Career
He is the Principal and one of the founders of Academy Games. He is the chief designer of the "Conflict of Heroes" board wargame series, games that teach combined arms usage. Players can experiment with different tactical options to learn effective company level strategies.
The first game in the "Conflict of Heroes" series, "Conflict of Heroes: Awakening the Bear! A jury of experts drawn from the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design and the Game Manufacturers Association’s (General Aviation Manufacturers Association) three divisions select the top ten of the submitted games and present them to game store retailers in attendance at the General Aviation Manufacturers Association Trade Show in April each year.
In 2009, "Conflict of Heroes: Awakening the Bear! Also in 2009, the second game in the "Conflict of Heroes" series, another Uwe Eickert design, was released: "Conflict of Heroes: Storms of Steel - Eastern Front 1943-1945". This game covers the Polish Soviet War of 1920.
