Spiel des Jahres - Children's Game

Spiel des Jahres - Germany - since 1978















Awarded in June by a jury

- Family Game (1979)
- Children's Game (2000)
- Special Awards / Sonderpreis (irregular)

The Kinderspiel des Jahres is awarded since 2000; before that (since 1989) a Sonderpreis was awarded for children's games.

Kinderspiel des Jahres:




Toy of the Year

Game of the Year - United Kingdom - since 1973

The Game of the Year is awarded as a part of the Toy of the Year Awards (since 1965) at the British Toy Fair held in January by the British Association of Toy Retailers. The award is based more on popularity.

2007 High School Musical DVD Game
2006 Deal or No Deal
2005 Monopoly Here & Now
2004 Trivial Pursuit 20th Edition
2003 Cranium
2002 Top Trumps
2001
2000 Who Wants to be a Millionaire
1999 Who wants to be a Millionaire
1998
1997 Monopoly - Star Wars
1996 Jenga
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988 Pictionary
1987
1986 Blockbusters
1985 Trivial Pursuit
1984 Trivial Pursuit
1983
1982
1981
1980
1979
1978
1977
1976
1975
1974
1973 Mastermind

Spiel des Jahres - Special Awards

Spiel des Jahres - Germany - since 1978

Awarded in June by a jury

- Family Game (1979)
- Children's Game (2000)
- Special Awards / Sonderpreis (irregular)

The 'Sonderpreis' (special awards) were given for Children's games as well until the Children's SdJ was introduced in 2000. The 'Sonderpreis Kinderspiel' will be listed with Children's SdJ.

Sonderpreis:

2009 Space Alert (New Gaming Elements) & GiftTRAP (Partygame)
2008
Agricola (Complex Game)
2007 (no award)
2006
Shadows over Camelot (Fantastic Game) & Caylus (Complex Game)
2005 (no award)
2004 (no award)
2003 (no award)
2002 (no award)
2001
Troia (History) & Lord of the Rings (Literature)
2000 (no award)
1999 (no award)
1998 (no award)
1997
Aztec (Beautiful Game) & Husarengolf (Dexterity Game)
1996
Venice Connection (Beautiful Game) & Carabande (Dexterity Game)
1995
Tri-ba-Lance (Beautiful Game) & 3D Krimi Puzzle (Puzzle)
1994
Doctor Faust (Beautiful Game)
1993
Kula Kula (Beautiful Game)
1992 (no award)
1991
Master Labyrinth (Beautiful Game)
1990
Das Geisterschloss (Beautiful Game)
1989
Henne Berta (Beautiful Game)
1988
Inkognito (Beautiful Game) & Sauerbaum (Cooperative Famliy Game)
1987
Orient Express (Beautiful Game)
1986
Müller & Sohn (Beautiful Game)


Thanks to
Dan Rosewater.



Japan Boardgame Prize - Japanese

Japan Boardgame Prize - Japan - since 2002














- Beginner Game
- Advanced Game
- Game published in Japan
- Children's Game

Games published in Japanese:

2007
Bursa
2006
Ticket to Ride
2005
Q-Jet 21xx (Avé Caesar re-themed)
2004
San Juan
2003
Apples to Apples
2002
Blokus



Årets Brettspill - Vuxenspel

Årets spel - Sweden - since 1984

Awarded in March by a jury.

- Family Game (1984)
- Children's Game (1984)
- Adult Game (2003)

Adult Games:

2007 Khet
2006 Bluff
2005 Pentago
2004 Absolut Överens
2003 Speculation

Årets spel

Årets spel - Sweden - since 1984

Awarded in March by a jury.

- Family Game (1984)
- Children's Game (1984)
- Adult Game (2003)

Family Game:

2007 Portobello Market
2006 Bernini Mystery
2005 Ticket to Ride
2004 Blokus
2003 Ubongo
2002 Carcassonne
2001 Dice Man
2000 N.Y. Chase
1999 Herre på Täppan
1998 Lotus
1997 Svea Rike
1996 Snapshot (which one?)
1995 Manhattan
1994 Foqus
1993 Spectrangle
1992 Ostindiska Kompaniet
1991 Maestro
1990 Balderdash
1989 Ave Caesar
1988 Amazing Labyrinth
1987 Orient Express
1986 Midnight Party
1985 Trivial Pursuit
1984 Mandala

Bruno Faidutti

Mon jeu de l'année - Bruno Faidutti - since 1998









Each year in June designer Bruno Faidutti writes a summary about the past year in gaming & designing and selects his own game of the year.

Schweizer Spielepreis - Strategy

Schweizer Spielepreis - Switzerland - 2002

Awarded at the Schweizer Spielmesse in October. The Swiss Ludotheques' customers vote on a list of games provided by the Ludotheques. Awards are given in 3 categories:

- Strategy Game
- Family Game
- Children's Game

Strategy Game
2007 Blokus Trigon
2006 Mach 4
2005 Tower of Babel
2004 Ingenious
2003 Domaine
2002 Puerto Rico

Thanks to Dan Rosewater!

Juego del Año

Juego del Año - Spain - since 2005








Gra Roku

Gra roku - Poland - since 2004









- Game of the Year (2004)
- Game of the Year - Polish Design (2007)
- Wyróznienie Graczy (Gamer's Choice) (2008)

Game of the Year

2009 Agricola
2008 Puerto Rico
2007 Power Grid *
2005 Settlers of Catan
2004 Drakon

* Change in name: no longer using the past year but the current. So PowerGrid is the GotY for 2006 - given in 2007.

Årets Brettspill

Årets Brettspill - Norway - since 2005

The Norwegian Game of the Year is divided in 4 categories, although the Strategy category is already lost in the 2006 nomination process.

- Family / Light Strategy Game
- Children's Game
- Trivia / Party Game
- Strategy Game

Family / Light Strategy Game

2008 Ubongo
2007 Pillars of the Earth
2006 Ticket to Ride Europe
2005 Alhambra

Japan Boardgame Prize

Japan Boardgame Prize - Japan - since 2002
















- Beginner Game (until 2007)
- Advanced Game
- Game published in Japan (until 2007)
- Children's Game (until 2007)

2008
Wie Verhext!
2007
Pillars of the Earth
2006
Thurn and Taxis
2005
Shadows over Camelot
2004
Ticket to Ride
2003
Edel, Stein & Reich
2002
Puerto Rico



Spiel der Spiele

Spiel der Spiele - Austria - since 2001







The Wiener Spiele Akademie awards one Spiel der Spiele and different Spiele-Hits.

Spiel der Spiele




Vuoden Perhepeli

Vuoden Perhepeli - Finland

Vuoden Perhepeli is the Finnish Game of the Year Award or Family Game of the Year, if you wish. This is the main category; but games are not to strictly bound to categories, as publishers submit the games themselves. There are 3 categories in total:

- (Family) Game of the year (since 1994)
- Children's Game (since 1994)
- Adult Game (since 1999)

Games are submitted by their publishers; in June these games are announced. A jury then chooses their 3 finalists, which are published in August. Winners will be voted upon by the jury and representatives of retailers and announced early September.

Game of the Year:

2009 Pack & Stack
2008
Bausack
2007
Ubongo
2006
Quackle!
2005
Ticket to Ride
2004
Carcassonne
2003
Blokus
2002
Bakari
2001
Bombay Bazar
2000
Imago
1999
Space Walk
1998
Lotus
1997
Shanghai
1996
Touché
1995
Manhattan
1994
Timanttipeli (?)

Many thanks to
Mikko Saari.



Nederlandse Spellenprijs

Nederlandse Spellenprijs - The Netherlands - since 2001






Nominations in July, voting in September (after
Ducosim September). Awarded in October; just before the SpellenSpektakel fair, where the award is presented. Games have to be published in Dutch between June 1st and May 31st.

Nominations by a jury
Winner by voting on 1-3 games



As d'Or

As d'Or - France - since 1988






Awarded by a jury

Merged in 2004 with the
Jeu de l'Année. With the merging, the year was changed as well, that's why Ticket to Ride has the 2004 & 2005 award, even though it only won once.

- As d'Or (1988)
- As d'Or Children's Game (2007)

As d'Or



Deutscher Spiele Preis

Deutscher Spiele Preis - Germany - since 1990












Awarded in October - before the Essen Fair - by voting

- Family / Adult Game (since 1990)
- Children's Game (since 1992)
- Essener Feder (Best written rules - since 1981)

Family / Adult Game:




Spiel des Jahres

Spiel des Jahres - Germany - since 1978











Awarded in June by a jury

- Family Game (1979)
- Children's Game (2000)
- Special Awards (irregular)

The 'Sonderpreis' (special awards) were given for Children's games as well until the Children's SdJ was introduced in 2000.

Family Game: