Geister, Geister, Schatzsuchmeister!
designed by Brian Yu (publish by Mattel Games)
is German Children’s Game of the Year 2014

Ghosts are on the loose in the old mansion. Nevertheless, four daredevil treasure hunters venture to go in. After all, there are eight precious jewels hidden inside. But you will only succeed if you are blessed with skills, team spirit and a bit of luck. This exciting cooperative game requires collaboration of all players. Almost every move on the board summons new ghosts thanks to the special dice. If three ghosts gather in the same room it will become haunted. If six rooms are haunted at the same time, you lose the game! That’s why you have to weigh up carefully saving jewels against the likely gains of facing the dangers in an exciting duel of dice. The basic rules thrill primary school children. The advanced game engages whole families. Statement of the jury : Never fear! Team work helps to achieve everything, no matter how creepy things get: Brian Yu creates a spooky atmosphere that inevitably involves players in the game. If the threat becomes too serious, he shifts his focus on team play; only if you act together you will be able to defeat the evil. What is more, this game is able to bridge the gap between generations. Step by step you may introduce variations and raise new challenges – and players rise likewise!

Brian Yu, designer German Children’s Game of the Year 2014

Geister, Geister, Schatzsuchmeister!
Designed by Brian Yu
Publisher: Mattel Games
2 - 4 Players
Ages 8 and up
App. 30 Minutes
SRP 33.00 €

Designer
Brian Yu, born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1976, studied design at the University of Cincinnati. Since 2001 Yu has been working for toy manufacturer Mattel in San Francisco. His first game “Yu-Gi-Oh! Millennium Game” was released in 2002. To date, he has developed more than 40 games for Mattel, including dedicated games to hit licenses like “SpongeBob”, “Harry Potter”, and “Batman”.

Artist
Pierô, aged 39, was born in Avignon and lives in Aix en Provence, France. Originally, he wanted to express his joy of drawing and painting in comics. But later his enthusiasm for games, especially for cooperative games, took over. His illustrations for “Mr. Jack” paved the way to the world of game art. To date, he has illustrated about 40 different games.

Publisher
Founded in California in 1945, the US-American toy manufacturer Mattel gained world fame when they launched their Barbie doll in 1959. Their portfolio includes brands like “Barbie”, “Hot Wheels”, and “Fisher Price”. Mattel’s board game “Café International” won the “German Game of the Year Award 1989”. Under their Mattel Games label the company has been developing classical board games tailor-made for German-speaking territories since autumn 2013. Their German subsidiary is headquartered in Dreieich.