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A collection of the most beautiful board games from the GDR

Michael Geithner and Martin Thiele-Schwez were born in the GDR. However, they only spent their earliest childhood there. They have hardly any memories of the divided Germany. What they do remember, are the games of their childhood. Handmade board games, some of which suddenly disappeared and were replaced by new games. It was only some time ago that they realized that these games were special. They were handmade copies, created because the original games did not exist at that time.

Unter dem Titel „Nachgemacht – Spielekopien aus der DDR“ sammeln Thiele-Schwez und Geithner seit Mai 2011 handgefertigte Brettspiele der DDR. Was als spontane Idee begann, ist mittlerweile zu einer großen Sammlung herangewachsen. Über 175 Spielen umfasst sie inzwischen. Darunter Monopoly, Malefiz, Geschenksendung, Hase & Igel, Sagaland, Heimlich & Co. und noch viele mehr. Als Wanderausstellung reisen die Einzelstücke durch Deutschland. Eine Auswahl davon wird in diesem Band präsentiert.

The volume comprises 156 and is divided into nine chapters. In them, the most important areas of the gaming landscape of the GDR are discussed. Hundreds of color photographs, historical documents, letters and Stasi files illustrate the writing. In addition, there are original interviews with game hobbyists as well as texts by renowned authors. For example, by Dr. Stefan Wolle (Scientific Director DDR Museum), Dr. Bernward Thole (Founding Member "Spiel des Jahres", Die Spielebrücke), Cynthia Kempe-Schönfeld (Director Deutsches SPIELEmuseum Chemnitz) and Sebastian Wenzel (Journalist, zuspieler.de).