Marc W. Miller (game designer)

Marc W. Miller
2009
Born	Marc William Miller 1947 United States
Residence	Regina, Saskatchewan
Occupation	Game designer, author

Marc William Miller is a wargame and role-playing game designer and author.

After serving in the U.S. Army, Miller continued his studies at Illinois State University in 1972 under the G.I. Bill. There he joined the ISU Game Club, created by Rich Banner and Frank Chadwick. Banner obtained a grant that funded the printing of blank hex sheets (suitable for making war-game maps). Adding new members Loren K. Wiseman and John Harshman, the ISU club drafted a variety of designs. Some of these designs were derivatives of existing games, and had generic names like Guerre and Swamp, while others were original concepts, such as Triplanetary.

In 1973, after being convinced by Chadwick and Banner Illinois State University created SimRAD (Simulation Research, Analysis, and Design), a college program where students and teachers designed games. Revenue from these games supported the funding of innovations in education. At the same time, Miller, Chadwick, Banner, and Wiseman decided to publish a massive World War II simulation game and created Game Designers' Workshop as their publishing company.

Game Designers' Workshop was formed on June 22, 1973, and was initially headquartered in Miller and Chadwick's apartment. In that year, GDW published Drang Nach Osten, the first of its Europa Series on World War II.

In 1974 the company published five new titles, including Coral Sea, based on the World War II naval battle.

In 1975, GDW published Triplanetary by Miller and Harshman. Miller designed the wargame Chaco based on the 1930s war between Bolivia and Paraguay.

Miller designed the wargame The Russo-Japanese War. Miller, Chadwick, Harshman, and Wiseman designed Traveller, which was published in 1977. Miller also designed the science-fiction board game Double Star for GDW.

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