Gamex 2025 Guests
Len Pimentel
Len Pimentel is game designer out of sunny South Florida and the man behind LakeSide Games. Best known for his superhero roleplaying game Prowlers & Paragons Ultimate Edition, Len’s list of published work includes the complete P&P supervillain / game world / rule supplement Pinnacle City’s Most Wanted, the JRR Tolkien inspired There and Hack Again, the rules-light sword and sorcery game By This Axe I Hack! and the By The Axe Companion, the pocket-sized heroic sci-fi game Black Star and its Black Star Companion, the western themed Six-Gun Fury, the tongue-in-cheek action movie game Magnum Fury, the 80s high school plus weirdness combo Hughesville High (which came out long before the craze and is way more Weird Science meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer than Stranger Things), and the fully narrative roleplaying game engine TNT (The Narrative Toolbox). Len has also written material for a number of other products and hopes to do more of that in the future.
Andrew Haught
Hello, I’m Andrew Haught, a freelance board game designer. You might not know me by name, but you might recognise some of the games I designed. I had the privilege of working on games like Aliens Another Glorious Day in the Corpses, Star Trek: Away Missions, and Doctor Who: Time of the Daleks among other games. I specialise in creating games based on beloved franchises, striving to stay faithful to the source material while designing engaging gameplay. Crafting these experiences has been a rewarding journey, and I’m always excited to share them with others. I also help others finish their games, Recently, I helped a new designer finish his board game, Orange Shall Overcome, as a Game Developer on his team, as well as design the Gorn expansion for Gale Force Nine’s Star Trek Ascendancy board game.
I’d love for you to join me for a gaming session featuring some of these titles! Together, we’ll tackle the challenges of escaping xenomorphs, explore alien worlds in the Star Trek universe, or race against time to outsmart the Daleks in Doctor Who. As we play, I’ll share behind-the-scenes insights, what inspired the mechanics, and how the designs evolved. Whether you’re a fan of these franchises or simply enjoy a great board game, I hope this will be a fun and memorable experience for everyone involved. I look forward to playing with you and hearing your thoughts on the games!
David Kizzia
He's back. Strategicon’s wayward son David Kizzia from Monkeyfun Studios! A former Los Angeles native, David has consistently brought amazing gaming experiences to our conventions, many of which have gone on to become successfully published games, including “Spirit of 77”, “Bedlam Hall”, “A Town Called Malice” and most recently “Heaven’s Open Door: Diamond Class”. Whether it’s a full-scale pirate LARP experience, a wild superhero-based people’s court, or a tense character drama set in outer space, David brings a grade-A experience to what he brings to our con. Get ready for some big laughs and monkey fun!
