Settlers of Catan Creator, Klaus Teuber, Has Passed Away
date linked: 4 April 2023
source: link to article, from gizmodo.com
Sad news! Catan hasn’t been my favorite for a while, but it helped introduce me to designer games, and I owe Teuber a lot for that.
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