Jogo do Ano

Jogo do Ano - Portugal - since 2006

The Jogo do Ano is an award given by boardgame enthousiasts of the Spiel Portugal blog in June.

2008 Agricola
2007 Brass
2006 Imperial

Thanks to Soledade.

Mensa Select 2008

Winners of the MindGames/Mensa Select Awards 2008:

AmuseAmaze
Eye Know
Jumbulaya
Pixel
Tiki Topple

Link: here & here.
GeekList: here.

Mensa Select

Mensa Select - United States - since 1990

The Mensa Select games are awarded in april during Mind Games and usually has 5 winning games. The award can be (and has been) critized for: a) having publishers submitting their games and paying a small fee for it and b) having Mensa members judge 30 games in only one weekend. But this can be said for more awards. It is what it is and it's up to the consumer what they think of it.

2008 AmuseAmaze, Eye Know, Jumbulaya, Pixel & Tiki Topple
2007 Gemlok, Gheos, Hit or Miss, Qwirkle & Skullduggery
2006 Deflexion, Hive, Keesdrow, Pentago & Wits & Wagers
2005 DaVinci's Challenge, Ingenious, Loot, Niagara & Zendo
2004 Basari, The Bridges of Shangri-La, Rumis, YINSH & 10 Days in Africa / 10 Days in the USA
2003 Blokus, Cityscape, Fire and Ice, Octiles & TransAmerica
2002 Curses!, DVONN, Muggins!, Smart Mouth & The Legend of Landlock
2001 Brainstrain, Dao, Metro, Shapes Up & The Pollgame
2000 3 Stones, Finish Lines, Imaginiff, Time's Up & Zertz
1999 Apples to Apples, Bollox, Doubles Wild, Fluxx & Quiddler
1998 Avalam, Cube Checkers, Kram, Spy Alley & Wadjet
1997 Hattrick, Rush Hour, Quoridor, Sagarian & Stops
1996 Rat-a-Tat Cat, Pirateer, Category 5, Quadwrangle & Touché
1995 Wordspin Scramble, Continuo, Duo, Quixo & The Great Dalmuti
1994 Char, Chung Toi, Down Fall, Magic: The Gathering & Pyraos
1993 Farook, Inklings, Overturn, Quadrature & Quarto
1992 Kinesis, Q4, Terrace, Traverse & Why Not?
1991 Pyramis, Lapis, Set, Master Labyrinth & Clue - The Great Museum Caper
1990 Taboo, Scattergories, Tribond, Abalone & Trivial Pursuit

UK Game of the Year

Toy of the Year: Game of the Year in the UK in 2007 was High School Musical DVD Game.

Link: here.

Årets Spil - Adult

Årets Spil - Denmark - since 1987

Awarded by Legetøjsbranchens Fællesråd, the Danish trade organization for the toy industry.

- Best Children's Game
- Best Family Game
- Best Adult Game

Best Adult Game

2008 Bet Your Brain
2007 Sybarit
2006 Casino Quiz
2005 Trivial Pursuit DVD Pop Culture Boardgame
2004 Jeopardy Dk
2003 Send Aben videre!
2002 Kongespillet
2001 Fits
2000
1999 20th Century århundredets spil
1998
1997 El Grande
1996 Jeopardy!
1995
1994 Sjov og Grimasser
1993
1992 Brainstorm
1991 Stars of Europe
1990 Life Style

Årets Spil - Family

Årets Spil - Denmark - since 1987

Awarded by Legetøjsbranchens Fællesråd, the Danish trade organization for the toy industry.

- Best Children's Game
- Best Family Game
- Best Adult Game

Best Family Game

2008 Rubik's Revolution
2007 Hvis du nu var
2006 Snorta!
2005 Tegn og gæt Platinium
2004 Make 'n' Break
2003 Dyrenes Hotel
2002
2001 Bombay Bazar
2000 Danmarks mester
1999 Tohu Wabohu
1998
1997
1996 Crazy Bomb
1995
1994
1993
1992 Coco Crazy
1991 Master Labyrinth
1990 Formica
1989 Tegn og Gæt
1988 Go For Broke
1987 Fuldrigger

Årets Spil - Children

Årets Spil - Denmark - since 1987

Awarded by Legetøjsbranchens Fællesråd, the Danish trade organization for the toy industry.

- Best Children's Game
- Best Family Game
- Best Adult Game

Best Children's Game

2008 Pixeline Skolehjælp: Bogstaver og Ord
2007 Monkey Madness
2006 Funny Farm
2005 Build-a-Burger
2004 Pixeline på pletten
2003 My First Builder
2002 Pakke Æslet
2001
2000 Safari
1999 Chicken Cha Cha Cha
1998 Hallo Dachs!
1997
1996 Penguin Pile-Up
1995 Farm Friends
1994 Sound Safari
1993
1992
1991 Wrooom!
1990
1989
1988 Klods Major
1987 Skarnsunger

Boardgames Australia Awards: nominees for International Game

Boardgames Australia announced the nominees in the 3rd category: Best International Game.

10 Days in Asia
Chang Cheng
Notre Dame
Portobello Market
Qwirkle
Thebes
Vikings
Zooloretto

Results: June 7.

http://www.boardgamesaustralia.org.au/

Japan Boardgame Prizes 2008 Winners

Pillars of the Earth and Zooloretto again...

Best Beginner Game: Zooloretto
Best Advanced game: Pillars of the Earth
Best Children's Game: Hüpf hüpf, Hurra!
Best Japanese Game: Bursa

Boardgames Australia Awards: first nominees

For the Best Australian Game, the nominees are:

Acronymia
Archaeology: The Card Game
Kingdom Quest
Kogworks
Sorts
SuDoKu: Battle Lines
Word Wrangles

And for Best Children's Game:

Bingory
Der schwarze Pirat
Codebreaker
Cogno: The Alien Adventure Game
Froggy Boogie
Gumball Rally
Quoridor Kid

Results in June.

http://www.boardgamesaustralia.org.au/

Gra Roku (1985-1993)

Gra Roku - Poland - 1985-1993

The Gra Roku award in the period 1985-1993 was granted by the "Świat Młodych" magazine ("The World of the Young"). The magazine was afiliated with the Polish Scouts (ZHP). It was not game-focused, but rather about all the "young people's interests ": popular music, books, scouting events, movies, puzzles of all sorts, etc. Some board games had their reviews printed in the magazine.

1993 Rummikub
1992 Talisman
1991 War of the Ring
1990 Komandosi
1989 Dreszcz
1988 Mah-Jongg
1987 Focus
1986 Hepta
1985 Fortuna

Many thanks to Marcin & Mike

Winner 2008 As d'Or: Marrakech

Marrakech has won the 2008 As d'Or.

Best children's game goes to Burg-Ritter and Princes of Florence wins the special jury award.

Nominees for As d'Or 2008

The nominees for the French As d'Or are:

Exxit
Wat'n dat!? (Kezako)
Die Schatztaucher (Les Pêcheurs de Trésors)
Mr. Jack
Yspahan
Burg-Ritter (Les chevaliers de la tour)
Marrakech
Petits meurtres & faits divers
Pillars of the Earth (Les Piliers de la Terre )
Princes of Florence (Princes de Florences )


Thanks to http://www.bordspel.com/

Juego del Año 2007

The 2007 Game of the Year (Juego del Año), Spain: Los Pilares de la Tierra (The Pillars of the Earth).

Website: http://www.premiojda.es/

Tric Trac d'Or 2007

Tric Trac d'Or 2007:

1. Princes of Florence (2nd Edition) 186 points - TricTrac d'Or
2. Shogun 142 - TricTrac d'Argent
3. Pillars of the Earth 132 - TricTrac de Bronze
4. Caylus Magna Carta 131
5. Notre Dame 127
6. Imperial 111
7. Taluva 107
8. Arkham Horror 86
9. Pitch Bowl 84
10. BattleLore 66

Also see: Tric Trac, here and here.

Charles S. Roberts Awards - James F. Dunnigan Award

Charles S. Roberts Awards - since 1974 - United States

The Charles S. Roberts awards are presented at the World Boardgaming Championships (July/August) since 2000. Before that they were presented at Origins (July) and until 1987 a part of the Origins Awards.

James F. Dunnigan Award

2008 Uwe Eickert
2007 Dean Essig
2006 Tetsuya Nakamura & Adam Starkweather
2005 Ananda Gupta & Jason Matthews
2004 Lee Brimmicombe Wood
2003 Rick Young & Jesse Evans
2002 Ben Hull
2001 Volko Ruhnke
2000 Mark Simonitch
1999 Ted Raicer
1998 Mark Herman
1997 Dean Essig
1996 Ty Bomba
1995 Ted Raicer
1994 Dean Essig
1993 Dean Essig
1992 Ben Knight
1991 Mark Simonitch & EastFront
1990 Don Greenwood
1989 Modern Naval Battles

More info: here, here and here.

Charles S. Roberts Awards - Clausewitz Hall of Fame

Charles S. Roberts Awards - since 1974 - United States

The Charles S. Roberts awards are presented at the World Boardgaming Championships (July/August) since 2000. Before that they were presented at Origins (July) and until 1987 a part of the Origins Awards.

Hall of Fame / Clausewitz Hall of Fame*

2008 (no inductee)
2007 (no inductee)
2006 (no inductee)
2005 (no inductee)
2004 JD Webster
2003 Kevin Zucker
2002 Mark Simonitch
2001 Joseph Miranda
2000 Winston Hamilton
1999 Gene Billingsley
1998 Vance von Borries
1997 Dave Powell
1996 Ted Raicer
1995 Chris Perello
1994 Don Greenwood
1993 Dean Essig
1992 Larry Hoffman
1991 Mark Herman
1990 Jack Greene
1989 Joseph Balkoski
1988 Ty Bomba
1987 Richard Berg
1986 Lou Zocchi
1985 Greg Stafford
1984 Frank Chadwick
1983 Dave Arneson
1982 Steve Jackson
1981 Marc W. Miller
1980 E. Gary Gygax
1979 David Isby
1978 John Hill
1977 Redmond Simonsen
1976 Tom Shaw
1975 James F. Dunnigan
1974 Charles S. Roberts & Don Turnbull

* since 1999 The Karl von Clausewitz Hall of Fame

More info: here, here and here.

Charles S. Roberts Awards - Graphics

Charles S. Roberts Awards - since 1974 - United States

The Charles S. Roberts awards are presented at the World Boardgaming Championships (July/August) since 2000. Before that they were presented at Origins (July) and until 1987 a part of the Origins Awards.

Best Wargame Graphics

2008 Conflict of Heroes
2007 1914: Twilight in the East & Overlord: D-Day and the Beachhead Battles
2006 A Victory Lost
2005 Empire of the Sun & Fire in the Sky
2004 Downtown: Air War Over Hanoi, 1965-1972
2003 Ardennes '44
2002 Streets Of Stalingrad 3rd Edition
2001 Wilderness War
2000 Brandywine
1999 River of Death
1998 Saratoga
1997 DAK
1996 GD '41
1995 Command Magazine
1994 Battles of Waterloo
1993 Lion of the North
1992 SPQR & Thunderbolt/Apache Leader
1991 Hornet Leader
1990 Kadesh: Mobile Warfare in the Ancient Middle East
1989 Hitler's Last Gamble: The Battle of the Bulge
1988 Lee vs. Grant
1987 Raid on St. Nazaire

Best Graphic Presentation in an Adventure Game

1986 The Korean War
1985 Pax Britannica
1984 Vietnam 1965-1975

Best Graphics and Physical Systems

1978 Cross of Iron
1977 (no award)
1976 Avalanche: The Salerno Landings

More info: here, here and here.

Charles S. Roberts Awards - Fantasy / Science Fiction

Charles S. Roberts Awards - since 1974 - United States

The Charles S. Roberts awards are presented at the World Boardgaming Championships (July/August) since 2000. Before that they were presented at Origins (July) and until 1987 a part of the Origins Awards.

Best Fantasy/Science Fiction Board Game

1986 Kings & Things
1985 Wabbit Wampage
1984 Lonely Mountain & Web and Starship*
1983 Lost Worlds & Nuclear Escalation*
1982 Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective & Illuminati*
1981 Barbarian Prince & Car Wars*
1980 Azhanti High Lightning
1979 The Creature That Ate Sheboygan
1978 Mayday
1977 War of the Ring

* In 1981-1984 separate awards were given for SF games and Fantasy games.

More info: here, here and here.

As d'Or - Children's Game

As d'Or - France - since 1988






Awarded by a jury

Merged in 2004 with the Jeu de l'Année.

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

As d'Or Children's Game

2009 Chateau Roquefort
2008 Burg-Ritter
2007 Nacht der Magier

2006 Splash Attack!

Gra Roku - Polish

Gra roku - Poland - since 2004







Nominations by a jury, winners by voting by the public.

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

Game of the Year - Polish Design

2007 Neuroshima Hex

Juego del Año (Spain) Finalists 2007

These games are in the running for Juego del Año (Game of the Year):

Bohnanza
Caylus
Hive
Los Pilares de la Tierra (Pillars of the Earth)
Príncipes de Florencia (Princes of Florence, new edition)
Puerto Rico

Lucca Comics & Games - Gioco Inedito

Gioco Inedito - Italy - since 1994









Lucca Comics & Games is the big convention in Italy, held in Lucca. Since 2000 it awards the "Lucca Best of Show" award for best Italian game and the "Lucca Best Unpublished Game" or Gioco Inedito, which has been around since 1994. The designer contest Gioco Inedito was held twice a year until 2000 (March & November) and in 2004 daVinci Games started publishing the winning designs. Contestants are given a theme that they then design a game around.

- Best of Show (2000)
- Gioco Inedito (1994)

Gioco Inedito

2008 SOS Puccini 

2007 The Age of Exploration
2006 Borneo
2005 F.A.T.A.
2004 Lucca Città
2003 Apprendisti Stregoni
2002 Piramide di Cheope
2001 Cave Canem
2000 KKF
1999 Acchiappa il porco
1999 Chasm
1998 Bad Bikes
1998 Ways of Chaos
1997 Fango
1997 Balunz
1996 Ritmo!
1996 Estelmor
1995 Reggi un attimo!
1995 Mazzo!

Thanks to Nathan Morse

Deutscher Spiele Preis - Children's Game

Deutscher Spiele Preis - Germany - since 1990

Awarded in October - before the Essen Fair - by voting

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

Children's Game

2009 Burg der 1000 Spiegel
2008 Wer war's
2007 Burg Appenzell
2006 Nacht der Magier
2005 Akaba
2004 Dicke Luft in der Gruft
2003 Schloss Schlotterstein
2002 Höchst Verdächtig
2001 Zapp Zerapp
2000 Piraten-Pitt
1999 Kayanak
1998 Chicken Cha Cha Cha
1997 Ritter von der Haselnuss
1996 Hallo Dachs!
1995 Piepmatz
1994 Husch Husch kleine Hexe
1993 Verflixt Gemixt
1992 Galloping Pigs

Tric Trac d'Or - 2007 Nominations

The following games are nominated for a Tric Trac d'Or 2007:

Arkham Horror
BattleLore
Caylus Magna Carta
Imperial
Notre Dame
Pillars of the Earth
Pitch Bowl
Princes of Florence - new edition
Shogun
Taluva