I think it takes a risk taker to invent things. This life attribute came in handy while serving two terms in the Minnesota House of Representatives where I used all the rules available to me to my advantage and against opponents. They would say he writes rules for the games he invents to ensure the games are played the way he intended them to be played. If you asked a lot of my friends for a word or two to describe me, they would most likely say that Doug is a RULES guy.
And, I was not averse to taking risks, which can be a dangerous mix. I, on the other hand, had a creative mind. They took after my dad who skipped the third grade! My older brother got a degree in Nuclear Physics and my younger brother became a lawyer and later a Judge. My two brothers were exceptionally intelligent and virtually had photographic memories. We grew up in Minneapolis where winters are cold and playing games in a warm house was better than playing outside. I was the middle child of three boys – four years apart in age. More on that process later but first, a little history would be helpful. It took four years to invent, three more to get it licensed and almost one more year before the first copy was sold in a store. My claim to fame in the industry is that I am the inventor of the family board game SEQUENCE. The efforts of people in the toy and game industry - the manufacturers especially - provide toy and game inventors the outlet – the opportunity - to get that next best invention in the hands of the public. The toy and game industry has given me the life I could only dream of as a child.
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