Alex Randolph

Alexander Randolph (4 May 1922 – 10 May 2004) was a designer of board games. Randolph's game creations include TwixT, Breakthru, Inkognito, Raj, Ricochet Robot, and Enchanted Forest. Randolph was born in a ranch at the Colorado River in Arizona. He attended school as a Swiss boarder, studying Philosophy and Semantics. Randolph spent many of his early years in various occupations, including military intelligence and as an advertising copy editor ... more

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  • May 4, 1922

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  • May 10, 2004 (age 82 years)

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