Klaus Teuber was a German board game designer best known as the creator of Catan that sold tens of millions of copies and was translated in more than 40 languages spawning dozens of spinoffs and new editions, including electronic versions, not to mention products related to the game. Teuber worked a3s a dental technician in the 1980s outside the industrial city of Darmstadt when he took up designing board games in his basement first as a hobby then later as a full time career. He designed his fi... moreKlaus Teuber was a German board game designer best known as the creator of Catan that sold tens of millions of copies and was translated in more than 40 languages spawning dozens of spinoffs and new editions, including electronic versions, not to mention products related to the game. Teuber worked a3s a dental technician in the 1980s outside the industrial city of Darmstadt when he took up designing board games in his basement first as a hobby then later as a full time career. He designed his first game, Barbarossa, inspired by the fantasy trilogy, The Riddle-Master in the 1980s, the game became successful and was awarded the prestigious Spiel des Jahres (Game of the Year) in 1988. He also made other games like Adel Verpflichtet, Drunter und Drüber and The Settlers of Catan. Teuber also founded the games company Catan GmbH in 2002. Teuber was inducted into the Origin Awards Hall of Fame by the AAGAD (Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design) in 2004 and, a special As d'Or in recognition of his lifetime achievement at the Festival International des Jeux in France in 2010.
