Bruno Faidutti

Bruno Faidutti (born 23 October 1961) is a historian and sociologist, living in France, who is best known as an author of board games.
Early life and education.
Bruno Faidutti studied law, economics, and sociology, eventually earning a doctorate in History by writing about the scientific debate in the Renaissance on the reality of the unicorn. His favorite authors are Thomas Pynchon, James Joyce, Marcel Proust, Salman Rushdie, and Umberto Eco, his favorite movie, Andrei Tarkovsky's "Andrei Roublev". He came into the world of hobby gaming through "Cosmic Encounter" and roleplaying games, and was one of the first French "Dungeons & Dragons" players.
Career.
Bruno Faidutti has created and published over 40 board and card games. His best known games include "Knightmare Chess" (1991) and "Citadels" (2000), as well as "Mystery of the Abbey" (1993, 2003). He is also involved in the boardgaming community with his "Ideal Games Library" website and personal "Game of the Year" prize. Many of his games are the results of collaboration with other designers.
In the United States, his Eurogame "Corruption" was released by Atlas Games in 1999. His "Citadels" was released in 2000 by Fantasy Flight Games, who later released his game "Red November" in 2008.
On May 20, 2021, Faidutti made an ill-advised tweet in which he suggested you should only do business with people who drink, which was immediately met with backlash and deleted after a lengthy conversation. He then tweeted "I'm wary of people who want to stay in control" when doubling down on this dumb take, making the overwhelming majority of board game Twitter go :-O .