Reiner Knizia (Great Designers)

Brendan contemplates a series of game duels to compare Reiner Knizia games. Join us, won’t you?Comparative Duels:

• Ra (1999) vs High Society (1995)
• Schotten Totten (1999) vs Lost Cities (1999)
• Tigris & Euphrates (1997) vs Through the Desert (2017)
• My City (2020) vs Carcassonne: The Castle (2003)
• Samurai (1998) vs Ingenious (2004)
• Beowulf: The Legend (2005)
• Whale Riders (2021)
• Indigo (aka Butterfly Garden) (2012)

Knizia Games I’ve played but didn’t mention on the show:

• The Quest for El Dorado (2017)
• The Lord of the Rings (2000)
• Whoowasit? (2007)
• Amun-Re: 20th Anniversary Edition (2023)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation (2005)
• Lost Cities: The Board Game (2008)
• Stephenson’s Rocket (1999)
• Equinox (2021)
• The Hobbit: There and Back Again (2025)

What Knizia games do you enjoy? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.