Lester Smith on a recent afternoon sits in his Loma home.
Eric Schucht
Loma resident Lester Smith made a career for himself as an award winning game designer. The writer continues to craft poetry, novels and design games well into his retirement. The games on this table represent only a small portion of the vast number of games Smith has either created or helped design over the years.
Eric Schucht
Dragon Dice is one of Smith's best known games. Each dice represents a different mythical creature. From undead to goblins, from dwarfs to elves, players take armies of these creatures into battle in order to capture territory and claim victory.
Eric Schucht
For Dragon Dice, Smith was presented an Origin Award in 1995 for Best Fantasy or Science Fiction Board Game. He said the award in the board game world is the equivalent of winning an Oscar or Emmy.
Eric Schucht
Smith designed a Star Wars collectible dice game to be published by sports card maker Topps, but the game never made it to store shelves. The prototype dice pictured in Smith's possession represent the sci-fi characters Obi-Wan Kenobi and Han Solo.
Loma resident Lester Smith made a career for himself as an award winning game designer. The writer continues to craft poetry, novels and design games well into his retirement. The games on this table represent only a small portion of the vast number of games Smith has either created or helped design over the years.
Dragon Dice is one of Smith's best known games. Each dice represents a different mythical creature. From undead to goblins, from dwarfs to elves, players take armies of these creatures into battle in order to capture territory and claim victory.
For Dragon Dice, Smith was presented an Origin Award in 1995 for Best Fantasy or Science Fiction Board Game. He said the award in the board game world is the equivalent of winning an Oscar or Emmy.
Smith designed a Star Wars collectible dice game to be published by sports card maker Topps, but the game never made it to store shelves. The prototype dice pictured in Smith's possession represent the sci-fi characters Obi-Wan Kenobi and Han Solo.
