Vladimír Chvátil [ˈvlaɟɪmiːr ˈxvaːcɪl] (born 1971), often known professionally as Vlaada Chvátil [ˈvlaːda ˈxvaːcɪl], is a Czech board game and video game designer.
He became a recognizable name in the board game community following the publication of Through the Ages: A Story of Civilization in 2006 and thereafter his designs frequently made the top 100 list on BoardGameGeek.
In 2016, he won the coveted "Spiel des Jahres" (Game of the Year) award for Codenames.
[1] His most notable video game project was a real-time strategy Original War.
[6] He also gained a reputation for innovative mechanics and a diverse range of designs,[7] including the epic civilization game Through the Ages, the award-winning party word game Codenames, and the real time sci-fi adventure Galaxy Trucker which required the players to simultaneously rummage through a pile of cardboard tiles looking for ones to improve their spaceship.