Thomas Lehmann
Encyclopedia
Tom Lehmann has been an economist
, programmer
, boardgame publisher, game designer, and technical writer
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Tom has also contributed design ideas to other published games, including San Juan
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Economist
An economist is a professional in the social science discipline of economics. The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy...
, programmer
Programmer
A programmer, computer programmer or coder is someone who writes computer software. The term computer programmer can refer to a specialist in one area of computer programming or to a generalist who writes code for many kinds of software. One who practices or professes a formal approach to...
, boardgame publisher, game designer, and technical writer
Technical writer
A technical writer is a professional writer who designs, creates, and maintains technical documentation...
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Published Games
- Fast Food FranchiseFast Food Franchise (board game)-Gameplay:Initially, the game looks like Monopoly. There is a board, with spaces around the edges. Some of these spaces can be controlled. Each time you land on a space controlled by an opponent, you pay them money....
(1992, Prism Games/TimJim Games) - Time Agent (1992, Prism Games)
- Suzerain (1993, Prism Games)
- Age of Exploration (1994, Prism Games)
- 2038 - co-designed with Jim Hlavaty (1995, Prism Games)
- Throneworld (1997, Prism Games)
- Magellan/Pizarro & Co. (2002, Hans im GlückHans im GlückHans im Glück Verlags-GmbH is a German board and card game publisher. Though many of their own games are language-independent they themselves publish only printings for the domestic market which include only German-language rules; English-language printings of their games have been published...
, Rio Grande GamesRio Grande GamesRio Grande Games is a board game publisher based in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. The company primarily imports and localizes foreign language German-style board games.-History:...
) - Meine Würfel, deine Würfel (My Dice, Your Dice) - a freebie dice gameDice gameDice games are games that use or incorporate a die as their sole or central component, usually as a random device.-Collectible dice games:Patterned after the success of collectible card games, a number of collectible dice games have been published...
included with 55 (2005, Abacus) - 1846 - an 18XX18XX18XX is the generic term for a series of board games that, with a few exceptions, recreate the building of railroad corporations during the 19th century; individual games within the series use particular years in the 19th century as their title , or "18" plus a two-letter geographical designator...
game (2005, Deep Thought Games, LLC) - Jericho (2006, Abacus)
- To Court the KingTo Court the KingTo Court the King is a dice-based table game designed by Tom Lehmann. It was published in German by Amigo Spiele and in English by Rio Grande Games in 2006. The basic mechanics of rolling and re-rolling dice have drawn comparisons to the game of Yahtzee....
- A dice-based game (2006, Amigo SpieleAmigo SpieleAmigo Spiele is a German board and card game publisher. Many of their games have won Spiel des Jahres awards, and many have been published in English by Rio Grande Games.- Notable games :* Bohnanza* 6 Nimmt!/Take 6!* Café International...
and Rio Grande Games) -- (a German article chronicling its passage from a prototype named Royal Advancement to publishing is available) - Phoenicia (2007, Rio Grande GamesRio Grande GamesRio Grande Games is a board game publisher based in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. The company primarily imports and localizes foreign language German-style board games.-History:...
/JKLM GamesJKLM Games- Published games:, JKLM games has published:* Tulipmania designed by Scott Nicholson* Third World Debt designed by Dave Thorby* Kings Progress designed by Steve Kingsbury* Celtic Quest designed by Nigel Buckle...
) - Race for the GalaxyRace for the GalaxyRace for the Galaxy is a card game designed by Thomas Lehmann that was released in 2007 by Rio Grande Games. Its theme is to build galactic civilizations via game cards that represent worlds or technical and social developments...
(2007, Rio Grande GamesRio Grande GamesRio Grande Games is a board game publisher based in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. The company primarily imports and localizes foreign language German-style board games.-History:...
) - The Gathering Storm (Race for the GalaxyRace for the GalaxyRace for the Galaxy is a card game designed by Thomas Lehmann that was released in 2007 by Rio Grande Games. Its theme is to build galactic civilizations via game cards that represent worlds or technical and social developments...
expansion 1) (2008, Rio Grande Games) - Middle Kingdom (2008, Z-Man GamesZ-Man GamesthumbZ-Man Games is a company incorporated in 1999 in the USA to produce games. The headquarters is in Mahopac, New York, near New York City. It is named after its proprietor, Zev Shlasinger...
) - New Society (included in the St. PetersburgSaint Petersburg (board game)Saint Petersburg is a card-driven designer board game, with the design of the game credited to Michael Tummelhofer, a pseudonym for Michael Bruinsma, Jay Tummelson and Bernd Brunnhofer. Most of the design work was done by Brunnhofer...
Expansion) (2008, Rio Grande Games) - Rebel vs Imperium (Race for the GalaxyRace for the GalaxyRace for the Galaxy is a card game designed by Thomas Lehmann that was released in 2007 by Rio Grande Games. Its theme is to build galactic civilizations via game cards that represent worlds or technical and social developments...
expansion 2) (2009, Rio Grande Games) - Pandemic: On the Brink (PandemicPandemic (board game)Pandemic is a cooperative board game designed by Matt Leacock and published by Z-Man Games in 2008.Pandemic is based on the premise that four diseases have broken out in the world, each threatening to wipe out a region. The game accommodates 2 to 4 players, each playing one of five possible...
expansion) - co-designed with Matt Leacock (2009, Z-Man Games) - The Brink of War (Race for the GalaxyRace for the GalaxyRace for the Galaxy is a card game designed by Thomas Lehmann that was released in 2007 by Rio Grande Games. Its theme is to build galactic civilizations via game cards that represent worlds or technical and social developments...
expansion 3) (2010, Rio Grande Games) - The City (2011, Amigo SpieleAmigo SpieleAmigo Spiele is a German board and card game publisher. Many of their games have won Spiel des Jahres awards, and many have been published in English by Rio Grande Games.- Notable games :* Bohnanza* 6 Nimmt!/Take 6!* Café International...
) - Outpost Kicker Expansion (included in the 2011 OutpostOutpost (board game)Outpost is a board game published by TimJim Games from 1991 to 1994. Players start with factory and population tokens and compete to acquire victory points through stylized economic activity using production output cards to the buy more factories and population, and special ability cards including...
reprint) (2011, Stronghold Games)
Tom has also contributed design ideas to other published games, including San Juan
San Juan (game)
San Juan is a card game designed by Andreas Seyfarth and published in 2004 by Alea in German and by Rio Grande Games in English. The game is derived from the board game Puerto Rico, and takes its name from San Juan, capital of Puerto Rico....
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External links
- Tom Lehmann personal web page