Klaus-Jürgen Wrede
Klaus-Jürgen Wrede (geb. 1963 in Meschede, Nordrhein-Westfalen) ist ein deutscher Brettspiele-Entwickler, der Schöpfer des meistverkauften Carcassonne.
Wrede wurde als Sohn musikpädagogischer Eltern in Meschede geboren und wuchs in Arnsberg auf. Er besuchte das Kölner Kolleg und lernte Musik und Theologie.
While on a vacation Wrede created Carcassonne which was published in 2000 by Hans im Glück in German and Rio Grande Games in English. Carcassonne has become one of the most popular games at BoardGameGeek over recent years.
As a child he played games such as Monopoly (game)|Monopoly and chess. He later played games such as Kremlin (board game)|Kremlin, Civilization (1980 board game)|Civilization, Age of Renaissance, Tikal (board game)|Tikal, Ra (board game)|Ra, and Tigris and Euphrates. His favorite game designers include Wolfgang Kramer, Reiner Knizia, Alan R. Moon, Klaus Teuber, Uwe Rosenberg, and Karl-Heinz Schmiel.
Klaus-Jürgen Wrede lives near Cologne and teaches music and religious education. His favorite music includes Soul music|soul, Richard Wagner|Wagner, Sting (musician)|Sting, Johannes Brahms|Brahms, U2, jazz, Supertramp, and Frédéric Chopin|Chopin.