Leslie Scott (game writer)

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Leslie Ann Scott (born December 18, 1955 in Dar es Salaam , Tanzania ) is a British game designer . She was best known for the parlor game Jenga . This game was first shown at the London Toy Fair in 1983 and released in the UK that same year. The game was released in Germany in 1989.

Life

Scott grew up in Ghana , Kenya and Sierra Leone . After attending school in these countries, she moved to Oxford , England , to study there. There she met her future husband Fritz Vollrath, an Oxford zoology professor. The couple have two children.

Even though she now mostly lives in Oxford, she feels very connected to Africa , which she describes as her home. She has a second home in Laikipia, Kenya and is fluent in Swahili .

Leslie Scott founded the game manufacturer Oxford Games Ltd in 1991 . She received the Wonder Women of Toys Inventor / Designer Award in 2010 and the Tagie award for Excellence in Game Design in 2012.

Ludography

  • Jenga , published 1983 (GB), 1989 by MB (D)
  • Bookplate, published 1991 (GB)
  • The Great Western Railway Game, published 1985 (UK)
  • Anagram, published 1991 (GB)
  • Tabula, published 1990 (GB)
  • Bookworm, published 1994 (GB)

bibliography

  • Leslie Scott: About Jenga: The Remarkable Business of Creating a Game that Became a Household Name . Greenleaf Book Group Press, Austin (Texas) 2009, ISBN 978-1-60832-002-8 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://womeninbusiness.about.com/od/famouswomenentrepreneurs/p/leslie-scott-jenga.htm
  2. ↑ Jane Kitchen: Women Of Distinction Presenting the winners of this year's Wonder Women of Toys awards. April 1, 2010, accessed on March 26, 2014 (English): "INVENTOR / DESIGNER: Leslie Scott, Director, Oxford Games"
  3. ↑ 2012 Award Recipients. In: tagieawards.com - "The Toy & Game Inventor Awards". Retrieved on March 26, 2014 (English): "Excellence in Game Design: Leslie Scott (United Kingdom)"
personal data
SURNAME Scott, Leslie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Scott, Leslie Ann (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British game designer
DATE OF BIRTH 18th December 1955
PLACE OF BIRTH Dar es Salaam