Ravensburger

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

Facecards

People have faces. Animals have faces. And sometimes – at least in our imaginations – even everyday objects have faces. The phenomenon of recognising faces in things and patterns is called pareidolia. A quirk from which “Facecards” has made a fun combination game. Each player picks two picture cards from their hand, which should resemble

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| Recommendation list Spiel des Jahres | 2018

Werwörter

What’s the secret word that will allow the villagers to chase away the werewolves from their village? The mayor knows it. Everyone else has to ask him yes or no questions: “Can you eat it?” or “Can you buy it?” Players only have a few minutes to find the solution. This is actually a well-known

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| Nominated for Spiel des Jahres | 2019

Woodlands

Little Red Riding Hood is on her way to visit Grandmother and must avoid the wolf. Robin Hood wants to get one over on the Sheriff of Nottingham, King Arthur wants to reach the round table and Dracula is wreaking havoc in Transylvania. In the tile-laying game Woodlands, players will meet characters from four different

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| Recommendation list Spiel des Jahres | 2018

Kakerlakak

Help! A naughty but nimble cockroach whizzes back and forth across the kitchen and drives the chef almost to despair. True to the motto “Place the the cutlery right, and the cockroach will be gone without a fight”, the players as vermin exterminators try to manoeuvre the bug into the trap – without using any

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| Recommendation list Kinderspiel des Jahres | 2013

Wettlauf nach El Dorado

In “Wettlauf nach El Dorado” every player wants to be the first to discover the mythical golden treasure. But the journey is a long one: adventurers will have to hack through the jungle with machetes and make their way across dangerous waters. It’s a good thing they’re not on their own: the deck is full

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| Nominated for Spiel des Jahres | 2017

Gruselrunde zur Geisterstunde

Just after the clock strikes twelve, up to ten frightening figures appear in Villa Schauerstein. Different ghouls are moved into a three-dimensional cardboard castle. The children memorise who is standing where. Once the roof is placed on top, the witches, vampires and co. are pushed outside with a wand, so that they disappear behind the

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| Recommendation list Kinderspiel des Jahres | 2014

Sanssouci

As landscape gardeners, players are designing the gardens of Sanssouci Palace – and each in their own way. Order is all-important in this tile-laying game. Regardless whether pavilions, statues or fountains – for each of the nine different types of attraction there is a space on each player’s game board. But that’s not all: Players

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| Recommendation list Spiel des Jahres | 2014