# Ed Averett

> Edward B. Averett is an American video game designer, programmer, and electrical engineer from Chattanooga, Tennessee. A former employee of Intel, he developed 25 games for the Magnavox Odyssey² as a freelance developer from 1979 to 1982, more than half of the system's library in North America. He designed and programmed K.C. Munchkin, which was the subject of a landmark court case in video game copyright law. He is also the current owner of the K.C. Munchkin character.

*American video game designer*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Developer ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5482740))
- **Category:** Developers
- **Status:** unknown
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Edward B. Averett is an American video game designer, programmer, and electrical engineer from Chattanooga, Tennessee. A former employee of Intel, he developed 25 games for the Magnavox Odyssey² as a freelance developer from 1979 to 1982, more than half of the system's library in North America. He designed and programmed K.C. Munchkin, which was the subject of a landmark court case in video game copyright law. He is also the current owner of the K.C. Munchkin character.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 36.5
- **Momentum:** 2.3

## Sources
- [Ed Averett](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Averett)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106840729)

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