Recommendation list Spiel des Jahres

QE

Economic crisis? Help! Players take on the role of nations aiming to save companies that are supposedly “too big to fail”. One junk company after another will go under the hammer. You need to secretly write down a bid: thousands? Tens of thousands? Millions? It doesn’t matter, you’re just making up numbers. You don’t need

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| Recommendation list Spiel des Jahres | 2023

Biss 20

Of course, everyone can count. But it’s difficult to say where exactly the difficulty lies in this game. That’s because after every successful round, another number between 1 and 20 is linked to a new task card. In every subsequent round, the number is replaced by an action, a noise or even another number. Suddenly

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| Recommendation list Spiel des Jahres | 2021

Punktesalat (Point Salad)

Carrots, tomatoes, onions, cabbages or peppers? Let’s not argue about which of these are healthy and tasty ingredients for a salad – and which don’t belong at all… Let’s instead discuss which vegetable or scoring card from the draw piles fits best with our platter of culinary delights. The key is that each of the

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| Recommendation list Spiel des Jahres | 2021

Belratti

Art on the production line: in the co-operative association game Belratti, players have to send their artworks to one exhibition after another. But don’t be scared! You don’t have to paint anything yourself. Each player has a hand of completed artworks which they can donate to try and meet the sometimes absurd-sounding wishes of the

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| Recommendation list Spiel des Jahres | 2019

Color Brain (Colour Brain)

What colour is a giraffe’s tongue? What do taxis look like in London, New York and Paris? “Color Brain” (“Colour Brain”) is a quiz game with a simple twist: every question can be answered with colours. Each team has an identical set of eleven colour cards. Each question gives a clue to the number of

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| Recommendation list Spiel des Jahres | 2020

Draftosaurus

The dino park has been built, we’re just missing the stars of our show. Stegosaurus, Triceratops and the gang are ready to move in to their pens but players are still looking for new attractions for their zoos. At the start of a round each player randomly draws dinosaurs, from which they choose just one

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| Recommendation list Spiel des Jahres | 2020

Kitchen Rush

Too many cooks spoil the broth? Only if they don’t work together! In “Kitchen Rush” players have to prove themselves in the hustle and bustle of an everyday restaurant. Guests need to be welcomed, orders taken and meals prepared. A game round only lasts five to ten minutes, so in order to try and please

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| Recommendation list Spiel des Jahres | 2020

Spicy

In the fast-paced bluffing game “Spicy”, it’s easy to get your fingers burned. Players take turns to play face-down wasabi, chilli and pepper cards with increasing levels of heat. You can’t always find the right spice in your hand, so you might have to slip some unwanted ingredients into the pot. If your opponents get

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| Recommendation list Spiel des Jahres | 2020