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.