Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres

Die Gilde der fahrenden Händler (The Guild of Merchant Explorers)

The kingdom’s outdated maps are a real thorn in the Queen’s side. Your job is to travel around the country to find new villages and to connect existing cities with lucrative trade routes (pocketing any profit to be made, of course). As a guild member, however, you are not allowed to move freely but get

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| Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2024

Cryptid

The science of cryptozoology concerns mythical beasts such as the yeti, the Loch Ness monster or the wendigo. Even “Cryptid” doesn’t allow us to come face to face with these legendary creatures but at least we get a little closer to their home turf. The search begins as a communal safari for up to five

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| Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2022

Zug um Zug Legacy – Legenden des Westens (Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West)

20 years after the original ‘Ticket to Ride’ won the Spiel des Jahres award, its successor ‘Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West’ continues this journey in innovative game design. ‘Legacy’ means that the decisions players make have a lasting impact on future games. That might involve adding stickers onto the game board, discovering

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| Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2024

Dune: Imperium

Based on the world-famous series of novels by Frank Herbert and visually inspired by the recent film adaptation from Denis Villeneuve, “Dune: Imperium” transports players to the desert planet Arrakis. Once there, they have to make the most efficient use possible of the valuable Spice and rare water resources while simultaneously striving for power and

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| Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2022

Iki

In the historic city of Edo – present-day Tokyo – you will weave your way through the market, activating the stalls you stop by to collect resources. If you purchase from your opponents’ businesses, however, you will increase their employees’ experience who will then make more profit and be able to retire earlier. The turn

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| Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2023

Planet Unknown

We only have one planet. That is to say: one per player. You are trying to develop the planet by placing Tetris-like segments onto its surface. These pieces are selected each round from a rotating supply – the player whose turn it is picks a sector and the other players have to use whatever ends

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| Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2023

Fantastische Reiche (Fantasy Realms)

With just seven cards in our hand and through simple card swapping-mechanics, we can create our own personal fantasy realm. The 53 unique cards, split into eleven categories such as ‚Land’, ‚Wizard’ or ‚Weapon’ can strengthen or block each other or even give minus points. But be careful: you can’t just pay attention to your

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| Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2021

Der Kartograph (Cartographers)

The royal cartographers have a year to reclaim the unexplored northern lands. The queen has given clear objectives for this task. She gives the players a total of four edicts per game, demanding for instance that they are on the lookout for forest paths between mountain ranges or well-irrigated farmlands. Easier said than done, as

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| Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2020