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Robert Abbott (March 2, 1933 – February 20, 2018) was an American game inventor, sometimes referred to by fans as "The Official Grand Old Man of Card Games". Though early in his life he worked as a computer programmer with the IBM 360 assembly language, he began designing games in the 1950s.

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rdfs:comment	Robert Abbott (* 2. März 1933; † 20. Februar 2018) war ein US-amerikanischer Spieleautor. Robert Abbott erfand seit seinem 14. Lebensjahr Spiele. Während seines Studiums an der Universität von Colorado erfand er 1956 das Kartenspiel , welches 1959 durch einen Artikel in Martin Gardners Kolumne Mathematical Games in der Juni-Ausgabe 1959 des amerikanischen Wissenschafts-Magazins Scientific American bekannt wurde. 1963 erschien Abbotts Buch „Abbott’s New Card Games“, in dem er neben Eleusis sieben weitere neuartige Kartenspiele vorstellte. Abbott arbeitete in New York als Computerprogrammierer; seit seinem Ruhestand lebte er in Florida. Er erfand auch Rätsel, von denen einige auf seiner Homepage zu finden waren. (de) Robert Abbott (Saint Louis, 2 marzo 1933 – 20 febbraio 2018) è stato un autore di giochi statunitense. Abbott è stato programmatore di computer ed è passato ai giochi logici dal 1962. Ha inventato, fra l'altro, una variante degli scacchi, gli e un gioco di carte, Eleusis. Il suo interesse si è poi concentrato sui labirinti, quelli che chiama "Labirinti logici" oppure "Labirinti con regole". (it) Robert Abbott (ur. 2 marca 1933, zm. 20 lutego 2018) – amerykański wynalazca gier.Abbott był programistą komputerowym we wczesnym okresie komputerów. Programował w asemblerze na maszynach IBM 360. W 1962 r. zajął się tworzeniem gier. Do jego opublikowanych gier należą m.in. Ultima – odmiana szachów oraz gra karciana Eleusis oraz labirynty logiczne. (pl) Robert Abbott (2 de març de 1933 – 20 de febrer de 2018) fou un creador de jocs i informàtic estatunidenc. Tot i que inicià la seva vida laboral com a programador informàtic amb el llenguatge d'assemblador IBM 360, a partir de la dècada de 1950 es dedicà a la creació de jocs i, després, de laberints lògics. (ca) Robert Abbott, dit Bob Abbott, né le 2 mars 1933 et mort le 20 février 2018, est un auteur américain de jeux de société. Robert Abbott a été programmeur au début de l'informatique. Il a notamment travaillé avec le langage d'assemblage de l'IBM 360. Il s'est tourné vers la création de jeux en 1962. Parmi les jeux qu'il a conçus, les plus célèbres sont Éleusis et Epaminondas. Plusieurs de ses jeux ne sont disponibles que dans son livre Abbott's New Card Games (Stein & Day 1963). (fr) Robert Abbott (March 2, 1933 – February 20, 2018) was an American game inventor, sometimes referred to by fans as "The Official Grand Old Man of Card Games". Though early in his life he worked as a computer programmer with the IBM 360 assembly language, he began designing games in the 1950s. (en)
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