Redmond A. Simonsen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American board game designer
Date of Birth: 18-Jun-1942
Place of Birth: Inwood, New York, United States
Date of Death: 09-Mar-2005
Profession: graphic designer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Redmond A. Simonsen
- Redmond Aksel Simonsen (June 18, 1942 – March 9, 2005) was an American graphic artist and game designer best known for his work at the board wargame company Simulations Publications, Inc.
- (SPI) in the 1970s and early 1980s.
- Simonsen was considered an innovator in game information graphics, and is credited with creating the term "game designer".As art director at SPI Simonsen supervised the release of over 400 game titles, and had game design or development credit for over twenty games.
- In addition, he variously held positions of executive art editor and co-editor or executive editor for the SPI magazines Strategy & Tactics, MOVES and Ares.
- Simonsen was the Charles Roberts Awards Hall of Fame inductee for 1977.
- He was honored as a "famous game designer" by being featured as the king of clubs in Flying Buffalo's 2008 Famous Game Designers Playing Card Deck.
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