词条 | Larry Harris (game designer) |
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Larry Harris, Jr., is a game designer. FamilyHarris is the son of Lawrence (Larry) Harris, Sr., who was a U.S. infantryman in the Pacific Theater, participating in assaults in the Solomon Islands, New Guinea and the Philippines. CareerLarry Harris is most famous for creating the board game Axis & Allies, as well as all of its sequels.[1] During 1984, his first year at Milton Bradley, 13 games of his design were featured in the company's catalog.[2] This included the three initial titles in the Gamemaster series: Conquest of the Empire, Broadsides and Boarding Parties, and, Axis & Allies.[2] Other companies for which he has designed games include Mattel, Coleco, Parker Brothers, Hasbro Games Group, Hasbro Interactive, and Infogrames Interactive.[2] His other significant games include LionHeart and more.{{citation needed|date=December 2014}} He has also assisted in the further development of Trivial Pursuit and Risk.{{citation needed|date=December 2014}} Larry is also the inventor of Thin Ice.[1] Harris runs his own company, Harris Game Design.[2] Four of his Axis & Allies games won Origins Awards, including the induction of the original game into the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design's Hall of Fame in 1996.[3] Harris has lived extensively in Europe and three years in Iran.[2] He speaks fluent French, is an Army veteran with five years' service, and has been known to pilot an ultralight.[2] References1. ^1 {{cite journal|title=25 Years of Axis & Allies|last=Whitehall| first=Bruce| journal= Knucklebones|date=March 2008|volume=3|issue=2| pages=22–24| publisher=Jones Publishing}} 2. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{Cite book | contribution=Diplomacy | title=Hobby Games: The 100 Best | last=Harris | first=Larry | authorlink= | editor-last=Lowder | editor-first=James | editor-link=James Lowder | publisher=Green Ronin Publishing | year=2007 | pages=81–85 | isbn=978-1-932442-96-0}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.originsgamefair.com/awards/1995/list-of-winners |title=Origins Award Winners (1995) |publisher=Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design |accessdate=2008-01-12 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080102044110/http://www.originsgamefair.com/awards/1995/list-of-winners |archivedate=2008-01-02 |deadurl=yes |df= }} External links
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