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 peter d. adkison ceo , owner of gen con
peter adkison

peter d. adkison is the founder and first ceo of wizards of the coast -lrb- 1993 to 2001 -rrb- , as well as a hobby game professional .
during adkison 's tenure , wizards of the coast rose to the status of a major publisher in the hobby game industry .
wizards achieved success with its creation of '' '' , which started the collectible card game genre .
it also distributed the pokémon trading cards , and later acquired the `` dungeons & dragons '' role-playing game , releasing a successful new edition .
adkison is the current owner of gen con , a major yearly game convention in the midwest .
in january 2001 , adkison sold wizards of the coast to hasbro .
as a longtime fan of role-playing games -lrb- rpgs -rrb- , adkison has become an advocate for indie rpgs .
his own game design work includes `` the primal order '' , a `` capstone system '' for use with any of a number of different role-playing games .
