The Spiel des Jahres jury has chosen the idyllic board game “Dorfromantik: Das Brettspiel” (Dorfromantik: The Board Game) by Michael Palm and Lukas Zach as Spiel des Jahres 2023. “Dorfromantik” takes the pressure out of everyday life, said jury chairman Harald Schrapers, explaining the choice. “The …

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In the year 2023 board games find a larger audience today than they did just a few years ago. But they are not an uncontested shared experience. Rather, they must compete against other recreational activities and cultural events that we engage in with family and friends. …

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The Jury of the Kinderspiel des Jahres selected the magical marble run cooperation game “Zauberberg” by authors Jens-Peter Schliemann and Bernhard Weber, published by Amigo, as the children’s game of the year 2022. “In ‘Zauberberg’, the popular marble run is used in a new way. It …

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This year’s list of outstanding games offers huge variety. From the chaotic speed of the two-and-a-half-minute “Magic Rabbit” to the hours-long zoo experience of “Ark Nova”, there’s a game for every taste and every occasion on the three lists for the Spiel, Kinderspiel and Kennerspiel des …

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„Cascadia“ by Randy Flynn, published by Flatout Games/AEG/Kosmos is Spiel des Jahres 2022. Around the border between Canada and the Northwest USA you can find the region of ‘Cascadia’, famous for the extraordinary diversity of its plant and animal life. In the tile-laying game of the …

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„MicroMacro: Crime City“ is Spiel des Jahres „MicroMacro: Crime City“ by Johannes Sich, published by Edition Spielwiese / Pegasus Spiele is Spiel des Jahres 2021. Happy people sitting in cafés. Children wanting an ice cream from the market stall. Art lovers at a gallery opening. But …

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„Dragomino“ by Bruno Cathala, Marie Fort and Wilfried Fort, published by Pegasus Spiele / Blue Orange, is the Kinderspiel des Jahres 2021. The dragons are loose… but only if you manage to match the domino-like tiles so that the same landscape types are next to one …

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Nominated games – Spiel des Jahres: MicroMacro by Johannes Sich, Robin Hood by Michael Menzel, Zombie Teenz by Annick Lobet – Kinderspiel: Dragomino by Cathala/Fort/Fort, Fabelwelten by Fort/Fort, Mia London by Bauza/Lebrat – Kennerspiel: Arnak by Mín/Elwen, Fantastische Reiche (Fantasy Realms) by Bruce Glassco, Paleo by …

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