Recommendation list Spiel des Jahres

So Kleever! (So clover)

You have eight square cards, each with four different words, arranged randomly on a plastic four-leaf clover to make four unusual word pairings. You need to come up with an umbrella term that connects these pairs, without using translations, abbreviations or parts of the words. So for the combination of “apple” and “man” you might

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| Recommendation list Spiel des Jahres | 2022

Trio

Three times three – that’s how you win the game of ‘Trio’. The game is made up of three sets of cards numbered one to twelve – some will be in players’ hands, others face-down in the middle of the table. The aim is to carefully interrogate your opponents to find three sets of three:

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| Recommendation list Spiel des Jahres | 2024

Sea Salt & Paper

From shark to shell, from boat to swimmer, maritime motifs abound in the small-box card collection game “Sea Salt & Paper”. The salt of the game is clear in the well-seasoned central mechanic. Players take turns drawing cards, some face-up, some face-down, trying to either collect sets of cards with the same symbol or else

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| Recommendation list Spiel des Jahres | 2023

Trek 12: Himalaja

The Himalaya mountain range forms the unusual backdrop to this clever and tactical dice game, with famous locations such as Sarangkot serving as score sheets with various degrees of difficulty. Each round, players must roll two dice showing results between 0 and 6 and make a result from these. The unique part is that players

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| Recommendation list Spiel des Jahres | 2022

That’s Not a Hat

Newspaper, magnifying glass, roller skate, fried egg, computer. Surely it’s possible to remember this small number of objects… or so you would think. But while the fried egg card is always passed clockwise around the table – face-down of course – the roller skate goes in the other direction. Whenever you receive a new gift,

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| Recommendation list Spiel des Jahres | 2023

Chakra

In traditional Indian teachings, the seven energy centres that link the physical body with the astral form are known as chakras. These chakras are depicted on players’ tableaus as coloured circles, each with three spaces. Competing against their opponents, players must fill these spaces with energy stones of the matching colour. The simple rule set

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| Recommendation list Spiel des Jahres | 2021

Switch & Signal: Gemeinsam ans Ziel (Switch & Signal)

Urgent goods deliveries from Nuremburg, Paris, Amsterdam and Berlin need to be transported to Marseille by train. Players will need to use all of their forward thinking and planning talents to complete all the deliveries with a limited number of trains and a very tight deadline. Players play cards from their hand to place switches

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| Recommendation list Spiel des Jahres | 2021

The Key: Sabotage im Lucky Lama Land (The Key: Sabotage at Lucky Llama Land)

The amusement park Lucky Llama Land has fallen prey to three acts of sabotage. The suspects have already been caught. Now the players have to work out which ride they sabotaged, when they did it and which tool they used. Everyone simultaneously rummages through a huge pile of cards, trying to find clues to piece

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| Recommendation list Spiel des Jahres | 2021

Akropolis

An acropolis is the highest area of an ancient city. So obviously, playing “Akropolis” you can stack your puzzle tiles on top of one another and not just lay them side by side. The higher the stack, the more points it is worth. But only if you arrange the pieces according to the thematic demands

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| Recommendation list Spiel des Jahres | 2023