James Sheahan

Google. James’s main fascination is in interesting and meaningful choices during games, and loves tabletop gaming of all sorts because the gameplay must be rich and pure as it can not hide behind visuals. James has been fortunate to have had some ‘interesting’ moments in his career including being voluntarily tear-gassed by ex-SAS as research for a game, being given the official go-ahead for a Star Wars LARP (around 1993), and more. For some years, James reviewed games on his blog under the name Metagames. James lays entirely unofficial claim to the world’s highest meeple at 5,416m (17,769 feet). He is also oddly fascinated by playing games in their real location and includes having played Alhambra at the Alhambra in Spain. In 2019, James completed a Masters degree in Strategic Studies and Military History. In tabletop games, James designed Fallout: Wasteland Warfare, the Fallout: Wasteland Warfare RPG, and co-designed Kung Fu Panda, a Siege of the Citadel expansion and others. In 2026, James released his first book titled 'The Game Designer's Guide to Converting Licenses to Tabletop', published by CRC Press (Taylor & Francis). In 2026, James launched Fox Covert Games - a company creating outdoor puzzle games. Awards 2018 Fallout: Wasteland Warfare - Australian Game Awards - Best Table Top Nominee 2019 Fallout: Wasteland Warfare - Origins Awards - Miniatures Game Nominee 2019 Fallout: Wasteland Warfare RPG - Dragon Awards - Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Miniatures/Collectible Card/Role Playing Game Nominee