Jordan Weisman
publication date: Thursday, April 4, 2013 (part of Spring 2013)
category: 
Games
clue: His games have concerned running from shadows, dawn on Earth, and war between mechs.
explanation: Weisman's popular video games, tabletop RPGs, and tabletop miniature games have included Shadowrun, Earthdawn, and MechWarrior. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, Joanna Woods, Mike Rothstein, and Steve Dunn
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