Mike Selinker | |
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 Selinker in 2014 | |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Game designer |
Mike Selinker (/ˈsɛlɪŋkər/SEL-ink-ər[1]) is an Americangame designer,puzzle maker, and the founder and president of Lone Shark Games.
Selinker's design credits includePirates of the Spanish Main andFightball withJames Ernest,Axis & Allies Revised Edition withLarry Harris, theMarvel Super Heroes Adventure Game,Risk Godstorm,[2][3]Gloria Mundi,Key Largo,Stonehenge,[4]Thornwatch,[5] andPathfinder Adventure Card Game.[6] He was a creative director for the 3rd edition ofDungeons & Dragons and theHarry Potter Trading Card Game. As apuzzle maker, he created the fictional police officerLt. Nodumbo forGAMES World of Puzzles. Selinker foundedLIVE/WIRE with Tim Beach and theMaze of Games withTeeuwynn Woodruff. He has writtenpoker books such asDealer's Choice: The Complete Handbook of Saturday Night Poker, with James Ernest andPhil Foglio.[7] He has also written puzzles for theChicago Tribune, theNew York Times, andGames magazine.[4] He has authoredThe Kobold Guide to Board Game Design andPuzzlecraft: The Ultimate Guide on How to Construct Every Kind of Puzzle.
Selinker and James Ernest createdTitanic Games withPaizo Publishing in 2005 to add board game publishing to Paizo's already established role-playing game publications.[8]
Selinker founded the Lone Shark Games design studio with James Ernest,[9] and is the company's president.[10] In March 2010, in conjunction withWired magazine andUniversal Pictures, the company announced plans to release a group of "Runners" to go "on the lam", as promotion for the filmRepo Men.[11] The Runners were to be hunted by anyone in the United States who desired to find them. Anyone that caught a Runner would receive a US$7,500 "bounty".[11] Of the contest, Selinker said, "Our Runners are out there hiding among 300 million people. Of course, that's 300 million people who might turn them in ..."[11] After a longtime employee accused Selinker of creating an abusive and toxic work environment,[12] he took an unpaid leave of absence from Lone Shark in November 2021.[13]
Selinker won three 2004Origins Awards forPirates,Axis & Allies: D-Day, andBetrayal at House on the Hill.[14] His gameAlpha Blitz wasGames Magazine's 1998Word Game of the Year.[citation needed]
Selinker is a member of theNational Puzzlers' League under the nickname "Slik".[15]
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