Writer and game designer
Austin, Texas Area
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Allen Varney’s Summary
Independent contract writer and game designer since 1986. Regular writer for The Escapist and HardOCP. Designed UT Executive Challenge, networked multiplayer business ethics game for MBA grad students at University of Texas McCombs Business School, sponsored by Dell. Computer game credits: Sony Online, Looking Glass, Junction Point, Interplay, Origin, others. Three boardgames, the 2004 edition of the PARANOIA tabletop roleplaying game, two dozen roleplaying supplements, and seven books for many paper-game publishers. 250+ articles, columns, and reviews, including four regular columns in national magazines (Dragon, Duelist, InQuest, Tuff Stuff Collect).
Allen Varney’s Specialties:
Game design, roleplaying rules and quest design, business ethics simulations, board and card games, documentation, article writing.
