About Fred Hicks
Fred Hicks was an American designer, role-playing game designer and game designer.
Fred Hicks is a game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games. He was one of the founders of Evil Hat Productions.
Career
1999-2010 Fred Hicks discovered the Fudge role-playing game system through the internet and used it for his games based on The Chronicles of Amber by Roger Zelazny. Hicks had also been running LARPs at AmberCon NorthWest with his friends Lydia Leong, Rob Donoghue, and others starting in 1999, and they came up with the name Evil Hat for themselves. In September 2009, Hicks announced that One Bad Egg was closing down.
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Who was Fred Hicks?
role-playing game designer
What was Fred Hicks's occupation?
Fred Hicks was a designer, role-playing game designer and game designer.
What nationality was Fred Hicks?
Fred Hicks was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Fred Hicks. https://biography.guide/fred-hicks-designer/
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