Board Game Designer. He is best known for designing the strategy board game Catan (AKA Settlers of Catan) and its expansions and sequels. Teuber won the German Spiel des Jahres ("Game of the Year") award four times: for The Settlers of Catan, Barbarossa, Drunter und Drüber and Adel Verpflichtet. By Hook or Crook by Teuber was published in the American market by Avalon Hill in 1991, making it an early "Eurogame" (German style board game) import. The Settlers of Catan, first published in 1995, paved the way for the Eurogame genre outside Europe. Though neither the first Eurogame nor the first such game to find an audience outside Germany, it became much more popular than any of its predecessors. It quickly sold millions of copies in Germany, and in the process brought money and attention to the genre as a whole. Teuber is survived by his wife Claudia and his sons Guido and Benny.
Board Game Designer. He is best known for designing the strategy board game Catan (AKA Settlers of Catan) and its expansions and sequels. Teuber won the German Spiel des Jahres ("Game of the Year") award four times: for The Settlers of Catan, Barbarossa, Drunter und Drüber and Adel Verpflichtet. By Hook or Crook by Teuber was published in the American market by Avalon Hill in 1991, making it an early "Eurogame" (German style board game) import. The Settlers of Catan, first published in 1995, paved the way for the Eurogame genre outside Europe. Though neither the first Eurogame nor the first such game to find an audience outside Germany, it became much more popular than any of its predecessors. It quickly sold millions of copies in Germany, and in the process brought money and attention to the genre as a whole. Teuber is survived by his wife Claudia and his sons Guido and Benny.
Bio by: Chris Mills
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