Paul Randles
Encyclopedia
Paul Joseph Randles was an American
game designer who designed German-style board games. His games Pirate's Cove
(with Daniel Stahl
) and Key Largo
(with Bruno Faidutti
and Mike Selinker
) were published first in Europe and then in the United States. Previously he was a brand manager at Wizards of the Coast
, a game company in Renton, Washington
. He died of pancreatic cancer
in 2003.
United States
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game designer who designed German-style board games. His games Pirate's Cove
Pirate's Cove
Pirate's Cove is a board game designed by Paul Randles and Daniel Stahl, and published in Europe in 2002 by Amigo Spiele and in the United States in 2003 by Days of Wonder...
(with Daniel Stahl
Daniel Stahl
Daniel Stahl is an American game designer best known for creating German-style board games. In 2002, his game Pirate's Cove was published by Amigo Spiele in Europe and then in the United States by Days of Wonder.A former member of the ImagiNation Network, He became a webmaster in 1994 and later...
) and Key Largo
Key Largo (board game)
Key Largo is a German-style board game designed by Paul Randles with Mike Selinker and Bruno Faidutti. It was published in 2005 by Tilsit Editions and in 2008 by Paizo Publishing. The game takes place in 1899 in the Key Largo area of Florida, where treasure-hunting companies seek gold and artifacts...
(with Bruno Faidutti
Bruno Faidutti
Bruno Faidutti is an historian and sociologist, living in France, who is best known as an author of board games. His best known games include Knightmare Chess , Mystery of the Abbey and Citadels . He is also involved in the boardgaming community with his "Ideal Games Library" website and...
and Mike Selinker
Mike Selinker
Mike Selinker is a game designer whose design credits include Pirates of the Spanish Main and Fightball with James Ernest, Axis & Allies Revised Edition with Larry Harris, the Marvel Super Heroes Adventure Game, and Risk Godstorm. He was a creative director for the 3rd edition of Dungeons & Dragons...
) were published first in Europe and then in the United States. Previously he was a brand manager at Wizards of the Coast
Wizards of the Coast
Wizards of the Coast is an American publisher of games, primarily based on fantasy and science fiction themes, and formerly an operator of retail stores for games...
, a game company in Renton, Washington
Renton, Washington
Renton is an Eastside edge city in King County, Washington, United States. Situated 11 miles southeast of Seattle, Washington, Renton straddles the southeast shore of Lake Washington. Founded in the 1860s, Renton became a supply town for the Newcastle coal fields...
. He died of pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer refers to a malignant neoplasm of the pancreas. The most common type of pancreatic cancer, accounting for 95% of these tumors is adenocarcinoma, which arises within the exocrine component of the pancreas. A minority arises from the islet cells and is classified as a...
in 2003.