Ulrich Blum

After training as a chef, Swiss-born Ulrich Blum studied acting at the Zurich University of the Arts. He worked as an actor for eight years before turning to games professionally. In 2009, he won the game designers’ scholarship awarded by the Spiel des Jahres jury. Since 2011, he has been a full-time game designer. From 2013 to 2025, Blum was the first chair of the Spiele-Autoren-Zunft (SAZ).