Games)
  • 2005 Best Wargame Graphics, Empire of the Sun , map (GMT Games)
  • 2007 Best Wargame Graphics, 1914: Twilight in the East , map (GMT Games)
  • 2010 Best Wargame Graphics, Normandy '44 , map (GMT Games)
  • 2010 Best World War Two Game, Normandy '44 (GMT Games)

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SURNAME Simonitch, Mark
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American game writer
DATE OF BIRTH December 30, 1957