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Chris Backe
Chris Backe (rhymes with hockey) is the founder of one-man design studio Entro Games. His games typically play in under 30 minutes, feature a wide variety of player counts, and a diverse range of themes. The thing they all have in common: they're easy to learn, easy to play, and offer plenty of strategy and replayability. He also focuses on interesting choices and player interaction as core elements. Chris is the…
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co-creator of Shiny Pigeon Games (formerly No Box Games) alongside Parker Simpson, and Virtual Playtesting alongside Ian Brocklebank. He also runs Tabletop Publishers, a database of publishers and CRM to help designers pitch their games better. Awards: Won Best Innovation at Fastaval for The Touch of Hope Won Best in Show at Boston FIG for Dyna-BOOM! Won Best Tabletop Game at Boston FIG for Dyna-BOOM! Nominated Best Innovation at Fastaval for Orbit Chris currently lives in Birmingham, England with his amazing wife.
Biography and credits from BoardGameGeek.
Designed 17 games
| Mint-Tin Monster Mash-Up: Arenas | 2026 | 0 | |
| Tiberpunk: Streets of Rome | 2026 | 0 | |
| Rooftop Roses | 2026 | 0 | |
| Starfront Scouting Academy | 2025 | 0 | |
| Gunpowder, Treason and Plot | 2025 | 0 | |
| Packing Party: Santa's Helpers | 2025 | 0 | |
| Packing Party: Moving Day | 2025 | 0 | |
| Travelers: Tokyo | 2025 | 0 | |
| Around the World in 15 Minutes | 2024 | 0 | |
| Dragon vs. Kingdom | 2024 | 0 | |
| Star Gazers | 2024 | 0 | |
| Snorkel | 2023 | 0 | |
| Crypto Millionaire | 2023 | 0 | |
| How Much Money? | 2023 | 0 | |
| Spies | 2022 | 0 | |
| Crazy Travel Stories | 0 |