Klaus Teiber, creator of the hugely popular Catan board game in which players competed to build settlements on a fictional island, died after a brief illness, according to a family statement. was 70 years old.
Introduced in 1995 and originally called Settlers of Catan, this board game based on a set of hexagonal tiles has sold tens of millions of copies and is available in over 40 languages. It spawned dozens of spin-offs and new editions, including electronic editions, not to mention games-related products.
A statement published in a German newspaper said: “The Teuber family regrets that their beloved husband and father, Klaus Teuber, passed away on April 1, 2023 at the age of 70 after a short and serious illness. We are very sad to announce the website of Language Catan.
The Catan studio team said on social media: “
Teuber was born in June 1952 in the German town of Leibreitenbach. He began designing his game board in his basement when he was working as a dental technician outside the industrial city of Darmstadt in the 1980s, he told The New Yorker in 2014. He said. “I developed an escape game. This was my own world that I made.”
In multiplayer games, competitors use five resources (wool, grain, lumber, bricks, and ore) to build colonies or settlements. Teuber never expected his game to be so successful. He eventually quit his job as a dental technician in 1998. “When I felt Catan could provide for me and my family.” Gaming became a family business.
The company told NPR that sales surged in the first five months of the 2020 pandemic as people played games in quarantine.
The Catan studio team urged those mourning Toyver’s death to “honor Klaus’ memory by being kind to each other, fearlessly pursuing their creative passions, and enjoying the game with their loved ones.” rice field.
