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Hans im Glück

Logo: hans-im-glueck.de3

German tabletop game publisher

Hans im Glück is a German board and card game publisher. Though many of their own games are language-independent they themselves publish only printings for the domestic market which include only German-language rules; English-language printings of their games have been published primarily by Rio Grande Games, Dutch versions by 999 Games and so on. They are named after a story recorded by the Brothers Grimm, called "Hans in Luck" or "Lucky Hans" in English, hence the logo of Hans riding a pig.2 It was founded by Bernd Brunnhofer.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1983Founded1

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Hans im Glück is a German board and card game publisher. Though many of their own games are language-independent they themselves publish only printings for the domestic market which include only German-language rules; English-language printings of their games have been published primarily by Rio Grande Games, Dutch versions by 999 Games and so on.2

The story

Founded by Bernd Brunnhofer in 1983.1

Leadership

Who has led Hans im Glück, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Products and brands

  • board game

Listed on Wikidata.1

Die Macher (1986)

Maestro (1989)

1835 (1990)

Modern Art (1992)

Read the full text

El Grande (1995)

Tigris and Euphrates (1997)

Samurai (1998)

Carcassonne (2000)

Amun-Re (2003)

Saint Petersburg (2004)

Fjords (2005)

Thurn and Taxis (2006)

Stone Age (2008)

Dominion (2009)

The palaces of Carrara (2012)

Russian Railroads (2014)

The voyages of Marco Polo (2015)

Stone Age Junior (2016)

From Wikipedia’s article on Hans im Glück, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Timeline

  1. 1983Founded Founded1

Sources

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