The Spiel Des Jahres, the German Game of the Year awards, nominees have been announced. They are:
Seeräuber
Aqua Romana
Just 4 Fun
Thurn und Taxis
Blue Moon City
Those are the nominees for the “Big Award.” Winning Spiel Des Jahres is a huge win for any company, and results in a huge increase in sales. Boardgamegeek has a discussion of the nominees with links to the games’ profiles.
Spiel Des Jahres typically focuses on family oriented games, and so is unlikely to nominate anything particularly innovative or strategic. This year, they decided to create two new categories: Best Fantasy Game (that seems to reward nice components in a game) and Best Strategy Game.
Best Fantasy Game:
Shadows over Camelot
Best Strategy Game:
Caylus
The recommended list, which isn’t quite the big award but still useful in making purchases, is:
Fettnapf … in Sicht
Hart an der Grenze
Packeis am Pol
Ausgerechnet Buxtehude
Fischmarkt
Revolte in Rom
Mesopotamien
Timbuktu
Was n das?
Discussion on the nominees and more info about the games can be found at Boardgamegeek as well.
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