Clyde Bosco is a pseudonym

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 of the author

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 Russell Ginns. He has also been published as P. C. Russell Ginns, Jacques Barniarde, Kravis Winewater, and Hans Shingle.

He has written several dozen works, mostly puzzles and young adult fiction. Titles include Pipe Down!, Double Trouble!, Leaping Lizards!, Flown the Koopa!, Puzzlooney!, and Midnight Science!

Since the 1990s, Clyde Bosco has shifted from writing to game design and video producing. He has been a major or minor contributor to works including Castle Infinity

Castle Infinity

Castle Infinity is a freeware MMOG for Microsoft Windows developed by Castle Infinity, LLC, an American non-profit organization.The official language of the characters in Castle Infinity is a modification of Esperanto....

, Half-Life, Smarterville, Lode Runner

Lode Runner

Lode Runner is a 1983 platform game, first published by Brøderbund. It is one of the first games to include a level editor, a feature that allows players to create their own levels for the game. This feature bolstered the game's popularity, as magazines such as Computer Gaming World held contests...

, Pop!(Video Game) and AlphaNatix.

His published board games include "Wordspot", "Schmear", and "Chess on the Loose."