Aeon’s End

Kevin Riley | Recommendation list Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2021

The world stands at the edge of the abyss. Terrible monsters have driven humanity underground and this is where the final battle will take place. As powerful mages we must work together to defend the last sanctuary. Over the course of the game we will use cards from the open supply to enhance our own

Unlock! Game Adventures

Cyril Demaegd, Mathieu Casnin, Thomas Cauët and Jeremy Koch | Special Award | 2023

Zug um Zug (Ticket to Ride) • Mysterium • Pandemic Since 2017, this app-supported co-operative puzzle adventure has appeared in various scenarios and levels of difficulty. For the tenth edition, the designers are giving a gift to all gaming fans: three cases based on well-known board games. “Ticket to Ride”, “Mysterium” and “Pandemic” form the

Gloomhaven: Die Pranken des Löwen (Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion)

Isaac Childres | Recommendation list Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2021

Gloomhaven is a monster of a game in which our troop of mercenaries (called the Jaws of the Lion) together stare the widest variety of dangers in the face. In this fantasy setting, that can mean cultists, fearsome monsters or raiders. Each of our characters have special abilities that grow and change over the course

Riftforce

Carlo Bortolini | Recommendation list Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2021

A tear in the world has awoken elemental beings of fire, lightning, ice and shadow. These creatures form our guild decks, consisting of 36 cards, which we lead into battle over the magical Riftforce. While the rules of this card game may be simple, it draws tactical depth from the different abilities of the ten

Wasserkraft (Barrage)

Tommaso Battista und Simone Luciani | Recommendation list Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2021

What would the world look like if the Earth’s fossil fuels had already been used up during the Industrial Revolution? That’s what we will find out in “Barrage”, set in a dystopian version of the 1930s. We take on the role of international construction companies in a highly confrontational, unforgiving race for dams, powerhouses and

Biss 20

Lena Burkhardt and Günter Burkhardt | Recommendation list Spiel des Jahres | 2021

Of course, everyone can count. But it’s difficult to say where exactly the difficulty lies in this game. That’s because after every successful round, another number between 1 and 20 is linked to a new task card. In every subsequent round, the number is replaced by an action, a noise or even another number. Suddenly

Punktesalat (Point Salad)

Molly Johnson, Robert Melvin und Shawn Stankewic | Recommendation list Spiel des Jahres | 2021

Carrots, tomatoes, onions, cabbages or peppers? Let’s not argue about which of these are healthy and tasty ingredients for a salad – and which don’t belong at all… Let’s instead discuss which vegetable or scoring card from the draw piles fits best with our platter of culinary delights. The key is that each of the

Dragomino

Bruno Cathala, Marie Fort and Wilfried Fort | 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 another. Then you’ll receive a dragon’s egg as a reward. But is there a baby dragon inside, scoring you a point? Or is it empty, meaning you get nothing? That’s not

Belratti

Michael Loth | Recommendation list Spiel des Jahres | 2019

Art on the production line: in the co-operative association game Belratti, players have to send their artworks to one exhibition after another. But don’t be scared! You don’t have to paint anything yourself. Each player has a hand of completed artworks which they can donate to try and meet the sometimes absurd-sounding wishes of the

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