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Game Designers

A look at the people who create the board games and card games that we play.

Borg, Richard - Brief Biography

A biography of Richard Borg, a board game designer whose credits include BattleLore, Memoir '44, and Liar's Dice.

Butts, Alfred M. - Brief Biography

A profile of Alfred Mosher Butts, the game designer who invented Scrabble.

Cathala, Bruno - Brief Biography

A profile of board game designer Bruno Cathala, whose published games include Mr. Jack, Shadows Over Camelot, and Cleopatra and the Society of Architects.

Darrow, Charles - Brief Biography

A profile of Charles Darrow, a board game designer best known for his work on Monopoly.

Friese, Friedemann - Brief Biography

A profile of Friedemann Friese, a designer of board games and card games including Power Grid, Fearsome Floors, and Fauna.

Knizia, Reiner - Brief Biography

A profile of game designer Reiner Knizia, one of the most prolific and successful designers working today.

Kramer, Wolfgang - Brief Biography

A brief biography of board game designer Wolfgang Kramer, whose games include El Grande, The Princes of Florence, Tikal, and Category 5.

Leacock, Matt - Brief Biography

A profile of Matt Leacock, the designer of Pandemic and other board games.

Leonhard, Christian - Brief Biography

A brief biography of game designer Christian Leonhard, whose games include 1960: The Making of the President and Campaign Manager 2008.

Matthews, Jason - Brief Biography

A brief biography of board game designer Jason Matthews, whose games include 1960: The Making of the President, Twilight Struggle, and Campaign Manager 2008.

Maublanc, Ludovic - Brief Biography

A brief biography of board game designer Ludovic Maublanc, whose board games include Mr. Jack, Cleopatra and the Society of Architects, and Cash 'n Guns.

Moon, Alan R. - Brief Biography

A biography of Alan R. Moon, the designer of the board game Ticket to Ride and many other board games and card games.

Rieneck, Michael - Brief Biography

A profile of game designer Michael Rieneck, whose published board games include Witch of Salem, The Pillars of the Earth, and Cuba.

Sackson, Sid - Brief Biography

A profile of Sid Sackson, who designed many popular board games and card games including Acquire, Can't Stop and I'm the Boss.

Sackson, Sid - Sid Sackson Passes Away at 82

Game designer Sid Sackson passes away at the age of 82.

Teuber, Klaus - Brief Biography

A brief biography of game designer Klaus Teuber, who created the best-selling board game The Settlers of Catan.

Wallace, Martin - Brief Biography

A profile of Martin Wallace, a board game designer whose work includes Age of Steam and Automobile.

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