Friedhelm Merz Verlag / spielbox
Deutscher Spielepreis
A players' choice award since 1990, tallied from votes by retailers and gamers – traditionally favouring more strategic titles. Annual Top-10 list.
since 1990
Winner gallery
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Forest Shuffle
★ 7.5 · 👥 2–5 · 60 min · €1
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Planet Unknown
★ 7.4 · 👥 1–6 · 80 min · €25
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Ark Nova
★ 8.4 · 👥 1–4 · 150 min
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Lost Ruins of Arnak
★ 7.9 · 👥 1–4 · 120 min · €50
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Wingspan
★ 7.8 · 👥 1–5 · 70 min · €46
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Azul
★ 7.6 · 👥 2–4 · 45 min · €9
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Terraforming Mars
★ 8.2 · 👥 1–5 · 120 min
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Mombasa
★ 7.5 · 👥 2–4 · 150 min · €25
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The Voyages of Marco Polo
★ 7.5 · 👥 2–4 · 100 min · €25
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Russian Railroads
★ 7.5 · 👥 2–4 · 120 min · €9
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Terra Mystica
★ 7.9 · 👥 2–5 · 150 min · €46
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Village
★ 7.3 · 👥 2–4 · 90 min · €16
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7 Wonders
★ 7.6 · 👥 2–7 · 30 min · €42
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Fresco
★ 7.0 · 👥 2–4 · 60 min · €39
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Dominion
★ 7.5 · 👥 2–4 · 30 min · €35
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Agricola
★ 7.7 · 👥 1–5 · 150 min · €50
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The Pillars of the Earth
★ 7.0 · 👥 2–4 · 120 min · €32
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Caylus
★ 7.5 · 👥 2–5 · 150 min · €37
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Saint Petersburg
★ 7.0 · 👥 2–4 · 60 min · €5
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Amun-Re
★ 6.9 · 👥 3–5 · 90 min · €12
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Puerto Rico
★ 7.8 · 👥 3–5 · 150 min · €18
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Carcassonne
★ 7.3 · 👥 2–5 · 45 min · €21
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Taj Mahal
★ 6.8 · 👥 2–5 · 90 min · €14
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Tikal
★ 7.1 · 👥 2–4 · 90 min · €39
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El Grande
★ 7.6 · 👥 2–5 · 120 min · €38
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Catan
★ 6.9 · 👥 3–4 · 120 min · €25
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6 Nimmt!
★ 6.9 · 👥 2–10 · 45 min · €21
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Modern Art
★ 7.3 · 👥 3–5 · 45 min · €12
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Hoity Toity
★ 6.2 · 👥 2–5 · 45 min
- 2.Endeavor: Die Tiefsee
- 3.Bomb Busters
- 4.Castle Combo
- 5.Faraway
- 6.Civolution
- 7.Blood on the Clocktower
- 8.Slay the Spire
- 9.Astrobienen
- 10.Dune: Imperium – Uprising
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- 2.Sky Team
- 3.Die weiße Burg
- 4.Darwin’s Journey
- 5.Too Many Bones
- 6.Revive
- 7.Harmonies
- 8.Obsession
- 9.Helden müssen draußen bleiben
- 10.Nukleum
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- 2.Dorfromantik
- 3.Heat
- 4.Erde
- 5.Marrakesh
- 6.Woodcraft
- 7.Challengers!
- 8.Next Station: London
- 9.Hitster
- 10.Tiletum
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- 2.Der Kartograph
- 3.Maracaibo
- 4.Wasserkraft
- 5.Cooper Island
- 6.Glen More II
- 7.Crystal Palace
- 8.Parks
- 9.Marco Polo II
- 10.Paladine des Westfrankenreichs
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- 2.Great Western Trail
- 3.Ein Fest für Odin
- 4.Scythe
- 5.First Class
- 6.Kingdomino
- 6.Räuber der Nordsee
- 8.Fabelsaft
- 9.Captain Sonar
- 10.Magic Maze
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- 2.Codenames
- 3.T.I.M.E Stories
- 4.Pandemic Legacy
- 5.Mysterium
- 6.Karuba
- 7.Isle of Skye
- 8.Imhotep
- 9.7 Wonders: Duel
- 10.Nippon
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- 2.Orléans
- 3.Colt Express
- 4.Murano
- 5.Arler Erde
- 6.Five Tribes
- 7.Cacao
- 8.Machi Koro
- 9.Aquasphere
- 10.Patchwork
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- 2.Istanbul
- 3.Concordia
- 4.Love Letter
- 5.Camel Up
- 6.Caverna
- 7.Lewis & Clark
- 8.Rokoko
- 9.Die Glasstraße
- 10.Splendor
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- 2.Trajan
- 3.Hawaii
- 4.Ora et Labora
- 5.Helvetia
- 6.Targi
- 7.Kingdom Builder
- 8.Las Vegas
- 9.Africana
- 10.Santa Cruz
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- 2.Die Burgen von Burgund
- 3.Troyes
- 4.Navegador
- 5.Asara
- 6.Mondo
- 7.Pantheon
- 8.Lancaster
- 9.Luna
- 10.Strasbourg
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- 2.Le Havre
- 3.Pandemie
- 4.Finca
- 5.Small World
- 6.Valdora
- 7.Diamonds Club
- 8.Im Wandel der Zeiten
- 9.Sherwood Forest
- 10.Fauna
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- 2.Stone Age
- 3.Cuba
- 4.Im Jahr des Drachen
- 5.Tribun
- 6.Hamburgum
- 7.Galaxy Trucker
- 8.Keltis
- 9.Wie verhext!
- 10.Metropolys
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- 2.Notre Dame
- 3.Wikinger
- 4.Yspahan
- 5.Zooloretto
- 6.Die Baumeister von Arkadia
- 7.Imperial
- 8.Maestro Leonardo
- 9.Jenseits von Theben
- 10.Colosseum
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- 2.Thurn und Taxis
- 3.Antike
- 4.Blue Moon City
- 5.Mesopotamien
- 6.Elasund
- 7.Mauerbauer
- 8.Hazienda
- 9.Augsburg 1520
- 10.Um Ru(h)m & Ehre
- 2.Niagara
- 3.Manila
- 4.Ubongo
- 5.Himalaya
- 6.In 80 Tagen um die Welt
- 7.Schatten über Camelot
- 8.Jambo
- 9.Das Zepter von Zavandor
- 10.Verflixxt!
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- 2.San Juan
- 3.Goa
- 4.Attika
- 5.Einfach Genial
- 6.Zug um Zug
- 7.Raja
- 8.Finstere Flure
- 9.Hansa
- 10.Die Brücken von Shangrila
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- 2.Trans America
- 3.Dschunke
- 4.Villa Paletti
- 5.Mexica
- 6.Nautilus
- 7.Goldland
- 8.Pueblo
- 9.Piratenbucht
- 10.Magellan
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- 2.Medina
- 3.Die Händler von Genua
- 4.Evo
- 5.Capitol
- 6.Cartagena
- 7.San Marco
- 8.Babel
- 9.Java
- 10.Das Amulett
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- 2.Torres
- 3.Die Fürsten von Florenz
- 4.La Città
- 5.Vinci
- 6.Ohne Furcht und Adel
- 7.Carolus Magnus
- 8.Kardinal & König
- 9.Morgenland
- 10.Zoff im Zoo
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- 2.Ra
- 3.Union Pacific
- 4.Samurai
- 5.Die Händler
- 6.Giganten
- 7.Verräter
- 8.Mamma Mia!
- 9.Chinatown
- 10.Pfeffersäcke
- 2.Ursuppe
- 3.Elfenland
- 4.Durch die Wüste
- 5.Canyon
- 6.Basari
- 7.Tycoon
- 8.Caesar & Cleopatra
- 9.Die Macher
- 10.Freibeuter
- 2.Die Siedler von Catan – Das Kartenspiel
- 3.Showmanager
- 4.Mississippi Queen
- 5.Bohnanza
- 6.Serenissima
- 7.Der zerstreute Pharao
- 8.Expedition
- 9.Beim Zeus
- 10.Manitou
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- 2.Linie 1
- 3.Sternenhimmel
- 4.Die Maulwurf-Company
- 5.Medici
- 6.Galopp Royal
- 7.Buzzle
- 8.Hattrick
- 9.Set
- 10.High Society
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- 2.Capone
- 3.Manhattan
- 4.Intrige
- 5.Rette sich wer kann
- 6.Was sticht?
- 7.Auf Heller und Pfennig
- 8.Knock Out
- 9.Take it easy
- 10.Billabong
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- 2.Tutanchamun
- 3.Vernissage
- 4.Bluff
- 5.Acquire
- 6.Rheingold
- 7.Spiel der Türme
- 8.Sticheln
- 9.Empire
- 10.Pfusch
- 2.Um Reifenbreite
- 3.Quo Vadis?
- 4.Tal der Könige
- 5.Schraumeln
- 6.Cosmic Encounter
- 7.Minos
- 8.Extrablatt
- 9.Razzia
- 10.Neolithibum
- 2.Bauernschlau
- 3.Drunter & Drüber
- 4.Jagd der Vampire
- 5.Casablanca
- 6.Girl Talk
- 7.Chamäleon
- 8.Duftende Spuren
- 9.Flußpiraten
- 10.Columbus
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- 2.à la carte
- 3.Ein solches Ding
- 4.Favoriten
- 5.Goldrausch
- 6.Holiday AG
- 7.Römer
- 8.Wind & Wetter
- 9.Timberland
- 10.Dicke Kartoffeln
How the awards work
- Winner:
- Chosen by the jury as the year's best game (Deutscher Spielepreis: #1 of the public vote).
- Nominated:
- A finalist — one of three games on the jury's official shortlist.
- Recommended:
- Additionally recommended by the jury — excellent, but not in the final three.
- Rank 2–10:
- Public ranking: retailers and avid gamers vote (Deutscher Spielepreis, À la carte).
Spiel des Jahres, Kennerspiel and Kinderspiel are awarded by an independent critics jury (Spiel des Jahres e.V.). The Deutscher Spielepreis is a public vote, À la carte is run by Fairplay magazine, Graf Ludo honours game artwork.