#Interview

16 November 2022 Science

Dice collector Jakob Gloger: “I leave a lot of things behind at flea markets”

Rolling dice is playing with chance. The same goes for our interview with dice collector Jakob Gloger. We asked him twenty questions. He answered ten. Which ones? A die decided.

17 November 2021 Politics & Society

Puerto Rico 1897: board game classic without colonialism and slavery

A new edition of Puerto Rico is set to be released in autumn 2022. The publisher is responding to discussions about the depiction of colonialism and slavery in the game. We spoke to alea editor André Maack – about historically accurate board games, unintentional mistakes and the likely return of the brown discs.

25 September 2021 Panorama

Dennis Lohausen without words

Every Saturday, the Süddeutsche Zeitung magazine publishes an interview without words. Athletes, politicians and artists are photographed and answer the questions with the images. We were inspired by this. In the series “Without Words”, illustrators and graphic designers of board games answer our questions with drawings. Today: Dennis Lohausen.

15 August 2021 Politics & Society

Annalena Baerbock: “Politics must not be a game”

Annalena Baerbock is not only the Greens’ chancellor candidate but has also been an ambassador for play since 2020. We spoke to her in January – about Sagaland, the right to play and an FDP motion she supports.

2 May 2021 Panorama

"Corona has changed the lives and gaming of the jury members"

“The jury is still able to work despite Corona,” said Bernhard Löhlein twelve months ago. Does this still apply? An interview with the spokesperson of the ‘Spiel des Jahres’ association about contact restrictions, digital platforms and current games that still have a chance of winning awards in 2022.

24 April 2021 Politics & Society

"We do our best, but we’re aware of our limits"

The board game industry has not only been discussing racism since the Tascini case. This also affects the Spiel des Jahres association. We spoke about this with Bernhard Löhlein, the jury’s spokesperson. An interview about black dice, white jury members and psychopaths.

25 February 2021 Media

Andreas Becker: “There’s an exciting story behind almost every game”

Since January 2021, Andreas Becker has been editor-in-chief of spielbox, the world’s highest-circulation board game magazine. An interview about game reviews, jazz, good journalism and paid-for cover pages.

11 July 2020 Media

Or Truth: Fact Checker for Board Games

Fact-checkers aren’t just found in journalism – they’re also part of board games. Daniel Danzer is one of them. An interview about questionable quote collections, fiction and reality, and Michelle Obama’s childhood.

28 June 2020 Panorama

Harald Lieske without words

Every Saturday, the Süddeutsche Zeitung magazine publishes an interview without words. Athletes, politicians and artists pose for photos and answer the questions with the images. We’ve taken inspiration from this. In our “Ohne Worte” series, illustrators and graphic designers of board games answer our questions with drawings. Today: Harald Lieske.

Corona affects Spiel des Jahres: “Jury is operational”

The coronavirus contact ban also affects the Spiel des Jahres jury. Why is it still able to work if you can’t meet up with other players? Is it professional to publish reviews right now? And will the award ceremonies go ahead as planned? An interview with Bernhard Löhlein, the jury’s spokesperson.

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