List of game designers

A game designer is a person who invents games at the conceptual level.[1] Outstanding board game designers are recognized annually by awards such as the Spiel des Jahres and the As d'Or.[2] The Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design, a division of the Game Manufacturers Association, inducts outstanding individuals into the Hall of Fame.[3]

Board game designers

Card game designers

Crossword designers

Crossword designers are also known as crossword compilers, cruciverbalists, crossword writers, crossword constructors, or crossword setters.[4][5]

Paper-and-pencil game designers

The following game designers work on paper-and-pencil games other than crosswords. These games can be played solely with paper and pencils (or other writing implements), usually without erasing.

Pinball game designers

Outstanding pinball game designers are recognized by the Pinball Expo Hall of Fame.[27] Some notable players include George Gomez, Pat Lawlor, and Steve Ritchie.[28]

Role playing game designers

Video game designers

Some of the most infuencial video game designers are discussed in a books series by Bloomsbury Publishing including Todd Howard, Keiji Inafune, Eugene Jarvis, Jane Jensen, Hideo Kojima, Brenda Laurel, and Shigeru Miyamoto.[29] Ralph H. Baer is notable as an invotor of video games, designing the Magnavox Odyssey home video game system.[30]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "What Do Game Designers Do? A Complete Guide". Circuit Stream. Retrieved 2026-03-30.
  2. ↑ "The 2016 "Board Game of the Year" nominees, reviewed". Ars Technica. 2016-07-16. Retrieved 2026-03-30.
  3. 1 2 "Hall of Fame". The Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design. Retrieved 2026-03-31.
  4. ↑ Seikaly, Kristen (2017-10-24). "List of Professional Crossword Writers | Crossword puzzle maker |". The BrightSprout Blog. Retrieved 2026-04-29.
  5. ↑ "Cruciverbalist". www.worldwidewords.org. Retrieved 2026-04-29.
  6. ↑ "Waving Hands from Duel Purpose". Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  7. ↑ "Spellbinder".
  8. ↑ Zandonella, Catherine (April 14, 2020). "Mathematician John Horton Conway, a 'magical genius' known for inventing the 'Game of Life,' dies at age 82". Princeton University. Retrieved 2026-03-30.
  9. ↑ Gardner, Martin (October 1970). "Mathematical Games - The fantastic combinations of John Conway's new solitaire game 'Life'" (PDF). Scientific American. 223: 120–123. doi:10.1038/scientificamerican1070-120. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 January 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  10. 1 2 3 McKay, Brett and Kate (2020-07-17). "5 Pencil and Paper Games to Do When You're Bored". The Art of Manliness. Retrieved 2026-04-29.
  11. ↑ Grossman, Lev (March 11, 2013). "The Answer Men". Time. New York. Archived from the original on March 1, 2013. Retrieved March 4, 2013.(registration required)
  12. ↑ Shortz, Will (2006-05-08). "The 2006 TIME 100 - TIME". Time. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 2026-01-08.
  13. ↑ Hayward, Ryan B.; Toft, Bjarne (2019). Hex, inside and out : the full story. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. p. 156. ISBN 978-0367144258.
  14. 1 2 "Jumble by David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek". Tribune Content Agency. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  15. 1 2 "Jeeyon Shim wins 2021 Diana Jones Emerging Designer Program". Dicebreaker. 2021-08-04. Retrieved 2026-05-04.
  16. ↑ "2021 Award Winning Games". IndieCade. Archived from the original on September 28, 2022. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
  17. ↑ Lucas, Édouard (1895), "La Pipopipette: nouveau jeu de combinaisons", L'arithmétique amusante, Paris: Gauthier-Villars et fils, pp. 204–209.
  18. ↑ A New Puzzle Challenges Math Skills, New_York_Times, February 8, 2009
  19. ↑ "Scramble". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. December 4, 1954. p. 11.
  20. ↑ Arrizabalaga, Mónica (2020-06-26). "La mente que retó al ingenio de los españoles con jeroglíficos de oro". ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-04-05.
  21. ↑ Gardner, Martin (October 1970). "Mathematical Games - The fantastic combinations of John Conway's new solitaire game 'Life'" (PDF). Scientific American. 223: 120–123. doi:10.1038/scientificamerican1070-120. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 January 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  22. 1 2 Wang, Regina (2012-10-18). "'Mad Libs' Publisher Larry Sloan Dies". Time. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 2026-04-29.
  23. ↑ Gardner, M. (1961). The Second Scientific American Book of Mathematical Puzzles and Diversions. NY: Simon and Schuster. pp. 86–87.
  24. ↑ "EDP Winner 2021". The Diana Jones Award. 2024-05-15. Retrieved 2026-05-04.
  25. ↑ "2021 Award Winning Games". IndieCade. Archived from the original on September 28, 2022. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
  26. ↑ "DITLOID Trivia Game". Instructables. Retrieved 2026-04-29.
  27. ↑ "Hall of Fame". Pinball Expo. 2020-11-13. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
  28. ↑ "Who is the Greatest Solid State Pinball Designer of all time? Results". Home Leisure Direct. July 6, 2018. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
  29. ↑ "Influential Video Game Designers". Bloomsbury Publishing (US). Archived from the original on 2025-12-03. Retrieved 2026-03-30.
  30. ↑ "Ralph H. Baer". National Inventors Hall of Fame. 2026-03-30. Retrieved 2026-03-30.
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