Thomas Lehmann

Tom Lehmann (born July 1, 1958) has worked as an economist, programmer, boardgame publisher, and technical writer, but is best known as a game designer. His card game Race for the Galaxy won several awards.

Career Tom Lehmann was the publisher and designer of Prism Games. His first published game was in 1992. He is now a freelance game designer, and has been a full time game designer since the early 2000s, publishing games internationally.

Race for the Galaxy was an Origins Awards finalist in the "Traditional Card Game" category. Lehmann also received critical acclaim for the game, which has been called one of the best card games by New Indian Express. Meeple Mountain said it had "masterful design" and was still playable 12 years after its initial release.

In 2014, Lehmann designed Roll for the Galaxy with Wei-Hwa Huang, which Financial Times listed in its "Five of the best board games" list in 2023. Dice Tower Dish said it fixed the perceived issues with complexity some players had with the original game. Lehmann created the Jump Drive expansion in 2016, based on his game The City from Amigo, for new Roll for the Galaxy players.

Lehmann also produced the 2018 standalone addition New Frontiers which allowed players to conquer new worlds and colonize them. In 2022, he published his dice-building game Dice Realms.

Published games Fast Food Franchise (Prism Games, 1992) The Gathering Storm (Race for the Galaxy expansion 1) (Rio Grande Games, 2008) Xeno Invasion (Race for the Galaxy expansion arc 3) (Rio Grande Games, 2015) Rivalry (Roll for the Galaxy expansion) - co-designed with Wei-Hwa Huang (Rio Grande Games, 2019) Chu Han (Matagot, 2024)

Lehmann has also contributed design ideas to other published games, including Outpost, San Juan, Pandemic: The Cure, the revised edition of Pandemic, and Pandemic Legacy: Season 1.