Klaus Teuber

Klaus Teuber
Teuber in 2017
Born
Klaus Wilhelm Heinrich Teuber[1]

(1952-06-25)25 June 1952[2]
Rai-Breitenbach [de],[3] Breuberg, West Germany
Died1 April 2023(2023-04-01) (aged 70)
Occupations
Known forBoard game developer
Works

Klaus Wilhelm Heinrich Teuber[1] (25 June 1952 – 1 April 2023) was a German board game designer best known as the creator of Catan. Originally working as a dental technician, he began designing games first as a hobby then as a full-time career.

Four of his games won the prestigious Spiel des Jahres (Game of the Year) award: Barbarossa (1988), Adel Verpflichtet (1990), Drunter und Drüber (1991) and The Settlers of Catan (1995).[4] The last of these sold over 40 million copies, was translated into 40 languages and spawned a family of expansions and versions.[5] Teuber founded the games company Catan GmbH in 2002 and his sons now direct the family business.

Teuber was inducted into the Origin Awards Hall of Fame by the AAGAD (Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design) in 2004.[6] In 2010, he received a special As d'Or in recognition of his lifetime achievement at the Festival International des Jeux in France.[7]

  1. ^ a b Murphy, Brian (16 April 2023). "Klaus Teuber, creator of Catan board game empire, dies at 70". Washington Post. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
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  4. ^ Redaktion (4 April 2023). "Trauer um Klaus Teuber". Spiel des Jahres (in German). Retrieved 4 April 2023.
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  6. ^ "Hall of Fame". Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Klaus Teuber wird in Cannes für sein Lebenswerk geehrt". Catan.de (in German). 10 March 2010. Archived from the original on 7 May 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2023.