Nominated for Spiel des Jahres

Machi Koro

Our little town is ready to grow. Where at first only wheat fields and the village bakery slept the day away, soon the urban sprawl will give rise to shops, factories and cafés. Each player is the new mayor of one such mini-metropolis and wants to construct the four landmarks: train station, radio tower, amusement

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| Nominated for Spiel des Jahres | 2015

Concept

“Concept” combines a party game with app icons: When it’s your turn to define people, objects or even quotes you don’t need to draw or find the right words. Players take it in turns as two-player teams to place small pieces onto the appropriate pictograms on the game board, in order to accurately describe the

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| Nominated for Spiel des Jahres | 2014

Augustus

Bingo in ancient Rome: players gain control of Roman provinces and senators by amassing legions on their objective cards. Small cardboard tokens, displaying a number of symbols such as chariots or daggers, are pulled out of a bag. If a symbol matches one of one’s own cards, a legion may be placed on the card.

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| Nominated for Spiel des Jahres | 2013

Eselsbrücke

“Eselsbrücke” literally means “donkey bridge” but is used to refer to a mnemonic – a way of remembering lists of things. That’s what you’ll need in this game, where you have to tell the other players a story featuring each of the items on three randomly chosen picture tiles. For example: Red Riding Hood, sunglasses,

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| Nominated for Spiel des Jahres | 2012

Die verbotene Insel

The Forbidden Island is sinking. Some of the 24 tiles are already under water at the beginning of the game and the rest of the island is slowly going under. The adventurers have to hurry to find the four artefacts before the island disappears for good. They need team work and planning to do this,

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| Nominated for Spiel des Jahres | 2011

Asara

Who will build the most beautiful towers in Asara and earn the most prestige with the Caliph? The players are called up to compete and must use different tactics to try and construct the land of 1000 towers. Coloured cards are used to acquire tower pieces, construct buildings or take money from the bank. Once

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| Nominated for Spiel des Jahres | 2011

Im Wandel der Zeiten – Das Würfelspiel – Bronzezeit

Every new civilisation springs from modest beginnings: beginning with only three dice, goods and food must be collected and buildings constructed. Acquired goods aren’t marked on a game board, like usual, but rather on a wooden peg board. The excitement lies in which tactics players use to advance their civilisation: hiring workers allows you to

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| Nominated for Spiel des Jahres | 2010

A la carte

Whose mouth doesn’t water at a perfectly cooked meal? Who wouldn’t complain about an over-salted soup? Each player receives a miniature hotplate and pan for their kitchen. To make it as a cordon bleu chef you’ll have to stick to the rules and add just the right amount of seasoning. Turn over the spice bottle

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| Nominated for Spiel des Jahres | 2010

Pandemie

Keine Chance für die Seuche der Langeweile. Themenspiele sind vereinfachte Modelle der Wirklichkeit. Kaum eines hat in jüngster Vergangenheit einen derart aktuellen Realitätsbezug erreicht, wie das Kooperationsspiel „Pandemie“. Bei Spielbeginn sind an verschiedenen Orten der auf dem Spielplan abgebildeten Welt bereits Seuchen ausgebrochen; und sie werden sich ausbreiten, wenn es nicht gelingt, sie mit vereinten Kräften

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| Nominated for Spiel des Jahres | 2009