Mathias Wigge |
Recommendation list Kennerspiel des Jahres |
2022
Modern zoos no longer prioritise their human visitors but rather focus mainly on animal welfare and sustainability. “Ark Nova” allows us to set up and manage a wildlife park based on our own ideas and values. Alongside animal breeding programmes, the construction of enclosures on park grounds and, of course, financing the park through sponsorship,
Kosch |
Recommendation list Kennerspiel des Jahres |
2024
The centre of the table becomes a forest clearing and players all build their own unique forest around it. Eight species of tree can grow here: from maple to birch, pine to chestnut. Players can place animal cards on each of these trees, as long as they can pay the cost. The interesting part is
Joel Escalante and Rafael Escalante |
Recommendation list Kinderspiel des Jahres |
2023
The little turtle Max loves two things: racing down the water slide into the lake and pushing all the other animals there along with the waves. That’s what the children want to do too: flick Max as well as they can into the lake and – depending on how well they’ve done – reveal animal
Head Quarter Simulation Game Club |
Recommendation list Kennerspiel des Jahres |
2022
Olympia vs. Sparta, Corinth vs. Thebes: In “Khôra: Rise of an Empire”, seven ancient city states go head to head in military and cultural competition. In the struggle for power and glory, each nation has its own individual strengths that need to be used skilfully. What’s unique is the almost simultaneous play: at the beginning
Tomás Tarragón |
Recommendation list Kennerspiel des Jahres |
2024
Humans need rituals. They give us support, remind us that we’re not alone and create a feeling of solidarity, especially in times of difficulty. ‘Ritual’ transforms this experience into a game. Players swap coloured runes with each other to try and fulfil their own personal collection goal. This doesn’t sound too difficult at first, if
Reiner Knizia and Martino Chiacchiera |
Recommendation list Kennerspiel des Jahres |
2022
Not a lot of people know that witches and warlocks can lose their supernatural powers. In “Witchstone”, players have to try and stop this by proving their abilities in various magical disciplines, renewing the energy field of the legendary Witschstone. Players compete to make the best chain of actions in their witches’ cauldron. If you’re
Michael Menzel |
Nominated for Spiel des Jahres |
2021
In “The Adventures of Robin Hood” we get to experience the well-known stories from the other side, literally. A companion book leads us through a total of seven chapters of co-operative adventures in Sherwood Forest. The game board looks like an advent calendar, with numbered tiles you can pop out to reveal guards, castle gates
Johannes Sich |
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 with our trained detective’s eye we can see through the supposed harmony of Crime City’s inhabitants. There are over a dozen murder and crime cases to solve in this enormous bustling city map, drawn
Annick Lobet |
Nominated for Spiel des Jahres |
2021
In this game’s predecessor, “Zombie Kidz Evolution”, we already managed to save the school. Now the whole town is under threat. The children have become young teenagers but they’re not done with their mission to hold back the forces of the undead. In the four corners of the town map there are resources that the