Spiel des Jahres e.V.
Spiel des Jahres
The most influential critics' award for board and card games in the German-speaking world, awarded annually by an independent jury since 1979.
since 1979
Winner gallery
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Bomb Busters
★ 7.6 · 👥 2–5 · 30 min · €24
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Sky Team
★ 7.9 · 👥 2 · 20 min · €17
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Dorfromantik: The Board Game
★ 7.2 · 👥 1–6 · 60 min · €30
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Cascadia
★ 7.7 · 👥 1–4 · 45 min · €9
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MicroMacro: Crime City
★ 7.2 · 👥 1–4 · 45 min · €19
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Pictures
★ 6.6 · 👥 3–5 · 30 min · €18
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Just One
★ 7.4 · 👥 3–7 · 60 min · €23
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Azul
★ 7.6 · 👥 2–4 · 45 min · €9
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Kingdomino
★ 7.2 · 👥 2–4 · 25 min · €35
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Codenames
★ 7.4 · 👥 2–8 · 15 min · €1
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Colt Express
★ 7.0 · 👥 2–6 · 40 min · €15
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Camel Up
★ 6.9 · 👥 2–8 · 30 min · €37
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Hanabi
★ 6.9 · 👥 2–5 · 25 min · €15
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Kingdom Builder
★ 6.8 · 👥 2–4 · 45 min · €37
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Qwirkle
★ 6.6 · 👥 2–4 · 45 min
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Dixit
★ 7.1 · 👥 3–6 · 30 min · €15
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Dominion
★ 7.5 · 👥 2–4 · 30 min · €35
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Keltis
★ 6.2 · 👥 2–4 · 30 min
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Zooloretto
★ 6.6 · 👥 2–5 · 45 min · €8
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Thurn and Taxis
★ 6.9 · 👥 2–4 · 60 min · €55
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Niagara
★ 6.2 · 👥 3–5 · 45 min · €23
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Ticket to Ride
★ 7.3 · 👥 2–5 · 60 min · €51
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Alhambra
★ 6.9 · 👥 2–6 · 60 min · €40
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Villa Paletti
★ 6.1 · 👥 2–4 · 30 min · €32
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Carcassonne
★ 7.3 · 👥 2–5 · 45 min · €21
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Torres
★ 6.7 · 👥 2–4 · 60 min · €11
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Tikal
★ 7.1 · 👥 2–4 · 90 min · €39
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Elfenland
★ 6.4 · 👥 2–6 · 60 min
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Mississippi Queen
★ 6.0 · 👥 3–5 · 45 min · €20
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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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Manhattan
★ 6.4 · 👥 2–4 · 45 min
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Um Reifenbreite
★ 6.1 · 👥 2–4 · 90 min · €26
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Hoity Toity
★ 6.2 · 👥 2–5 · 45 min
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Café International
★ 5.9 · 👥 2–4 · 60 min · €11
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Barbarossa
★ 5.8 · 👥 3–4 · 60 min · €25
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Auf Achse
★ 5.8 · 👥 2–6 · 60 min
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Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Thames Murders & Other Cases
★ 7.4 · 👥 1–8 · 120 min · €25
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Scotland Yard
★ 6.3 · 👥 2–6 · 45 min · €20
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Focus
★ 5.8 · 👥 2–4 · 45 min · €13
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Rummikub
★ 6.3 · 👥 2–4 · 60 min · €24
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Hare & Tortoise
★ 6.2 · 👥 2–6 · 45 min
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Recommended (6)
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Recommended (6)
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Recommended (6)
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Recommended (5)
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WerwörterTed Alspach%2Fpic6973671.png&w=96&q=75){kind=small}
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Recommended (6)
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Recommended (7)
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Recommended (5)
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Recommended (5)
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EselsbrückeStefan Dorra, Ralf zur LindeVegasRüdiger DornRecommended (8)
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Die verbotene InselMatt LeacockRecommended (10)
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Recommended (10)
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Recommended (8)
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Stone AgeMichael TummelhoferSuleikaDominique EhrhardWie verhextAndreas PelikanRecommended (12)
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YspahanSébastien PauchonRecommended (12)
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Blue Moon CityReiner KniziaJust 4 FunJürgen P. K. GrunauSeeräuberStefan DorraRecommended (9)
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JamboRüdiger DornVerflixxt!Wolfgang Kramer, Michael KieslingRecommended (9)
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Einfach GenialReiner KniziaRajaWolfgang Kramer, Michael Kiesling%2Fpic246360.jpg&w=64&q=75){kind=small}
Sankt PetersburgMichael TummelhoferRecommended (18)
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Union PacificAlan R. Moon%2Fpic1798136.jpg&w=96&q=75){kind=small}
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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.