Francis Tresham (1936 – 23 October 2019) was a

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designer who produced board games since the early 1970s. Tresham founded and ran games company Hartland Trefoil (founded 1971), a company well-known for its ''

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'' board game, until its sale to

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in 1997. His ''1829'' game was the first of the ''

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'' board game series and some of his board games inspired

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computer games such as '' Railroad Tycoon''. Francis Tresham was the first to introduce a

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into his boardgames. This idea had a large influence on later board and computer games. He was managing director of Tresham Games, which produced ''

''-style board games. In 2013, he was one of the first inductees in the

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Hall of Fame. He died on 23 October 2019.

Published board games

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1825 Events January–March * January 4 – King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies dies in Naples and is succeeded by his son, Francis. * February 3 – Vendsyssel-Thy, once part of the Jutland peninsula forming westernmost Denmark, becomes an ...

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1829 Events January–March * January 19 – August Klingemann's adaptation of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's '' Faust'' premieres in Braunschweig. * February 27 – Battle of Tarqui: Troops of Gran Colombia and Peru battle to a draw. * Marc ...

'' *'' 1829 Mainline'' *''

1830 It is known in European history as a rather tumultuous year with the Revolutions of 1830 in France, Belgium, Poland, Switzerland and Italy. Events January–March * January 11 – LaGrange College (later the University of North Alabama) ...

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1853 Events January–March * January 6 – ** Florida Governor Thomas Brown signs legislation that provides public support for the new East Florida Seminary, leading to the establishment of the University of Florida. **U.S. President-elect ...

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'' *'' Revolution: The Dutch Revolt 1568–1648'' *'' Shocks & Scares'' *''

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'' *'' The Game of Ancient Kingdoms''

References

External links

Current list of available games from Tresham Games
* Board game designers 1936 births 2019 deaths British game designers {{board-game-stub