Peter D. Adkison | |
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 Adkison at Gen Con Indy 2007 | |
| Alma mater | Walla Walla College University of Washington |
| Occupation(s) | CEO, Owner of Gen Con |
Peter D. Adkison[1] is an American game designer and businessman who is the founder of Wizards of the Coast, where he held the role of CEO from 1993 to 2001.
During Adkison's tenure, Wizards of the Coast rose to the status of a major publisher in the hobby game industry. Wizards achieved success with its creation of Magic: the Gathering, which started the collectible card game genre. It also distributed the Pokémon trading cards, and later acquired TSR, publisher of the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, releasing a successful new edition.
Adkison is the current owner of Gen Con, a major yearly game convention in the Midwest. In 1999, Adkison sold Wizards of the Coast to Hasbro, remaining with the company until January 2001.[1]
As a longtime fan of role-playing games (RPGs), Adkison has become an advocate for indie RPGs. His own game design work includes The Primal Order, a "capstone system" for use with any of a number of different role-playing games.
- ^ a b "Biography, Peter D. Adkison". Gen Con Indy. Retrieved 2007-06-21. [dead link]