Lady Bug Costume

The Spiel des Jahres (German for Game of the Year ) is a prestigious award for board and card games.

The award was created in 1978 to reward excellence in game design, and to promote top-quality games in the German market. It is thought that the existence and popularity of the award is one of the major drivers of the quality of games coming out of Germany. A Spiel des Jahres nomination can increase the typical sales of a game from 500-3000 copies to around 10,000; and the winner can usually expect to sell 300,000 to 500,000 copies.

Award criteria

The award is given by a jury of German boardgame critics, who review games released in Germany in the preceding twelve months. The games considered for the award are family-style games; wargames, 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. 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 will be evaluated are, generally speaking:

1. Game idea & originality
2. Rule structure & clarity
3. Presentation (art and parts)
4. Game mechanics

2009 awards

The nominations for the 2009 award were released on 24 May 2009. The five games nominated were:

• FITS - Reiner Knizia, Ravensburger
• Dominion (game) - Donald X. Vaccarino, Hans im Glück
• Finca - Ralf zur Linde, Wolfgang Sentker, Hans im Glück
• Fauna - Friedemann Friese, HUCH & Friends
• Pandemic - Matt Leacock, Pegasus

Dominion was announced as winner on 29 June 2009.

2008 awards

The nominations for the 2008 award were released on 25 May 2008. The five games nominated were:

• Stone Age - Michael Tummelhofer, Hans im Glück
• Keltis - Reiner Knizia, Kosmos
• Witch's Brew - Andreas Pelikan, alea/Ravensburger
• Blox - Wolfgang Kramer, Jürgen P.K. Grunau, Hans Raggan, Ravensburger
• Suleika - Dominique Ehrhard, Zoch Spiele

Keltis was announced as winner on 30 June 2008.

Along with the nominations, the jury also awarded a special prize:

• Complex game : Agricola - Uwe Rosenberg, Lookout Games

2007 awards

The nominations for the 2007 award were released on 20 May 2007. The five games nominated were:

• The Thief of Baghdad - Thorsten Gimmler, Queen Games
• Zooloretto - Michael Schacht, Abacus Spiele
• Jenseits von Theben - Peter Prinz, Queen Games
• Arkadia - Rüdiger Dorn, Ravensburger
• Yspahan - Sébastien Pauchon, Ẏstari Games

Zooloretto was announced as winner on 25 June 2007.

2006 awards

The nominations for the 2006 award were released on 28 May, 2006. The five games nominated were:

• Seeräuber - Stefan Dorra, Queen Games
• Aqua Romana - Martin Schlegel, Queen Games
• Just 4 Fun - Jürgen P.K. Grunau, Kosmos
• Thurn and Taxis - Karen & Andreas Seyfarth, Hans im Glück
• Blue Moon City - Reiner Knizia, Kosmos

Thurn and Taxis was announced as winner on 17 July 2006.

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.

• Fantasy game: Shadows over Camelot - Serge Laget and Bruno Cathala, Days of Wonder
• Complex game: Caylus - William Attia, Ẏstari Games

2005 awards

The nominations for the 2005 award were released on 8 May, 2005. The five games nominated were:

• Niagara - Thomas Liesching, Zoch Verlag
• Verflixxt - Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling, Ravensburger
• Around the World in 80 Days - Michael Rieneck, Kosmos
• Jambo - Rüdiger Dorn, Kosmos
• Himalaya - Régis Bonnessée, Tilsit Editions

Niagara was announced to be the winner on 27 June 2005.

Previous winners

Game of the year

Children's game of the year

Special awards

See also

• Deutscher Spiele Preis
• International Gamers Award
• Jeu de l'année
• Origins Award

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Dale Yu. "Interview with Tom Werneck, Spiel des Jahres jury member - Part 1 of 3". Boardgame News . http://www.boardgamenews.com/index.php/boardgamenews/comments/dale_yu_interview_with_tom_werneck_spiel_des_jahres_jury_member_part_1_of_3/ . Retrieved 2009-03-18 .  
2. ^ Scott Tepper. "SDJ By The Numbers". Boardgame News . http://www.boardgamenews.com/index.php/boardgamenews/comments/scott_tepper_sdj_by_the_numbers/ . Retrieved 2007-05-30 .  
3. ^ "Boardgame News article" . http://www.boardgamenews.com/index.php/boardgamenews/comments/spiel_des_jahres_nominees/ . Retrieved 2006-05-30 .  

External links

• Spiel des Jahres official website

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