Richard Borg
Richard Borg (born 1948) is a game designer.[1] Tom Braunlich and Rollie Tesh planned Decipher's Star Wars Customizable Card Game at his house in Florida.[2] The Premiere Two-Player Introductory Game rules booklet thanks him "for rogue design in an elegant system."[3] Dragon #230 credited him among the Star Wars Customizable Card Game designers.[4]
Service
| Dates | Service |
|---|---|
| 1994–1995 | Host of the SWCCG planning retreat at his Florida house[2] |
SWCCG planning
Braunlich and Tesh went to Borg's Florida house after the Star Trek CCG launch, before the Star Wars license was signed.[2] Braunlich called Borg a friend and a game designer.[2] They talked through how the game should play and whether it could hold the Star Wars universe.[2] They returned with a general plan for the design.[2] Braunlich's idea of using the draw deck as the player's Force came out of that planning.[2][5]
Later games
Borg was born in Connecticut in 1948.[1] He founded Action Designs in 1987.[6] His games include Bluff, Battle Cry, Memoir '44, and the Commands & Colors series.[1][6] He entered the Charles S. Roberts Awards Hall of Fame in 2010.[1] In 2025 he designed Star Wars: Battle of Hoth.[1]
See also
- Creators of SWCCG
- Design of Star Wars CCG
- Tom Braunlich · Rollie Tesh · Jerry Darcy
- Premiere Two-Player Introductory Game
- Star Wars Customizable Card Game (Dragon 230)
- Decipher · Star Wars CCG
- Transcript: The Booster Pack/Episode 28 transcript
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Richard Borg, Wikipedia. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 The Booster Pack #28 — The making of the Star Wars CCG with Tom Braunlich, The Booster Pack Network (24 August 2022), 3:06–4:40. Preserved copy: Internet Archive. Transcript: The Booster Pack/Episode 28 transcript.
- ↑ Introductory Two-Player Game Rules Booklet, Decipher / Parker Brothers, credits page. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
- ↑ Rick Swan, "Star Wars Customizable Card Game", Role-playing Reviews, Dragon #230 (June 1996), pp. 113–114. Scan: Dragon Magazine, Internet Archive.
- ↑ The Booster Pack #28 — The making of the Star Wars CCG with Tom Braunlich, The Booster Pack Network (24 August 2022), 4:40–5:12. Preserved copy: Internet Archive. Transcript: The Booster Pack/Episode 28 transcript.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Richard Borg, Days of Wonder. Preserved copy: Internet Archive