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This page primarily is meant to list non-video game designers. Please see list of computer and video game industry people for a list of well-known video game designers.

A game designer is a person who invents games at the conceptual level. Most game designers are "unsung"; for example, no one knows who invented Chess or Hearts.

However, there are many public figures in game design, including commercial game developers and game-inventing mathematicians.

Some game designers include:

Role-playing game designers

Word game designers

Board game designers

See also

References

  1. ^ Hiltner, Stephen (2017-08-01). "Will Shortz: A Profile of a Lifelong Puzzle Master". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
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