Corey Konieczka |
Nominated for Spiel des Jahres |
2026
A friendly little world awaits us: a patch of green where we want to plan and grow well together. Over the course of ten years, we build up our village, construct buildings, settle people and cultivate plants and animals, and in the process, use more than 800 stickers to customize our game board. The pretty
Martin Ang |
Nominated for Spiel des Jahres |
2026
Three things you wear on your face: Obviously: a beard, glasses—and arrogance. Right? In “Dito!”, we try to guess what our fellow players are thinking. Matches score points; extra points are awarded if exactly one other person wrotedown the same word. We enter our answers into a nine-square grid and check off rows and columns
Markus Slawitscheck |
Nominated for Spiel des Jahres |
2026
We finally landed an apprenticeship at Morty Sorty’s world-famous Magic Shop and are tackling our first task there: sorting incoming ingredients sensibly onto three shelves. All we have to do is follow the ascending number sequence on the jars; otherwise, we have free rein. However, we want to shine with a well-thought-out arrangement and earn
Jon Perry |
Recommendation list Spiel des Jahres |
2026
On your marks, get set… go! And just like that, four mascots are racing toward the finish line. But this rarely goes off without a hitch. Sometimes they stumble, sometimes they turn around, and then there’s all that shoving! A mascot race like this quickly descends into chaos, and it’s not at all easy to
Reiner Knizia |
Recommendation list Spiel des Jahres |
2026
Ninjas are not only known for their throwing stars, but also for their skill in successfully dodging attacks. Figuratively, that is exactly what we try to do in this fast-paced card game. In “Meister Makatsu,” we compete over three rounds, aiming to end up with the fewest minuspoints. We all start with an identical deck
Alexi Piovesan and Julien Prothière |
Recommendation list Spiel des Jahres |
2026
In “Take Time,” we control time. Or at least the right measuring tool, because it’s our goal to set clocks together by placing our cards correctly. After all, an accurate clock needs a well-functioning flywheel—the balance wheel. So we shouldn’t let ourselves be thrown off-balance: because during each round, we aren’t allowed to speak at
Wojciech Grajkowski |
Recommendation list Spiel des Jahres |
2026
We are a group of children stranded on a deserted island with a professor. Our first task is to ensure our survival, and then to explore the island. And lo and behold: there is hope for our rescue! Various items are discovered on the island, which can be scanned via a QR code as the
Paolo Mori and Alessandro Zucchini |
Recommendation list Spiel des Jahres |
2026
In “Toy Battle” we strategically place rubber ducks, monkeys, robots, and unicorns to either capture the opponent’s headquarters or collect as many medals as possible for surrounded areas. To do this, we place the units of our motley crew of toys on spaces on the game board to make the best use of their respective
Ricky Haggett, Richard Hogg, David King |
Recommendation list Spiel des Jahres |
2026
Together, we organize a warehouse packed to the brim. We place brightly colored tiles with abstract designs face down on the game board. As we do this, we try to come up with a story based on possible interpretations of the images. This helps us remember where each tile is located. Over five rounds, new