Japan Boardgame Prize - Children's Game

Japan Boardgame Prize - Japan - since 2002
















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

Children's Game

2007
Hüpf hüpf, Hurra!
2006
Giro Galoppo
2005
Mago Magino
2004
Geistertreppe
2003
Viva Topo!
2002
Die Maulwurf Company



UK Games Expo Awards - Miniature

UK Games Expo Awards - United Kingdom - since 2007










UK Games Expo is a games exhibition and fair modeled on the Essen Spiel fair, Origins and Gencon. Games companies come and exhibit games which visitors can try out. A strong thrust is attracting new gamers and families but it aims to be a show case of what is best and new in gaming and so to appeal to gaming enthusiasts. The event includes board games, card games, miniatures games and roleplaying games alongwith some computer gaming. The first UK Games Expo was in June 2007.

Games & products being demonstrated at UK Games Expo are eligible for entry into the awards. Games Companies may define which category their product falls within. Here are the categories:

- Début Boardgame
- Boardgame
- Family
- Children's
- Role-playing
- Miniatures
- Abstract/Puzzle
- Card
- Special Award

Miniatures

2009 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
2008 Field of Glory
2007 AT-43


Thanks to Richard Denning!

UK Games Expo Awards - Card

UK Games Expo Awards - United Kingdom - since 2007










UK Games Expo is a games exhibition and fair modeled on the Essen Spiel fair, Origins and Gencon. Games companies come and exhibit games which visitors can try out. A strong thrust is attracting new gamers and families but it aims to be a show case of what is best and new in gaming and so to appeal to gaming enthusiasts. The event includes board games, card games, miniatures games and roleplaying games alongwith some computer gaming. The first UK Games Expo was in June 2007.

Games & products being demonstrated at UK Games Expo are eligible for entry into the awards. Games Companies may define which category their product falls within. Here are the categories:

- Début Boardgame
- Boardgame
- Family
- Children's
- Role-playing
- Miniatures
- Abstract/Puzzle
- Card
- Special Award

Card Game

2009 Fzzzt!
2008 World of Warcraft Dark Portal
2007 World of Warcraft Trading Card Game



Thanks to Richard Denning!

UK Games Expo Awards - Family

UK Games Expo Awards - United Kingdom - since 2007










UK Games Expo is a games exhibition and fair modeled on the Essen Spiel fair, Origins and Gencon. Games companies come and exhibit games which visitors can try out. A strong thrust is attracting new gamers and families but it aims to be a show case of what is best and new in gaming and so to appeal to gaming enthusiasts. The event includes board games, card games, miniatures games and roleplaying games alongwith some computer gaming. The first UK Games Expo was in June 2007.

Games & products being demonstrated at UK Games Expo are eligible for entry into the awards. Games Companies may define which category their product falls within. Here are the categories:
- Début Boardgame
- Boardgame
- Family
- Children's
- Role-playing
- Miniatures
- Abstract/Puzzle
- Card
- Special Award

Boardgame / Family

2009 Cubiko
2008 


Thanks to Richard Denning!

UK Games Expo Awards

UK Games Expo Awards - United Kingdom - since 2007










UK Games Expo is a games exhibition and fair modeled on the Essen Spiel fair, Origins and Gencon. Games companies come and exhibit games which visitors can try out. A strong thrust is attracting new gamers and families but it aims to be a show case of what is best and new in gaming and so to appeal to gaming enthusiasts. The event includes board games, card games, miniatures games and roleplaying games alongwith some computer gaming. The first UK Games Expo was in June 2007.

Games & products being demonstrated at UK Games Expo are eligible for entry into the awards. Games Companies may define which category their product falls within. Here are the categories:

- Début Boardgame
- Boardgame
- Family
- Children's
- Role-playing
- Miniatures
- Abstract/Puzzle
- Card
- Special Award


Début Boardgame / Best New Boardgame


Thanks to Richard Denning!

Sorry II - Updates

I've started updating again. Hopefully more will follow soon and I can keep up to date.

Done so far:

SdJ 2007
DSP 2007
IGA 2007
Japan 2007
Norway 2007
Finland 2006 & 2007
Sweden 2007
Sweden - Children's Games
Austria 2007
Faidutti 2007

ToDo:

More on Spiel der Spiele
Japan Boardgame Prize: Children's Game, Beginner Game
DSP: Children's Game
UK Games Expo Awards
Boardgames Australia

and much more...

Årets spel - Barn

Årets spel - Sweden - since 1984

Awarded in March by a jury.

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

Children's Game:

2007 Magikernas Natt
2006 Geistertreppe
2005 Smarta Skator
2004 Gobblet Junior
2003 Bolibompa Pling-Plong
2002 Zapp Zerapp
2001 Små kloka upptäcker rymden
2000 Safari
1999 Valpen Ville
1998 Figurix
1997 Vier zu mir! (?)
1996 Familjen Anka
1995 Underground
1994 Larva dig inte!
1993 Hönsmamma
1992 Tom & Jerry
1991 (no award)
1990 Hitta björnungarna
1989 Up the River
1988 Skattkammarön
1987 Barnen i Bullerbyn
1986 Busungar
1985 Min Bondgård
1984 Bamses honungsjakt

Sorry.

Sorry. This blog has not been updated lately and probably will not be updated any time soon due to personal circumstances. Hopefully posting will start again within 2, 3 months; until then: BoardGameGeek.

Årets Spill 2006 Winners (Norway)

OK. Trying to catch up here. The 2006 winners for the Årets Spill 2006 (Norway) are:

Family/Light Strategy: Ticket to Ride Europe

Nominated: Aqua Romana, Clue DVD Game, Elasund: The First City of Catan, GIPF, Ticket to Ride Europe

Children's Game: Geistertreppe

Nominated: Junior alias, Funny Farm, Mighty Magpies, Speedybag, Geistertreppe

Party / Trivia: Reiselyst

Nominated: Crossword Pyramids, Alle mot en, He & She, Reiselyst, Therapy

Updating...

As you can see, not much happened here in the last few weeks, months. Sorry about that. Busy time for me, very busy. Hope to have more updates in January.

Happy Holidays!

Bas

Golden Geek Awards 2006: winners

Game of the Year - Caylus

Best Gamer's Game - Caylus
Best Wargame - Twilight Struggle
Best Kids Game - Nacht der Magier
Best 2 Player - Twilight Struggle
Best Family Game - Ingenious
Best Light/Party Game - Diamant

Toy of the Year: The Netherlands

The Dutch Toy of the Year Award winners include 2 boardgames this year: Wildlife DVD bordspel in the 12 years and up category and Koetje Boe for 0-4 years.

Other nominees this year included Shear Panic, Rocket Race, Loopin' Louie, Castello del Drago, ¡New Amigos!, Manila and Da Vinci Code Board Game

Schweizer Spielepreis - Family

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

Family Game

2007 Einfach Genial Knobelspass
2006 Fußball Ligretto
2005 That's Life!
2004 Make 'n' Break
2003 Alhambra
2002 Heimlich & Co.

Thanks to Dan Rosewater!

Schweizer Spielepreis - Children

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

Children's Game
Thanks to Dan Rosewater!

Schweizer Spiele Preis winners

The winners for the 2006 Schweizer Spiele Preis (Switzerland) are announced. In the category Strategy Games the price goes to Mach 4. Family game of the year is Fußball Ligretto and Nacht der Magier takes another award in the Kids Games category.

More info can be found on Dan Rosewater's GeekList and here and here.

à la carte 2006

The 2006 à la carte winner is announced. Fairplay's prize for best cardgame goes to Ausgerechnet Buxtehude. The Top 10 of 2006:

1. Ausgerechnet Buxtehude
2. Marquis
3. Nottingham
4. Pecunia non olet
5. Euphrat & Tigris Cardgame
6. Arche Optimix
7. Wir sind schwanger
8. Fettnapf
9. Havoc
10.Jericho

Juego del Año: 2006 Winner: Lost Cities

The winner of the 2006 Juego del Año (Spanish Game of the Year) is Reiner Knizia's Lost Cities. Only games that are published in Spanish are eligible.

Games Magazine Game of the Year

Games Magazine announced their Game of the Year: Vegas Showdown.

In other categories:

Abstract Strategy: Pünct
Advanced Strategy: Reef Encounter
Family: Tricky Town
Family Card Games: Trump, Tricks, Game!
Family Strategy: Hacienda
Historical Simulation: Silent War
Party Games: Wits and Wagers
Word Games: Parlay

Juego del Año: 2006 Finalists

The finalists for the Spanish game of the year award (Juego del Año) are announced:

Bucaneer
Ca$h’n Gun$
Hey! That’s my Fish!
Lost Cities
Railroad Tycoon
Timbuktu

The winner will be announced on October 15 at iI Encuentro Nacional de Juegos de Mesa (Spanish convention).

Also two special awards were announced for Eiertanz and Ágora Barcelona.

Smart Toy Awards

Smart Toy Awards - United Kingdom - since 2006








The Smart Toy Awards are presented by the London Science Museum in 3 categories and 1 overall winner. On this site only the SMart Play Category is listed - the category which can also have games in it.

- SMart Play
- SMart Build
- SMart Explore

SMart Play

2007 (no winning game; nominated: Khet, Winomino)
2006 Polarity

NSP winner: Caylus

Caylus keeps on winning. Today the Nederlandse Spellenprijs (Dutch Game Award) was announced. 703 Gamers gave their vote on 3 of 8 games; giving it 4-2-1 points. The results of the 2006 voting:

1. Caylus (1242 points)
2. Skyline of the World (847)
3. Hey! That's My Fish! (534)
4. Manila (469)
5. Through the Desert (450)
6. Reef Encounter (400)
7. Tichu (383)
8. Attention Pirates! (231)

Science Museum SMart Toy Award 2006

The first SMart Toy Awards are announced - yes, the capital M is on purpose (SM: Science Museum...). The London Science Museum selected games & toys in 5 categories and 1 overall winner. In the SMart Game Category and the overall SMart Toy Winner: Polarity.

Other categories were SMart Puzzle Category (The Kaleidoscope Classic), SMart Kit Category (Horrible Science - Space, Stars and Slimy Aliens), SMart Play Category (Tumba) and Our SMart Product Category (Science Museum Erupting Volcano Kit).

Thanks to Yehuda!

Charles S. Roberts Awards

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.

Categories:

- Best Professional Game (1974-1975)
- Best Amateur Game (1974-1978)
- Best Professional Wargame Magazine (1974)
- Best Amateur Wargame Magazine (1974)

- Clausewitz Hall of Fame (1974)
- Best Graphics and Physical Systems (1976-1978)
- Best Tactical Game (1976-1977)
- Best Strategic Game (1976-1977)
- Best Fantasy/Science Fiction Board Game (1977-1986)
- Best Pre-Twentieth Century Game (1978-1986)
- Best Twentieth Century Game (1978-1986)
- Best Initial Release (1979-1981)
- Gamers Choice Award (1980-1980)
- Best Computer Game (1980-1986)
- Best Graphic Presentation in an Adventure Game (1984-1986)
- Best Wargame Graphics (1987)
- Best Pre-Twentieth Century Computer Wargame (1987)
- Best Twentieth Century Computer Wargame (1987)
- Best Game Review or Analysis Article (1987)
- Best Historical / Opinion / Variant / Scenario / Interview Article (1987)

- Best Pre-World War II Boardgame (1987)
- Best World War II Boardgame (1987)
- Best Modern Era Boardgame / Best Post World War II Boardgame (1987)
- James F. Dunnigan Award (1989)
- Best DTP-Produced Boardgame (1999)
- Best Magazine-Published Boardgame (1999)

Categories in red are not mentioned in this site - you'll find them here or here.

Best Modern Era Boardgame

2008 Warriors of God
2007 Not War But Murder
2006
Kulikovo 1380: The Golden Horde
2005
Chennault's First Fight
2004
Fortress Berlin
2003
Ignorant Armies (Iran-Iraq War)
2002
Indochina
2001
War of 1812
2000
Xenophon: 10,000 Against Persia
1999
Clash of Eagles: Borodino & Friedland

Best Twentieth Century Game

1986
Fortress America
1985
World in Flames
1984
Vietnam 1965-1975
1983
Ambush!
1982
Storm Over Arnhem
1981
Wings
1980
Crescendo of Doom
1979
City-Fight
1978
To the Green Fields Beyond

Best Pre-Twentieth Century Game

1986
Chickamauga: The Confederacy's Last Hope
1985
Pax Britannica
1984
South Mountain
1983
The Civil War
1982
Civilization
1981
A House Divided
1980
Empires of the Middle Ages
1979
Napoleon at Leipzig
1978
Source of the Nile

Best Initial Release

1981
Ironbottom Sound
1980
Streets of Stalingrad
1979
Ironclads

Best Tactical Game

1977
Squad Leader
1976
Terrible Swift Sword

Best Strategic Game

1977
Victory in the Pacific
1976
The Russian Campaign

Best Professional Game

1975
Kingmaker
1974
Third Reich

Best Amateur Game

1978
Source of the Nile
1977 (no award)
1976 (no award)
1975 La Bataille de la Moskowa
1974
Manassas

Gamers Choice Award

1980
Ace of Aces - Handy Rotary Series




DSP 2006 winners & Essener Feder

The 2006 Deutscher Spiele Preis is awarded. Caylus took another win after the IGA and SdJ Sonderpreis. The endresults:

1. Caylus
2. Thurn & Taxis
3. Antike
4. Blue Moon City
5. Mesopotamia
6. Elasund
7. Masons
8. Hacienda
9. Augsburg 1520
10. Um Ru(h)m & Ehre

Winner in the Children's Game Category: Nacht der Magier - also winning the Essener Feder.

IGA 2006 winners

The winner in the IGA Historical Simulation category was announced earlier: Twilight Struggle. In the Two-player category Twilight Struggle also wins the award! Double succes for designers Jason Matthews and Ananda Gupta and publisher GMT.

In the general strategy Multi-player category the award goes to William Attia's Caylus, published by Ystari.