Episode 400: Dr. Reiner Knizia, Prolific Board Game Designer

About this episode

Dr. Reiner Knizia discusses his prolific career as a board game designer and his upcoming game Fruit Island.

Dr. Reiner Knizia is one of the most prolific game designers in the industry with more than 900 games and books published in numerous countries and languages worldwide selling millions of copies. Many global licences such as Game of Thrones, Harry Potter, Hot Wheels, Lego, Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit, Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, Monopoly, Pirates of the Caribbean, Playmobil, the Simpsons, Spiderman, Star Trek and Star Wars, and Toy Story. Analog Game Studios will be launching Reiner Knizia’s Fruit Island in North America this year. You can follow it here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/analoggamestudios/fruit-island?ref=discovery&term=fruit%20island&total_hits=5&category_id=34 Follow the podcast on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamebinge Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boardgamebingepodcast/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/boardgamebinge WHERE TO FIND OUR PODCAST: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5RJbdkguebb3MSLAatZr7r iHeart Radio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-board-game-binge-72500104/ Tune In: https://tunein.com/embed/player/p1344218/ Google Podcasts…

People in this episode

Host: James Staley

Guest: Dr. Reiner Knizia

Topics covered

• board game design
• game publishing
• interview with game designer
• game licenses
• upcoming games

Keywords

• Reiner Knizia
• board games
• game design
• Fruit Island
• game licenses
• interview

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Analog Game Studios, Game of Thrones, Harry Potter, Hot Wheels, Lego, Lord of the Rings, the Hobbit, Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Monopoly

Places: North America

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