Klaus Teuber (born June 25, 1952) is a German former dental technician and

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s. He is best known for designing the strategy board game

Catan ''Catan'', previously known as ''The Settlers of Catan'' or simply ''Settlers'', is a multiplayer board game designed by Klaus Teuber. It was first published in 1995 in Germany by Franckh-Kosmos Verlag (Kosmos) as ''Die Siedler von Catan''. Pl ...

Career

Teuber won the

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("Game of the Year") award four times: for ''

The Settlers of Catan ''Catan'', previously known as ''The Settlers of Catan'' or simply ''Settlers'', is a multiplayer board game designed by Klaus Teuber. It was first published in 1995 in Germany by Franckh-Kosmos Verlag (Kosmos) as ''Die Siedler von Catan''. Pl ...

'', ''

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'', '' Drunter und Drüber'' and ''

Adel Verpflichtet ''Hoity Toity'' (german: Adel Verpflichtet, Noblesse oblige) is a board game created by Klaus Teuber in 1990. Publication history German game designer Klaus Teuber created ''Adel Verpflichtet'' in 1990, and it was published in Germany by F.X. ...

''. '' By Hook or Crook'' by Teuber was published in the American market by

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in 1991, making it an early

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import.

Personal life

Teuber retired from his profession as a

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to become a full-time game designer in 1999. , he lives in

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with his wife Claudia. They have two sons, Guido and Benny.

Games

* ''

'' (and its many expansions, as well as the video game version, ''

'') ** ''

The Settlers of Canaan ''Settlers of Canaan'' is a licensed adaptation of ''Catan'' that incorporates Hebrew Bible themes into its multiplayer board game play. It was published in 2002 by Cactus Game Design, based in North Carolina. Settlers of Canaan takes place in ...

'', a legally licensed and biblically-oriented version of Catan. It is not clear whether Teuber or someone else developed this edition. * ''

Löwenherz ''Löwenherz'' (; German for "Lionheart") is a German-style board game designed by Klaus Teuber and published in 1997 by Goldsieber in German and by Rio Grande Games in English. A revised edition, titled ''Löwenherz: Der König kehrt zurück'' ...

'' or ''Domaine'' * ''

Entdecker ''Entdecker'' (, German for "Discoverer") is a German-style board game designed by Klaus Teuber and published in 1996 by Goldsieber in German. Although the game won 2nd prize in the Deutscher Spiele Preis, many gamers were disappointed with the ...

'' * '' Drunter und Drüber'' * ''

'' (var.: ''Hoity Toity'', ''Hook or Crook'', ''Fair Means or Foul'') * ''

'' * ''Timberland'', a

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based on

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that came in ninth in the

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(German Game Prize). * ''Pop Belly Pigs''''Pop Belly Pigs''
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References

External links

"Special K"
article on Klaus Teuber's impact on the game industry
"Monopoly Killer: Perfect German Board Game Redefines Genre"
article on the process through which Klaus Teuber refined Settlers of Catan {{DEFAULTSORT:Teuber, Klaus Board game designers 1952 births Living people Klaus Teuber games

Career

Personal life

Games

See also

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