Joli Quentin Kansil

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Joli Quentin Kansil
Kansil at the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, July 3, 2008
Born	(1943-01-27)January 27, 1943 Manhattan, New York
Died	March 27, 2023(2023-03-27) (aged 80) Manila, Philippines
Occupations	Game inventor Writer Teacher
Children	Melanie Quintana Kansil (b. 1976) Zane Quincy Kansil (b. 1992) Xantia Que Kansil (b. 2002)

Joli Quentin Kansil (born Joel Dennis Gaines January 27, 1943 – March 27, 2023), was a games inventor of 36 card games, word games, board games, and dice games, and the author of five books. His most famous game is Bridgette, a two-player bridge game. He was also a teacher in Hawaii, Thailand, Vietnam, and Singapore.