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Jan 11, 2024
Jennell Jaquays (1956–2024), influential D&D artist and game designer
Jennell Jaquays was a designer of tabletop and video games whose work helped change the way adventure modules are designed in the popular tabletop game “Dungeons & Dragons.”
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May 26, 2023
Mark Boudreaux (1955–2023), Star Wars Millennium Falcon toy designer
Mark Boudreaux was a longtime toy designer for Kenner and Hasbro, Inc., who designed the original “Star Wars” Millennium Falcon playset and all that followed, along with many other toys in the “Star Wars,” “Batman,” and “Jurassic Park” lines.
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Apr 4, 2023
Klaus Teuber (1952–2023), Catan board game creator
Klaus Teuber was a German board game designer who created the influential game Settlers of Catan.
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Dec 22, 2021
Henry Orenstein (1923–2021), toy developer who helped launch Transformers
Henry Orenstein was a holocaust survivor and successful toy developer who helped launch Transformers.
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Oct 13, 2021
Brian Goldner (1963–2021), Hasbro CEO
Brian Goldner was the longtime CEO of the toys and games giant Hasbro, as well as a film producer.
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Oct 13, 2021
Charles Cummings (1930–2021), Easy-Bake Mini-Wave Oven inventor
Charles Cummings was a toy inventor who created the Baby Alive doll and the Easy-Bake Mini-Wave Oven.
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Sep 15, 2021
Reuben Klamer (1922–2021), creator of the Game of Life
Reuben Klamer was a toy and game inventor who created the Game of Life for Milton Bradley.
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Aug 17, 2021
Maki Kaji (1951–2021), “Father of Sudoku”
Maki Kaji was known as the “Father of Sudoku” for bringing the number puzzle to a worldwide audience through his magazine, Nikoli.
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Mar 22, 2018
Charles Lazarus (1923–2018), Toys R Us founder
Passed away daysafter franchise announced it will shut down80a6
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May 9, 2017
Stanley Weston (1933 - 2017), G.I. Joe co-creator
Licensing pioneer was called the Father of the G.I. Joe action figure...