Nominated for Spiel des Jahres 2026

COZY STICKER VILLE by Corey Konieczka
Unexpected Games
Illustration: Jonathan Aucomte and others
A peaceful time-out with lots of colorful stickers
for 1 to 6 players ages 8 and up

DITO! (JINXO) by Martin Ang
Game Factory / Tabletoys
Illustration: Stephanus Adrian
A fun word association game with a touch of empathy
for 3 to 7 players ages 10 and up

MORTY SORTY MAGIC SHOP by Markus Slawitscheck
Schmidt
Illustration: David Cochard
Order is half the game
for 2 to 4 players ages 8 and up

Recommendations

Hot Streak by Jon Perry (Strohmann Games / CMYK)
Meister Makatsu by Reiner Knizia (Amigo)
Take Time by Alexi Piovesan and Julien Prothière (Libellud)
Toriki by Wojciech Grajkowski (Mirakulus / Lucky Duck Games)
Toy Battle by Paolo Mori and Alessandro Zucchini (Repos Production)
Wilmot’s Warehouse by David King, Ricky Haggett and Richard Hogg (CMYK)

Nominated for Kinderspiel des Jahres 2026

BUH PARTY (BOO PARTY) by Florian Sirieix and Benoit Turpin
Loki
Illustration: Benedetta Capriotti
A costume party no one will forget
for 2 to 6 children ages 5 and up

DIE INSEL DER MOOKIES (MOOKIE ISLAND) by Florian Sirieix
Scorpion Masqué
Illustration: Mélanie Bardin
An enchanting island duel
for 2 children ages 4 and up

VERFLIXT VERZAUBERT (MIMOSE & SAM) by Thomas Dagenais-Lespérance
Game Factory / Locomuse
Illustration: Maïa Zeidan
Asymmetrical race for sorcerer’s apprentices
for 2 to 4 children ages 6 and up

Recommendations

Kleiner Stinker (Little Stinker) by Elan Lee, Ken Gruhl and Quentin Weir (Kitten Games)
Magische Spiegel by Kseniya Kuznetsova (Ravensburger)
Paleolino by Marco Teubner and Peter Rustemeyer (Hans im Glück)

Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres 2026

BOSS FIGHTERS QR by Michael Palm and Lukas Zach
Pegasus Spiele
Illustration: Bartłomiej Kordowski and Maximilian Jasionowski
Cooperative monster-bashing
for 2 to 4 players ages 10 and up

MOON COLONY BLOODBATH by Donald X. Vaccarino
Alea / Rio Grande Games
Illustration: Franz Vohwinkel
Predictable disasters—the last one standing wins
for 1 to 5 players ages 12 and up

REBIRTH by Reiner Knizia
Frosted Games / Mighty Boards
Illustration: Anna Przybylska and Kate Redesiuk
Rewarding placement strategies
for 2 to 4 players ages 10 and up

Recommendations

Artengarten (Sanctuary) by Mathias Wigge (Feuerland / CG)
Frosted Blooms by Bruno Cathala and Ludovic Maublanc (Elznir Games / Synapses Games)
Grundstein von Metropolis (Foundations of Metropolis) by Emerson Matsuuchi (Kobold Spieleverlag / Arcane Wonders)
Tag Team by Gricha German and Corentin Lebrat (Kosmos / Scorpion Masqué)