# Todd Breitenstein

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**Todd A. Breitenstein** (March 3, 1966 – March 24, 2013[1]) was a table-top [game designer](/source/Game_designer) and co-founder of [Twilight Creations](/source/Twilight_Creations).

## Early life

Todd Breitenstein was born in [Fort Thomas, Kentucky](/source/Fort_Thomas,_Kentucky) to John and Diane Breitenstein.[1]

## Career

In 2000, Breitenstein was working for the game division of Cincinnati-based [United States Playing Card Company](/source/United_States_Playing_Card_Company).[2] While there he conceived of a game titled *[Zombies!!!](/source/Zombies!!!)* At the 2001 Origins Awards, *Zombies!!!* won "Best Graphic Presentation of a Board Game."[3]

Breitenstein subsequently left US Playing Card Company in 2002 and with his wife Kerry, founded Twilight Creations, which was headquartered in [Cold Spring, Kentucky](/source/Cold_Spring,_Kentucky). With Breitenstein as president,[2] the company produced several expansions for *Zombies!!!*, including a new line, *[When Darkness Comes](/source/When_Darkness_Comes:_The_Awakening)*.[4] He designed other games for the company, including *[Dante's Inferno](/source/Dante's_Inferno_(board_game))* (2003).

## Personal life

Breitenstein and his wife Kerry had three children.[4] Breitenstein died of cancer in 2013.[1]

## References

1. ["Todd BREITENSTEIN Obituary (1966 - 2013) Kentucky Enquirer"](http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nky/obituary.aspx?pid=163882304). *[Legacy.com](/source/Legacy.com)*

1. Paeth, Greg (March 1, 2004). ["Fun and Games: Couple Invents and Sells Games from Home"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150329064837/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-113806898.html). *[The Cincinnati Post](/source/The_Cincinnati_Post)*. Archived from [the original](http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-113806898.html) on March 29, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2014. – via [HighBeam Research](/source/HighBeam_Research)

1. ["The 2001 Origins Awards"](http://www.gama.org/OriginsAwards/OriginsAwardsWinnersThe2000s/The2001OriginsAwards/tabid/3246/Default.aspx). *GAMA*. Retrieved 2023-07-02.

1. Williams, Lee (Spring 2013). "From Under the Floorboards: In Memoriam - Todd A. Breitenstein". *Protodimension Magazine*. No. 15. p. 60.

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