J. Hunter Johnson
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J. Hunter Johnson (born January 8, 1969)[1] is a freelance American game designer and translator. He has translated many game rules and websites from the German for Mayfair Games.
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[edit] History
J. Hunter Johnson was born January 8, 1969 in Wichita, Kansas. At age ten, he was introduced to Dungeons & Dragons. That, combined with an exposure to Isaac Asimov and John M. Ford at the local library, led to his love of role-playing games.[2]
In 1988, he was introduced to GURPS and became an active on USENET. While working on a list of GURPS supplments, he was contacted by Steve Jackson Games for some corrections. This eventually lead to a job as the first coordinator of GURPS errata which he stayed at for five years.[2]
After leaving Steve Jackson Games, J. Hunter Johnson worked with White Wolf to develop gToons for the programmers at Cartoon Network.[3] In the first month of release, the game had over 250,000 registered players.[4] The key to its success is attributed to the large number of cards and interesting combinations.[5]
[edit] Bibliography
[edit] Author
- GURPS WWII: Frozen Hell, Steve Jackson Games
- GURPS Monsters, Steve Jackson Games
- GURPS Japan with Lee Gold
[edit] Design
- Exalted Card Game, White Wolf
- GToons
- Button Men: Bruno! (self-published)with Dan Smith
[edit] Magazine articles
- The Mush-Maligned Will, Pyramid, Issue #9.
- Up Front, Fire & Movement #133.
- Chrome Berets in the One-and-Twenty in Pyramid #15
- Terra Incognita: Cambiare (Tempest I) in Pyramid Online 12/31/99
- Banestorming Infinity Unlimited in Pyramid Online 6/19/98
- New World War variant in Pyramid Online 1/29/99
- Settlers of Catan (Mayfair Games)variant in Pyramid Online 7/30/99
- Fudge Dice (Grey Ghost Press) variant in Pyramid Online 7/30/99
[edit] Magazine reviews
- Review of Tenjo by WhySpire? Games, Fire & Movement #130.
- Review of Samurai & Katana by Clash of Arms, Fire & Movement #130.
- Review of U.S. Patent No. 1 by Cheapass Games, Fire & Movement #131.
- Review of The Deep by Mystic Eye Games, Pyramid Online 8/20/04.
- Review of Doge by Rio Grande Games, Moves #108.
- Review of Zero! by GMT Games, Fire & Movement #126.
- Review of Chrononauts by Looney Labs, Moves #107.
- Review of The Cities & Knights of Catan by Mayfair Games, Moves #107.
- Review of Knights Brave and Bold by Eurogames Descartes, Moves #107.
- Review of Dragon's Gold by Eurogames Descartes, Moves #107.
- Review of Advanced Squad Leader, Second Edition by Multi-Man Publishing, Fire & Movement #125.
- Review of The Ashes of Empire by Udo Grebe Gamedesign, Moves #106.
- The Apprentice (Clash of Arms) review in Moves #105
- Thieves of Bagdad (Clash of Arms) review in Moves #104.
- Tales of Ulysse (Clash of Arms) review in Moves #104
- The Great Brain Robbery (Cheapass Games) review in Moves #104
- Button Men: Fantasy (Cheapass Games) review in Moves #104
- Wizard Kings (Columbia Games) review in Moves #103
- Lord of the Fries De-Lux (Cheapass Games) review in Moves #103
- Battle Line (GMT Games) review in Moves #102
- Through the Desert (Fantasy Flight Games) review in Moves #102
- King of the Elves (Rio Grande Games) review in Moves #102
- Dry Gulch (Hangman Games) review in Pyramid Online 8/13/99
- Monsters Ravage America (Avalon Hill) review in Pyramid Online 7/17/98
- A Magical Medley (Grey Ghost Press) contributor, review in Pyramid #28
[edit] Translations
- Anno 1503, Mayfair Games
- Barbarossa, Catan LLC
- Catan Online, Castle Hill Studios
- Encycolopedia Catanica, Part 1, Catan LLC
- Farb Flitzer, Piatnik
- Starship Catan, Mission 3: The Diplomatic Station, Mayfair Games
- The Kids of Catan, Mayfair Games.
- The Settlers of Catan Card Game, Mayfair Games
- The Settlers of Catan Travel Edition, Mayfair Games
- Domaine, Mayfair Games.
- The Settlers of the Stone Age, Mayfair Games
- Nautilus, Mayfair Games
- Die Siedler von Catan: Das Buch zum Spielen, Kosmos
- Gold Rausch (Hans im Glück)
[edit] References
- ^ J. Hunter Johnson. Pen & Paper RPG Database. Retrieved on 2007-09-15.
- ^ a b Biographie : J. Hunter Johnson (French). Guide du roliste. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
- ^ J. Hunter Johnson. Hunter Johnson — Gaming. Hunter and Lori Johnson. Retrieved on 2007-09-15.
- ^ Jocelyn Longworth (2003-01-08). Gaming takes virtual trading cards to the next promo level. KidScreen Magazine. Retrieved on 2007-09-15.
- ^ Joe (2002-11-12). Back in Orbit. Fourhman. Retrieved on 2007-09-15.
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| NAME | Johnson, J. Hunter |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | American game designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 8, 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wichita, Kansas |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
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