David G. Watts is a

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games designer and publisher. Originally a school geography teacher at Milford Haven Grammar School, he designed ''

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'', his most popular game, to teach the geography of Wales and upon retirement published it under the imprint Rostherne Games. His games have been published worldwide with his greatest successes in

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. Most use transportation as a theme but he has also designed abstract games, chess variants and a variety of race games.

Published games

*''Railway Rivals'' (Rostherne Games,

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Schmidt Spiele Schmidt Spiele is a German games publisher for a wide variety of games, especially German-style board games. Founder Josef Friedrich Schmidt developed Mensch ärgere dich nicht in 1907/1908, based on antique forerunners. Five years later his new ...

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, and Queen Spiele) *''Pirate Island'' (Rostherne Games, and Schmidt Spiele) *''Bus Boss'' *''Send'' *''Winchester'' *''Scramble for Africa''

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