Nicole Lindroos

Nicole Lindroos is a game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games.

After twice applying to culinary school, Nicole Lindroos entered the game industry in 1989. Lindroos was one of the Minnesota locals who joined Lion Rampant after the company was started.:232 Lindroos joined White Wolf Publishing when the two companies merged in 1990.:216 In 1991, Lindroos left White Wolf and returned to Minnesota, where she went to work for Atlas Games.:217 John Nephew founded Atlas Games with some help from other Lion Rampant alumni such as Lindroos and Darin "Woody" Eblom.:252 Lindroos played a sample copy of James Wallis's Once Upon a Time at Gen Con 24, and thanks to her it was published by Atlas Games.:304 Lindroos became a freelancer and also co-founded Adventures Unlimited magazine (1995-1996), the first issue of which included adventures for games she had been involved with, including Ars Magica, Vampire: The Masquerade, and Over the Edge.:236 Lindroos and her husband Chris Pramas formed Green Ronin Publishing in 2000.:236, 370 By 2001, Pramas and Lindroos brought on the third member of the Green Ronin team, Hal Mangold.:370 When Green Ronin was incorporated as an LLC, Pramas, Lindroos, and Mangold came on as the three partners.:373

Lindroos has volunteered on the board of directors of the Game Manufacturer's Association, the Origins Awards committee, and as the chairman of the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design.

Lindroos lives in Seattle with her husband Chris and daughter Katherine.