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German-style board game designer (born 1961) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Andreas Seyfarth (born 6 November 1962) is a German-style board game designer, who is most famous for creating Puerto Rico, which is highly ranked on BoardGameGeek.[1] In 2002, the game was awarded first place for the prestigious Deutscher Spiele Preis (German for German Game Prize). Seyfarth also received the crown jewel of German-style board-game awards, the Spiel des Jahres (German for Game of the Year) in 1994 and 2006 for his games Manhattan and Thurn and Taxis respectively.
Andreas Seyfarth | |
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Born | |
Nationality | German |
Occupation | Game designer |
Years active | 1991 – present |
Notable work | Puerto Rico, Max and Moritz, Manhattan, Thurn und Taxis |
Seyfarth married his wife Karen in 1988. He credits her with playtesting and helping design most of his games. Additionally, she is the co-author of Thurn and Taxis. Seyfarth works as a financial controller at Deutsche Telekom.[2]
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