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Michael Kiesling (born 1957) is a German
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* 1957 births Living people Board game designers {{Germany-bio-stub
Michael Kiesling (born 1957) is a German board game
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designer. Many of his games have been nominated for or have won the Spiel des Jahres
The Spiel des Jahres (, 'Game of the Year') is an award for board and card games, created in 1978 with the purpose of rewarding family-friendly game design, and promoting excellent games in the German market. It is thought that the existence an ...
, a German games award.
Kiesling began working as a full time game designer in 1989. In 1988, he was one of the signatories of the "Coaster Proclamation" by a consortium of German game designers at the Nuremberg Toy Fair
The Nuremberg International Toy Fair (German: ''Spielwarenmesse''), held annually since 1950, is the largest international trade fair for toys and games. Only trade visitors associated with the toy business, journalists and invited guests are a ...
vowing not to allow distributors to produce game without being properly credited on the game box. The movement successfully ensured greater recognition of game designers in the German game industry.
He is best known for the 2018 Spiel des Jahres
The Spiel des Jahres (, 'Game of the Year') is an award for board and card games, created in 1978 with the purpose of rewarding family-friendly game design, and promoting excellent games in the German market. It is thought that the existence an ...
winner ''Azul
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Arts and entertainment
* ''Azul'' (Los Piojos album), 1998
* ''Azul'' (Cristian Castro album), 2001
** "Azul" (song), the title song
* Azul Azul, a Bolivian pop-dance music group
* " ...
'' and for co-authoring with Wolfgang Kramer
Wolfgang Kramer (born 29 June 1942 in Stuttgart) is a German board game designer.
Early life
As a young child, Wolfgang Kramer used to play games with his grandmother, and said he developed a positive attitude about games because "she always use ...
the board game trilogy ''Tikal
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'', ''Java
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'', and ''Mexica
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'', as well as ''Torres Torres may refer to:
People
*Torres (surname), a Spanish and Portuguese surname
* Torres (musician), singer-songwriter Mackenzie Scott
** ''Torres'' (album), 2013 self-titled album by Torres
Places Americas
* Torres, Colorado, an unincorporated ...
''.
Notable games
* 1999 ''Tikal
Tikal (; ''Tik'al'' in modern Mayan orthography) is the ruin of an ancient city, which was likely to have been called Yax Mutal, found in a rainforest in Guatemala. It is one of the largest archaeological sites and urban centers of the Pre-Col ...
'' (together with Wolfgang Kramer) - winner, Spiel des Jahres and Deutscher Spiele Preis
* 2000 ''Torres Torres may refer to:
People
*Torres (surname), a Spanish and Portuguese surname
* Torres (musician), singer-songwriter Mackenzie Scott
** ''Torres'' (album), 2013 self-titled album by Torres
Places Americas
* Torres, Colorado, an unincorporated ...
'' (with Wolfgang Kramer) - winner, Spiel des Jahres; 2nd place, Deutscher Spiele Preis
* 2000 ''Java
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'' (with Wolfgang Kramer)
* 2002 ''Mexica
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'' (with Wolfgang Kramer)
* 2004 '' Maharaja: The Game of Palace Building in India '' (with Wolfgang Kramer) - Spiel des Jahres Nominee
* 2005 '' Verflixxt!'' (with Wolfgang Kramer) - nominated, Spiel des Jahres
* 2010 ''Asara
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'' (with Wolfgang Kramer) - nominated, Spiel des Jahres
* 2010 '' Tikal II'' (with Wolfgang Kramer)
* 2012 '' The Palaces of Carrara'' (with Wolfgang Kramer) - Kennerspiel des Jahres Nominee
* 2014 '' Abluxxen'' (with Wolfgang Kramer) - Spiel der Spiele Winner
* 2017 ''Azul
Azul, meaning "blue" in Spanish and Portuguese, may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Azul'' (Los Piojos album), 1998
* ''Azul'' (Cristian Castro album), 2001
** "Azul" (song), the title song
* Azul Azul, a Bolivian pop-dance music group
* " ...
'' - Spiel des Jahres Winner
* 2017 '' Heaven and Ale'' - Kennerspiel des Jahres Nominee
* 2023 ''Wandering Towers'' (with Wolfgang Kramer)
* 2024 ''Intarsia'' (Pegasus Spiele)
References
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* 1957 births Living people Board game designers {{Germany-bio-stub