Paul Randles Explained

Paul Joseph Randles (December 16, 1965 – February 10, 2003^{[1] [2]}) was an American game designer who designed German-style board games.

Early life

Paul Randles was a native of Seattle, Washington.^[3]

Career

Randles began his career in game development at Wizards of the Coast, where he worked on board games and card games including RoboRally, The Great Dalmuti and Xena & Hercules.^{[3] [4]} He worked as a brand manager at Wizards. Randles left Wizards of the Coast and started his own game design company, Randles Games.^[3] He designed his first game Pirate's Cove with Daniel Stahl under his own firm.^[3] Randles and Stahl showed Pirate's Cove first to Amigo, and Amigo purchased the game in 2000 which helped Randles become a respected game designer in the European market in less than two years.^[5] His games Pirate's Cove and Key Largo (with Bruno Faidutti and Mike Selinker) were published first in Europe and then in the United States.

Health

About a year after leaving Wizards of the Coast, Randles was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.^[6] He died on February 10, 2003.

Notes and References

1. "United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JG9V-6M9 : accessed 3 February 2015), Paul J Randles, 10 Feb 2003; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
2. News: King County deaths . . 2003-02-14 . B5.
3. Web site: Authors - Pirate's Cove - Days of Wonder. Daysofwonder.com. 19 July 2018.
4. Web site: The Game Mechanics: Helpware and Papa Christmas . 2015-02-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150204074520/http://www.thegamemechanics.com/freebies/helpware_paul.asp# . 2015-02-04 . dead .
5. Book: Tinsman, Brian . 2003 . The Game Inventor's Guidebook . . 0-87349-552-7. 133–134.
6. Book: Wiker, JD . JD Wiker

   . . Hobby Games: The 100 Best . JD Wiker . Lowder . James . James Lowder . . 2007 . 240–243 . 978-1-932442-96-0.