Cliff Johnson (born 1953) is the designer of the award-winning computer puzzle games The Fool's Errand and 3 in Three . His work is notable for its unique meta-puzzle structure and playful hands-on visual puzzles.

Born in 1953, Johnson made Super 8 movies in high school and then attended University of Southern California's film school where he became a teaching assistant in animation. His modest film career included the Monty Pythonesque animations for Nickelodeon's television series Out of Control.

In 1984, he bought his first computer, a 512K so-called "Fat" Mac, learned to program, and created his first game, The Fool's Errand which GAMES Magazine named "The Best Retro Game Ever" in 2003.

In 2002, Johnson designed the $100,000 treasure hunt for the book Mysterious Stranger by street magician David Blaine.

List of games

• The Fool's Errand (1987) — GAMES Magazine's Best Puzzle Game of the Year;
• At the Carnival (1989)
• Disney's Cartoon Arcade (1990)
• 3 in Three (1991) — MacUser 's Best Game of the Year; GAMES Magazine's Best Puzzle Game of the Year;
• Hanna Barbera's Cartoon Carnival (1993)
• Merlin's Apprentice (1994)
• Labyrinth of Crete (1995)
• The Fool and his Money (projected late 2005)

External link

• The Fool's Errand et al. is Johnson's official website.