(1959-07-22) July 22, 1959 (age 64)[1] New York City, U.S.[1]
Pen name
Designer X
Occupation
Game designer, science fiction writer
Education
Brown University (BS)
Genre
Role-playing games
Spouse
Louise Disbrow
(m. 1986)
Children
3
Relatives
Edward N. Costikyan (father)
Greg Costikyan (born July 22, 1959, in New York City[1]), sometimes known under the pseudonym "Designer X",[2] is an American game designer and science fiction writer.[3]
Costikyan's career spans nearly all extant genres of gaming, including: hex-based wargames, role-playing games, boardgames, card games, computer games, online games, and mobile games. Several of his games have won Origins Awards. He co-founded Manifesto Games, now out of business, with Johnny Wilson in 2005.
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^"Greg Costikyan". Pen & Paper RPG Database. Archived from the original on 2008-06-02. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
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