Reiner Knizia (born 1957 in Germany) is a full-time game designer who has been living in England. He earned a PhD in mathematics and has previously worked in the banking industry. His first published games in 1990 were Gold Digger and Desperados. Since then he has been one of the world's most prolific game designers with over 200 games to his credit. He is particularly notable for his auction trilogy and his tile-laying trilogy.

Awards

• 2003 Origins Awards Hall of Fame inductee.
• 2008 Kinderspiel des Jahres award for Wer war's
• 2008 Spiel des Jahres award for Keltis

Abridged List of Notable Games

• 1992 Modern Art
• 1995 Medici
• 1997 Tigris & Euphrates
• 1998 Through the Desert
• 1998 Samurai
• 1999 Ra
• 1999 Lost Cities
• 2000 Lord of the Rings
• 2000 Taj Mahal
• 2003 Amun-Re
• 2004 Blue Moon
• 2004 Ingenious
• 2008 Keltis

Interviews

• First Interview with BoardGameSpeak
• Second Interview with BoardGameSpeak
• Interview with Ward Batty
• Interview with Greg Daigle
• Interview with Pierre-Nicolas Lapointe
• Interview with HeadGames Podcast
• First Interview with Eric Burgess
• Second Interview with Eric Burgess
• Interview with Merscom
• Interview with Ilha do Tabuleiro (portuguese)
• Video interview with Patrick Stapleton

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