Michael Kiesling |
Spiel des Jahres |
2018
In the tactical tile-laying game Azul, the Portuguese King Manuel I commissions craftsmen to decorate the walls of his palace with beautiful mosaics. They can’t just use any old tiles: they need the so-called ‘Azulejos’. Beneath the simple action of laying tiles burns a fierce competition to pick the best tiles from the factories at
Wolfgang Dirscherl |
Recommendation list Kinderspiel des Jahres |
2015
Is the tiger hiding with the anteaters? Or the zebra with the flamingos? Things have got all mixed up at Joe’s zoo. Maybe the players can sort them out. There are ten animal cards on the table. Joe moves through them according to the roll of the die. Players need to know (or take a
Haim Shafir |
Recommendation list Kinderspiel des Jahres |
2015
Was the dolphin jumping out of the water or into it? Was the traffic light red or green? Wasn’t the snowman wearing sunglasses? Was it a long or short pencil? 32 playing cards show an almost identical symbol on each side. Depending on the number of players, each child receives between four and six cards,
Rüdiger Dorn |
Nominated for Spiel des Jahres |
2018
In the race and collection game Luxor, players enter an ancient Egyptian temple with their team of adventurers and make their way along its corridors to the tomb of the Pharaoh. The route to the centre is already lined with valuable vases, statues, jewellery and other treasures. To be able to grab these, you’ll need
Marc André |
Nominated for Spiel des Jahres |
2014
As a merchant with a penchant for gems, the players in “Splendor” have joined the precious stone business. You’ll purchase mines, establish transport routes, employ skillful polishers and open jewellery boutiques in the shopping alleys of the Renaissance. And by positioning yourself particularly cleverly, you can win the favour of one of the prominent noblemen
Stefan Feld |
Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres |
2013
In the medieval town of Bruges, the burghers build houses and canals, try to exert influence in the town hall and fear losses arising from threats of intrigue or from the black death. Fortunately, they can lever the virtues and assets of their allied citizens: at the start of the game each player has five
Francesco Rotta |
Recommendation list Spiel des Jahres |
2014
Today’s modern flocks of sheep are taking their fate into their own hooves. If the pasture beco mes too small, they arrange their own borders for themselves. In this fast and entertaining tactical game, players split their towers of sheep however they wish and move the newly created troop in a straight line across the
Christian Hutzler, Thilo Hutzler |
Recommendation list Kinderspiel des Jahres |
2014
Not an elephant in a china shop but rather in a supermarket. That’s almost just as bad. It’s very hungry, and is piling an adventurously large number of groceries into its shopping trolley. Soon it’ll be “Oh Schreck, der Speck fliegt weg!” In this small but pretty building game, players will build a wobbly tower
Daniel Fehr |
Recommendation list Spiel des Jahres |
2018
Little Red Riding Hood is on her way to visit Grandmother and must avoid the wolf. Robin Hood wants to get one over on the Sheriff of Nottingham, King Arthur wants to reach the round table and Dracula is wreaking havoc in Transylvania. In the tile-laying game Woodlands, players will meet characters from four different