Vlaada Chvátil

Vlaada Chvátil (actually: Vladimír Chvátil ; born September 14, 1971 in Jihlava , Czech Republic) is a Czech game designer and co-founder of the game publisher Czech Games Edition (CGE).

Life

Chvátil was born in Jihlava in 1971. He studied computer science in Brno , where he has lived since his youth. Chvátil completed his studies with a thesis on "Tactical and strategic computer games" and then worked as a developer and project manager for computer games.

In 2006/2007 he founded the Czech games publisher Czech Games Edition together with Petr Murmak, Filip Murmak and Ladislav Smejkal .

Ludography (selection)

1997: Arena: Morituri te salutant ( Altar Games )
2002: Prophecy (Altar Games / Z-Man Games )
2003: Prophecy: Dragon Realm (Altar Games / Z-Man Games)
2006: Through the Ages - A History of Civilization ( Czech Board Games / Pegasus Spiele )
2006: Grænaland (Czech Board Games / Altar Games)
2006: Prophecy: Water Realm (Altar Games / Z-Man Games)
2007: Galaxy Trucker (CGE / Heidelberger Spieleverlag )
2008: Space Alert (CGE / Heidelberger Spieleverlag)
2008: Galaxy Trucker - The Big Expansion , expansion (CGE / Heidelberger Spieleverlag)
2009: Dungeon Lords (CGE / Heidelberger Spieleverlag)
2009: Babes in the Wood (DinoToys)
2010: Travel Blog (CGE)
2010: Coup Royal - The Crown of Crime ( Sneaks & Snitches , CGE / Heidelberger Spieleverlag)
2010: Space Alert - Infinite Widths (The New Frontier) , expansion (CGE / Heidelberger Spieleverlag)
2011: Dungeon Petz (CGE / Z-Man Games)
2012: Mage Knight - The Board Game (WizKids / Pegasus)
2013: The Arena of Tash-Kalar ( Tash-Kalar - Arena of Legends , CGE / Heidelberger Spieleverlag)
2015: Codenames (CGE / Heidelberger Spieleverlag)
2016: What a question (CGE)
2016: Star Trek: Frontiers (with Andrew Parks; WizKids)
2017: Codenames: Pictures (CGE / Heidelberger Spieleverlag)
2017: Codenames: Duet (CGE / Heidelberger Spieleverlag)
2018: Mage Knight: Ultimate Edition (WizKids)

Awards

game of the year
- 2008: Galaxy Trucker , recommendation list
- 2009: Space Alert , special award for new game worlds
- 2016: Codenames , Game of the Year

German Games Prize
- 2008: Galaxy Trucker , 7th place
- 2009: Through the ages , 8th place
- 2010: Dungeon Lords , 9th place

Game of games
- 2008: Galaxy Trucker , hit games with friends
- 2009: Space Alert , Play Hit with Friends
- 2010: Dungeon Lords , a hit game for experts

International Gamers Award
- 2007: Through the Ages , Winner "General Strategy - Multiplayer"
- 2009: Space Alert , nomination "General Strategy - Multiplayer"
- 2010: Dungeon Lords , nomination "General Strategy - Multiplayer"

Japan Boardgame Prize
- 2009: Galaxy Trucker , 8th place

MinD game price
- 2017: Codenames

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c Press kit 2009 ( Memento of the original from December 29, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 68 kB) at Game of the Year @1@ 2
↑ About Us at czechgames.com (English)

Web links

Vlaada Chvátil in the Luding games database

Vlaada Chvátil in the board game database BoardGameGeek (English)

Czech Games Edition website (English, Czech)

personal data
SURNAME	Chvátil, Vlaada
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Chvátil, Vladimír
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Czech game designer
DATE OF BIRTH	September 14, 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH	Jihlava

[spieldesjahres-1] Press kit 2009 ( Memento of the original from December 29, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 68 kB) at Game of the Year @1@ 2

[2] About Us at czechgames.com (English)