Education
Bruno Faidutti studied law, economics, and sociology, eventually earning a doctorate in History by writing about the scientific debate in the Renaissance on the reality of the unicorn.
Bruno Faidutti studied law, economics, and sociology, eventually earning a doctorate in History by writing about the scientific debate in the Renaissance on the reality of the unicorn.
He came into the world of hobby gaming through Cosmic Encounter and roleplaying games, and was one of the first French Dungeons & Dragons players. Bruno Faidutti has created and published over 40 board and card games, sometimes in collaboration with other designers. His best known games include Knightmare Chess (1991) and Citadels (2000), as well as Mystery of the Abbey (1993, 2003).
He is also involved in the boardgaming community with his "Ideal Games Library" website and personal "Game of the Year" prize.
Many of his games are the results of collaboration with other designers. In the United States, his Eurogame Corruption was released by Atlas Games in 1999.
His Citadels was released in 2000 by Fantasy Flight Games, who later released his game Red November in 2008.