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. 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. 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) The Invention of Diplomacy (1974) Across the Whole Board (1974) Objectives Other Than Winning (1974) Introduction to Diplomacy (1975) The Coast of Moscow References Further reading Calhamer on Diplomacy: The Boardgame "Diplomacy" and Diplomatic History'', (1999) Articles by Allan B. Calhamer at Diplomacy-Archive.com 2009 profile of Calhamer at chicagomag.com 1931 births 2013 deaths Board game designers Diplomacy (game) Mail carriers People from Hinsdale, Illinois People from La Grange Park, Illinois Harvard Law School alumni Writers from Illinois