Meet game designer Dr. Reiner Knizia

Meet Game Designer Dr. Reiner Knizia

Dr. Reiner Knizia, born in Germany, is one of the world's most recognized and prolific game designers with more than 800 games published worldwide. In addition to becoming a successful game designer, he earned a Ph.D. in mathematics. From dice and card games to children’s games, and even the deep 3–4-hour board games, Dr. Knizia develops games for all audiences, and has partnered with SimplyFun since 2007. There are currently 34 games in the SimplyFun collection, designed by Dr. Knizia.

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