Martin Wallace (game designer)

Martin Wallace is a game designer from Manchester, England. He is the founder and chief designer of Treefrog (former Warfrog) Games. Wallace is known for designing complex strategy games that depict a variety of historical settings. Two themes he has frequently used are the construction and operation of railroads, and the rise and fall of ancient civilizations. He has developed a reputation for blending elegant European style game mechanics with the strong themes that are more typical of American style games.^[1] Many of his games feature economic systems, incorporating rules for income, taxation, and debt.

Martin Wallace's most popular game, Age of Steam, was the winner of the 2003 International Gamers Award,^[2] and is one of the top twenty rated games on BoardGameGeek.^[3]

Notable games

• Empires of the Ancient World (2000)
• Liberté (2001)
• Volldampf (2001)
• Age of Steam (2002)
• Tyros (2002)
• Princes of the Renaissance (2003)
• Runebound (2004)
• Struggle of Empires (2004)
• Byzantium (2005)
• Railroad Tycoon (2005)
• Tempus (2006)
• Perikles (2006)
• Brass (2007)
• Tinners' Trail (2008)
• After The Flood (2008)
• Steel Driver (2008)
• Steam: Rails to Riches (2009)
• Waterloo (2009)
• Automobile (2009)
• Last Train to Wensleydale (2009)
• God's Playground (2009)
• Moongha Invaders (2010)
• Age of Industry (2010)
• London (2010)
• A Few Acres of Snow (2011)
• Ankh-Morpork (2011)

References

1. ^ The Games Journal Article on Martin Wallace Retrieved October 24, 2008.
2. ^ Recipients for 2003 International gamers Awards Announced
3. ^ BoardGameGeek Retrieved October 24, 2008.

External links

• Martin Wallace article in The Games Journal
• Martin Wallace (game designer) at BoardGameGeek
• Rank-ordered list of Martin Wallace's games

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