Board Game Awards

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

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

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

Tric Trac d'Or

Tric Trac - since 2001 - France

The French website Tric Trac awards games a Tric Trac d'Or, d'Argent and de Bronze (gold, silver, bronze) each year. Based on the website's game rankings games are nominated and played in a 3-day event. There the winners for that year are chosen.

(might need more info / corrections - please comment if so)

Tric Trac d'Or

2008 Agricola
2007 The Princes of Florence - 2nd Edition
2006 Yspahan
2005 Caylus
2004 Saint Petersburg
2003 Edel, Stein & Reich
2002 Dschunke
2001 Medina

Thanks to Thomas Cauet

BGG Golden Geek - Children's Game

Board Game Geek Golden Geek Awards - since 2006

In 2006 BGG started their own award: The Golden Geek Awards. Voting is done in several categories by users. First nominees are selected, after that winners for each category and the BGG Game of the Year. Winners are announced at BGG.CON.

- Game of the Year
- Gamer's Game
- Wargame
- 2-Player
- Family Game
- Artwork/Presentation
- Party Game
- Card Game
- Children's Game

Children's Game

2009 Sorry! Sliders
2008 Chateau Roquefort
2007 Zooloretto
2006 Nacht der Magier