the Evil Line

A board game rock star:

A queue of autograph hunters forms at the Kosmos company’s stand: Klaus Teuber has arrived. Teuber, once a manufacturer of dental supplies, is an unlikely star. [...] But for four days in Essen, he is the biggest name of all: the designer of the multimillion-selling blockbuster board game, The Settlers of Catan.

Why do Germans make good board games?

“There are two schools of thought as to why the Germans love board games,” says Martin Wallace of Warfrog. “The Germans are of the opinion that it’s down to their superior education system. We English are of the opinion that it’s because German TV is [expletive].”

I enjoy Catan and other European-style board games. I also sometimes get annoyed that "European-style" often seems to mean "good" - bike lanes, board games, car size, food. If you feel the same, you might get some evil pleasure from this slide show.