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Michael Schacht

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2007 Spiel des Jahres Winner

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Michael Schacht (born 1964 in Wiesbaden, Hessen, Germany) is a game designer from Germany who is owner of the small publishing company Spiele aus Timbuktu.

Homepages (german and englisch)

michaelschacht.net (Homepage)
michaelschacht.wordpress.com (Newsblog)
boardgames-online.net (Onlinegames)
mondo-game.com (Mondo Homepage)
zooloretto.com (Zooloretto Homepage)

Homepages (german)

Spiele aus Timbuktu (Own publishing project)

Networks

Facebook entry

Newsletters

michaelschacht.net (Mondo; Zooloretto; in german and english)

Noteable Games

1999 TohuWabohu
2000 Web of Power
2002 Dschunke
2003 Coloretto / Magna Grecia / Richelieu / Paris Paris
2004 Hansa / Socken zocken
2005 China
2007 Zooloretto
2008 Aquaretto
2009 The Golden City / Valdora
2010 Industry / Felinia
2011 Mondo / Coney Island
2012 5 vor 12 / Africana / Mondo Sapiens

Noteable Awards

1999 Årets Familiespil (DK)
2003 Fairplay Bestes Kartenspiel (D) / Designer of the Year (USA)
2007 Spiel des Jahres (D) / Game of the Year (AUS)
2008 Best Cardgame (RU) / Children Game of the Year (BR)
2011 Family Game of The year (DK)

Selected Interviews and Portraits

MeepleTown / Gry Planszowe (in polish) / Giochi Sul Nostro Tavolo (in italian)
Boardgame.com.ua (in ukrainian or russian) / SpielPortugal / Brettspielcheck (in german) / Opinionated Gamers / Boardspelania
Jeu’n’CO / Eight is beauty / E ai, Tem Jogo? / E ai, Tem Jogo?, Part 2 / Corin Friesen
igroved.ru (in russian) / dreamwithboardgames / The Dice Tower / Boardgame Babylon Podcast
cliquenabend.de (in german) / Allgemeine Zeitung / Die Pöppelkiste (in german) Reich der Spiele (in german)
Portrait at Cone Gaming / Autorensteckbrief with cliquenabend.de / Report with Frankfurter Rundschau / Musings on… Micheal Schacht (#33) / Die Drei Vogonen #58) (in german)

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Making Ofs

Aquaretto / Felinia / Mondo / Valdora / Zooloretto

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0	News Essen Report 2011	2011-11-01	mschacht	0
15	News Freebies in Essen 2011 [Page 1,2]	2011-10-15	mschacht	29
7	News SNEAK-PREVIEWS IN ESSEN	2011-10-08	mschacht	1
5	News [sharp] Interview with Michael Schacht at Spiel Portugal	2011-07-05	Soledade	0
2	News July 2011 Newsletter	2011-07-02	mschacht	0
3	General Creator Forum Nuernberg Toy Fair 2011 Report	2011-02-08	mschacht	0
2	News Newsletter January 2011	2011-01-23	mschacht	1
30	News Merry Xmas!	2010-12-24	mschacht	2
2	General Creator Forum Essen Report 2010	2010-10-28	mschacht	0
2	News Sneak Previews in Essen 2010	2010-10-18	mschacht	2

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11	Zooloretto Würfelspiel Reviews [Voice of Experience] An Excellent Board Game to Dice Game Conversion	2012-05-31	scottredr...	1
0	Magna Grecia Rules Rules Question	2012-05-31	Bruce Linsey	4
0	Valdora General how does this play with 2 (with extra expansion)?	2012-05-31	thisalien...	2
0	Africana Rules Bug with online implementation or my mistake?	2012-05-31	Kaelistus	2
1	Hansa: The Compass General Can add a copy of this to a Spielbox order, any takers?	2012-05-26	basm22	4
0	Zooloretto Würfelspiel General dice are made of?	2012-05-25	cyakobch	3
0	Zooloretto Rules Tiles set aside at the start of the game?	2012-05-25	Dementomstie	2
0	Zooloretto General Zooloretto vs Settlers of Catan	2012-05-21	Thomas...	11
1	Coney Island Reviews Prime impressioni su Coney Island (italiano)	2012-05-21	dimarco70	0
1	Zooloretto Rules Simple Question	2012-05-18	RwHsAvIrE	3

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5 vor 12

Rank	N/A
Num Ratings	28
Average Rating	6.86
Average Weight	1.00

Num Owned	11
Prev. Owned	0
For Trade	0
Want in Trade	3

Wishlist	3
Comments	3
Year Published	2012

Affenraffen

Rank	4749
Num Ratings	80
Average Rating	5.97
Average Weight	1.17

Num Owned	136
Prev. Owned	19
For Trade	7
Want in Trade	3

Wishlist	7
Comments	30
Year Published	2002

Africana

Rank	2135
Num Ratings	112
Average Rating	7.05
Average Weight	2.08

Num Owned	92
Prev. Owned	3
For Trade	1
Want in Trade	102

Wishlist	275
Comments	30
Year Published	2012

Aquaretto

Rank	336
Num Ratings	1701
Average Rating	7.13
Average Weight	2.10

Num Owned	1953
Prev. Owned	156
For Trade	39
Want in Trade	164

Wishlist	437
Comments	545
Year Published	2008

Aquaretto: The Training Camp

Rank	N/A
Num Ratings	40
Average Rating	7.27
Average Weight	1.83

Num Owned	155
Prev. Owned	18
For Trade	8
Want in Trade	18

Wishlist	28
Comments	26
Year Published	2008

Aquaretto: The Trains

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Num Ratings	42
Average Rating	7.16
Average Weight	2.33

Num Owned	184
Prev. Owned	17
For Trade	5
Want in Trade	11

Wishlist	22
Comments	30
Year Published	2008

Aquaretto: Three Coworker Tiles

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Num Ratings	48
Average Rating	7.13
Average Weight	2.00

Num Owned	177
Prev. Owned	16
For Trade	6
Want in Trade	10

Wishlist	21
Comments	29
Year Published	2008

Architekton

Rank	4713
Num Ratings	646
Average Rating	5.64
Average Weight	1.61

Num Owned	1232
Prev. Owned	195
For Trade	145
Want in Trade	12

Wishlist	55
Comments	304
Year Published	2005

Augen auf!

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Num Ratings	2
Average Rating	6.45
Average Weight	1.00

Num Owned	4
Prev. Owned	1
For Trade	1
Want in Trade	0

Wishlist	2
Comments	0
Year Published	2005

Banditos

Rank	N/A
Num Ratings	14
Average Rating	5.07
Average Weight	1.50

Num Owned	64
Prev. Owned	3
For Trade	2
Want in Trade	2

Wishlist	3
Comments	11
Year Published	2002

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66	BoardGameGeek News New Game Round-up: Cardinal Richelieu Still Causing Trouble, Schacht Releases a Handful & Game Release/Delay Updates by W. Eric Martin	8
80	BoardGameGeek News Links: Honors for Eclipse, China Moves to the Stars & Deciphering What You Like in Games by W. Eric Martin	8
6	DocReason's Designer HQ (rest TBD)... In the end, we make toys. by Richard Hutnik	12
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49	iOS Board Games iOS Release: Michael Schacht's Web of Power Card Game: The Duel by Gabe Alvaro	31
52	BoardGameGeek News Links: Pizza Talk, Dueling Designers & How Many Pink and Blue Pegs Can You Shove in a Prius? by W. Eric Martin	11
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71	BoardGameGeek News Links: Westeros Reimagined, China Heads North & Days of Wonder's Digital – and Cardboard – Success by W. Eric Martin	12
7	Lacxox. Zooloretto Dice Game and the Coloretto Family Tree by Laszlo Molnar	0
14	Lacxox. Zooloretto Dice Game, Africana, Pics, Review and Questioning if the Latter’s a Pick up and Deliver Game at All by Laszlo Molnar	12

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Interview about Felinia	http://www.reich-der-spiele.com/specials/Michael-S...	2010-10-07
Interviewing Michael Schacht (english and spanish)	http://eightisbeauty.blogspot.com/2010/05/entrevis...	2010-05-18
DreamWithBoardGames interview with Michael Schacht	http://dreamwithboardgames.blogspot.com/2009/05/in...	2009-12-28
Michael Schacht	http://michaelschacht.net	2000-05-11