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212:(1995). The last of these sold over 40 million copies, was translated into 40 languages and spawned a family of expansions and versions. Teuber founded the games company Catan GmbH in 2002 and his sons now direct the family business.
264:"When I had trouble in my former profession and needed a mental vacation, I read a book about witches and decided to make a game that follows the story first. Each development of game, I wanted to experience the world of the novel."
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1151:"Ludography: 1988–1990"
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292:Patricia A. McKillip
219:Hall of Fame by the
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500:the 2007 video game
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380:The Washington Post
352:, Teuber created a
274:Teuber Dental-Labor
268:Teuber worked as a
1348:Klaus Teuber games
1238:"Löwenherz (1997)"
1220:"Entdecker (1996)"
660:The New York Times
558:Drunter und DrĂĽber
475:Drunter und DrĂĽber
452:Fair Means or Foul
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1256:"Pop Belly"
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