Spiel des Jahres

The Spiel des Jahres (German: [ˈʃpiːl dəs ˈjaːʁəs], Game of the Year) is an award for board and card games, created in 1978 with the purpose of rewarding family-friendly game design, and promoting excellent games in the German market.[1] It is thought that the existence and popularity of the award was one of the major drivers of the quality of games coming out of Germany, particularly in the 1980s and 1990s.[2] A Spiel des Jahres nomination can increase the typical sales of a game from 500–3,000 copies to around 10,000, and the winner can usually expect to sell as many as 500,000 copies.[3]

Spiel des Jahres e.V.
Formation1978
Founded atNürnberg
TypeAssociation
Chairman
Harald Schrapers
General Manager
Guido Heinecke
Websitespiel-des-jahres.com
Harald Schrapers, Chairman of the Jury of the Spiel des Jahres
Randy Flynn’s Cascadia: Winner of Spiel des Jahres 2022

Award criteria

The award is given by a jury of German-speaking board game critics from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland,[1] who review games released in Germany in the preceding twelve months. The games considered for the award are family-style games. War games, role-playing games, collectible card games, and other complicated, highly competitive, or hobbyist games are outside the scope of the award. Since 1989, there has been a separate award for children's games. The jury is not subject to public scrutiny and members of the public are not offered the opportunity to influence the voting.

On occasion, the jury has awarded a special prize for more complex games, such as Agricola in 2008 or World Without End in 2010. Prior to 2011, this award was an exceptional award which was not necessarily awarded annually. In 2011, however, this practice was formalized when the jury created a new category for more complex games called Kennerspiel des Jahres. Along with the nominations, the jury also gives a list of recommended games, and occasionally gives out special prizes for games which will not be considered for the main award. The criteria on which a game is evaluated are:[4]

  1. game concept (originality, playability, game value)
  2. rule structure (composition, clearness, comprehensibility)
  3. layout (box, board, rules),
  4. design (functionality, workmanship)

The jury does not release its scoring system or provide insight into how the categories are weighted.

Awards and nominees

1999 awards

Game Of The Year
GameDesignerPublisherAward
TikalWolfgang Kramer and Michael KieslingRavensburgerWinner
GigantenWilko ManzKosmosNominee
Union PacificAlan R. MoonAmigoNominee

2000 awards

Game Of The Year
GameDesignerPublisherAward
TorresWolfgang Kramer and Michael KieslingF.X. SchmidWinner
Carolus MagnusLeo ColoviniRio Grande GamesNominee
CitadelsBruno FaiduttiHans im GlückNominee

2001 awards

Game Of The Year
GameDesignerPublisherAward
CarcassonneKlaus-Jürgen WredeHans im GlückWinner
Das AmulettAlan R. Moon and Aaron WeissblumGoldsieber SpieleNominee
Zapp ZerappHeinz Meister and Klaus ZochZoch VerlagNominee

2002 awards

Game Of The Year
GameDesignerPublisherAward
Villa PalettiBill PayneZoch VerlagWinner
Puerto RicoAndreas SeyfarthaleaNominee
TransAmerica Franz-Benno DelongeWinning Moves GermanyNominee

2003 awards

Game Of The Year
GameDesignerPublisherAward
AlhambraDirk HennQueen GamesWinner
ClansLeo ColoviniVenice ConnectionNominee
Die DracheninselTom SchoepsAmigoNominee

2004 awards

Game Of The Year
GameDesignerPublisherAward
Ticket to RideAlan R. MoonDays of WonderWinner
Dawn UnderNorbert ProenaZoch VerlagNominee
IngeniousReiner KniziaKosmosNominee
Maharaja: The Game of Palace Building in IndiaWolfgang Kramer and Michael KieslingPhalanx GamesNominee
Saint PetersburgBernd BrunnhoferHans im GlückNominee

2005 awards

The nominations for the 2005 award were announced on May 8, 2005, and the winner on June 27, 2005.

Game Of The Year
GameDesignerPublisherAward
NiagaraThomas LieschingZoch VerlagWinner
VerflixxtWolfgang Kramer and Michael KieslingRavensburgerNominee
Around the World in 80 DaysMichael RieneckKosmosNominee
JamboRüdiger DornKosmosNominee
HimalayaRégis BonnesséeTilsit EditionsNominee

2006 awards

The nominations for the 2006 award were announced on May 28, 2006, and the winner on July 17, 2006.

Game Of The Year
GameDesignerPublisherAward
Thurn and TaxisKaren & Andreas SeyfarthHans im GlückWinner
SeeräuberStefan DorraQueen GamesNominee
Aqua RomanaMartin SchlegelQueen GamesNominee
Just 4 FunJürgen P.K. GrunauKosmosNominee
Blue Moon CityReiner KniziaKosmosNominee

Along with the nominations, the jury also assigned two special prizes for games which it felt were too demanding to count as 'family style' games.[5]

2007 awards

The nominations for the 2007 award were announced on May 20, 2007, and the winner on June 25, 2007.

Game Of The Year
GameDesignerPublisherAward
ZoolorettoMichael SchachtAbacus SpieleWinner
The Thief of BaghdadThorsten GimmlerQueen GamesNominee
Jenseits von ThebenPeter PrinzQueen GamesNominee
ArkadiaRüdiger DornRavensburgerNominee
YspahanSébastien PauchonẎstari GamesNominee

2008 awards

The nominations for the 2008 award were announced on May 25, 2008, and the winner on June 30, 2008.

Game Of The Year
GameDesignerPublisherAward
KeltisReiner KniziaKosmosWinner
Stone AgeMichael TummelhoferHans im GlückNominee
Witch's BrewAndreas Pelikanalea/RavensburgerNominee
BloxWolfgang Kramer, Jürgen P.K. Grunau, Hans RagganRavensburgerNominee
SuleikaDominique EhrhardZoch VerlagNominee
Special Prize
GameDesignerPublisherAward
AgricolaUwe RosenbergLookout GamesComplex Game award

2009 awards

The nominations for the 2009 award were announced on May 24, 2009 and the winner on June 29, 2009.

Game Of The Year
GameDesignerPublisherAward
DominionDonald X. VaccarinoRio Grande GamesWinner
FITSReiner KniziaRavensburgerNominee
FincaRalf zur Linde, Wolfgang SentkerHans im GlückNominee
FaunaFriedemann FrieseHUCH & FriendsNominee
PandemicMatt LeacockPegasus SpieleNominee
Special Prizes
GameDesignerPublisherAward
Party game GiftTRAPNick KelletGiftTRAP EnterprisesParty Game award
Space AlertVlaada ChvatilCzech Games EditionNew Game Worlds award

2010 awards

The nominations for the 2010 award were announced on May 31, 2010, and the winner on June 28, 2010.

Game Of The Year
GameDesignerPublisherAward
DixitJean-Louis RoubiraLibelludWinner
IdentikWilliam P. Jacobson and Amanda A. KohoutAsmodeeNominee
A la CarteKarl-Heinz SchmielMoskito/HeidelbergerNominee
Roll Through the Ages: The Bronze AgeMatt LeacockPegasus SpieleNominee
FrescoMarco Ruskowski and Marcel SüßelbeckQueen GamesNominee

2011 awards

The nominations for the 2011 awards were announced on May 23, 2011, and the winners on June 27, 2011. This was the first year the Connoisseur-gamer Game of the Year award was given, an award for more complex games.

Game of the Year
GameDesignerPublisherAward
QwirkleSusan McKinley RossMindware SpieleWinner
AsaraWolfgang Kramer and Michael KieslingRavensburgerNominee
Forbidden IslandMatt LeacockSchmidt SpieleNominee
Connoisseur-gamer Game of the Year
GameDesignerPublisherAward
7 WondersAntoine BauzaRepos ProductionWinner
StrasbourgStefan FeldPegasus SpieleNominee
LancasterMatthias CramerQueen GamesNominee

2012 awards

The nominations for the 2012 awards were announced on May 21, 2012, and the winners on July 9, 2012.

Game of the Year
GameDesignerPublisherAward
Kingdom BuilderDonald X. VaccarinoQueen GamesWinner
Las VegasRüdiger DornAlea/RavensburgerNominee
EselsbrückeStefan Dorra and Ralf zur LindeSchmidt SpieleNominee
Connoisseur-gamer Game of the Year
GameDesignerPublisherAward
VillageInka Brand and Markus BrandPegasus SpieleWinner
K2Adam Kałużarebel.plNominee
TargiAndreas SteigerKosmosNominee
Children's Game of the Year
GameDesignerPublisherAward
Schnappt Hubi!Steffen BogenRavensburgerWinner
Spinnengift und KrötenschleimKlaus TeuberKosmosNominee
Die kleinen DrachenritterMarco TeubnerHUCH! & friendsNominee

2013 awards

The nominations for the 2013 awards were announced on May 21, 2013, and the Spiel and Kennerspiel winners were announced on July 8, 2013. The Kinderspiel (Children's) Game of the Year was announced on June 12, 2013.

Game of the Year
GameDesignerPublisherAward
HanabiAntoine BauzaAsmodée ÉditionsWinner
AugustusPaolo MoriHurricanNominee
QwixxSteffan BenndorfGameFactoryNominee
Connoisseur-gamer Game of the Year
GameDesignerPublisherAward
Legends of AndorMichael MenzelKosmosWinner
BrugesStefan FeldHans im GlückNominee
The Palaces of CarraraMichael Kiesling and Wolfgang KramerHans im GlückNominee
Children's Game of the Year
GameDesignerPublisherAward
The Enchanted TowerInka and Markus BrandSchmidt SpieleWinner
Gold am OrinokoBernhard WeberHabaNominee
Mucca PazzaIris RossbachZoch VerlagNominee

2014 awards

The nominations for the 2014 awards were announced on May 19, 2014. The Children's Game of the Year was announced on June 23, and the Game of the Year and Connoisseur's Game of the Year were announced on July 14.

Game of the Year
GameDesignerPublisherAward
Camel UpSteffen BogenPegasus SpieleWinner
ConceptGaëtan Beaujannot and Alain RivolletRepos ProductionNominee
SplendorMarc AndreSpace CowboysNominee
Connoisseur-gamer Game of the Year
GameDesignerPublisherAward
IstanbulRüdiger DornPegasus SpieleWinner
RococoMatthias Cramer, Louis Malt and Stefan MalzEggertspieleNominee
ConcordiaMac GerdtsPD-VerlagNominee
Children's Game of the Year
GameDesignerPublisherAward
Geister, Geister, Schatzsuchmeister!Brian YuMattel GamesWinner
Flizz & MiezKlemens Franz, Hanno Girke, Dale YuStadlbauerNominee
Richard RitterschlagJohannes ZirmHabaNominee

2015 awards

The nominations for the 2015 awards were announced on May 18, 2015. The Kinderspiel des Jahres winner were announced on Monday, June 8, 2015, and the Spiel and Kennerspiel winners were announced on Monday, July 6, 2015.

Game of the Year
GameDesignerPublisherAward
Colt ExpressChristophe RaimbaultLudonauteWinner
Machi KoroMasao SuganumaKosmosNominee
The GameSteffen BenndorfNürnberger Spielkarten VerlagNominee
Connoisseur-gamer Game of the Year
GameDesignerPublisherAward
Broom ServiceAndreas Pelikan and Alexander PfisterRavensburgerWinner
ElysiumBrett J. Gilbert and Matthew DunstanSpace CowboysNominee
OrléansReiner Stockhausendlp gamesNominee
Children's Game of the Year
GameDesignerPublisherAward
SpinderellaRoberto FragaZoch VerlagWinner
Push a MonsterWolfgang Dirscherl, Manfred ReindlQueen GamesNominee
Schatz-RabatzKarin HetlingNoris-SpieleNominee

2016 awards

The nominations for the 2016 awards were announced on May 23, 2016,[6] and the winners on Monday July 18, 2016.

Game of the Year
Game Designer Publisher Award
Codenames Vladimír Chvátil Czech Games Edition Winner
Imhotep Phil Walker-Harding Kosmos Nominee
Karuba Rüdiger Dorn Haba Nominee
Connoisseur-gamer Game of the Year
Game Designer Publisher Award
Isle of Skye: From Chieftain to King Andreas Pelikan and Alexander Pfister Lookout Games Winner
Pandemic Legacy - Season 1 Matt Leacock and Rob Daviau Z-Man Games Nominee
T.I.M.E Stories Manuel Rozoy Space Cowboys Nominee
Children's Game of the Year
Game Designer Publisher Award
Stone Age Junior Marco Teubner Hans im Glück Winner
Mmm! Reiner Knizia Pegasus Spiele Nominee
Leo muss zum Friseur (Leo Goes to the Barber) Leo Colovini Abacus Spiele Nominee

2017 awards

The nominations for the 2017 award were announced on May 22, 2017. The winner for Children's Game of the Year was announced on June 19, 2017. The winners for Game of the Year and Connoisseur-gamer Game of the Year were announced on July 17, 2017.

Game of the Year[7]
Game Designer Publisher Award
Kingdomino Bruno Cathala Pegasus Spiele (Friedberg) Winner[8]
Magic Maze Kasper Lapp Pegasus Spiele (Friedberg) Nominee
The Quest for El Dorado Reiner Knizia Ravensburger Nominee
Connoisseur-gamer Game of the Year[9]
Game Designer Publisher Award
Exit - Das Spiel Inka Brand and Markus Brand Kosmos Winner[10]
Räuber der Nordsee (Raiders of the North Sea) Shem Phillips Schwerkraft (Oberhausen) Nominee
Terraforming Mars Jakob Fryxelius Schwerkraft (Oberhausen) Nominee
Children's Game of the Year[11]
Game Designer Publisher Award
Ice Cool Brian Gomez Amigo Winner[12]
Captain Silver Wolfgang Dirscherl and Manfred Reindl Queen Games Nominee
Der Mysteriöse Wald (The Mysterious Forest) Carlo A. Rossi Iello (Heillecourt) Nominee

2018 awards

The nominations and the special prize for the 2018 award were announced on May 14, 2018.[13] The winner for Children's Game of the Year was announced on June 11, 2018. The winners for Game of the Year and Connoisseur-gamer Game of the Year were announced on July 23, 2018.

Game of the Year
Game Designer Publisher Award
Azul Michael Kiesling Next Move/Plan B Games Winner
Luxor Rüdiger Dorn Queen Games Nominee
The Mind Wolfgang Warsch Nürnberger-Spielkarten-Verlag Nominee
Connoisseur-gamer Game of the Year
Game Designer Publisher Award
The Quacks of Quedlinburg Wolfgang Warsch Schmidt Spiele Winner
Ganz schön clever Wolfgang Warsch Schmidt Spiele Nominee
Heaven & Ale Michael Kiesling and Andreas Schmidt eggertspiele Nominee
Children's Game of the Year
Game Designer Publisher Award
Funkelschatz Lena und Günter Burkhardt Haba Winner
Emojito Urtis Šulinskas Huch! & friends Nominee
Panic Mansion Asger Harding Granerud and Daniel Skjold Pedersen Blue Orange Nominee
Special Prize
Game Designer Publisher Award
Pandemic Legacy: Season 2 Matt Leacock and Rob Daviau Z-Man Games Sonderpreis

2019 awards

The nominations for the 2019 award were announced on May 20, 2019.[14] The winner for Children's Game of the Year was announced on June 24, 2019[15]

Game of the Year
Game Designer Publisher Award
Just One[16][17][18] Ludovic Roudy and Bruno Sautter Repos Production Winner
L.L.A.M.A. Reiner Knizia Amigo Spiele Nominee
Werewords Ted Alspach Ravensburger Nominee
Connoisseur-gamer Game of the Year
Game Designer Publisher Award
Wingspan[19][18] Elizabeth Hargrave Stonemaier Games Winner
Carpe Diem Stefan Feld alea/Ravensburger Nominee
Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game Ignacy Trzewiczek, Przemysław Rymer and Jakub Łapot Portal Games/Pegasus Spiele Nominee
Children's Game of the Year
Game Designer Publisher Award
Tal der Wikinger[20][21][18] Marie and Wilfried Fort Haba Winner
Fabulantica Marco Teubner Pegasus Spiele Nominee
Go Gecko Go! Jürgen Adams Zoch Nominee

2020 awards

The nominations for the 2020 award were announced on May 18, 2020.[22] The award for Children's Game of the Year was announced on June 15, 2020.[23] The winners were announced on July 20, 2020.[24][25]

Game of the Year
Game Designer Publisher Award
Pictures Daniela and Christian Stöhr PD-Verlag Winner
My City Reiner Knizia Kosmos Nominee
Nova Luna Uwe Rosenberg and Corné van Moorsel Edition Spielwiese and Pegasus Spiele Nominee
Connoisseur-gamer Game of the Year
Game Designer Publisher Award
Die Crew (The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine) Thomas Sing Kosmos Winner
Cartographers: A Roll Player Tale Jordy Adan Pegasus Spiele Nominee
The King's Dilemma Lorenzo Silva, Hjalmar Hach and Carlo Burelli Horrible Guild and HeidelBÄR Games Nominee
Children's Game of the Year
Game Designer Publisher Award
Speedy Roll (Hedgehog Roll) Urtis Šulinskas Piatnik Winner
Foto Fish Michael Kallauch Logis Nominee
Wir sind die Roboter (Robots) Reinhard Staupe NSV Nominee

2021 awards

The nominations for the 2021 award were announced on May 18, 2021.[26] The award for Children's Game of the Year was announced on June 14, 2021.[27] The winners were announced on July 19, 2021.[28]

Game of the Year
Game Designer Publisher Award
MicroMacro: Crime City Johannes Sich Edition Spielwiese and Pegasus Spiele Winner[26][29][30]
Die Abenteuer des Robin Hood (The Adventures of Robin Hood) Michael Menzel Kosmos Nominee
Zombie Teenz Annick Lobet Scorpion Masqué Nominee
Connoisseur-gamer Game of the Year
Game Designer Publisher Award
Paleo Peter Rustemeyer Hans im Glück Winner[26][29][30]
Die verlorenen Ruinen von Arnak (Lost Ruins of Arnak) Michaela Štachová and Michal Štach CGE Nominee
Fantastische Reiche (Fantasy Realms) Bruce Glassco Strohmann Games and WizKids Nominee
Children's Game of the Year
Game Designer Publisher Award
Dragomino Bruno Cathala, Marie Fort and Wilfried Fort Pegasus Spiele and Blue Orange Winner[31][26][30]
Fabelwelten (Storytailors) Wilfried Fort and Marie Fort Lifestyle Boardgames Nominee
Mia London Antoine Bauza and Corentin Lebrat Scorpion Masqué Nominee

2022 awards

The nominations for the 2022 award were announced on May 23, 2022. The award for Children's Game of the Year was announced on June 20, 2022.[32] The winners were announced on July 17, 2022.[33][34]

Game of the Year
Game Designer Publisher Award
Cascadia Randy Flynn Flatout Games/AEG/Kosmos Winner[35]
Scout Kei Kajino Oink Games Nominee
Top Ten Aurélien Picolet Cocktail Games Nominee
Connoisseur-gamer Game of the Year
Game Designer Publisher Award
Living Forest Aske Christiansen Pegasus Spiele/Ludonaute Winner[35]
Cryptid Hal Duncan and Ruth Veevers Osprey Games/Skellig Games Nominee
Dune: Imperium Paul Dennen Dire Wolf Nominee
Children's Game of the Year
Game Designer Publisher Award
Zauberberg (Magic Mountain) Jens-Peter Schliemann and Bernhard Weber Amigo Winner[36]
Auch schon clever Wolfgang Warsch Schmidt Nominee
Mit Quacks & Co. nach Quedlinburg (Quacks & Co. Quedlinburg Dash) Wolfgang Warsch Schmidt Nominee

2023 awards

The nominations for the 2023 award were announced on May 22, 2023.[37] The winners were announced on July 21, 2023.[38][39]

Game of the Year
Game Designer Publisher Award
Dorfromantik Michael Palm and Lukas Zach Pegasus Spiele Winner
Fun Facts Kaspar Lapp Repos Productions Nominee
Next Station London Matthew Dunstan HCM Kinzel Nominee
Connoisseur-gamer Game of the Year
Game Designer Publisher Award
Challengers! Johannes Krenner and Markus Slawitscheck 1 More Time Games / Z-Man Games Winner
Iki Koota Yamada Giant Roc / Sorry We Are French Nominee
Planet Unknown Ryan Lambert and Adam Rehberg Strohmann Games / Adam’s Apple Games Nominee
Children's Game of the Year
Game Designer Publisher Award
Carla Caramel Sara Zarian Loki Nominee
Gigamon Johann Roussel and Karim Aouidad Mirakulus / Studio H Nominee
Mysterium Kids Antonin Boccara and Yves Hirschfeld Libellud / Space Cow Winner

All winners

Game of the year

Year Winner Designer Publisher
1979 Hare and Tortoise David Parlett Ravensburger
1980 Rummikub Ephraim Hertzano Intelli
1981 Focus Sid Sackson Parker
1982 Enchanted Forest Alex Randolph and Michel Matschoss Ravensburger
1983 Scotland Yard Werner Schlegel, Dorothy Garrels, Fritz Ifland, Manfred Burggraf, Werner Scheerer and Wolf Hoermann Ravensburger
1984 Railway Rivals David Watts Schmidt Spiele
1985 Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective (gamebook) Raymond Edwards, Suzanne Goldberg and Gary Grady Kosmos
1986 Top Secret Spies Wolfgang Kramer Ravensburger
1987 Auf Achse Wolfgang Kramer F.X. Schmid
1988 Barbarossa Klaus Teuber Altenburger und Stralsunder
1989 Café International Rudi Hoffmann Mattel
1990 Adel Verpflichtet Klaus Teuber F.X. Schmid
1991 Drunter und Drüber Klaus Teuber Hans im Glück
1992 Um Reifenbreite Rob Bontenbal Jumbo
1993 Call my Bluff Richard Borg F.X. Schmid
1994 Manhattan Andreas Seyfarth Hans im Glück
1995 The Settlers of Catan Klaus Teuber Kosmos
1996 El Grande Wolfgang Kramer and Richard Ulrich Hans im Glück
1997 Mississippi Queen Werner Hodel Goldsieber
1998 Elfenland Alan R. Moon Amigo Spiele
1999 Tikal Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling Ravensburger
2000 Torres Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling Ravensburger
2001 Carcassonne Klaus-Jürgen Wrede Hans im Glück
2002 Villa Paletti Bill Payne Zoch Verlag
2003 Alhambra Dirk Henn Queen Games
2004 Ticket to Ride Alan R. Moon Days of Wonder
2005 Niagara Thomas Liesching Zoch Verlag
2006 Thurn and Taxis Andreas Seyfarth and Karen Seyfarth Hans im Glück
2007 Zooloretto Michael Schacht Abacus Spiele
2008 Keltis Reiner Knizia Kosmos
2009 Dominion Donald X. Vaccarino Rio Grande Games
2010 Dixit Jean-Louis Roubira Libellud
2011 Qwirkle Susan McKinley Ross Mindware Spiele
2012 Kingdom Builder Donald X. Vaccarino Queen Games
2013 Hanabi Antoine Bauza Abacusspiele
2014 Camel Up Steffen Bogen Eggertspiele
2015 Colt Express Christophe Raimbault Ludonaute
2016 Codenames Vlaada Chvátil Czech Games Edition
2017 Kingdomino Bruno Cathala Pegasus Spiele (Friedberg)
2018 Azul Michael Kiesling Next Move/Plan B Games
2019 Just One[16][17][18] Ludovic Roudy and Bruno Sautter Repos Production
2020 Pictures Daniela and Christian Stöhr PD-Verlag
2021 MicroMacro: Crime City[26][29][30] Johannes Sich Edition Spielwiese and Pegasus Spiele
2022 Cascadia[35] Randy Flynn Flatout Games/AEG/Kosmos
2023 Dorfromantik Michael Palm and Lukas Zach Pegasus Spiele

Connoisseurs' game of the year

Year Winner Designer Publisher
2011 7 Wonders Antoine Bauza Repos Production
2012 Village Inka Brand and Markus Brand eggertspiele and its partner Pegasus Spiele
2013 Legends of Andor Michael Menzel Fantasy Flight Games
2014 Istanbul Rüdiger Dorn Pegasus Spiele
2015 Broom Service Andreas Pelikan and Alexander Pfister Ravensburger
2016 Isle of Skye: From Chieftain to King[40] Andreas Pelikan and Alexander Pfister Mayfair
2017 Exit - The Game Inka Brand and Markus Brand Kosmos
2018 The Quacks of Quedlinburg Wolfgang Warsch Schmidt Spiele
2019 Wingspan[19][18] Elizabeth Hargrave Stonemaier Games
2020 The Crew: The Quest for Planet 9 Thomas Sing Kosmos
2021 Paleo[26][29][30] Peter Rustemeyer Hans im Glück
2022 Living Forest[35] Aske Christiansen Pegasus Spiele/Ludonaute

Children's game of the year

Year Winner Designer Publisher
1989 Gute Freunde Alex Randolph Selecta
1990 My Haunted Castle
(German title: Das Geisterschloss)
Virginia Charves F.X. Schmid
1991 Corsaro – Irrfahrt im Piratenmeer Wolfgang Kramer Herder
1992 Galloping Pigs
(German title: Schweinsgalopp)
Heinz Meister Ravensburger
1993 Ringel Rangel Geni Wyss Habermaaß
1994 Loopin' Louie Carol Wiseley Milton Bradley
1995 Karambolage Heinz Meister Habermaaß
1996 Noah's Park
(German title: Vier zu Mir)
Heike Baum Altenburger und Stralsunder
1997 Leinen Los! Alex Randolph Habermaaß
1998 Chicken Cha Cha Cha Klaus Zoch Zoch Verlag
1999 Kayanak Peter-Paul Joopen Habermaaß
2000[41] Arbos Armin Müller and Martin Arnold M+A Spiel
2001 Klondike Christian Wolf and Stefanie Rohner Habermaaß
2002 The Ladybug's Costume Party
(German title: Maskenball der Käfer)
Peter-Paul Joopen Selecta
2003 Viva Topo! Manfred Ludwig Selecta
2004 Spooky Stairs
(German title: Geistertreppe)
Michelle Schanen Drei Magier Spiele
2005 Das Kleine Gespenst Kai Haferkamp Kosmos
2006 Der Schwarze Pirat Guido Hoffmann Habermaaß
2007 Beppo der Bock Peter Schackert Huch & Friends
2008 Wer war's? Reiner Knizia Ravensburger
2009 The Magic Labyrinth Dirk Baumann Drei Magier Spiele
2010 Diego Drachenzahn Manfred Ludwig HABA
2011 Da ist der Wurm drin Carmen Kleinert Zoch Verlag
2012 Schnappt Hubi! Steffen Bogen Ravensburger
2013 Der verzauberte Turm Inka and Markus Brand Schmidt/Marke Drei Magier Spiele
2014 Geister, Geister, Schatzsuchmeister!

(English title: Ghost Fightin' Treasure Hunters)

Brian Yu Mattel Games
2015 Spinderella Roberto Fraga Zoch Verlag
2016 My First Stone Age[42] Marco Teubner ZMAN Games
2017 Ice Cool[12] Brian Gomez Amigo
2018 Funkelschatz

(English title: Dragon's Breath)

Lena und Günter Burkhardt HABA
2019 Tal der Wikinger[20][18]

(English title: Valley of the Vikings)

Marie and Wilfried Fort HABA
2020 Speedy Roll

(Alternate title: Hedgehog Roll)

Urtis Šulinskas Piatnik
2021 Dragomino[30][26] Bruno Cathala, Marie Fort and Wilfried Fort Pegasus Spiele and Blue Orange
2022 Zauberberg

(English title: Magic Mountain)

Jens-Peter Schliemann and Bernhard Weber Amigo

Special awards

Year Prize Winner Designer Publisher
1979 Beautiful game Seti no specific designer Bütehorn
1980 Beautiful game Spiel Reinhold Wittig Edition Perlhuhn
Solitaire Rubik's Cube Ernő Rubik
1981 Beautiful game Ra Marco Donadoni International Team
1982 Beautiful game Skript Henri Sala Jumbo
1983 Beautiful game Wir füttern die kleinen Nilpferde Reinhold Wittig Edition Perlhuhn
1984 Beautiful game Uisge Roland Siegers Hexagames
1985 Beautiful game Die drei Magier Johann Rüttinger Drei Magier Spiele
1986 Beautiful game Müller & Sohn Reinhold Wittig Kosmos
1987 Beautiful game Orient Express Jeff Smets Jumbo
1988 Beautiful game Inkognito Alex Randolph and Leo Colovini Milton Bradley
Cooperative family game Sauerbaum Johannes Tranelis
1989 Beautiful game Henne Berta Geni Wyss Habermaaß
1990 Beautiful game Life Style no specific designer Ravensburger
1991 Beautiful game Master Labyrinth Max Kobbert Ravensburger
1992 no special prizes awarded
1993 Beautiful game Kula Kula Reinhold Wittig Blatz Spiele
1994 Beautiful game Doctor Faust Reinhold Wittig Blatz Spiele
1995 Beautiful game Tri-Ba-Lance Michael Sohre Theta Promotions
Puzzle 3D Krimi-Puzzle no specific designer
1996 Beautiful game Venice Connection Alex Randolph Drei Magier Spiele
Dexterity game Carabande Jean du Poel
1997 Beautiful game Aztec Niek Neuwahl Zoch Verlag
Dexterity game Husarengolf Torsten Marold
1998–2000 no special prizes awarded
2001 Literary game Lord of the Rings Reiner Knizia Kosmos
Historical game Troia Thomas Fackler
2002–03 no special prizes awarded
2004 Recommended Attika Marcel-André Casasola Merkle Rio Grande
2005 no special prizes awarded
2006 Fantasy game Shadows Over Camelot Serge Laget and Bruno Cathala Days of Wonder
Complex game Caylus William Attia
2007 no special prizes awarded
2008 Complex game Agricola Uwe Rosenberg Lookout Games
2009 New game worlds Space Alert Vlaada Chvátil Czech Games Edition
Party game Gift Trap Nick Kellet
2010 Game of the Year plus World Without End Michael Rieneck and Stefan Stadler Kosmos
2011–17 no special prizes awarded
2018 Special prize Pandemic Legacy: Season 2 Matt Leacock and Rob Daviau Z-Man Games

See also

References

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