| Reiner Knizia is a German game designer who has | | | | in a game, Lost Cities winner, International Gamers |
| won numerous awards and is known for having | | | | Award 2000 for Best 2-player strategy game and |
| developed his first game at the tender age of six. He | | | | many more. |
| has designed well over 500 games; he is highly | | | | But let's get back to Knizia's ipod touch games: |
| acclaimed as a designer, having won some of the | | | | Monumental |
| highest recommendations of the designing world.. | | | | On a first sight this game seems simple enough, the |
| Knizia has also designed various game applications | | | | goal in this game is to complete each horizontal row |
| specifically for the iPhone & iPod touch, including | | | | with matching tiles like: the same symbol, the same |
| Monumental, Roto and Robot Master. | | | | color, a perfect pair of two out of three tiles and the |
| Knizia is truly a versatile game designer, with having | | | | same number of symbols, the more of these you |
| designed games from most categories like: small | | | | match in a row the more points you get. |
| two-player card games, children's games, simple | | | | Roto |
| games, sophisticated games, and even a live-action | | | | The rules here are simple to understand so anyone |
| roleplaying game. | | | | can play, but mastering all the challenges and planning |
| Most of Knizia's games tend not to try to model a | | | | ahead to use the best possible combinations is harder |
| specific environment, but instead try to invoke the | | | | than it may seem. You can pause and resume |
| thought and decision-making processes that are key to | | | | whenever it suits you. |
| the theme. In this game-world the players are always | | | | Robot Master |
| attempting to price risk. | | | | Take turns placing numbered cards down on a 5 x 5 |
| Some of his most famous games are: Amun-Re | | | | grid to score lines both vertically and horizontally. The |
| winner of the Deutscher Spiele Preis 2003, Kingdoms | | | | scores for each line are determined by the sum of the |
| Winner of the Origins Award for Best Abstract Board | | | | cards. |
| Game of 2002, Blue Moon, Keltis winner of the Spiel | | | | At the end the one thing you need to remember, is |
| des Jahres 2008, Lord of the Rings winner of the Spiel | | | | that Reiner Knizia's iPod touch games are a lot less |
| des Jahres 2001 special prize for best use of literature | | | | simple then you give them credit. |