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Punktesalat (Point Salad)

Carrots, tomatoes, onions, cabbages or peppers? Let’s not argue about which of these are healthy and tasty ingredients for a salad – and which don’t belong at all… Let’s instead discuss which vegetable or scoring card from the draw piles fits best with our platter of culinary delights. The key is that each of the

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| Recommendation list Spiel des Jahres | 2021

Nova Luna

“Nova Luna” is an abstract tile-laying game in astral form. The objective: place square tiles to complete the highest number of goals depicted on them as efficiently as possible. For instance, a tile could require that two turquoise and two red tiles are placed adjacent to it. To tick off multiple goals at once, you’re

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| Nominated for Spiel des Jahres | 2020

Pictures

Building blocks, shoe laces, symbol cards and more. At first glance, the five sets of materials included in “Pictures” couldn’t be more different. Nevertheless they will all be used for the same purpose: players must recreate a photograph so that their opponents are able to identify it amongst all the other photos displayed. This might

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| Spiel des Jahres | 2020

Draftosaurus

The dino park has been built, we’re just missing the stars of our show. Stegosaurus, Triceratops and the gang are ready to move in to their pens but players are still looking for new attractions for their zoos. At the start of a round each player randomly draws dinosaurs, from which they choose just one

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| Recommendation list Spiel des Jahres | 2020

Kitchen Rush

Too many cooks spoil the broth? Only if they don’t work together! In “Kitchen Rush” players have to prove themselves in the hustle and bustle of an everyday restaurant. Guests need to be welcomed, orders taken and meals prepared. A game round only lasts five to ten minutes, so in order to try and please

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| Recommendation list Spiel des Jahres | 2020

Spicy

In the fast-paced bluffing game “Spicy”, it’s easy to get your fingers burned. Players take turns to play face-down wasabi, chilli and pepper cards with increasing levels of heat. You can’t always find the right spice in your hand, so you might have to slip some unwanted ingredients into the pot. If your opponents get

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| Recommendation list Spiel des Jahres | 2020

Just One

“Box”, “dice”, “play”, “fun”. What could these words possibly be describing? Easy: a board game! In the co-operative game Just One, one player has to guess a word. The clues aren’t provided by the game but by the rest of the players. Without discussing it with their teammates, each player writes down a clue they

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| Spiel des Jahres | 2019

L.a.m.a.

Everyone likes llamas! In the speedy card game Lama, the llama isn’t just the mascot for the game but also provides the German acronym “Lege alle Minuspunkte ab” (something like “Leave All your Minus points Aside”). Behind this slogan lies a simple principle for how to play your cards. You can only play a card

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| Nominated for Spiel des Jahres | 2019

Krasse Kacke

The name of this game (“Who did it”?) and the cute animal illustrations are definitely aimed at children. But Who Did It? can be fun for grown-ups too, especially grown-ups who are still children at heart. Which means us. We have to free our own pets from the suspicion of having left a little present

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| Recommendation list Spiel des Jahres | 2019
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