Calhamer speculated that his original inspiration for Diplomacy was an article in Life magazine about the Congress of Vienna he read in 1945 at age 13.[3] Gordon Leavitt, a childhood friend of Calhamer's recounted how, when they were boys in La Grange Park, Illinois, he and Calhamer "discovered in the attic a geography book that showed a map of Europe before World War I with the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the old boundaries."[4] Calhamer received his bachelor's degree from Harvard University in 1953, then began at Harvard Law School. Reading The Origins of the World War by professor Sidney Bradshaw Fay, whose class he attended, finally galvanized Calhamer.[5] In 1954, while still enrolled, he developed a game of strategy and alliances that put seven players in control of the major powers of the pre-World War I era. He quit law school after one year, and Sylvania's Applied Research Laboratory in Waltham, Massachusetts hired him as a systems analyst. He also worked as tour guide for the Statue of Liberty during this period.[3]
In 1959, Calhamer published his game as Diplomacy and printed 500 copies.[5] After selling all of them in six months,[citation needed] he licensed the game to a publisher, with Games Research releasing its first edition in 1961.[6] Over the years, Diplomacy has been published in North America by Games Research, Avalon Hill, and Hasbro, and has been published in several different languages in other nations by various publishers. Calhamer's original face-to-face board game has also been played by mail since 1963. More recently, there are internet Diplomacy games, games run through email or in online games with a human game master. Calhamer later invented two other games, but neither achieved anything like the success of Diplomacy.[3]
Calhamer wrote a book, Calhamer on Diplomacy: The Boardgame "Diplomacy" and Diplomatic History, but the game did not provide him with a living. In the 1990s he retired from working as a mail carrier and lived his last years in La Grange Park.[5][7]
Calhamer also published a game of four-dimensional exploration, called "Hyper-Space." The instructions are at the Internet Archive.[8][9]
Legacy
Calhamer died of heart and kidney failure on February 25, 2013, at Adventist-La Grange Memorial Hospital in La Grange, Illinois.[5][10] Mike Webb, vice president of marketing and data services for Alliance Game Distributors, said in a posthumous interview, "In many ways, the hobby-game industry as we know it owes its existence to Allan Calhamer" thanks to Diplomacy's numerous gameplay innovations, specifically the ability to negotiate and deceive other players.[3]
Personal life
Calhamer met his future wife, Hilda Morales, in New York. The couple were married 45 years and had two daughters together, Tatiana and Selenne.[3]
Articles written by Calhamer
Military Intelligence (1960)
On Strengthening the hand of Austria-Hungary (1960)
The Tactics of Diplomacy (1961)
A Dozen Years of Diplomacy (1966)
On the Play of Postal Diplomacy by Allan Calhamer (1966)
^"Allan B. Calhamer, inventor of board game Diplomacy, dies at 81". Chicago Sun-Times. 2013-03-01. Retrieved 2013-03-02.
^ abcde. Chicago Sun-Times. March 3, 2013. Archived from the original on March 29, 2015. Retrieved January 17, 2015. – via HighBeam Research(subscription required)
^"World Domination: the Game". The Washington Post. November 14, 2004. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
^ abcdKates, Joan Giangrasse (March 3, 2013). . Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on March 4, 2013. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
^Van Gelder, Allen (1990-01-01). "Modeling simultaneous events with default reasoning and tight derivations". The Journal of Logic Programming. Special Issue: Logic Programming Applications. 8 (1): 41–52. doi:10.1016/0743-1066(90)90050-F. ISSN 0743-1066.
^McClelland, Edward (May 2009). "All in the Game". Chicago magazine. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
^"Game of Hyper-Space (Open the PDF for rules and pix)". 1969.
^"Hyper-Space Board Game | BoardGames.com | Your source for everything to do with Board Games".
^Fox, Margalit (March 6, 2013). "Allan Calhamer Dies at 81; Invented Diplomacy Game". The New York Times. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
Further reading
Calhamer on Diplomacy: The Boardgame "Diplomacy" and Diplomatic History, ISBN1585007587 (1999)
Articles by Allan B. Calhamer at Diplomacy-Archive.com
allan, calhamer, allan, brian, calhamer, december, 1931, february, 2013, american, board, game, designer, known, game, diplomacy, born, 1931, december, 1931hinsdale, illinoisdiedfebruary, 2013, 2013, aged, grange, illinoisresting, placeparkholm, cemetery, gran. Allan Brian Calhamer December 7 1931 February 25 2013 1 was an American board game designer known for his game Diplomacy 2 Allan B CalhamerBorn 1931 12 07 December 7 1931Hinsdale IllinoisDiedFebruary 25 2013 2013 02 25 aged 81 La Grange IllinoisResting placeParkholm Cemetery La Grange Park Illinois NationalityAmericanAlma materHarvard UniversityOccupation s Game Designer mail carrier researcherKnown forinventing the board game DiplomacySpouseHildaChildrenSelenne Tatiana Contents 1 Career 2 Legacy 3 Personal life 4 Articles written by Calhamer 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksCareer EditCalhamer speculated that his original inspiration for Diplomacy was an article in Life magazine about the Congress of Vienna he read in 1945 at age 13 3 Gordon Leavitt a childhood friend of Calhamer s recounted how when they were boys in La Grange Park Illinois he and Calhamer discovered in the attic a geography book that showed a map of Europe before World War I with the Austro Hungarian Empire and the old boundaries 4 Calhamer received his bachelor s degree from Harvard University in 1953 then began at Harvard Law School Reading The Origins of the World War by professor Sidney Bradshaw Fay whose class he attended finally galvanized Calhamer 5 In 1954 while still enrolled he developed a game of strategy and alliances that put seven players in control of the major powers of the pre World War I era He quit law school after one year and Sylvania s Applied Research Laboratory in Waltham Massachusetts hired him as a systems analyst He also worked as tour guide for the Statue of Liberty during this period 3 In 1959 Calhamer published his game as Diplomacy and printed 500 copies 5 After selling all of them in six months citation needed he licensed the game to a publisher with Games Research releasing its first edition in 1961 6 Over the years Diplomacy has been published in North America by Games Research Avalon Hill and Hasbro and has been published in several different languages in other nations by various publishers Calhamer s original face to face board game has also been played by mail since 1963 More recently there are internet Diplomacy games games run through email or in online games with a human game master Calhamer later invented two other games but neither achieved anything like the success of Diplomacy 3 Calhamer wrote a book Calhamer on Diplomacy The Boardgame Diplomacy and Diplomatic History but the game did not provide him with a living In the 1990s he retired from working as a mail carrier and lived his last years in La Grange Park 5 7 Calhamer also published a game of four dimensional exploration called Hyper Space The instructions are at the Internet Archive 8 9 Legacy EditCalhamer died of heart and kidney failure on February 25 2013 at Adventist La Grange Memorial Hospital in La Grange Illinois 5 10 Mike Webb vice president of marketing and data services for Alliance Game Distributors said in a posthumous interview In many ways the hobby game industry as we know it owes its existence to Allan Calhamer thanks to Diplomacy s numerous gameplay innovations specifically the ability to negotiate and deceive other players 3 Personal life EditCalhamer met his future wife Hilda Morales in New York The couple were married 45 years and had two daughters together Tatiana and Selenne 3 Articles written by Calhamer EditMilitary Intelligence 1960 On Strengthening the hand of Austria Hungary 1960 The Tactics of Diplomacy 1961 A Dozen Years of Diplomacy 1966 On the Play of Postal Diplomacy by Allan Calhamer 1966 The Invention of Diplomacy 1974 Across the Whole Board 1974 Objectives Other Than Winning 1974 Introduction to Diplomacy 1975 The Coast of MoscowReferences Edit United States Social Security Death Index index FamilySearch https familysearch org pal MM9 1 1 KXZZ 88P accessed 11 Mar 2013 Allan B Calhamer 25 February 2013 Allan B Calhamer inventor of board game Diplomacy dies at 81 Chicago Sun Times 2013 03 01 Retrieved 2013 03 02 a b c d e Mailman invented board game Diplomacy Chicago Sun Times March 3 2013 Archived from the original on March 29 2015 Retrieved January 17 2015 via HighBeam Research subscription required World Domination the Game The Washington Post November 14 2004 Retrieved March 1 2013 a b c d Kates Joan Giangrasse March 3 2013 Allan B Calhamer 1931 2013 Chicago Tribune Archived from the original on March 4 2013 Retrieved January 28 2015 Van Gelder Allen 1990 01 01 Modeling simultaneous events with default reasoning and tight derivations The Journal of Logic Programming Special Issue Logic Programming Applications 8 1 41 52 doi 10 1016 0743 1066 90 90050 F ISSN 0743 1066 McClelland Edward May 2009 All in the Game Chicago magazine Retrieved 2013 03 01 Game of Hyper Space Open the PDF for rules and pix 1969 Hyper Space Board Game BoardGames com Your source for everything to do with Board Games Fox Margalit March 6 2013 Allan Calhamer Dies at 81 Invented Diplomacy Game The New York Times Retrieved May 25 2016 Further reading EditCalhamer on Diplomacy The Boardgame Diplomacy and Diplomatic History ISBN 1585007587 1999 Articles by Allan B Calhamer at Diplomacy Archive com 2009 profile of Calhamer at chicagomag comExternal links EditAllan B Calhamer at Find a Grave Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Allan B Calhamer amp oldid 1127487302, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
