Rüdiger Dorn
Encyclopedia
Rüdiger Dorn is a German-style board game
designer. He was nominated for the 2005 Spiel des Jahres
award for his game Jambo
, which also placed 8th for the Deutscher Spiele Preis
award. He was also nominated for the 2007 Spiel des Jahres
award for his game Die Baumeister von Arkadia.
German-style board game
German-style board games, frequently referred to in gaming circles as Euro Games or Euro-style, are a broad class of tabletop games that generally have simple rules, short to medium playing times, indirect player interaction and abstract physical components...
designer. He was nominated for the 2005 Spiel des Jahres
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...
award for his game Jambo
Jambo (board game)
Jambo is a board game designed by Rüdiger Dorn and published in 2004 by Kosmos in German and by Rio Grande Games in English. In the game, players are African traders before colonisation buying and selling market wares. The game was nominated for the 2005 Spiel des Jahres award and also placed 8th...
, which also placed 8th for the Deutscher Spiele Preis
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,...
award. He was also nominated for the 2007 Spiel des Jahres
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...
award for his game Die Baumeister von Arkadia.
Games
- Diamonds Club (2008)
- Journey to the Centre of the Earth (2008)
- Die Baumeister von Arkadia (2007)
- Louis XIVLouis XIV (board game)Louis XIV is a 2005 designer board game by Rüdiger Dorn. Players taken on roles of members of the court of Louis XIV of France.Louis XIV won the 2005 Deutscher Spiele Preis.-External links:...
(2005) - Robber Knights (2005)
- Goa (2004)
- JamboJambo (board game)Jambo is a board game designed by Rüdiger Dorn and published in 2004 by Kosmos in German and by Rio Grande Games in English. In the game, players are African traders before colonisation buying and selling market wares. The game was nominated for the 2005 Spiel des Jahres award and also placed 8th...
(2004) - Traders of Genoa (2001)
- Cameo (1992)
External links
- Rüdiger Dorn at Alea