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About the designer
Reiner Knizia (born 1957 in Germany) is a full-time game designer who lived for many years in England. He earned a PhD in mathematics and has previously worked in the banking industry. His first published games in 1990 were Gold Digger and Desperados. Since then he has been one of the world's most prolific game designers with more than 600 games and books published in numerous languages and countries including many global licences such as The Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones, LEGO, Mensa, Disney, Monopoly, Playmobil, The Simpsons, Asterix, Star Trek and Star Wars. Over 13 million games and books sold worldwide. He is particularly notable for his auction trilogy and his tile-laying trilogy. His name is pronounced "ry-ner k-NEE-tsee-ah".
- Complete List of Awards
- 2003 Origins Awards Hall of Fame inductee.
- 2008 Kinderspiel des Jahres award for Whoowasit?
- 2008 Spiel des Jahres award for Keltis
2x German Game of the Year
5x German Game Prize
3x French Grand Prix du Jouet
4x Austrian Game Award
2x Swiss Game Award
Spanish Game of the Year
Dutch Game of the Year
3x Finnish Game of the Year
Swedish Game of the Year
Danish Game of the Year
German Educational Game Award
Japan Board Game Prize
2x International Gamers Awards
Winner of the 2008 German Game of the Year for Keltis. Winner of the 2008 German Children's Game of the Year and the 2008 German Children's Game Prize for Wer war's? Winner of the 2008 German Educational Game Award for Alles Tomate. Winner of the German Game Prize 2003, 2000, 1998 and 1993. Winner of the Austrian Game Prize 2009, 2006, 2004 and 2003. Winner of the Spanish Game Award 2006. Winner of the Swiss Game Prize 2004. Winner of the French Grand Prix du Jouet 2004, 2003 and 2000. Winner of the Dutch Toy of the Year Award 2001. Winner of the Japan Board Game Prize 2005 and 2004. Winner of the International Gamers Award 2003 and 2000. Winner of five international Children Game of the Year Awards.
Abridged List of Notable Games
- 1992 Modern Art
- 1992 Loot
- 1992 Quo Vadis?
- 1994 Botswana (a.k.a. Quandary, Botswana, Loco!)
- 1995 Medici
- 1995 High Society
- 1997 Tigris & Euphrates
- 1998 Samurai
- 1998 Circus Flohcati
- 1998 Through the Desert
- 1998 Excape (a.k.a. Rapido)
- 1999 Ra
- 1999 Lost Cities
- 1999 Stephenson's Rocket
- 1999 Schotten Totten / 2000 Battle Line / 2017 Battle Line: Medieval
- 2000 The Lord of the Rings
- 2000 Taj Mahal
- 2000 Nightmare Productions (a.k.a. Traumfabrik, Hollywood Blockbuster, Dream Factory)
- 2001 Winner's Circle
- 2002 Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation
- 2003 Amun-Re / 2023 Amun-Re: 20th Anniversary Edition
- 2003 Carcassonne: The Castle (re-implementation of Carcassonne)
- 2004 Blue Moon / 2014 Blue Moon Legends
- 2004 Ingenious
- 2005 Pick-omino
- 2006 Blue Moon City
- 2006 Royal Visit (a.k.a. Times Square)
- 2007 Whoowasit?
- 2008 Keltis (re-implementation of Lost Cities)
- 2009 FITS
- 2012 Butterfly Garden (a.k.a. Indigo)
- 2014 Age of War
- 2017 The Quest for El Dorado
- 2018 Yellow & Yangtze / 2024 HUANG (re-implementation of Tigris & Euphrates)
- 2018 Blue Lagoon
- 2019 L.L.A.M.A.
- 2019 Babylonia
- 2020 My City
- 2021 Mille Fiori
- 2021 Witchstone (co-design with Martino Chiacchiera)
- 2021 Equinox (re-implementation of Colossal Arena)
- 2021 Whale Riders
- 2023 Zoo Vadis (re-implementation of Quo Vadis?)
- 2023 MLEM: Space Agency
- 2024 Cascadero
- 2024 Rebirth
- 2025 Iliad
- 2025 The Hobbit: There and Back Again
- 2025 Gazebo (re-implementation of Qin)
See below Videos and Web Links modules, or:
- Video interview with Patrick Stapleton
