Brian Reynolds
Born	1967
Occupation	CEO and Creative Director at Big Huge Games
Spouse	Jill Reynolds

Brian Reynolds (born 1967) is a well known computer strategy game designer, formerly of MicroProse and Firaxis Games. He now runs his own game development company, Big Huge Games where he is CEO and creative director, and is the chairman of the International Game Developers Association. He has played a major part in designing a number of multi-million selling games including Civilization II and Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri. Image File history File links Brianreynolds. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Big Huge Games is a computer game developer founded in 2000 by veteran game industry figures Tim Train, David Inscore, Jason Coleman and Brian Reynolds. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Chess, one of the most well-known and played strategy games ever. ... Professional Game Designer Andrew Abbs has copyrighted this quote Game designers take an idea for a game out of the world of fantasy and make it reality. ... MicroProse Software, Inc. ... Firaxis Games is a computer game developer. ... A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual) that creates computer or video games. ... Big Huge Games is a computer game developer founded in 2000 by veteran game industry figures Tim Train, David Inscore, Jason Coleman and Brian Reynolds. ... A Chief Executive Officer (CEO), or Chief Executive, is the highest-ranking corporate officer, administrator, corporate administrator, executive, or executive officer, in charge of total management of a corporation, company, organization or agency. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) is a non-profit organization designed to promote, and strengthen the video game industry, and have computer games recognised as an art form. ... Sid Meiers Civilization II, a. ... Sid Meiers Alpha Centauri (sometimes abbreviated to SMAC or Alpha Centauri) is a 4X turn-based strategic computer game created by Brian Reynolds and Sid Meier under the auspices of Firaxis Games in 1999. ...

Early life

Reynolds was a gamer in high school, and a SysOp on Randolph School's (Huntsville, Alabama) PDP-11 mainframe computer. A 1990 graduate of the University of the South, Sewanee, Reynolds briefly pursued graduate studies in Philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley. This influence is evident in the philosophical quotes assigned to the faction leaders in Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri. SysOp (pronounced /ˈsɪs. ... Randolph School is an American independent private kindergarten-through-12th-grade college preparatory school chartered in 1959 in Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama. ... Nickname: Rocket City Watercress Capital of the World Coordinates: Country United States State Alabama County Madison, Limestone Mayor Loretta Spencer Area    - City 174. ... The PDP-11 was a 16-bit minicomputer sold by Digital Equipment Corp. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, see Philosophy (disambiguation). ... The University of California, Berkeley (also known as UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, and by other names, see below) is the oldest and flagship campus of the ten-campus University of California system. ...

Career

Reynolds initiated his game career with the now defunct MicroProse where he worked as lead programmer for a number of graphic adventure games. These included Rex Nebular in 1992 and Return of the Phantom and Dragonsphere in 1993. MicroProse Software, Inc. ... This is an article about the video game genre. ... Rex Nebular and the Cosmic Gender Bender was a point-and-click style graphic animated adventure developed and published by Microprose in November of 1992. ... 1992 1992 in games 1991 in video gaming 1993 in video gaming Notable events of 1992 in video gaming. ... Return of the Phantom is a point-and-click style graphic animated adventure developed and published by Microprose in 1993. ... Dragonsphere is a point-and-click style graphic animated adventure developed and published by Microprose in 1994. ... Notable events of 1993 in computer and video games. ...

It was at Microprose where Reynolds first worked with Sid Meier and the two collaborated on a strategy title by the name of Sid Meier's Colonization which was released in 1994. Reynolds went onto become lead designer on his next title where he worked with Douglas Kaufman to create a sequel to Sid Meier's Civilization. Civilization II was released in 1996 and sold multi-million copies. This success gave Reynolds a great deal of credibility within the games industry and was the stepping stone to him becoming a founding partner in Firaxis Games. Sid Meier (born Sidney K. Meier in 1954, in Detroit, USA) is a renowned American programmer and designer of some of the most commercially and critically successful computer strategy games of all time. ... Colonization is a computer game by Brian Reynolds and Sid Meier released by Microprose in 1994. ... 1994 1994 in games 1993 in video gaming 1995 in video gaming Notable events of 1994 in computer and video games. ... Civilization, or Sid Meiers Civilization (which is the games official name), is a turn-based strategy game created by Sid Meier for Microprose in 1991. ... Sid Meiers Civilization II, a. ... 1996 1996 in games 1995 in video gaming 1997 in video gaming Notable events of 1996 in video gaming. ... Firaxis Games is a computer game developer. ...

Reynolds' first task at Firaxis games was his contribution to Sid Meier's Gettysburg in 1997, followed by the creation and design of Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri in 1998. Alpha Centauri was also popular, becoming his second multi-million selling title. In 2000 Reynolds left Firaxis games and sold his share in the company to become CEO of Big Huge Games. Sid Meiers Gettysburg! is a real-time strategy computer game designed by Sid Meier and released in 1997 by Electronic Arts. ... See also: 1996 in video gaming, other events of 1997, 1998 in video gaming, history of video games Events 3rd annual E³ (Electronic Entertainment Expo) October 4 - Gunpei Yokoi (1941-1997) dies after a double car accident. ... 1998 1998 in games 1997 in video gaming 1999 in video gaming Notable events of 1998 in video gaming. ... 2000 2000 in games 1999 in video gaming 2001 in video gaming Notable events of 2000 in video gaming. ... A Chief Executive Officer (CEO), or Chief Executive, is the highest-ranking corporate officer, administrator, corporate administrator, executive, or executive officer, in charge of total management of a corporation, company, organization or agency. ... Big Huge Games is a computer game developer founded in 2000 by veteran game industry figures Tim Train, David Inscore, Jason Coleman and Brian Reynolds. ...

Contributions

Reynolds' latest game, Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends

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Brian Reynolds' first big major break was the design of Sid Meier's Civilization II. Meier had created Civilization but had moved on to other projects. MicroProse wanted to make a sequel and asked Reynolds to design it. MicroProse put Meier on retainer for consultational advice and for the use of his name. But Meier only had peripheral involvement in the sequel game. The sequel game was primarily designed by Reynolds and bore the subtitle "A Brian Reynolds' Design" in the introductory graphics screen.

Reynolds' latest game is Rise of Legends, a real-time strategy game, published by Microsoft. Rise of Nations is Reynolds' first game under Big Huge Games. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Microsoft is one of few companies engaging itself in the console wars Where they are up against sony, nintendo, and of course sharps new console which may cause a threat. ... Rise of Nations is a real-time strategy computer game, developed by Big Huge Games and published by Microsoft on May 20, 2003. ...

Personal life

Reynolds met his wife, who at the time was an elementary school teacher in Greenwich, Connecticut, at a live action role-playing event in Washington, D.C.. The two were married in August 1994 and due to Colonization being released in less than a month, had only a week long honeymoon. Together they have two sons, one born in October 1995 and the other in October 1997. Reynolds' sons often play video games, and, in addition to their father's latest project, they also play World of Warcraft together.^[1] A large elementary school in Magome, Japan. ... Location in Connecticut Coordinates: NECTA Bridgeport-Stamford Region South Western Region Settled 1640 Joined Connecticut 1656 Government type Representative town meeting  - First selectman James A. Lash  - Town administrator Edward Gomeau  - Town meeting moderator Thomas J. Byrne Area    - City 174. ... A live action role-playing game (LARP or LRP) is a form of role-playing game where the participants perform some or all of the physical actions of the characters they are playing within a pre-determined space for a pre-determined span of time. ... Nickname: DC, The District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location of Washington, D.C., in relation to the states Maryland and Virginia Coordinates: Federal District District of Columbia  - Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D)  - City Council Chairperson: Vincent C. Gray (D) Ward 1: Jim Graham (D) Ward 2: Jack Evans... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... A honeymoon is the traditional trip taken by newlyweds to celebrate their marriage. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... World of Warcraft (commonly abbreviated as WoW) is a massive multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed by Blizzard Entertainment. ...

Reynolds' uncle is Charles Kibler who is a producer at BreakAway Games. BreakAway Games is a game developer based in Hunt Valley, Maryland established in 1998. ...

References

Big Huge Games is a computer game developer founded in 2000 by veteran game industry figures Tim Train, David Inscore, Jason Coleman and Brian Reynolds. ... IGN is a multimedia news and reviews website that focuses heavily on video games. ...

External links

• Brian Reynolds profile at MobyGames