Running time: 76 minutes.
Director: Lorien Green.
This documentary is about Spiel des Jahres, or 'Game of the Year' award for excellence in board game design which was created in Germany in 1978. This competition contributed in a sudden fluctuation in variety and sophistication of creators and designers alike. In the mid 1900's, America began to see new types of board games quietly being developed and forever evolving in Germany for the past 30 years, thanks to the popular board game The Settlers of Catan.
Designer board gaming is a popular hobby made up of dedicated and enthusiastic individuals. This documentary helps the newcomers become aware of what they have been missing, while letting the experienced hear from real designers which designed some of their most favorite games, and a look behind the scenes at how the board game industry in a designer's eyes run.
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