Inspektor Nase (Inspector Nose)

Reinhard Staupe | Recommendation list Kinderspiel des Jahres | 2021

How do I say what I know without saying what I know? It sounds complicated but it’s not really. You secretly look at one of five pictures then roll some dice. The aim is to pick the symbol on the dice that best depicts the picture selected. Then each round the other players have to

Akropolis

Jules Messaud | Recommendation list Spiel des Jahres | 2023

An acropolis is the highest area of an ancient city. So obviously, playing “Akropolis” you can stack your puzzle tiles on top of one another and not just lay them side by side. The higher the stack, the more points it is worth. But only if you arrange the pieces according to the thematic demands

QE

Gavin Birnbaum | Recommendation list Spiel des Jahres | 2023

Economic crisis? Help! Players take on the role of nations aiming to save companies that are supposedly “too big to fail”. One junk company after another will go under the hammer. You need to secretly write down a bid: thousands? Tens of thousands? Millions? It doesn’t matter, you’re just making up numbers. You don’t need

Iki

Koota Yamada | Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2023

In the historic city of Edo – present-day Tokyo – you will weave your way through the market, activating the stalls you stop by to collect resources. If you purchase from your opponents’ businesses, however, you will increase their employees’ experience who will then make more profit and be able to retire earlier. The turn

Planet Unknown

Ryan Lambert and Adam Rehberg | Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2023

We only have one planet. That is to say: one per player. You are trying to develop the planet by placing Tetris-like segments onto its surface. These pieces are selected each round from a rotating supply – the player whose turn it is picks a sector and the other players have to use whatever ends

Council of Shadows

Martin Kallenborn and Jochen Scherer | Recommendation list Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2023

Which one of us will be admitted to the mysterious galactic Council of Shadows? Players secretly plan their actions by playing cards onto their personal tableaus. More powerful actions cost significantly more energy – the game’s most important resource. Your energy marker needs to catch up with your consumption marker three times to win the

Die verlorenen Ruinen von Arnak (The Lost Ruins Of Arnak)

Michaela „Mín“ Štachová und Michal „Elwen“ Štach | Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2021

With our fedora and whip we advance ever further into the depths of a mythical island, trying to discover lost ruins. Fearsome mythical beings are the guardians of these places and can only be placated with the right sacrifice. An expedition like this needs the right equipment and players can acquire this in the form

Fantastische Reiche (Fantasy Realms)

Bruce Glassco | Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2021

With just seven cards in our hand and through simple card swapping-mechanics, we can create our own personal fantasy realm. The 53 unique cards, split into eleven categories such as ‚Land’, ‚Wizard’ or ‚Weapon’ can strengthen or block each other or even give minus points. But be careful: you can’t just pay attention to your

Paleo

Peter Rustemeyer | Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2021

Life in the stone age must have been tough. Behind every bush with delicious berries there might be a wild animal waiting to attack. And even without the boar, we need to find out for ourselves whether the fruit is edible or poisonous. Each round we work together as a tribe to overcome dangers like

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