Word Slam

Inka & Markus Brand | Recommendation list Spiel des Jahres | 2017

In this communication game, two teams compete simultaneously to guess the same concept. The quickest team scores the points. Each group can only see the word cards chosen by the storyteller on their team. Verbal clues are taboo. And the cards contain a limited vocabulary of 105 words: nouns, verbs, adjectives and other types. For

Qwirkle

Susan McKinley Ross | Spiel des Jahres | 2011

The display of black varnished, brightly patterned wooden blocks on the table grows quickly. In each row you may only place blocks with the same pattern but of a different colour. Or different patterns in the same colour: for example circle, square and star in red. Each player can place more than one block. These

ICECOOL

Brian Gomez | Kinderspiel des Jahres | 2017

Cool as ice, these penguin truants skip class and wander the school corridors in search of a snack. The “Ice School” consists of five boxes, joined together to make a large, square playing area. Each player has to try and flick their coloured figure with as much skill as possible, trying to get them through

Pandemic Legacy – Season 2

Matt Leacock, Rob Daviau | Special Award | 2018

The co-operative “Pandemic Legacy – Season 2” continues the story of the fantastic Season 1 in just the same quality. 71 years after the apocalyptic plague outbreak, from sea-going havens we provide supplies to the last survivors on dry land. But what lies beyond the coastal cities? Every decision has consequences for each of the

Captain Silver

Wolfgang Dirscherl, Manfred Reindl | Nominated for Kinderspiel des Jahres | 2017

What does a pirate need for a successful treasure hunt? A treasure map, a parrot, a cutlass and so on? Of course. But don’t forget speed and a good sense of touch. Players simultaneously try and grab the right object out of their pirate pouch, in order to advance on the variable game board. For

Der Mysteriöse Wald

Carlo A. Rossi | Nominated for Kinderspiel des Jahres | 2017

After going through a magical painting, Jonas has entered a mysterious forest full of dangers. If he has packed the right equipment in his backpack he will be able to cross the forest and conquer Draconia, the evil insect queen. To help him, players have to work together to remember different objects depicted on path

Da ist der Wurm drin

Carmen Kleinert | Kinderspiel des Jahres | 2011

In this game, the colourful worms crawl through the two-level game board – you can bet on it. A coloured dice decides which of the six worm pieces – all of different lengths – you can use to extend your own worm. Longer pieces are always better, as the winner is the owner of the

Die kleinen Zauberlehrlinge

Thomas Daum, Violetta Leitner | Nominated for Kinderspiel des Jahres | 2011

There’s more than you can see hidden under the floor of the magician’s kitchen. Magnetic stumbling blocks make life hard for the magician’s apprentices. They need to balance different ingredients on their heads and manoeuvre them into cauldrons of the same colour. Players are only allowed to push their figures across the game board using

Zicke Zacke

Marek Zoschl | Recommendation list Kinderspiel des Jahres | 2011

The animals are hiding in a dung heap behind a wooden fence comprised of cards, with only parts of their bodies being visible. Each seek card shows one of the animals currently hiding. On a turn, a player reveals a seek card so that all players can see it, then everyone tries to slap the

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