Tom Wham (born 1944 in Chester, Illinois) is a designer of board games. He also produced the artwork for his own games with simplistic but whimsical cartoon illustrations that have become his trademark.
Wham worked a variety of odd jobs during his early adult life. After serving four years in the U.S. Navy, he worked for the Guidon Games hobby shop in Maine where he got his first game, a variant on a Civil War naval miniatures campaign, published...
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Tom Wham (born 1944 in Chester, Illinois) is a designer of board games. He also produced the artwork for his own games with simplistic but whimsical cartoon illustrations that have become his trademark.
Wham worked a variety of odd jobs during his early adult life. After serving four years in the U.S. Navy, he worked for the Guidon Games hobby shop in Maine where he got his first game, a variant on a Civil War naval miniatures campaign, published. Afterwards he became a prison guard in his hometown, then held an office job in Denver. In May 1977 he began working for TSR, Inc. at their Lake Geneva, Wisconsin headquarters as a general office worker. In a separate capacity as an independent contractor, Wham began doing some creative work for the company, contributing a handful of illustrations for the original AD&D; Monster Manual, including the game's iconic beholder. he also began writing games for Dragon magazine, the work for which he has become primarily known. These games, printed...
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