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Eric Goldberg

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About Eric Goldberg

Eric Goldberg was an American designer, role-playing game designer and game designer.

Eric Goldberg is an American game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games.

Career Eric Goldberg designed Commando, a man-to-man game of tactical combat which also included systems for character creation and skills, published by Simulations Publications, Incorporated (SPI). Goldberg also designed DragonQuest (1980), the largest role-playing game from SPI.

In 2019, Goldberg and Raph Koster founded a new company, Playable Worlds, and are currently developing the MMO Stars Reach.

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Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Eric Goldberg

· Wikidata: Q18686386

· DBpedia: Eric Goldberg (game designer)

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