Andrew Rilstone Explained

Andrew Rilstone
Nationality:British
Occupation:Game designer

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

Career

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] 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]

Wallis and Rilstone co-founded the RPG magazine Inter*action, the first issue of which was published in Summer 1994.[2] Wallis founded Hogshead Publishing in October 1994; the company had three members of staff initially - Wallis, Rilstone, and Jane Mitton.[2] 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] 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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vintage UK RPG Fanzines . gamehourz.com . 2010-03-12 . 2004-04-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120304071148/http://www.gamehourz.com/Vintage-UK-RPG-Fanzines-Update-April-10th-2004-ftopict65622.html . 2012-03-04 .
  2. Book: Shannon Appelcline. Designers & Dragons. Mongoose Publishing. 2011. 978-1-907702-58-7.