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People 19th century pioneers Johann Hellwig Georg von Reisswitz Julius von Verdy du Vernois (1832–1910) Fred T. Jane (1865–1916) 20th century Pioneers H. G. Wells (1866–1946) Don Featherstone (1918–2013) Tony Bath (1926–2000) Charles S. Roberts (1930–2010) Allan B. Calhamer (1931–2013) Phil Barker (born 1932) Gary Gygax (1938–2008) Redmond Simonsen (1942–2005) Jim Dunnigan (born 1943) Richard Berg (1943-2019) John Hill (1945–2015) Tom Dalgliesh (born 1945) S. Craig Taylor (1946–2012) Paddy Griffith (1947–2010) Larry Harris, Jr. (born 1948) Groups Castle & Crusade Society Game Manufacturers Association International Federation of Wargaming International Wargames Federation Johnny Reb Gaming Society Naval Wargames Society Society of Twentieth Century Wargamers Events Charles S. Roberts Award Gen Con Origins Game Fair World Boardgaming Championships
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Dan Verssen is an American wargame designer who in 2002 founded Dan Verssen Games in Glendora, California. Verssen is credited as the designer of over 100 board games or game items.^[1] His first game design Modern Naval Battles, which was published by 3W Games in 1989, won several awards including the 1989 Charles S. Roberts Award for "Best Post–World War Two or Modern Game". He started designing games while he was in high school. Verssen has also designed games for companies such as Avalon Hill, GMT Games, Decision Games, and Alderac Entertainment Group. His wife Holly is often the developer of his games.^[2]