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Josef Kirschner

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Josef Kirschner is a German game designer with a background in art and media design. His debut game, Verde (Ludolux, scheduled for 2027), is a tile-placement game about growing vegetables and competing for the best harvest by planting mutually supportive mixed crops. Josef aims to create games with lean, intuitive rules and meaningful strategic choices. He regards boardgames not only as an important form of cultural…

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expression but also as one of the most rewarding ways for people to come together: immersing themselves in the world of the game while sharing moments of cooperation, friendly rivalry, and social connection. In 2025, he received the Deutsches Nachwuchs-Spieleautor*innen-Stipendium for emerging game designers. What began as kitchen-table prototyping has grown into a lasting passion — and his drawer of prototypes is still full.

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Verde

2027