Ted Raicer
Board game designer
Ted S. Raicer is a game designer who has worked on board games. He became a board wargamer at the age of 12 years and has published more than 10 games based on World War I. Raicer has won many awards in his gaming career.
Early life and career
Raicer became a board wargamer in 1970 at the age of 12, when his father bought him the game 1914, designed by James F. Dunnigan and published by Avalon Hill.
Raicer has published more than 10 games based on World War I, including the Paths of Glory board wargame, as well as games on World War II and the Russian Civil War.
Awards and recognition
Raicer has nine Charles S. Roberts Awards, a Games magazine Historical Game of the Year Award (for Paths of Glory), and is a member of the wargamers Hall of Fame.
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