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Peter Gifford


Peter Gifford is a graphic designer from Australia, now living in New Zealand, who is probably best known as the graphic designer for the popular game Tales of the Arabian Nights by Z-Man Games.

Professional graphic designer (Universal Head), drummer, gamer for 25+ years.

Best known on the 'Geek for designing rules summaries and reference sheets.

Game graphic design credits:
Traders of Osaka (graphic design and illustration)
Prophecy (graphic design)
Tales of the Arabian Nights (graphic design, map illustration)
Ninjato (graphic design)
Aztlán (graphic design)
Scalawag! (graphic design)
Inkognito (graphic design)

Creator of The Esoteric Order of Gamers, a library of hundreds of game rules summary and reference sheets, plus articles on enhancing thematic games.

Creator of the official website for Tékumel (an original imaginary world invented by Professor M.A.R. Barker) and the unofficial site for BattleLore.

Other Links:
Universal Head Design
Personal blog and game sheets
Personal travel diaries

Geek of the Week #105 - Peter Gifford (UniversalHead) (Sep 9-15, 2007)



Sebagai artist di boardgame

Deadline  [2017]

New York, the city that never sleeps. According to the high and mighty, things were supposed to be different in the Big Apple in 1938. No more poverty. Medicine that works. Shining skyscrapers and subway cars, the new age upon us. Sure. So why am I i...

Prophecy  [2002]

Prophecy (originally released as Proroctví) is a Talisman-style game by Czech designer Vladimír Chvátil. The players represent fantasy characters on a path through a land full of adventure with the goal of grabbing ancient artifacts from the claws of...