The King’s Dilemma

Lorenzo Silva, Hjalmar Hach and Carlo Burelli | Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2020

What can be done about the starving peasants? Should an example be made of the heretics? And is the throne able to finance the next costly expedition? It’s questions like these that the players will be discussing as members of the Council of the Kingdom of Ankist. Their decisions will have direct consequences on the

The Mind

Wolfgang Warsch | Nominated for Spiel des Jahres | 2018

“The Mind” is a co-operative card game with an almost banal concept. Over various levels, players all have to play number cards from their hand, in ascending order. The twist: not a single word may be spoken about your own cards. There are no defined turns, players play cards when they think the time is

Facecards

Leo Colovini | Recommendation list Spiel des Jahres | 2018

People have faces. Animals have faces. And sometimes – at least in our imaginations – even everyday objects have faces. The phenomenon of recognising faces in things and patterns is called pareidolia. A quirk from which “Facecards” has made a fun combination game. Each player picks two picture cards from their hand, which should resemble

Mombasa

Alexander Pfister | Recommendation list Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2016

Players compete to turn a profit during the colonial era in Africa. You’ll invest in four chartered companies and use your influence to help them expand across the continent. This will improve the value of your shares in these companies. In this demanding strategy game, players will also trade in bananas, coffee or cotton, work

Paladine des Westfrankenreichs (Paladins of the West Kingdom)

Shem Philips and Sam Macdonald | Recommendation list Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2020

In “Architekten des Westfrankenreichs” (“Architects of the West Kingdom”, on the “Kennerspiel des Jahres 2019” recommended list), players constructed the capital city. Now they need to protect its surrounding settlements. Warlike powers threaten the kingdom and it is only with the help of the influential paladins that players can overcome the impending challenges. That’s why

Majesty

Marc André | Recommendation list Spiel des Jahres | 2018

It’s nice when you can get others to do the work for you. Just like the regents in the tactical card game Majesty, who recruit people from a quickly changing display to earn money for them. If your opponents are hiring soldiers then it’s a good idea to increase the number of guards. Or perhaps

Memoarrr!

Carlo Bortolini | Recommendation list Spiel des Jahres | 2018

Ahoy there! When Captain Goldfish takes his treasure chest from its hiding place, the volcano in the centre of the island begins to spit lava. Quick: back to the ship! But where is it? In the memory game Memoarrr!, players can find the correct route by revealing a card in the grid that matches either

Santorini

Gordon Hamilton | Recommendation list Spiel des Jahres | 2018

The Greek island of Santorini is known for its white houses with blue roofs. And the tactical game of the same name tries to recreate this holiday paradise. And it’s a real eye-catcher! The game board is a cliff on which buildings grow gradually, storey by storey. To do this, players move one of their

Res Arcana

Tom Lehmann | Recommendation list Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2020

As powerful alchemists, players enter into an arcane competition. With mysterious artefacts and fantastic creatures, they must try and win control of coveted places of power before their opponents. The elementary essences are rare, however, and have to be used with care: should you use the philosophers’ stone to produce gold? Or can a sea

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