Lookout Games
Encyclopedia
Lookout Games is a German
board
and card game
publisher
. The company published, among other games, the board game Agricola
, which was honored with the Complex Game award by the German Game of the Year
jury in 2008.
und Marcel-André Casasola Merkle
. By this time, especially Rosenberg was already well-known for his card game Bohnanza
, which was published by a major German game company. The first game of Lookout Games was a small card game called Attribut, The game was originally published online at the gaming website Brettspielwelt
. Later, the company started to produce physical copies of the game. In 2003 Attribut was on the shortlist for the German Game of the Year award. In 2007 the board game Agricola was published. In 2008 Agricola got the special award Complex Game at the German Game of the Year awards and the first place at the German Game Prize
. Agricola became one of the highest rated games at the board game website Boardgamegeek
. 2008 the successor Le Havre
was published. In 2009 Le Havre got the second place at the German Game Prize. In 2005 the company started to publish games from Z-Man Games
in Germany.
, which Lookout Games published in Germany:
Games by Hartland Trefoil Ltd, which Lookout Games published in Germany:
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
board
Board game
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and card game
Card game
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publisher
Publishing
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. The company published, among other games, the board game Agricola
Agricola (board game)
Agricola is a German-style board game created by Uwe Rosenberg, and published by Lookout Games in Europe and Z-Man Games in the US. The goal of the game is to build the most well-balanced farm at the end of 14 rounds, consisting of plowed fields for crops and fenced pastures for livestock. The...
, which was honored with the Complex Game award by the German Game of the Year
Spiel des Jahres
The Spiel des Jahres is an award for board and card games, created in 1978 with the stated purpose of rewarding excellence in game design, and promoting top-quality games in the German market. It is thought that the existence and popularity of the award is one of the major drivers of the quality...
jury in 2008.
History
The company was founded in 2000 by Hanno Girke, Uwe RosenbergUwe Rosenberg
Uwe Rosenberg is a German game designer. He has become known mainly for his card game Bohnanza, which is successful both in Germany and internationally...
und Marcel-André Casasola Merkle
Marcel-André Casasola Merkle
Marcel-André Casasola Merkle is a game designer.Until now, he published thirteen games and illustrated over 20. Together with other designers, he is active as a game editor since 1999 . He is co-founder of the publishing company Lookout Games...
. By this time, especially Rosenberg was already well-known for his card game Bohnanza
Bohnanza
Bohnanza is a German-style card game of trading and politics, designed by Uwe Rosenberg and released in 1997 by Amigo Spiele in German and by Rio Grande Games in English. It is played with a deck of cards with comical illustrations of eleven different types of beans , which the players are trying...
, which was published by a major German game company. The first game of Lookout Games was a small card game called Attribut, The game was originally published online at the gaming website Brettspielwelt
BrettspielWelt
BrettspielWelt is a large, popular, and free German online gaming site. Its name translates as Boardgame World. It contains online versions of over 70 popular classical and modern board games and card games, such as Backgammon, Bluff, Carcassonne, Can't Stop, Dominion, Go, Settlers of Catan, and...
. Later, the company started to produce physical copies of the game. In 2003 Attribut was on the shortlist for the German Game of the Year award. In 2007 the board game Agricola was published. In 2008 Agricola got the special award Complex Game at the German Game of the Year awards and the first place at the German Game Prize
Deutscher Spiele Preis
The Deutscher Spiele Preis is an important award for boardgames. It was started in 1990 by the German magazine "Die Pöppel-Revue", which collects votes from the industry's stores, magazines, professionals and game clubs. The results are announced every October at the Spiel game fair in Essen,...
. Agricola became one of the highest rated games at the board game website Boardgamegeek
BoardGameGeek
BoardGameGeek is a website that was founded in January 2000 by Scott Alden and Derk Solko as a resource for the board gaming hobby. The database holds reviews, articles, and session reports for over 45,000 different games, expansions, and designers. BoardGameGeek includes German-style board games,...
. 2008 the successor Le Havre
Le Havre
Le Havre is a city in the Seine-Maritime department of the Haute-Normandie region in France. It is situated in north-western France, on the right bank of the mouth of the river Seine on the English Channel. Le Havre is the most populous commune in the Haute-Normandie region, although the total...
was published. In 2009 Le Havre got the second place at the German Game Prize. In 2005 the company started to publish games from Z-Man Games
Z-Man Games
thumbZ-Man Games is a company incorporated in 1999 in the USA to produce games. The headquarters is in Mahopac, New York, near New York City. It is named after its proprietor, Zev Shlasinger...
in Germany.
Own Games
- 2002: Attribut, Game of the Year Awards shortlist
- 2004:
- Attribut 2
- Schätzbold
- The Scepter of Zavandor
- 2005: Spelunke
- 2006:
- Die Drachenbändiger von Zavandor
- 2007: AgricolaAgricola (board game)Agricola is a German-style board game created by Uwe Rosenberg, and published by Lookout Games in Europe and Z-Man Games in the US. The goal of the game is to build the most well-balanced farm at the end of 14 rounds, consisting of plowed fields for crops and fenced pastures for livestock. The...
, Special Award: Complex Game 2008, German Game Prize 2008 - 2008: Le HavreLe Havre (board game)Le Havre is a board game about the development of the town of Le Havre. It was inspired by the games Caylus and Agricola and was developed in December 2007....
, German Game Prize - Second Place 2009 - 2009: Automobile
- 2010:
- Merkator
- The Mines of Zavandor
- various BohnanzaBohnanzaBohnanza is a German-style card game of trading and politics, designed by Uwe Rosenberg and released in 1997 by Amigo Spiele in German and by Rio Grande Games in English. It is played with a deck of cards with comical illustrations of eleven different types of beans , which the players are trying...
expansions - various Agricola expansions
Games by other Companies
Games by Z-Man GamesZ-Man Games
thumbZ-Man Games is a company incorporated in 1999 in the USA to produce games. The headquarters is in Mahopac, New York, near New York City. It is named after its proprietor, Zev Shlasinger...
, which Lookout Games published in Germany:
- 2005: The End of the Triumvirate
- 2009:
Games by Hartland Trefoil Ltd, which Lookout Games published in Germany:
- 2009: 185318XX games18XX games are a group of train games which recreate the building of railroad corporations during the 19th century. Other games which use similar mechanics are also included in this category...