William Attia
William Attia (* 1976 ) is a French game designer . He was best known for the board game Caylus , which was a bestseller worldwide and was awarded many game prizes.
Life
Attia grew up in the south of France. He has lived in Paris since 1996 and studied computer science there . His main job is as a software engineer.
In 2003 he first visited the game fair in Essen , where he was a regular guest for several years. In 2005 his game Caylus was presented there. He is friends with the game designer and publisher of Ystari Games, Cyril Demaegd. Caylus was only the second game from the small French publisher.
Two years later, Ystari's Caylus Magna Carta was implemented as a card game for two to four players. In 2007 it was awarded 1st place in the Fairplay magazine's à la carte card game award . In the same year, the Versailles game publisher Cocktailgames published the small board game Tai Chi Chuan .
At Asmodee, the German edition of its word acrobat party game Djam followed at the Nuremberg Toy Fair in 2011 .
His game, Spyrium (2013), is set in a steampunk world and is again a worker placement game.
Caylus 1303 (2019) brought along a completely revised concept . In addition to completely new graphics, the game has been designed to be shorter and more exciting. Due to the new variability of the starting positions, preconceived strategies now have much less space. In addition, there are now characters with special abilities, but whose loyalty is not certain.
Ludography
- Caylus , Ystari Games 2005, Game of the Year: Complex Game 2006, German Game Award 2006, Dutch Game Award 2006, International Gamers Awards Best Strategy Game 2006.
- Caylus Magna Carta , Ystari Games 2007
- Tai Chi Chuan , Cocktail Games 2007
- Djam , Asmodée Éditions 2010
- Spyrium , Ystari Games 2013
- Caylus 1303 , Space Cowboys 2019
Awards
- 2006: "Golden Geek Board Game of the Year" Winner
- 2007: À la carte card game award for Caylus Magna Carta
Web links
- Long interview with the author , MeepleTown Gamecritics October 2013 (English)
- William Attia in the Luding games database
- William Attia in the games database BoardGameGeek (English)
- Literature by and about William Attia in the WorldCat bibliographic database
supporting documents
- ↑ a b Interviews by an Optimist No. 106 - William Attia (Caylus) , BGG 2006
- ↑ It can also be played online for free: Play Spyrium online in your browser , Board Game Arena
- ↑ Reimplements Caylus 1303 , boardgamegeek.com, accessed November 21, 2019
- ↑ Rules of the game Spyrium (PDF, German)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Attia, William |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French game designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1976 |