Leslie Scott (game designer)

Leslie Scott (born 18 December 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.

Leslie Scott
Born (1955-12-18) 18 December 1955
Occupation(s)Game designer, author
Known forJenga
SpouseFritz Vollrath
ChildrenFrederica & Digby

Early life and education

Born in Tanzania, Scott was raised in East and West Africa, and educated in Uganda, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Ghana and Taunton, England.[2]

Career

Scott is the 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 Senior Associate of Pembroke College, Oxford and 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

Books

  • About Jenga, the remarkable business of creating a game that became a household name [7]

References

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