Bruno Faidutti (born 23 October 1961) is a historian and sociologist, living in France, who is best known as a board game designer. Early life and education Bruno Faidutti studied law, economics, and sociology, eventually earning a doctorate in History by writing about the scientific debate in the Renaissance on the reality of the unicorn. His favorite authors are Thomas Pynchon, James Joyce, Marcel Proust, Salman Rushdie, and Umberto Eco, his favorite movie, Andrei Tarkovsky's Andrei Roublev. He came into the world of hobby gaming through Cosmic Encounter and roleplaying games, and was one of the first French Dungeons & Dragons players. Career Bruno Faidutti has created and published over 40 board and card games. His best known games include Knightmare Chess (1991) and Citadels (2000), as well as Mystery of the Abbey (1993, 2003). He is also involved in the boardgaming community with his "Ideal Games Library" website and personal "Game of the Year" prize. Many of his games are the results of collaboration with other designers. In the United States, his Eurogame Corruption was released by Atlas Games in 1999. His Citadels was released in 2000 by Fantasy Flight Games, who later released his game Red November in 2008. Selected list of games Knightmare Chess, 1991 (with Pierre Cléquin) Citadels, 2000 Castle, 2000 (with Serge Laget) Dragon's Gold, 2001 China Moon, 2003 Mystery of the Abbey, 2003 (with Serge Laget) Queen's Necklace, 2003 (with Bruno Cathala) Key Largo, 2005 (with Paul Randles and Mike Selinker) Diamant (aka Incan Gold), 2005 (with Alan R. Moon) Ad Astra, 2009 (with Serge Laget) Mascarade, 2013 Warehouse 51, 2015 Raptor, 2015, (with Bruno Cathala) Waka Tanka, 2016 HMS Dolores, 2016, (with Eric M. Lang) References External links Bruno Faidutti's website An article about Bruno Faidutti's design style Board game designers Chess variant inventors Living people 1961 births French sociologists Atlas Games people French male writers French game designers