Friedemann Friese

Friedemann Friese (2017)

Friedemann Friese (born June 5, 1970) is a German board game designer,[1] known for absurd and humorous games. He is most known for the game, Power Grid.[1][2][3]

Friese lives and works in Bremen. He is known for absurd and humour-themed games. The majority, but not all, self-published by his company 2F-Spiele. Many of his games have titles beginning with the letter "F", including his most well known, Power Grid or Funkenschlag.[1][2][3] Many of his games also feature artwork by the artist Harald Lieske.

The game Power Grid (2004) received an honourable mention at the 2005 Spiel des Jahres Awards.[4]

Games designed

  • Free Ride[2]
  • Findorff (2F-Spiele, Rio Grande Games) (2022)
  • Fertig! (also known as Finished!) (2F-Spiele) (2017)
  • America (with Ted Alspach) (Bezier Games) (2016)
  • 504 (Stronghold Games) (2015)
  • Fremde Federn (also known as Copycat) (2F-Spiele) (2012)
  • Freitag (also known as Friday) (2F-Spiele) (2011)
  • Funkenschlag: Fabrikmanager (Power Grid: Factory Manager) (2F-Spiele) (2009)
  • Die 3 Gebote (also known as The 3 Commandments) (with Gordon Lamont and Fraser Lamont) (Rio Grande Games, Bewitched) (2008)
  • Fauna (Huch & Friends) (2008)
  • Filou - Die Katze im Sack (also known as Felix: The Cat in the Sack) (2007)
  • Monstermaler (with Marcel-André Casasola Merkle & Andrea Meyer) (2F-Spiele, Bewitched Spiele, Casasola) (2006)
  • Fürchterliche Feinde (Formidable Foes) (2F-Spiele) (2006)
  • Fiji (2F-Spiele) (2006)
  • Fiese Freunde Fette Feten (with Marcel-André Casasola Merkle) (2F-Spiele) (2005)
  • Funkenschlag (2F-Spiele) (also known as Power Grid - Rio Grande Games) (2004)[1][3][5]
  • Finstere Flure (Fearsome Floors) (2F-Spiele) (2003)
  • Fische Fluppen Frikadellen (2F-Spiele)
  • Falsche FuFFziger (2F-Spiele)
  • Flickwerk (2F-Spiele)
  • Foppen (2F-Spiele)
  • Friesematenten (2F-Spiele)
  • Frisch Fisch (2F-Spiele) (also known as Fresh Fish - Plenary Games)
  • Frisch Fleisch (2F-Spiele)
  • Fundstücke (2F-Spiele)
  • Ludoviel (with Hartmut Kommerell, Thorsten Gimmler, Andrea Meyer & Martina Hellmich) (Tagungshaus Drübberholz)
  • Paparazzo (with Wolfgang Panning) (Abacus)
  • Schwarzarbeit (with Andrea Meyer) (Bewitched)
  • Wucherer (2F-Spiele) (also known as LandLord - Abacus / Rio Grande Games)

See also

  • Going Cardboard (Documentary)

References

  1. ^ a b c d Burdick, Dave (2014-05-16). "These nerdy board games put the fun in planetary problems". Grist. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
  2. ^ a b c Meehan, Alex (2021-06-24). "Power Grid designer's latest title is a Ticket to Ride-style train game". Dicebreaker. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
  3. ^ a b c Mayer, Brian; Harris, Christopher (2010). Libraries Got Game: Aligned Learning Through Modern Board Games. American Library Association. pp. 109–110. ISBN 978-0-8389-1009-2.
  4. ^ Wallis, James (2023-03-14). Everybody Wins: Four Decades of the Greatest Board Games Ever Made. Simon and Schuster. p. 137. ISBN 978-1-83908-191-0.
  5. ^ Arneson, Erik (2020-10-27). How to Host a Game Night: What to Serve, Who to Invite, How to Play—Strategies for the Perfect Game Night. Simon and Schuster. p. 36. ISBN 978-1-9821-5048-8.
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