John Harshman is a game designer who has worked primarily on

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Career

In 1975, Game Designers' Workshop published ''

Triplanetary ''Triplanetary'' is a science fiction board wargame originally published by Game Designers' Workshop in 1973. The game is a simulation of space ship travel and combat within the Solar System in the early 21st Century. History First edition '' ...

'' by Harshman and Marc Miller. Harshman, Frank Chadwick, and Loren Wiseman helped Miller design ''

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'' and the game was published in 1977. Harshman had been overseeing the direction of ''Travellers Imperium in-house, and as GDW licensed ''Traveller'' to other companies, he became the contact man for these various publishers.

Personal life

Harshman earned a doctorate in zoology and now lives in California.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Harshman, John Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Role-playing game designers Year of birth missing (living people)