John Hill (game designer)

John Hill
John Hill with wife, Luella
John Hill with wife, Luella
BornJohn Evans Hill
February 21, 1945
Illinois, United States
DiedJanuary 12, 2015(2015-01-12) (aged 69)
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
Occupationgame designer, military analyst
GenreWargames, table-top gaming
SpouseLuella Burton[1]

John Evans Hill (February 21, 1945 – January 12, 2015)[2] was an American designer of military board wargames, as well as rules for miniature wargaming. He is best known as the designer of the Avalon Hill board game Squad Leader and the American Civil War miniatures game Johnny Reb. He was inducted into the Charles Roberts Awards Hall of Fame.

  1. ^ "In Memoriam John Hill 1945-2015". Armchairgeneral.com.
  2. ^ "American Heart Association honor page for John Hill". Americanheart.org. Archived from the original on 2015-01-18. Retrieved 2015-01-17.