Popularity of Board Game Designers

 

The gaming industry is becoming more and more aware of the popularity of designer board games. Designers of these games reinvented board gaming in an exciting and new way by rethinking the format and tackling the game from a different angle. Designer board games are usually simple to play and have a theme. They also require a lot of planning and thought. These designer board games have gained popularity in recent years because they offer a variety of components that aren't usually found in other board games.

Many of those who have designed these games are also quite famous for them. They have produced multiple successful games. A game that prominently displays the designer's logo on its box is usually considered of the caliber of a specialist designer board game. There are many designers, but their games tend to differ.

Reiner Knizia is one of the most successful board game designers. Over 200 of his board games were published by different manufacturers. Knizia has been creating board games ever since he was six years old. He holds a PhD. in Mathematics. His resume shows Dr. Knizia, a board game designer since 1997, has had great success. Seven of Knizia's games appear on Games 100, and 14 are listed on Board Game Geek Top 100. Several of the biggest gaming conventions host "Kniziathons," tournaments where only Reiner Knizia's games are used. His games are awash with awards. Taj Mahal won the 2000 Essen Feather Award and the Deutscher Spiele Preis Award the same year. Based on the Lord of the Rings series of books, the game was awarded a Spiel des Jahres special prize in 2001. It is the most successful of all his board games; gamesmithsplaytesting.

Andreas Seyfarth, another famous board game designer, is considered his most outstanding achievement. In this game, players assume the role of governors of Puerto Rico in an era when the Caribbean was ascendant. The game aims to gain the most victory points by constructing buildings and shipping goods from ports. Seyfarth has had his games rated highly by many board game enthusiasts, and Puerto Rico is often ranked at the top of most lists. Many of Seyfarth's other games were awarded prestigious prizes over the years they were released. Any game bearing his name can be considered a game worth a player's attention.