Michael J. Matheny
Michael J. Matheny is a game designer and developer. He primarily designed board games for Yaquinto in the late seventies and early eighties, including six titles in their Album Games line. He also designed their 1982 role-playing game Pirates and Plunder. His best known designs are undoubtedly the board games Circus Maximus and Gladiator. These titles were originally published by Battleline in 1979 as a combined…
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game. They were later picked up and republished as separate games by Avalon Hill. He also designed the licensed John Carter: Warlord of Mars role-playing game that was released by Heritage Models in 1978. The handbook Matheny authored for this RPG is notable for its extensive detail regarding the Barsoom (Mars) setting. It was also one of only a handful of licensed games to be based on Edgar Rice Burroughs' John Carter. Admin Notes: This designer entry was originally for a Michael E. Matheny that may or may not exist. The linked games credit: Michael Matheny (Circus Maximus and Gladiator [both Avalon Hill edition]). Michael S. Matheny (Beastlord and John Carter, Warlords of Mars) Michael J. Matheny (Starfall and Marine 2002 [both Yaquinto], and Circus Maximus [BattleLine original edition]) Based on release years and style these are believed to be the same person. This is not the same person as major league baseball manager and former player Michael Scott Matheny (born 1970).
Biography and credits from BoardGameGeek.
Designed 13 games
Starfall
