Tom Lehmann (born July 1, 1958) has worked as an economist, programmer, boardgame publisher, and technical writer, but is best known as a game designer.[1] His card game Race for the Galaxy won several awards.[2]

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Tom Lehmann was the publisher and designer of Prism Games.[3][self-published source] His first published game was in 1992.[4] His works include Fast Food Franchise, Time Agent, 2038 (with Jim Hlavaty), 1846, Magellan/Pizarro & Co., Jericho, To Court the King, Phoenicia, Race for the Galaxy,[5] and New Frontiers.[3] He is a freelance game designer, and has been a full time game designer since the early 2000s.[4] Lehmann now designs games for the international market.[3] He has also worked with Matt Leacock on expansions for Pandemic, as well as Res Arcana.[4]

Lehmann began work on a card game version of Puerto Rico, both working on his own and with the designer Andreas Seyfarth, but when his version was not used as part of San Juan he continued to develop his game, combining it with a previous design for a space-themed customizable card game until it was published as Race for the Galaxy by Rio Grande Games.[6] The game was an Origins Awards finalist in the "Traditional Card Game" category.[7] Lehmann received acclaim for Race for the Galaxy which has been considered one of the best card games.[8] Lehmann designed the 2014 dice version of the game called Roll for the Galaxy with Wei-Hwa Huang.[9] This version uses a mechanic system involving six-sided dice.[10] Lehmann created the Jump Drive expansion in 2016, based on his game The City from Amigo, for new Roll for the Galaxy players.[11] Lehmann also prouced the 2018 standalone addition New Frontiers which allowed players to conquer new worlds and colonize them.[12]

He designed the 2022 dice-building game Dice Realms.[4]

Published games

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Lehmann has also contributed design ideas to other published games, including Outpost, San Juan, Pandemic: The Cure, the revised edition of Pandemic, and Pandemic Legacy: Season 1.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ Board Game Geek page on race for the galaxy retrieved 2 December 2020
  3. ^ a b c Lehmann, Tom (2007). "Tigris & Euphrates". In Lowder, James (ed.). Hobby Games: The 100 Best. Green Ronin Publishing. pp. 319–321. ISBN 978-1-932442-96-0.
  4. ^ a b c d Eggett, Christopher John (2022-12-01). "Talking Tabletop: Dice Realms with Thomas Lehmann". Tabletop Gaming. Warners Group Publications. Archived from the original on 2023-11-22. Retrieved 2023-11-22. The interview is also available here from PressReader and verifies the interviewer is Christopher John Eggett.
  5. ^ a b c "The best games from Thomas Lehmann 🇺🇸". The best board games at Tibi. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  6. ^ Batty, Ward (2008-03-12). "Game". Boise Weekly. p. 38. ProQuest 367265827.
  7. ^ "Origins Awards Finalists Announced". ICv2. 2008-04-28. Archived from the original on 2023-11-22. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  8. ^ Sukumaran, Arjun (2020-08-27). "A new game of galaxies: In New Frontiers, 2-5 players compete to expand their galactic empires in various ways". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 2023-11-22. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  9. ^ Harford, Tim (2023-04-21). "The never-ending brilliance of board games: When the pandemic struck, sales of Catan soared as people looked for something fun to do at home". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  10. ^ Monagle, Matthew (2021-12-02). "The 20 Best Board Games For Adults". /Film. Archived from the original on 2023-11-22. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  11. ^ Niebling, William (2016-12-16). "'Race for the Galaxy: Jump Drive': Stand-Alone Game by Thomas Lehmann". ICv2. Archived from the original on 2023-11-22. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  12. ^ "Rick And Morty Get Szechuan Sauce, Black Mirror Goes Social, And More In Tabletop Gaming News". Gizmodo. 2018-11-24. Archived from the original on 2023-11-22. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  13. ^ Niebling, William (2017-02-16). "Review: 'H.P. Lovecraft's Kingsport Festival: The Card Game' (Game)". ICv2. Archived from the original on 2023-11-22. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  14. ^ "Dice Realms Review". Tabletop Gaming. Warners Group Publications. 2022-09-28. Archived from the original on 2023-11-22. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
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