Charles S. Roberts
American wargame designer and railroad historian
Charles Swann Roberts (February 3, 1930 – August 20, 2010, Baltimore, Maryland) was an American wargame designer, railroad historian, and businessman. He is renowned as "The Father of Board Wargaming", having created the first commercially successful modern wargame in 1952 (Tactics), the first wargaming company in 1954 (Avalon Hill), and designed the first board wargame based upon an actual historical battle (Gettysburg).2
From Wikipedia’s article on Charles S. Roberts (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born Feb 3, 1930, died Aug 20, 2010.1
About
He is also the author of a series of books on railroad history, published by the small publishing firm, Barnard, Roberts, and Company, Inc.
From Wikipedia’s article on Charles S. Roberts, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Companies
- Avalon HillFounder8
Career
Occupation: board game designer.4
- Date not recordedFounded Avalon Hill3
Known for: Tactics.5
Personal life
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- 1WikidataCharles S. Roberts on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaCharles S. Roberts on Wikipedia
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- 8WikidataAvalon Hill, Founder
- 9Wikimedia CommonsCharles S. Roberts photo by GreenC, CC BY-SA 4.0