Martin Wallace

Martin Wallace is an English board game designer from Manchester.

Early life and education Martin Wallace was born and raised in the U.K., and has been resident in Manchester for most of those years. He began gaming in his teens, starting with titles from SPI and Avalon Hill, and as a student he got into Dungeons & Dragons. Many of his games feature economic systems, incorporating rules for income, taxation, and debt. In 2016, Wallace announced the closure of Treefrog Games and focussing on being a full-time game designer.

Notable games Empires of the Ancient World (2000) Liberté (2001) Volldampf (2001) Tyros (2002) Age of Steam (2002) Princes of the Renaissance (2003) Secrets of the Tombs (2003) Runebound (2004) Struggle of Empires (2004) Byzantium (2005) Railroad Tycoon (2005) Tempus (2006) Perikles (2006) Brass (2007) Tinners' Trail (2008) After The Flood (2008) Steel Driver (2008) Steam: Rails to Riches (2009) Waterloo (2009) Automobile (2009) Rise of Empires (2009) Last Train to Wensleydale (2009) God's Playground (2009) Moongha Invaders (2010) Age of Industry (2010) London (2010) First Train to Nuremberg (2010) Gettysburg (2010) A Few Acres of Snow (2011) Age of Industry #1: Japan and Minnesota (2011) Discworld: Ankh-Morpork (2011) Aeroplanes: Aviation Ascendant (2012) Doctor Who: The Card Game (2012) Discworld: The Witches (2013) A Study in Emerald (2013) based on Neil Gaiman’s short story A Study in Emerald Onwards to Venus (2014) based on Greg Broadmore’s Dr Grordbort Mythotopia (2014) Ships (2015) A Study in Emerald Second Edition (2015) Brass: 2-Player Board (2015) Via Nebula (2016) Hit Z Road (2016) A Handful of Stars (2017) AuZtralia (2018) Brass: Birmingham (2018) Brass: Lancashire (2018) based on his original Brass (2007) Judge Dredd Helter Skelter (2019) Milito (2019) Nanty Narking (2019) Anno 1800 (2020) Tinners' Trail (2021) (new, reworked edition) Rocketmen (2021) Bloodstones (2023)