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Stephen Cole was an [[engineer]] and former Texas National Guard intelligence officer.{{cn}} In 1973, while a student at [[Texas Tech]], he founded the company JagdPanther Publications, which published ''JagdPanther'' (1973-1976), a magazine which featured complete small games in every issue as well as scenarios and variants for existing games.<ref name="designers">{{Cite book|author=Shannon Appelcline|title=Designers & Dragons|publisher=Mongoose Publishing|year=2011| isbn= 978-1-907702-58-7}}</ref>{{rp|114}} A few years later, Allen Eldridge, who Cole met at a local game club in Amarillo Texas, joined Cole at JP.<ref name="designers"/>{{rp|114}} Cole and Eldridge decided to close down JP in November 1976, and the company shut down in spring of 1977.<ref name="designers"/>{{rp|114}} JP Publications operated from 1973 to 1977.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gis.net/~pldr/jpp.html|title=JagdPanther Publications: A Game Inventory|accessdate=2007-09-13}}</ref> |
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Later, Cole co-founded [[Task Force Games]] which first published ''Star Fleet Battles'', designed by Cole in the 1980s. ''Star Fleet Battles'' continues to be published by Amarillo Design Bureau and was inducted into the Academy of Adventure Gaming, Arts, & Design Hall of Fame in 2005 where they stated that "''Star Fleet Battles'' literally defined the genre of spaceship combat games in the early 1980s, and was the first game that combined a major license with 'high re-playability'."<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.originsgames.com/aagad/awards/hall-of-fame|title=Academy of Adventure Gaming, Arts, & Design Hall of Fame (2005 Inductees)|accessdate=2007-09-14 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070626195127/http://www.originsgames.com/aagad/awards/hall-of-fame <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-06-26}}</ref> |
Later, Cole co-founded [[Task Force Games]] which first published ''Star Fleet Battles'', designed by Cole in the 1980s. ''Star Fleet Battles'' continues to be published by Amarillo Design Bureau and was inducted into the Academy of Adventure Gaming, Arts, & Design Hall of Fame in 2005 where they stated that "''Star Fleet Battles'' literally defined the genre of spaceship combat games in the early 1980s, and was the first game that combined a major license with 'high re-playability'."<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.originsgames.com/aagad/awards/hall-of-fame|title=Academy of Adventure Gaming, Arts, & Design Hall of Fame (2005 Inductees)|accessdate=2007-09-14 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070626195127/http://www.originsgames.com/aagad/awards/hall-of-fame <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-06-26}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 15:13, 23 October 2013
Stephen V. Cole is an American game designer and the CEO of Amarillo Design Bureau, Inc. (also known as ADB or Starfleet Games) which publishes Star Fleet Battles,[1] Federation and Empire, Federation Commander, Prime Directive, and other wargames set in the Star Fleet Universe.
Career
Stephen Cole was an engineer and former Texas National Guard intelligence officer.[citation needed] In 1973, while a student at Texas Tech, he founded the company JagdPanther Publications, which published JagdPanther (1973-1976), a magazine which featured complete small games in every issue as well as scenarios and variants for existing games.[2]: 114 A few years later, Allen Eldridge, who Cole met at a local game club in Amarillo Texas, joined Cole at JP.[2]: 114 Cole and Eldridge decided to close down JP in November 1976, and the company shut down in spring of 1977.[2]: 114 JP Publications operated from 1973 to 1977.[3]
Later, Cole co-founded Task Force Games which first published Star Fleet Battles, designed by Cole in the 1980s. Star Fleet Battles continues to be published by Amarillo Design Bureau and was inducted into the Academy of Adventure Gaming, Arts, & Design Hall of Fame in 2005 where they stated that "Star Fleet Battles literally defined the genre of spaceship combat games in the early 1980s, and was the first game that combined a major license with 'high re-playability'."[4]
Cole is a contributor to StrategyPage that "provides quick, easy access to what is going on in military affairs."[5]
Bibliography
- Star Fleet Battles: A Captain's Log #14 - Betrayal at Oxvind V (Paperback - 1994)
- Captains Log Trek Star Fleet (Paperback - Jan 1, 1993)
- Introduction to Star Fleet Battles (Paperback)
- Star Fleet Battles: The Best of NEXUS (Captain's Edition, Captain's Log #13), with Steven P. Petrick (Paperback - Nov 14, 1993)
- Star Fleet Battles Captain's Log #15, with Steven P. Petrick (Paperback - 1994)
- Star Fleet Battles Advanced Fighters Captain's Module J2 (Paperback - 2002)
References
- ^ "Star Fleet Battles Basic Set (Review)". RPGnet[1]. Retrieved 2007-09-13.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ a b c Shannon Appelcline (2011). Designers & Dragons. Mongoose Publishing. ISBN 978-1-907702-58-7.
- ^ "JagdPanther Publications: A Game Inventory". Retrieved 2007-09-13.
- ^ "Academy of Adventure Gaming, Arts, & Design Hall of Fame (2005 Inductees)". Archived from the original on 2007-06-26. Retrieved 2007-09-14.
- ^ "StrategyPage homepage". Retrieved 2007-09-13.
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