Board games, card games, puzzles, brainteasers, mathematical games...
Thanks to this new interest, in 1987 he founded studiogiochi, a company that works on
• the collaborations and the consultancies with newspapers and editors
• the creation of new board games
• the organization of game events
Dario De Toffoli:
• writes books
• creates games
• wins tournaments
• is consultant for firms and companies
• directs international championships of various games
• is the major italian expert of backgammon
• is the major italian divulger for poker
• has been decorated from the PLDA with a special Career Prize "Ludic personality"
Some of De Toffoli's competition results
World Champion 2002 and 2012 of Pentamid (combination of 5 ludic disciplines at the Mind Sports Olympiad).
Olympic Champion of Rummikub, Number Quest, Master Mind, Poker, The Settler of Catan, Contiamo and other games.
Vice European Champion of Intergame (combination of 4 new board games).
Italian Champion of Mancala, Twixt and other games.
Three times Player of the year in Italy.
Winner of many different prizes in Backgammon, Scrabble and other games.
Some events, concieved, organized and directed by De Toffoli:
Backgammon. The International Backgammon Tournament City of Venice begun in year 1989,and took place at the Casino of Venice up to its XX edition. De Toffoli also organized the Backgammon Olympiad.
Premio Archimede. Has come by now to its X Edition: this competition promotes the creation of new games in Italy, giving to the many partecipants the chance to have essential experiences.
Italian Festival for games. In the 90's it was the greatest italian fair for games, with editions in Venice, Gradara, Marina di Carrara, Urbino and Cagli, that had hundreds of events in their programs.
Mind Sports Festival - Player of the year. It is a competition in which the most eclectic italian players take part: they compete for 2-3 days in different disciplines. It begun in 1994, and came to its X edition.
During the 3rd Festival Italiano dei Giochi (1992) |
During the 4th Festival Italiano dei Giochi (1993) |
During Premio Archimede 2008 |
During City of Venice 2008 |
- Sherlock, Lupin & io - Caccia al mistero (2017) with Leo Colovini
- Absacker (2014) with Leo Colovini
- De Verkenners (2013) with Leo Colovini
- Poker Carré (2011) with Giuseppe Baù
- Kluges Köpfchen (2007) with Giuseppe Baù
- Totally spies (2007) with Leo Colovini
- Poker Cinese (2007)
- Trova le mine (2007) with Leo Colovini, Dario Zaccariotto
- Joker Poker (2007)
- Happy Birthday! (2006)
- Mango Tango (2006) with Leo Colovini
- Nebraska (2006) with Leo Colovini
- Babar et le mistère des lettres perdues (2006) with Leo Colovini
- Kakuro Challenge (2006) with Leo Colovini, Dario Zaccariotto
- Kakuro (2006) with Leo Colovini, Dario Zaccariotto
- Challenge Sudoku - Kakuro Challenge (2006) with Leo Colovini, Dario Zaccariotto
- Challenge Sudoku (2005) with Leo Colovini, Dario Zaccariotto
- Sudoku (2005) with Leo Colovini, Dario Zaccariotto
- Number One (2004) with Alex Randolph, Leo Colovini, Renato de Rosa
- Ketch up (2003) with Leo Colovini
- Yummy (2000) with Leo Colovini
- Buon compleanno! (1999)
- Adventure cards (1998)
- Dummy (1998) with Leo Colovini
- Theseus (1998) with Leo Colovini
- I giochi della frutta (1996) with Leo Colovini
- Abaco zuzzurellone (1995) with Claudio Borgnino
- Lex Arcana (1993) with Leo Colovini, Marco Maggi, Francesco Nepitello
- Lex Arcana - Germania (1993) with Leo Colovini, Marco Maggi, Francesco Nepitello
- Lex Arcana - Schermo del demiurgo (1993) with Leo Colovini, Francesco Nepitello, Marco Maggi
- Jagd der Vampire (1991) with Alex Randolph, Walter Obert
- The Big Book Of Poker (2018)
- 100 Poker (2018)
- Numeri. Divagazioni, calcoli, giochi (2017) with Silvia De Toffoli, Dario Zaccariotto
- Giochiamo a Burraco (2013)
- Blackjack: A Champion's Guide (2013) with Margherita Bonaldi
- Allena la tua mente (2013)
- Superpoker (2012)
- Il grande libro del Blackjack (2011) with Margherita Bonaldi
- A scuola di Poker (2010) with Max Pescatori, Giorgio Sigon
- Enciclopedia dei giochi (2009) with Giampaolo Dossena
- Giocare e vincere a poker online (2009) with Max Pescatori
- Il grande libro degli scacchi (2009) with Leo Colovini
- 1001 Giochi per tutti (2009) with Dario Zaccariotto
- Il grande libro del Backgammon (2008)
- 1001 Giochi per tutti (2008) with Dario Zaccariotto
- Brainquiz (2008) with Dario Zaccariotto, Leo Colovini
- Numeri (2008) with Dario Zaccariotto, Margot De Rosa
- Il grande gioco del Poker (2008)
- Il grande libro del Poker (2007)
- Cibo per la mente III (2007) with Dario Zaccariotto, Michele Comerci
- KAFKA (2007) with Dario Zaccariotto
- Sfida al quadrato (2006) with Dario Zaccariotto
- Cibo per la mente II (2005) with Dario Zaccariotto
- Il giocatore consapevole (2004)
- Cibo per la mente I (2004) with Dario Zaccariotto
- Guida al poker (2004)
- Giochi (2003)
- Backgammon, tutte le regole del gioco (2002)
- Giocare e vincere a Poker (2002)
- Giochi per un anno. Calendario ludico 2003 (2002) with Dario Zaccariotto
- Giocare con le parole (2000) with Dario Zaccariotto, Michele Comerci, Claudio Borgnino
- Dama (2000) with Dario Zaccariotto
- Nel mondo dei cruciverba (2000)
- Scala quaranta, pinnacolo e dintorni (2000)
- Pappadrillo (1999) with Dario Zaccariotto
- Ero un Leoncino di Mompracem... (1999) with Dario Zaccariotto
- Backgammon (1999)
- Giocare a Backgammon (1991)
- Enciclopedia Casamia. Tutto per la famiglia. (1990)
- Machiavelli (1989) with Sebastiano Izzo, Francesco Valente
- Some examples of game classification: Notes for a taxonomy (1988)
- Lo strano mondo di Aci Picchia (1986)
- Giocare a Scarabeo (1985)