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Robert Abbott

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Game inventor

United StatesWritersLived 1933 to 2018 · aged 84
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Robert Abbott was an American game inventor, sometimes referred to by fans as "The Official Grand Old Man of Card Games". Though early in his life he worked as a computer programmer with the IBM 360 assembly language, he began designing games in the 1950s.

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Abbott's yearbook picture at St. Louis Country Day School in 1951 as a seniorAbbott's yearbook picture at St. Louis Country Day School in 1951 as a seniorA maze showing Theseus (blue) and the Minotaur (red)A maze showing Theseus (blue) and the Minotaur (red)

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Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1933 to 2018 · aged 84
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7 languages

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