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Although not relevant to actual play, the name of the game's designer is often prominently mentioned on the box, or at least in the rule book.

Top designers enjoy considerable following among enthusiasts of German games.

For this reason, the name " designer games " is often offered as a description of the genre.

Recently, there has also been a wave of games designed as spin-offs of popular novels, such as the games taking their style from the German bestsellers Der Schwarm and Tintenherz.