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2007Sep, 2

Franz-Benno Delonge

Franz-Benno Delonge, German game designer, created TransAmerica (b. 1957)
Franz-Benno Delonge (1957 – 2 September 2007) was a designer of German-style board games. He has been nominated for multiple best game awards, including Spiel des Jahres and International Gamers Awards. TransAmerica won the Mensa best mind game award for 2003. He died of cancer on 2 September 2007.

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