Leslie Scott (game designer)
| Leslie Scott | |
|---|---|
| Born |
18 December 1955 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
| Occupation | Game Designer, Author |
| Known for | Jenga |
| Partner(s) | Fritz Vollrath |
| Children | Frederica & Digby |
| Website |
www |
Leslie Scott (born 1955) is a British board game designer and author,[1] best known as the inventor of the game Jenga, which she launched at the London Toy Fair 1983.
Early life and education
Born in Tanzania, Scott was raised in East and West Africa, and educated in Uganda, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Ghana and England.[2]
Career
Scott is inventor of the game Jenga, which she launched at the London Toy Fair 1983. She founded Oxford Games Ltd in 1991.[3]
She is a founder trustee of The Smithsonian UK Charitable Trust.[4]
Honours
She is the recipient of the 2010 Wonder Women of Toys Inventor/Designer Award,[5] and the 2012 Tagie award for Excellence in Game Design.[6]
Private life
Scott is married to the Oxford zoologist Professor Fritz Vollrath. They have two children, Frederica and Digby.
Works
Games
- Jenga
- Ex Libris, the game of first lines and last words
- The Great Western Railway Game
- Anagrams, the game of juggling words
- Tabula, the Roman game
- Bookworm, the game of reading and remembering
Books
References
- ↑ BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour
- ↑ The Guardian, 30 March 2015, How we made Jenga.
- ↑ Women in Business
- ↑ Smithsonian UK Charitable Trust
- ↑ Playthings Magazine
- ↑ The Toy & Game Inventor Awards
- ↑ Wall Street Journal
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