2006: the SAZ interview to Leo Colovini:

Go to the interview " The Art of Design: Interviews to game designers #1 – Leo Colovini (TheOpinionatedGamers.com - February 3, 20119)

Go to the interview "Entrevista a Leo Colovini" (ultimoturno.com - November 22,  2011)

Born in Venice in 1964, Leo Colovini begins his ludic adventure at about 12 when he meets Alex Randolph, playing chess in a club of Venice. Passionate about games  since ever, he is really struck by the "Master", and becomes a goer of Randolph's office. He takes part to the game tests with enthusiasm and never misses a single occasion to show Alex his naive and odd ideas. As time goes by, his ideas start to refine themselves and Leo finally presents to the severe judgement of his "Master" an interesting mechanism for a game, but, even if Randolph tries more than once to put his hands on it, the game doesn't make it to be published. After one year they realize together Drachenfels, which is Leo's first published game (Schmidt Spiele).  Two years later (1988), again in collaboration with Randolph, it is the time of Inkognito, published by MB, a great success (part of the list of Spiel des Jahres, and winner of the Sonderpreis - the special prize of the critics).  After several years Piatnik publishes die Magische Sieben the first game signed by Colovini as a unique author. In 1993 he signs, together with Dario De Toffoli, Marco Maggi and Francesco Nepitello, the Role Playing Game Lex Arcana (Dal Negro). In 1993 he definitely leaves his job in the bank and begins to work full time for games. In 1994 Die Oster Insel is published by Blatz Spiele: this game also enters in the list of Spiel des Jahres. In the following years, the works with Dario De Toffoli increase until together with Alex Randolph they found Venice Connection. After several years he gets a history degree with a game-thesis about Charlemagne, and many of his games are published: Carolus Magnus in 2000 and Clans in 2003 (Winning Moves) that almost win the Spiel del Jahres by getting one of the three nominations.

• I go! (2012)
• Geizen (Tricky) (2011)
• Elephant memo (2011)
• Draco (2011)
• Dobbelduel (2011)
• Het Huis Anubis (2011)
• Atlantis - Schnupperspiel (2011)
• Atlantis - Ikarus (2011)
• Horseland (2010)
• Sherlock (2010)
• Donna Leon: Gefährliches Spiel (2009)
• Atlantis (2009)
• Atlantis - Variante "Schiffe" (2009)
• Donna Leon: Expansion (2009)
• Star Wars - Das letzte Gefecht (2008) with Marco Maggi, Francesco Nepitello
• De Gouden Eeuw (2008) with Giuseppe Baù
• Wall-e - ein Geschenk für Eva (2008) with Federico Colovini
• Star Wars - Galaktische Schlachten (2008) with Marco Maggi, Francesco Nepitello
• Islas Canarias (2008)
• Foot2Rue (2007)
• Savana (2007) with Alessandra Nove Veronesi
• Sieben auf einen Streich (2007) with Fabio Visintin
• Totally spies (2007) with Dario De Toffoli
• Trova le mine (2007) with Dario De Toffoli, Dario Zaccariotto
• Wikinder (2007) with Federico Colovini
• Wikinger Bande (2007) with Alessandra Nove Veronesi
• Mauer Bauer (2006)
• Cartagena 2 (2006)
• Dschingis Khan (2006)
• Nebraska (2006) with Dario De Toffoli
• Babar et le mistère des lettres perdues (2006) with Dario De Toffoli
• Justinianus (2006) with Alessandro Saragosa
• Kakuro Challenge (2006) with Dario De Toffoli, Dario Zaccariotto
• Kakuro (2006) with Dario De Toffoli, Dario Zaccariotto
• Go West (2005)
• Challenge Sudoku (2005) with Dario Zaccariotto, Dario De Toffoli
• Holidays (2005)
• Mango Tango (2005) with Dario De Toffoli
• Sudoku (2005) with Dario De Toffoli, Dario Zaccariotto
• Challenge Sudoku - Kakuro Challenge (2005) with Dario De Toffoli, Dario Zaccariotto
• Carcassonne - the Discovery (2005)
• Druids (2004)
• Submarine (2004)
• Tempo (2004)
• Honesti-Disonesti (2004) with Stefano Cavanè
• Number One (2004) with Alex Randolph, Dario De Toffoli, Renato de Rosa
• Inkognito The card game (2003) with Alex Randolph
• Minestrone (2003) with Francesco e Luisa Cognetti
• Ketch up (2003) with Dario De Toffoli
• Alexandros (2003)
• Collection (2003) with Francesco e Luisa Cognetti
• Corsari (2003)
• Die Brücken von Shangrila (2003)
• Avalon (2003)
• Magna Grecia (2003) with Michael Schacht
• Familien Bande (2003)
• Hektor und Achill (2003) with Marco Maggi, Francesco Nepitello
• Da che pARTE stai? (2003) with Dario Zaccariotto
• Il partito perfetto? (2003)
• Clans (2002)
• Meridian (2001)
• Vabanque (2001) with Bruno Faidutti
• Yummy (2000) with Dario De Toffoli
• Doge (2000)
• Carolus Magnus (2000)
• Cartagena (2000)
• Venezia 1848 (2000) with Marco Maggi, Francesco Nepitello
• Il grande gioco del compleanno (1999)
• Dummy (1998) with Dario De Toffoli
• Europa 1945/2030 (1998) with Duccio Vitale
• Theseus (1998) with Dario De Toffoli
• Top Hats (1997)
• Mini Inkognito (1996) with Alex Randolph
• I giochi della frutta (1996) with Dario De Toffoli
• Lex Arcana - Carthago (1996) with Marco Maggi, Francesco Nepitello
• Die Oster Insel (1994) with Alex Randolph
• Lex Arcana (1993) with Dario De Toffoli, Marco Maggi, Francesco Nepitello
• Lex Arcana - Germania (1993) with Dario De Toffoli, Marco Maggi, Francesco Nepitello
• Lex Arcana - Schermo del demiurgo (1993) with Dario De Toffoli, Francesco Nepitello, Marco Maggi
• Die Magische Sieben (1990)
• Inkognito (1988) with Alex Randolph
• Drachenfels (1986) with Alex Randolph

• Leo Colovini on Twixt (2010)
• Il grande libro degli scacchi (2009) with Dario De Toffoli
• Brainquiz (2008) with Dario De Toffoli, Dario Zaccariotto
• I giochi nel cassetto (2002)