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Rüdiger Dorn
Rüdiger Dorn (born 1969) is a German-style board game designer. Career Fantasy Flight Games published Rüdiger Dorn's fantasy-themed ''Dragonheart'' (2010). He was nominated for the 2005 Spiel des Jahres award for his game '' Jambo'', which also placed 8th for the Deutscher Spiele Preis award. He was also nominated for the 2007 Spiel des Jahres award for his game '' Die Baumeister von Arkadia'' (released in English as simply ''Arkadia'') and in 2012 for Las Vegas. He also won the 2014 Kennerspiel des Jahres award for his game '' Istanbul''. In 2016, he was once again nominated for the Spiel des Jahres with his game '' Karuba''. In 2018 ''Luxor'' was also nominated for Spiel des Jahres. Games * ''Luxor'' (2018) * '' Karuba'' (2015) * ''Steam Time'' (2015) * ''Istanbul'' (2014) * '' Las Vegas'' (2012) * '' Waka Waka'' (2012) * '' Il Vecchio'' (2012) * ''Dragonheart'' (2010) * '' Diamonds Club'' (2008) * ''Journey to the Centre of the Earth'' (2008) * '' Die Baumeister von Arka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German-style Board Game
A Eurogame, also called a German-style board game, German game, or Euro-style game, (generally just referred to as board games in Europe) is a class of tabletop games that generally has indirect player interaction and abstract physical components. Eurogames are sometimes contrasted with American-style board games, which generally involve more luck, conflict, and drama. They are usually less abstract than chess or Go, but more abstract than wargames. Likewise, they generally require more thought and planning than party games such as ''Pictionary'' or ''Trivial Pursuit''. History Contemporary Eurogames, such as ''Acquire'', appeared in the 1960s. The 3M series of which ''Acquire'' formed a part became popular in Germany, and became a template for a new form of game, one in which direct conflict or warfare did not play a role, due in part to aversion in postwar Germany to products which glorified conflict. German family board games The genre developed as a more concentrat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Board Game Designers
Board or Boards may refer to: Flat surface * Lumber, or other rigid material, milled or sawn flat ** Plank (wood) ** Cutting board ** Sounding board, of a musical instrument * Cardboard (paper product) * Paperboard * Fiberboard ** Hardboard, a type of fiberboard * Particle board, also known as ''chipboard'' ** Oriented strand board * Printed circuit board, in computing and electronics ** Motherboard, the main printed circuit board of a computer * A reusable writing surface ** Chalkboard ** Whiteboard Recreation * Board game **Chessboard **Checkerboard * Board (bridge), a device used in playing duplicate bridge * Board, colloquial term for the rebound statistic in basketball * Board track racing, a type of motorsport popular in the United States during the 1910s and 1920s * Boards, the wall around a bandy field or ice hockey rink * Boardsports * Diving board (other) Companies * Board International, a Swiss software vendor known for its business intelligence software t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alea (game Publisher)
Ravensburger AG is a German game and toy company, publishing house and market leader in the European jigsaw puzzle market. History The company was founded by Otto Robert Maier in Ravensburg, a town in Upper Swabia in southern Germany. He began publishing in 1883 with his first author contract. He started publishing instruction folders for craftsmen and architects, which soon acquired him a solid financial basis. His first board game appeared in 1884, named ''Journey Around the World''. At the turn of the 20th century, his product line broadened to include picture books, books, children’s activity books, art instruction manuals, non-fiction books, and reference books as well as children’s games, Happy Families, and activity kits. In 1900, the Ravensburger blue triangle trademark was registered with the Imperial patent office. As of 1912, many board game, board and game of physical skill, activity games had an export version that was distributed to Western Europe, the countri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
