Klaus Teuber
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Klaus Teuber | |
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.jpg) Teuber in 2017 | |
| Born | June 25, 1952 |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation | Game designer |
Klaus Teuber (born June 25, 1952[1]) is a German designer of board games.
Career[edit]
He won the Spiel des Jahres award four times, for The Settlers of Catan, Barbarossa, Drunter und Drüber and Adel Verpflichtet.
Teuber's By Hook or Crook, published by Avalon Hill in 1991, was an early import of a German-style game into the American market.[2]
Teuber retired from his profession as a dental technician to become a full-time game designer in 1999. As of 2007[update], he lives in Darmstadt with his wife Claudia. They have two sons, Guido and Benny.[3]
Games[edit]
- The Settlers of Catan (and its many expansions, as well as the video game version, Catan)
- The Settlers of Canaan, a legally licensed and biblically-oriented version of Catan. It is not clear whether Teuber or someone else developed this edition.
- Löwenherz or Domaine
- Entdecker
- Drunter und Drüber
- Adel Verpflichtet (Hoity Toity, Hook or Crook, Fair Means or Foul)
- Barbarossa
- Pop Belly Pigs
- Erilich Hossenfeffer
- Licht und Schatten - 1988
- Rivals for Catan (Card game inspired by the original, The Settlers of Catan)
Related links[edit]
- Going Cardboard (Documentary, includes an interview with Teuber)
References[edit]
- ^ "Klaus Teuber feiert 65er". Spielwiese.at. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ Shannon Appelcline (2011). Designers & Dragons. Mongoose Publishing. p. 179. ISBN 978-1-907702-58-7.
- ^ "H@LL9000: Infos zum Roman "Siedler von Catan"". www.hall9000.de. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
External links[edit]
- Klaus Teuber at BoardGameGeek
- "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
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