Cascadia Junior

Fertessa Allyse and Randy Flynn | Nominated for Kinderspiel des Jahres | 2025

On the trail of nature: Off we go to Cascadia, the wild and diverse region in the northwestern USA and Canada. That means: back to Cascadia — this is a child-friendly reimplementation of the 2022 Game of the Year. Bears, deer, foxes, hawks, and salmon roam wetlands, rivers, forests, mountains, and prairies, all depicted on

Die Mäusebande (Le Clan des Souris)

Christophe Lauras | Nominated for Kinderspiel des Jahres | 2025

Even the Tooth Fairy isn’t immune to toothaches. But the mouse gang is ready to save the day! Their goal: to collect all the woodland creatures’ baby teeth before sunrise. The animals are hidden under various tiles and must be found not only in a specific order but also in specific sizes. And all this

Topp die Torte

Wolfgang Warsch | Nominated for Kinderspiel des Jahres | 2025

Layer by layer, the young bakers stack their cake. But do the layers actually match? Using only their sense of proportion, children try to choose a new cake layer so that as many fillings as possible align with the previous one — and ideally, with the ones before that as well. Each match earns them

HiLo: Dein Königreich

Émilie Soleil and Jérôme Soleil | Recommendation list Kinderspiel des Jahres | 2025

Once upon a time, there was a classic game: „HiLo: Dein Königreich“ draws on one of the most beloved gameplay ideas and transports it to a magical realm. In the beginning of the game, each player has twelve cards laid out in two rows. By the end, everyone has built their own kingdom — populated

Käpt’n Kuck (Isla a la vista)

Gerard Ribas | Recommendation list Kinderspiel des Jahres | 2025

A treasure island is on the horizon! But as fate would have it, the children only got a quick glimpse at the all-important treasure map. Well, a treasure is a treasure — time to rely on memory. One glance through the spyglass, a brief call — was there a palm tree on the map? Yes?

Syllaba (Syllabus)

Urtis Šulinskas and Harris Tsagas | Recommendation list Kinderspiel des Jahres | 2025

Tea-cup. Two steps. Por-ce-lain. Three steps. Or just “tea” for one? With their animal pawns, children go star-hunting across the night sky. But they don’t need dice to move — a look at the picture card their pawn is on is all it takes. A word, related to the picture, determines how many spaces we’re

Endeavor: Die Tiefsee (Deep Sea)

Carl De Visser and Jarratt Gray | Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2025

This underwater world unfolds further with each turn. Your options expand with every new crew member and every newly discovered zone. It goes deep — both in gameplay and strategy. Researching, diving, publishing — all require careful management of action discs. Ten interconnected scenarios increase the strategic demands and introduce new challenges. Your own skills

Faraway

Johannes Goupy and Corentin Lebrat | Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2025

On this journey to faraway lands, the return ticket is included in the price. For eight cards, we travel from left to right through imaginative landscapes, encountering creatures who promise victory points for collecting certain symbols or regions. The twist: scoring happens in reverse — the last card of the journey is the first to

Neuland (Looot)

Charles Chevallier and Laurent Escoffier | Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2025

News spreads among the Viking tribes: a deserted land with valuable remnants has been discovered. By skillfully placing our Viking figures, we expand our influence and secure the most precious resources for our clan’s settlement. Ships from the homeland arrive each round with new orders, increasing the pressure. Apart from the race for territory on