Philippe Keyaerts

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Philippe Keyaerts (* 1959 ) is a Belgian game designer .

Life and games

Keyaerts grew up with five siblings. During his childhood and youth he played chess , collected puzzles and later became interested in the strategy board game Full Métal Planète (1988) and The Settlers of Catan (1995). Keyaerts completed his studies in mathematics with a master's degree, and he also studied computer science, painting and graphics.

Keyaert's first publication was the 1999 Eurogames / Descartes strategy game Vinci , which deals with the rise and fall of civilizations in Europe. Among other things, the game was on the selection list for the Game of the Year 2000 and reached fifth place in the German Games Prize . In 2001, the author's second game, Evo, was released. Set back in prehistoric times, players have to ensure the genetic development and survival of their dinosaur race. Evo was nominated for the German Games Award and was named "Game of the Year (Traditional)" by Games Magazine 2002. In 2004, Space Blast was followed by a comparatively simple tactical game in which three to six players with spaceships fight a space battle on a hexagonal grid . In contrast to the two previous titles, the game received little attention.

With Small World , published by Days of Wonder in 2009 , Keyaerts further developed his first game Vinci : Small World took over its basic mechanisms and combined them with new game elements and a more humorous fantasy theme . Among other things, Small World was recognized as the “ Game of Games - Games Hit for Experts 2009” and in the following year received the “Special Jury Prize” of the As d'Or - Jeu de l'Année . Since its release, the game has been translated into ten languages ​​and has sold around 100,000 copies to date. To date, six expansions and one implementation for the Apple iPad have been released, and in the summer of 2011 the publisher also released a new, stand-alone game called Small World Underground .

In the summer of 2011, the author's new game, Olympos , was released, which was awarded the As d'Or - Jeu de l'Année “Grand Prix” in France in 2012 . The strategy game, which is thematically set in ancient Greece , also revolves around the construction and expansion of civilizations, but focuses on other aspects compared to Vinci and Small World . The military plays a lesser role, but time management as well as technological development and the religiosity of civilization are in the foreground.

Keyaerts lives in Brussels with his wife and son . Apart from game development, he also teaches mathematics.

Ludography

Awards

  • German Games Prize
    • 2000: Vinci , 5th place
    • 2001: Evo , 4th place
    • 2009: Small World , 5th place
  • International Gamers Award
    • 2000: Vinci , nominated "General Strategy - Multiplayer"
    • 2002: Evo , nominated "General Strategy - Multiplayer"
    • 2009: S mall World , nominated "General Strategy - Multiplayer"
  • Games Magazine
    • 2002: Evo , Game of the Year (Traditional)
    • 2010: Small World , Game of the Year (Traditional)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ User profile of the author at BoardGameGeek
  2. ↑ a b Author profile at Days of Wonder
  3. ↑ a b Small World Underground is coming ( Memento of the original dated February 2, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Notification from April 28, 2011 at de.trictrac.net @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / de.trictrac.net
  4. ↑ Notes of the author on Small World Underground at Days of Wonder (English)
  5. ↑ Olympos at Ystari Games (French, English )
  6. ↑ Olympos at the Festival International des Jeux (French)
  7. ↑ Description of the game and review by Die Pöppelkiste
personal data
SURNAME Keyaerts, Philippe
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Belgian game designer
DATE OF BIRTH 1959