Cryptid

Hal Duncan and Ruth Veevers | Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2022

The science of cryptozoology concerns mythical beasts such as the yeti, the Loch Ness monster or the wendigo. Even “Cryptid” doesn’t allow us to come face to face with these legendary creatures but at least we get a little closer to their home turf. The search begins as a communal safari for up to five

Zug um Zug Legacy – Legenden des Westens (Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West)

Rob Daviau, Matt Leacock, Alan R. Moon | Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2024

20 years after the original ‘Ticket to Ride’ won the Spiel des Jahres award, its successor ‘Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West’ continues this journey in innovative game design. ‘Legacy’ means that the decisions players make have a lasting impact on future games. That might involve adding stickers onto the game board, discovering

Mysterium Kids

Antonin Boccara and Yves Hirschfeld | Kinderspiel des Jahres | 2023

On the hunt for Captain Echo’s treasure, the children have run into a problem: the friendly old ghost wants to help you but he can unfortunately only communicate by tambourine. Thus begins a fun and exciting party game for children in which they take turns to imitate noises of certain objects with the help of

Dune: Imperium

Paul Dennen | Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2022

Based on the world-famous series of novels by Frank Herbert and visually inspired by the recent film adaptation from Denis Villeneuve, “Dune: Imperium” transports players to the desert planet Arrakis. Once there, they have to make the most efficient use possible of the valuable Spice and rare water resources while simultaneously striving for power and

Bier Pioniere

Thomas Spitzer | Recommendation list Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2024

From Oktoberfest to Bierkellers, everyone knows the Germans have always loved their beer. So opening a brewery in Germany in the early 1900s seems like a solid business prospect. In ‘Bier Pioniere’ you’ll take on the role of those early pioneers of beer: placing your staff members on action spaces to make improvements to your

Douzanimo

Sébastien Decad | Recommendation list Kinderspiel des Jahres | 2023

Who’s hiding there? The children will find lots of animals in the forest but they can’t be seen fully. Together with the zebra, gazelle, giraffe and frog, the children try to complete the animals. The current helper will indicate which animal the children are looking for. If a player reveals the wrong piece, it can

Living Forest

Aske Christiansen | Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2022

The forest is on fire. In the game “Living Forest”, as in reality, this is a threat to us all. That’s why players are all working together, to a certain extent, to try and contain the rising danger. Players work to douse the flames, plant new trees in the forest and collect magical lotus flowers

Botanicus

Vieri Masseini, Samuele Tabellini | Recommendation list Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2024

Spring is coming. In ‘Botanicus’ players are creating their own botanical garden and want to meet their visitors’ very specific demands regarding the plants they want to see there. That’s why they pay for their gardener to travel all around the garden, planting and watering plants in adjacent spaces. The choice of actions is a

Mein erstes Abenteuer (My first adventure)

Roméo Hennion and others | Recommendation list Kinderspiel des Jahres | 2023

BOOKS 1 TO 7 | Finding the Dragon (Finde deinen Drachen) • The Wreck-It Race (Mit Karacho zum Ziel) • The Egg Snatcher (Fang den Eierdieb) • Journey to the Ochre Land (Reise durch Ockerland) • Discovering Atlantis (Der Schatz von Atlantis) • The Queen of Daisy Dell (Die Königin des Wiesentals) • The Odyssey

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