Serge Laget

Serge Laget
Serge Laget
Born	13 February 1959; Oloron-Sainte-Marie, France
Died	23 January 2023 (aged 63); Carpentras, France
Nationality	French
Occupation	Board game designer

Serge Charles Jean Laget (13 February 1959 – 23 January 2023)^[1] was a French board game designer.^[2] He also worked as an education advisor near Avignon.

Biography

Serge Laget and Alain Munoz designed the game Le Gang des Traction-Avant from International Team,^[3] and they were awarded the Pion d'Or 84 for the game.^[4]

In 2003, Laget created the board game Mare Nostrum,^[5] and its successor, Mare Nostrum: Mythology Expansion, two years later. In 2011, he created Cargo Noir and, in 2020, Nidavellir.^[6]

Serge Laget died in January 2023, at the age of 66.^[7]

Collaborations

With Bruno Faidutti

Mystery of the Abbey (1996)^[6]
Castle (2000)
Kheops (2008)
Ad Astra (2009)
ARGO (2016)

With Bruno Cathala

Shadows over Camelot (2005)^[6]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]
Wicked Witches Way [fr] (2006)
Senji (2008)
Mundus Novus (2011)

References

^ Laget Serge Charles Jean (in French)
^ "Serge Laget". Boardgame Design by Bruno Faidutti (in French). 23 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
^ "Jeux & stratégie 35". October 1985.
^ "Jeux & stratégie 37". February 1986.
^ "New Empire Builder from Academy Games".
^ ^a ^b ^c Jarvis, Matt (2023-01-23). "Shadows Over Camelot and Nidavellir board game designer Serge Laget passes away". Dicebreaker. Archived from the original on 2024-10-03. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
^ "Serge Laget, auteur de jeux de Nidavellir, est décédé". Gus & Co (in French). 24 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
^ Libraries got game : Aligned learning through modern board games. 2010. ISBN 978-0-8389-1009-2.
^ "Ruse, Trust, and the Fiction of Betrayal: How Game Designers can Author Player Experiences | Analog Game Studies". 11 July 2016.
^ Analog Game Studies: Volume III. Lulu.com. 5 February 2019. ISBN 978-0-359-38397-9.
^ Everybody Wins: Four Decades of the Greatest Board Games Ever Made. Simon and Schuster. 14 March 2023. ISBN 978-1-83908-191-0.
^ Libraries Got Game: Aligned Learning through Modern Board Games. American Library Association. January 2009. ISBN 978-0-8389-9928-8.
^ How to Host a Game Night: What to Serve, Who to Invite, How to Play—Strategies for the Perfect Game Night. Simon and Schuster. 27 October 2020. ISBN 978-1-9821-5048-8.

[1] Laget Serge Charles Jean (in French)

[2] "Serge Laget". Boardgame Design by Bruno Faidutti (in French). 23 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.

[3] "Jeux & stratégie 35". October 1985.

[4] "Jeux & stratégie 37". February 1986.

[5] "New Empire Builder from Academy Games".

[dicebreaker-6] Jarvis, Matt (2023-01-23). "Shadows Over Camelot and Nidavellir board game designer Serge Laget passes away". Dicebreaker. Archived from the original on 2024-10-03. Retrieved 2024-10-03.

[7] "Serge Laget, auteur de jeux de Nidavellir, est décédé". Gus & Co (in French). 24 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.

[8] Libraries got game : Aligned learning through modern board games. 2010. ISBN 978-0-8389-1009-2.

[9] "Ruse, Trust, and the Fiction of Betrayal: How Game Designers can Author Player Experiences | Analog Game Studies". 11 July 2016.

[10] Analog Game Studies: Volume III. Lulu.com. 5 February 2019. ISBN 978-0-359-38397-9.

[11] Everybody Wins: Four Decades of the Greatest Board Games Ever Made. Simon and Schuster. 14 March 2023. ISBN 978-1-83908-191-0.

[12] Libraries Got Game: Aligned Learning through Modern Board Games. American Library Association. January 2009. ISBN 978-0-8389-9928-8.

[13] How to Host a Game Night: What to Serve, Who to Invite, How to Play—Strategies for the Perfect Game Night. Simon and Schuster. 27 October 2020. ISBN 978-1-9821-5048-8.

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Authority control databases
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National	United States