David Parlett

male
board game, card game, board games, Spiel des Jahres, Hare and Tortoise, Cardgames
David Parlett is a games scholar who has studied both card games and board games. His published works include many popular books on games and the...
Greg Costikyan

Greg Costikyan

male
Video Game Designer, science fiction writer, board games, role-playing games, boardgames, Toon…Cardgames, Manifesto Games, computer games, Mobile Games, online games
Greg Costikyan, also known as Designer X, is an American game designer and science fiction writer. Costikyan's career spans nearly all extant...
Edmond Hoyle

Edmond Hoyle

male, deceased (1769)
according to Hoyle, Poker Hall of Fame Inductee, chess, bodleian library, Non-fiction writer, whist…Cardgames, Three card brag
Edmond Hoyle (1672 - August 29, 1769), also known as Edmund Hoyle, is a writer best known for his works on the rules and play of card games. The...
R. F. Foster

R. F. Foster

male, deceased (1945)
bridge, whist, unlv, Cardgames, auction bridge, Richard Frederick Foster
"Richard Frederick Foster" (1853 - 1945) was a disseminator of the rules of many card games, including auction bridge and other bridge variations,...
Gary Benson

Gary Benson

male, 52 years old
chess player, sports bettor, University of Technology, Sydney, World Series of Poker bracelet winner, Bachelor of Business, genealogy…Cardgames
Gary Benson (born 1957, in Sydney, Australia) is a professional poker player and sports bettor. Benson started playing poker during his school...