30 - Patrick and Eric in the Morning - Patrick and Eric bow tie one on.

Published: Aug. 25, 2020, 1:30 p.m.

Patrick and Eric return to their designer spotlight series - Reiner Knizia

Reiner Knizia

  • Recent Plays
    • My City
    • Tutankhamun
  • Auction Games
    • Ra 
    • Modern Art
  • "Numbers on Art"
    • En Garde
    • Shotten Totten
    • Lost Cities
    • Llama

“Reiner Knizia is also criticized that his games are all dry, mathematical affairs, and unfortunately, he can't dodge the bullet completely on this one.” - Some person on BGG

How does theme impact his games?

  • Abstracts
    • Ingenious
    • Tigris and Euphrates

"Kenizia scoring" i.e. lowest track scores.

Misc games

  • Star Trek Expeditions
  • Through The Desert (or Dessert if you eat the camels)
  • Quest of El Dorado
  • Age of War/Risk Express
  • En Garde in detail

Awards and nominations -

  • Kinder - Who Was It?
  • Speil - Keltis

Co-operative games

  • Lord of the Rings

"Remember: When playing a game, the goal is to win, but it is the goal that is important, not the winning..."