Michael Menzel - Lucca Comics and Games 2015

Michael Menzel is a prolific game artist and occasional

game designer Game design is the art of applying design and aesthetics to create a game for entertainment or for educational, exercise, or experimental purposes. Increasingly, elements and principles of game design are also applied to other interactions, in ...

from

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the sou ...

. As the designer of ''Legends of Andor'', he won the Kennerspiel award. Menzel is credited as an artist for over 300 board games or game items. He is known for creating beautiful, detailed art for game boards. Games for which Michael Menzel has provided artwork include the following: *2004 ''Jambo'' *2006 ''

Shogun , officially , was the title of the military dictators of Japan during most of the period spanning from 1185 to 1868. Nominally appointed by the Emperor, shoguns were usually the de facto rulers of the country, though during part of the Kamakura ...

'' *2006 ''The Pillars of the Earth'' *2006 ''

Thurn and Taxis The Princely House of Thurn and Taxis (german: link=no, Fürstenhaus Thurn und Taxis ) is a family of German nobility that is part of the '' Briefadel''. It was a key player in the postal services in Europe during the 16th century, until the ...

'' *2007 ''Cuba'' *2008 ''

Dominion The term ''Dominion'' is used to refer to one of several self-governing nations of the British Empire. "Dominion status" was first accorded to Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Newfoundland, South Africa, and the Irish Free State at the 1926 ...

'' *2008 '' Stone Age'' *2009 ''

Havana Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.

'' *2010 ''

Catan ''Catan'', previously known as ''The Settlers of Catan'' or simply ''Settlers'', is a multiplayer board game designed by Klaus Teuber. It was first published in 1995 in Germany by Franckh-Kosmos Verlag (Kosmos) as ''Die Siedler von Catan''. P ...

'', 2010 and later editions *2012 ''Legends of Andor''

References

External links

Michael Menzel: boardgamegeek.com artist entry
* Michael Menzel Wikipedia page (German) Living people Board game designers German artists Year of birth missing (living people) {{Board-game-stub