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Paul Joseph Randles (December 16, 1965 – February 10, 2003) was an American game designer who designed German-style board games.

Early life

Paul Randles was a native of Seattle, Washington.

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. He worked as a brand manager at Wizards. Randles left Wizards of the Coast and started his own game design company, Randles Games. He designed his first game Pirate's Cove with Daniel Stahl under his own firm. 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. 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. He died on February 10, 2003.

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. "King County deaths". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. 2003-02-14. p. B5.
3. ^ "Authors - Pirate's Cove - Days of Wonder". Daysofwonder.com. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
4. "The Game Mechanics: Helpware and Papa Christmas". Archived from the original on 2015-02-04. Retrieved 2015-02-04.
5. ^ Wiker, JD (2007). "Pirate's Cove". In Lowder, James (ed.). Hobby Games: The 100 Best. Green Ronin Publishing. pp. 240–243. ISBN 978-1-932442-96-0.
6. ^ Tinsman, Brian (2003). The Game Inventor's Guidebook. Krause Publications. pp. 133–134. ISBN 0-87349-552-7.

• 1965 births
• 2003 deaths
• American board game designers
• Deaths from pancreatic cancer