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Andrew Rilstone

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Andrew Rilstone
NationalityBritish
OccupationGame designer

Andrew Rilstone is a game designer and blogger who has worked primarily on role-playing games.

Career

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Andrew Rilstone was the editor of the influential fanzine Aslan in the 1980s and early 1990s.[1]

James Wallis, Rilstone and Richard Lambert created the story-telling card game Once Upon a Time in 1990.[2]: 304  Once Upon a Time was finally published by Atlas Games in 1993, and was the first release from Atlas in the board and card game genre.[2]: 253 

Wallis and Rilstone co-founded the RPG magazine Inter*action, the first issue of which was published in Summer 1994.[2]: 304  Wallis founded Hogshead Publishing in October 1994; the company had three members of staff initially - Wallis, Rilstone, and Jane Mitton.[2]: 305  Wallis and Rilstone changed the name of Inter*action to Interactive Fantasy due to issues with the trademark beginning with its second issue, which was the first publication from Hogshead.[2]: 305  The Dying of the Light, a scenario pack for Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay published by Hogshead in 1995, included adventures by Wallis, Rilstone, Phil Masters, Chris Pramas, and other authors.[2]: 305 

References

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  1. ^ "Vintage UK RPG Fanzines". gamehourz.com. 2004-04-10. Archived from the original on 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Shannon Appelcline (2011). Designers & Dragons. Mongoose Publishing. ISBN 978-1-907702-58-7.
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