Craig Besinque

Craig Besinque (born 1946) is a wargame designer from British Columbia, Canada, who grew up in Arcadia, California. Most of his games are block wargames which have World War II as a theme. In 1991, his game East Front, co-designed with Tom Dalgliesh, won the Charles S. Roberts Award for Best World War Two Game, a James F. Dunnigan Award for playability and design, and the Origins Award for best Modern-era wargame. His game Triumph & Tragedy was the runner-up for the best 2015 Golden Geek Wargame.[1] His other popular games have included Rommel in the Desert and Hellenes: Campaigns of the Peloponnesian War.

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People 19th century pioneers Johann Hellwig Georg von Reisswitz Julius von Verdy du Vernois (1832–1910) Fred T. Jane (1865–1916) 20th century Pioneers H. G. Wells (1866–1946) Don Featherstone (1918–2013) Tony Bath (1926–2000) Charles S. Roberts (1930–2010) Allan B. Calhamer (1931–2013) Phil Barker (born 1932) Gary Gygax (1938–2008) Redmond Simonsen (1942–2005) Jim Dunnigan (born 1943) Richard Berg (1943-2019) John Hill (1945–2015) Tom Dalgliesh (born 1945) S. Craig Taylor (1946–2012) Paddy Griffith (1947–2010) Larry Harris, Jr. (born 1948) Groups Castle & Crusade Society Game Manufacturers Association International Federation of Wargaming International Wargames Federation Johnny Reb Gaming Society Naval Wargames Society Society of Twentieth Century Wargamers Events Charles S. Roberts Award Gen Con Origins Game Fair World Boardgaming Championships
Lists List of board wargames List of miniature wargames List of wargame publishers

References

"Triumph and Tragedy website by GMT Games". Archived from the original on 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2018-05-16.

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Recreational wargaming	Recreational wargaming Miniature wargame Board wargame Computer wargame Naval wargaming
Pioneers	19th century pioneers Johann Hellwig (1743–1831) Georg von Reisswitz (1794–1827) Julius von Verdy du Vernois (1832–1910) William McCarty Little (1845–1915) 20th century developers H. G. Wells (1866–1946) Jack Scruby (1916–1988) Don Featherstone (1918–2013) Tony Bath (1926–2000) Charles S. Roberts (1930–2010) Allan B. Calhamer (1931–2013) Phil Barker (born 1932) Gary Gygax (1938–2008) Redmond Simonsen (1942–2005) Jim Dunnigan (born 1943) Richard Berg (1943-2019) John Hill (1945–2015) Tom Dalgliesh (born 1945) S. Craig Taylor (1946–2012) Paddy Griffith (1947–2010) Marc W. Miller (born 1947) Larry Harris, Jr. (born 1948) Don Greenwood Frank Chadwick Stephen V. Cole Greg Costikyan (born 1959) Gilbert Roberts (1900-1986) 21st century developers Craig Besinque Ty Bomba Richard Borg James M. Day Mike McVey Joseph Miranda Rick Priestley Andy Chambers Mark Simonitch Jerry Taylor Dan Verssen Martin Wallace Matt Ward
Organizations	Castle & Crusade Society Game Manufacturers Association International Federation of Wargaming International Wargames Federation Johnny Reb Gaming Society Naval Wargames Society Society of Twentieth Century Wargamers Events Charles S. Roberts Award Gen Con Origins Game Fair World Boardgaming Championships

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