Edward E. Simbalist (5 September 1943 – 12 March 2005[citation needed]) was a role-playing game designer.
Edward E. Simbalist and Wilf K. Backhaus designed a role-playing game called Chevalier, which they brought to Gen Con IX in 1976 with hopes to sell it to TSR; after witnessing Gary Gygax berate a staff member, Simbalist decided not to approach Gygax about the game.
[1]: 72 In the late 1970s, Bizar contacted Simbalist and Phil McGregor to produce a science-fiction role-playing game, which was published in 1980 as Space Opera.
[1]: 73 Simbalist supervised both of his role-playing game lines until FGU reached a point where it was no longer able to release new products.
[citation needed] The Great Cats Book Volume One (SkillSkape) (2003), Mystic Station Designs