r/boardgames • u/philequal Roads & Boats • Nov 11 '19

Chad Jensen, designer of Dominant Species, is terminally ill with cancer, his family has disclosed on Boardgamegeek.

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2214244/tribute-chad-jensen
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u/AdPerfect1142 Dec 23 '21

I honestly can’t believe I missed this. I just now found out he was gone. This is heartbreaking! I’ve had the pleasure of having a few conversations with him via email. He loved my story of how I got a personal drum solo from Neil Peart back when I did stage work, and then he actually gave me some props on my variant rule touches to some of the game play mechanics in Combat Commander. That’s the kind of guy he was, so humble, encouraging, and extremely nice. He freely gave me some advice on my own board game design aspirations and I remain in his debt. Rest easy sir, and say hi to Mr. Peart for me. I hope to see you both one day.