Game inventors are also called game authors, game designers and game developers. The Europeans prefer “game author” while the Americans use “game inventor.” “Game designer” is a terms that is understood by both groups, and is what we use here. A game developer can be either a person who invents and develops his own game, or one who works on games invented by others.
Game designers are listed in this section, along with some of their works, both published and unpublished.
To go directly to the list of designers, scroll down or click here: Designers
To get an overview of game designers of the past in the United States as well as some of America’s current designers, click Game Designers USA.
To read about what a game must have in order to be good, and what some companies look for when they examine prototypes for possible publication (these two views don’t necessarily always match), click on Game Necessities.
In this section, you can find information about published games now available (see #1 below) and unpublished games that you can make yourself and play (see #2 below).
The Big Game Hunter does not change or edit these listings, and, at the same time, does not necessarily endorse any games listed here.
This is an area on the site where game inventors can promote themselves and their products as they wish.
1. Game inventors who have games on the market, either in stores or online, describe their games and where to find them or how to get them online.
Descriptions vary from cursory explanations to full rules. Biographical information about the inventor and the process in developing the game can be anywhere from a few words to a lengthy detailed description.
2. Game inventors who want to share their unpublished games with the public can “publish” their game here, with full rules. Similarly, inventors looking for feedback on their games from the public can describe their games in enough detail that readers can make a mock-up and play the game. Naturally, games that can be played using readily available implements, such as playing cards, dice, checker board, checkers, pawns, coins, etc., are best suited to this section.
Inventors can submit their games through the “Leave a Comment” box below. Your text will not be edited, so please make sure it reads as you want it to appear on the site.
Readers can click below on the name of any game inventor they want to learn more about. To search for a particular game not listed in “Games, One by One,” enter the game name in the search box in the upper right.
Readers interested in new hand-cut jigsaw puzzles (and their cutters) should click here on Jigsaw Puzzles; those interested in mechanical puzzles designs (and their makers) should click here on Mechanical Puzzles.
Click on the name of the game designer below to be taken to his or her page.
Robert Abbott
Oriol Comas i Coma
Gerald D’Arcey & sons Rich and David
Mike Gray
Fred Horn
Niek Neuwahl
David Parlett
Alex Randloph (1922-2004)
Sid Sackson (1920-2002)
Tim Walsh
Bruce Whitehill
