Paul Reiche III | |
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Education | University of California Berkeley |
Occupation(s) | Toys for Bob Game Studio President, Creative Director, game designer |
Paul Reiche III (/ˈrɪtʃi/ RITCH-ee)[1] is an American game designer. His career started in the pen and paper RPG industry, where he collaborated with artist Erol Otus on games such as Dungeons & Dragons and Gamma World. He then transitioned into video games, working with Jon Freeman to establish Free Fall Associates and developed titles like Mail Order Monsters, World Tour Golf, and Archon. Later, he left Free Fall to establish Toys for Bob with Fred Ford. Their first collaboration resulted in Star Control. After a successful sequel, they declined to make a third installment, instead focusing on other projects including the successful Skylanders franchise.