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Francis Tresham

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British board game designer

United KingdomLived 1936 to 2019 · aged 83
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Francis Tresham was a British board game designer who produced board games since the early 1970s. Tresham founded and ran games company Hartland Trefoil, a company well-known for its Civilization board game, until its sale to MicroProse in 1997.

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Francis Tresham was a British board game designer who produced board games since the early 1970s. Tresham founded and ran games company Hartland Trefoil, a company well-known for its Civilization board game, until its sale to MicroProse in 1997. His 1829 game was the first of the 18xx board game series and some of his board games inspired Sid Meier computer games such as Railroad Tycoon.

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United Kingdom
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Lived 1936 to 2019 · aged 83
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