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Who is Vlaada Chvátil?
Vlaada Chvátil is a Czech board game and video game designer, working closely with publisher, Czech Games Edition. Some of his early board games include Prophecy, Merry Men of Sherwood and Arena: Morituri te Salulant.
However, his first big breakthrough game with Through the Ages: A Story of Civilzation. This was followed by successful titles such as Galaxy Trucker, Space Alert, Dungeon Lords, and the ever-popular Codenames.
Chvátil's games have a reputation for having innovative mechanics, strong theme, and humour within their rulebooks. He often divides his rulebooks into several learning scenarios, each of which add more rules to the game.
Who is Vlaada Chvátil?
Vlaada Chvátil is a Czech board game and video game designer, working closely with publisher, Czech Games Edition. Some of his early board games include Prophecy, Merry Men of Sherwood and Arena: Morituri te Salulant.
However, his first big breakthrough game with Through the Ages: A Story of Civilzation. This was followed by successful titles such as Galaxy Trucker, Space Alert, Dungeon Lords, and the ever-popular Codenames.
Chvátil's games have a reputation for having innovative mechanics, strong theme, and humour within their rulebooks. He often divides his rulebooks into several learning scenarios, each of which add more rules to the game.
Award-Winning Board Games
Vlaada Chvátil has enjoyed plenty of success through his board games. His first major game, Through the Ages, won the General Strategy and Multiplayer categories at the 2007 International Gamers Awards.
Codenames won the prestigious Spiel dea Jahres Award in 2016 - essentially crowning the party game as the "Game of the Year". Space Alert has also enjoyed success at the Spiel des Jahre, picking up the New Game Worlds Award in 2009. Galaxy Trucker was a nominee for the overall award in 2008.
A co-operative version of Codenames, known as Duet, won the Golden Geek Award for best two-player game of 2017.
Award-Winning Board Games
Vlaada Chvátil has enjoyed plenty of success through his board games. His first major game, Through the Ages, won the General Strategy and Multiplayer categories at the 2007 International Gamers Awards.
Codenames won the prestigious Spiel dea Jahres Award in 2016 - essentially crowning the party game as the "Game of the Year". Space Alert has also enjoyed success at the Spiel des Jahre, picking up the New Game Worlds Award in 2009. Galaxy Trucker was a nominee for the overall award in 2008.
A co-operative version of Codenames, known as Duet, won the Golden Geek Award for best two-player game of 2017.
Did you know?
Vlaada Chvátil has also designed several video games. His first video game was released in 1992, with his most well-known project was the real-time strategy game, Original War. This game was originally released in 2001 on the PC, with re-releases occuring in 2004 and 2008.
Top Vlaada Chvátil Games
CODENAMES
€19.13Add to basket
Codenames is one of the most popular party and family games available. Players work in teams to try and locate their agents on the board, using clever one-word clues given to them by the Spymaster. You also need to ensure that you avoid innocent bystanders and the dangerous assassin, who can end the game in an instant.
SPACE ALERT
€54.36Add to basket
In Space Alert you become crew members of a small spaceship scanning dangerous areas of the galaxy. Working together, you must do whatever it takes to protect your ship from the lurking dangers! Each mission in this survival game lasts only 10 real-time minutes, with players assigning tasks and actions to their team.
GALAXY TRUCKER
€34.56Out Of Stock
Galaxy Trucker is a tile laying game that plays out over two phases: building and flying. The goal is to have the most credits at the end of the game. You can earn credits by delivering goods, defeating pirates, building an efficient ship, and being the furthest along the track at the end of the flying phase.
THROUGH THE AGES
€64.47Add to basket
Through the Ages is a civilization building, card drafting board game, where each player attempts to build the best civilization through careful resource management, discovering new technologies, electing the right leaders, building wonders and maintaining a strong military presence.
DUNGEON LORDS
€41.17Add to basket
In Dungeon Lords, you are tasked with protecting your evil establishment from those pesky do-gooding adventurers, out to spoil your fun. The game gives each player the chance to build and protect their dungeon in a bid to be crowned champion. You must prove that you're the master of dungeon keeping.
TASH-KALAR
€33.89Add to basket
Tash-Kalar provides a rich and multi-layered experience, winning the 2013 Golden Geek Award for Best Abstract Game. Two to four summoners encounter each other in the Tash-Kalar arena, either in teams or each on his own, and prove their skill and strategy in a short but intense battle.
MAGE KNIGHT
€64.20Out Of Stock
Take control of one of four powerful Mage Knight Heroes and play a variety of competitive and co-operative scenarios as you vie to build your own personal legend. Conquer a Mage tower and learn potent spells, explore a dungeon and discover priceless artefacts, or assault a keep and recruit powerful units to fight for your cause.
DUNGEON PETS
Original price was: €49.11.€39.12Current price is: €39.12.Add to basket
Dungeon Petz is a standalone title set within the world of Dungeon Lords. The game consists of several rounds in which players use unusual worker placement mechanisms, in order to sell them as grown and scary creatures to Dungeon Lords. In the meantime, they also attend various contests in which they show off their pets, scoring additional points.
PICTOMANIA 2ND EDITION
€22.42Add to basket
This second edition of Pictomania features revised word cards with a brand new look. One big change for this edition compared to the base game is that only three word cards are in play no matter the player count, allowing you to jump into each round more quickly, since you don’t have to read as many words to guess who might be drawing what.
CODENAMES
€19.13Add to basket
Codenames is one of the most popular party and family games available. Players work in teams to try and locate their agents on the board, using clever one-word clues given to them by the Spymaster. You also need to ensure that you avoid innocent bystanders and the dangerous assassin, who can end the game in an instant.
SPACE ALERT
€54.36Add to basket
In Space Alert you become crew members of a small spaceship scanning dangerous areas of the galaxy. Working together, you must do whatever it takes to protect your ship from the lurking dangers! Each mission in this survival game lasts only 10 real-time minutes, with players assigning tasks and actions to their team.
GALAXY TRUCKER
€20.22Add to basket
Galaxy Trucker is a tile laying game that plays out over two phases: building and flying. The goal is to have the most credits at the end of the game. You can earn credits by delivering goods, defeating pirates, building an efficient ship, and being the furthest along the track at the end of the flying phase.
MAGE KNIGHT
€64.20Out Of Stock
Take control of one of four powerful Mage Knight Heroes and play a variety of competitive and co-operative scenarios as you vie to build your own personal legend. Conquer a Mage tower and learn potent spells, explore a dungeon and discover priceless artefacts, or assault a keep and recruit powerful units to fight for your cause.
DUNGEON PETZ
Original price was: €49.11.€39.12Current price is: €39.12.Add to basket
Dungeon Petz is a standalone title set within the world of Dungeon Lords. The game consists of several rounds in which players use unusual worker placement mechanisms, in order to sell them as grown and scary creatures to Dungeon Lords. In the meantime, they also attend various contests in which they show off their pets, scoring additional points.
TASH-KALAR
€33.89Add to basket
Tash-Kalar provides a rich and multi-layered experience, winning the 2013 Golden Geek Award for Best Abstract Game. Two to four summoners encounter each other in the Tash-Kalar arena, either in teams or each on his own, and prove their skill and strategy in a short but intense battle.
THROUGH THE AGES
€64.47Add to basket
Through the Ages is a civilization building, card drafting board game, where each player attempts to build the best civilization through careful resource management, discovering new technologies, electing the right leaders, building wonders and maintaining a strong military presence.
DUNGEON LORDS
€41.17Add to basket
In Dungeon Lords, you are tasked with protecting your evil establishment from those pesky do-gooding adventurers, out to spoil your fun. The game gives each player the chance to build and protect their dungeon in a bid to be crowned champion. You must prove that you're the master of dungeon keeping.
PICTOMANIA 2ND EDITION
€22.42Add to basket
This second edition of Pictomania features revised word cards with a brand new look. One big change for this edition compared to the base game is that only three word cards are in play no matter the player count, allowing you to jump into each round more quickly, since you don’t have to read as many words to guess who might be drawing what.