Andreas Seyfarth
Encyclopedia
Andreas Seyfarth is a German-style board game
designer, who is most famous for creating Puerto Rico
, which is rated #2 on BoardGameGeek
. 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 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.
Seyfarth married his wife Karen in 1988. He credits her with playtesting and helping design most of his games, she is also the co-author of Thurn and Taxis
. Seyfarth works as a financial controller at Deutsche Telekom
.
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, who is most famous for creating Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico (game)
Puerto Rico is a German board game designed by Andreas Seyfarth, and published in 2002 by Alea in German, by Rio Grande Games in English and by Κάισσα in Greek....
, which is rated #2 on BoardGameGeek
BoardGameGeek
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. In 2002
2002 in games
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, the game was awarded first place for the prestigious 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,...
(German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
for German Game Prize). Seyfarth also received the crown jewel of German board-game awards, the 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...
(German for Game of the Year) in 1994
1994 in games
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and 2006
2006 in games
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for his games Manhattan
Manhattan (game)
Manhattan is a boardgame designed by Andreas Seyfarth and originally published by the German company Hans im Glück. It was the winner of Spiel des Jahres in 1994. An English language version was published by Mayfair Games in 1996.-External links:...
and Thurn and Taxis
Thurn and Taxis (board game)
Thurn and Taxis is a board game designed by Karen and Andreas Seyfarth and published in 2006 by Hans im Glück in German and by Rio Grande Games in English. In the game, players seek to build postal networks and post offices in Bavaria and surrounding areas, as did the house of Thurn und Taxis in...
respectively.
Seyfarth married his wife Karen in 1988. He credits her with playtesting and helping design most of his games, she is also the co-author of Thurn and Taxis
Thurn and Taxis (board game)
Thurn and Taxis is a board game designed by Karen and Andreas Seyfarth and published in 2006 by Hans im Glück in German and by Rio Grande Games in English. In the game, players seek to build postal networks and post offices in Bavaria and surrounding areas, as did the house of Thurn und Taxis in...
. Seyfarth works as a financial controller at Deutsche Telekom
Deutsche Telekom
Deutsche Telekom AG is a telecommunications company headquartered in Bonn, Germany. It is the largest telecommunications company in Europe....
.
Games
- Airships (2007)
- Thurn and TaxisThurn and Taxis (board game)Thurn and Taxis is a board game designed by Karen and Andreas Seyfarth and published in 2006 by Hans im Glück in German and by Rio Grande Games in English. In the game, players seek to build postal networks and post offices in Bavaria and surrounding areas, as did the house of Thurn und Taxis in...
(20062006 in gamesThis page lists board and card games, wargames, miniatures games, and table-top role-playing games published in 2006. For video and console games, see 2006 in video gaming....
, with Karen Seyfarth) - San JuanSan Juan (game)San Juan is a card game designed by Andreas Seyfarth and published in 2004 by Alea in German and by Rio Grande Games in English. The game is derived from the board game Puerto Rico, and takes its name from San Juan, capital of Puerto Rico....
(20042004 in gamesThis page lists board and card games, wargames, miniature games, and table-top role-playing games published in 2004. For video and console games, see 2004 in video gaming.-Game awards given in 2004:...
) - Puerto Rico Expansion (2004)
- Puerto RicoPuerto Rico (game)Puerto Rico is a German board game designed by Andreas Seyfarth, and published in 2002 by Alea in German, by Rio Grande Games in English and by Κάισσα in Greek....
(20022002 in gamesThis page lists board and card games, wargames, miniatures games, and table-top role-playing games published in 2002. For video and console games, see 2002 in video gaming.-Death:...
) - ManhattanManhattan (game)Manhattan is a boardgame designed by Andreas Seyfarth and originally published by the German company Hans im Glück. It was the winner of Spiel des Jahres in 1994. An English language version was published by Mayfair Games in 1996.-External links:...
(19941994 in gamesThis page lists board and card games, wargames, miniatures games, and table-top role-playing games published in 1994. For video and console games, see 1994 in video gaming.-Significant games-related events in 1994:...
) - Waldmeister (1994)
- Spiel des Friedens (19931993 in gamesThis page lists board and card games, wargames, miniatures games, and table-top role-playing games published in 1993. For video and console games, see 1993 in video gaming.-Game awards given in 1993:* Spiel des Jahres: Call My Bluff...
) - Zorro (1993)
- Zorro: The Fight Against Alcalde (19901990 in gamesThis page lists board and card games, wargames, miniatures games, and table-top role-playing games published in 1990. For video and console games, see 1990 in video gaming.-Game awards given in 1990:...
)
External links
- Andreas Seyfarth at Alea