30,86 EUR
Pegasus Dorfromantik
German
These are the nominees for "Game of the Year 2023"
22.5.2023
Translation: machine translated
The "Game of the Year" is the Oscars for board games and the most important award for analogue games worldwide. These are the nominees for this year.
For 44 years, the association "Game of the Year e. V." has been honouring the best board game innovations. The award consists of three categories: Game of the Year, Connoisseur Game of the Year and Children's Game of the Year. Last year's winners were Cascadia, Living Forest and Zauberberg the coveted titles. The awards enjoy worldwide recognition and a nomination alone helps the games to become bestsellers. Three new games are nominated in each of the three categories, which must not be older than twelve months. The expert jury consists of ten people who work for German media. Two of them can be seen in the cover picture: Christoph Schlewinski, coordinator of the children's game jury and Harald Schrapers, chairman of the "Spiel des Jahres" association.
Game of the Year
Village Romance
What the jury says: "Dorfromantik takes the pressure out of everyday life. The co-operative feel-good game sets new, exciting goals from game to game, but you can never lose. Easy-to-solve tasks are gradually supplemented by trickier ones, but everyone is in their comfort zone. When puzzling together, sometimes one player has the best idea, sometimes the other. The campaign entices you to play new games - and as quickly as the game is explained, you'll also find new players."
- 1 to 6 players
- From 8 years
- 30 to 60 minutes
Next Station London
This is what the jury says: "The entertaining planning of the underground railway network offers strategic finesse in a small format, and with a pleasingly lean set of rules. On the gradually more colourful blocks, constructions are created that fill you with pride. It is a peaceful coexistence in which nobody spits in our soup - and everyone runs their own risk management. The learning curve grows with every game and awakens the ambition to do even better next time."
- 1 to 4 players
- From 8 years
- 25 minutes
Fun Facts
What the jury says: "Fun Facts is much more than a classic get-to-know-you game - interspersed with harmless assessments is a wealth of in-depth questions that you rarely deal with in everyday life, such as your own creativity, degree of shyness or ambition. You not only learn new things about others, but also about yourself and how others see you. A playful invitation to reflect."
- 4 to 8 players
- From 8 years
- 30 minutes
Expert game of the year
Planet Unknown
What the jury says: "When you see Planet Unknown, you immediately want to join in: The rotating serving platter in the centre of the table promises great gaming fun - and delivers it. The planet puzzle works just as well for two as it does for six, because everyone plays at the same time. The unique combination of pieces and actions feels rewarding. The modular structure offers elegantly scalable challenges for beginners and advanced players alike."
- 1 to 6 players
- From 10 years
- 60 to 80 minutes
At the moment we don't have "Planet Unknown" in our range yet. We are working on being able to offer it as soon as possible.
Iki
What the jury says: "Embedded in a historical scenario, Iki is unusually interactive for its genre: Visiting other people's shops brings them advantages - and if you want to attract customers, you have to offer coveted goods. The innovative use of the turn order is just as convincing as the dynamic development of the options on the very atmospheric map. The elegantly interlocking mechanisms fit in well with the aesthetic ideal that gives the game its name."
- 2 to 4 players
- From 14 years
- 60 to 90 minutes
We don't currently have "Iki" in our range. We are working on being able to offer it as soon as possible.
Challengers
What the jury says: "Challengers offers a new, fresh concept that turns a game night into an event - exciting and turbulent right up to the final duel between the two best players. Large groups in particular enjoy the charged tournament atmosphere that is created by the ever-changing individual battles. The variety of possible combinations makes the challenge a pleasure to play again and again."
- 1 to 8 players
- From 10 years
- 45 minutes
Children's game of the year
Mysterium Kids
This is what the jury says: "The tambourine immediately fascinates children. Combined with the challenge of making the right sounds and listening carefully, it creates a unique atmosphere. When the players then work together to find out what the object they were looking for was, the joy is immense. Mysterium Kids impresses with an exciting task and unique game material."
- 2 to 6 players
- From 6 years
- 20 minutes
Board games
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Carla Caramel
What the jury says: "In front of Carla Caramel's magnificent ice cream stand, the children immediately slip into the role of ice cream vendors. With a simple dice mechanism, the stand comes to life and the scoops go into the cones in one go. Together they decide which cone the ice cream will end up in and when the right time has come to deliver it. With an exciting combination of risk and tactics, Carla Caramel immediately appeals to children."
- 1 to 6 players
- From 4 years
- 10 to 15 minutes
Currently, we do not yet have "Carla Caramel" in our range. We are working on being able to offer it as soon as possible.
Gigamon
What the jury says: "Memo games are known like the back of your hand, but Gigamon uses a simple trick to create a completely different gaming experience. It remains as accessible as the classic game itself and captivates children with its colourful creatures. Enhanced with tactical challenges and an exciting competition for victory, Gigamon is a dynamic memory game that is both familiar and new at the same time."
- 2 to 4 players
- From 5 years
- 10 to 15 minutes
Special prize
After the nominated games were announced in the livestream, the two hosts surprised us with a special prize. Unusual, but pleasing!
Unlock: Game Adventures
This is what the jury says: "Unlock! manages to surpass and reinvent itself time and time again. The puzzles and combinations are a shared experience. The use of technical gadgets enriches the analogue gaming experience, creates atmosphere and surprises with unforeseen effects such as moving graphics on cards. Some puzzles only work with sound or simulate the scanning of DNA traces. We don't just feel like the main characters in an adventure, we are. With the launch of the kids' editions in 2021, the exciting Unlock! concept is also available to younger fans without any time limit or media devices. Optional tasks increase the replay appeal and make the individual adventures solvable multiple times. The increasing quality over the years and the outstanding ingenuity of the entire Unlock! team in terms of puzzles, atmosphere and story culminates in Unlock! Game Adventures. The jury recognises this with a special award."
- 1 to 6 players
- From 10 years
- 60 minutes
You will find out which games win the awards on Sunday, 16 July 2023 at 6 pm. The Game of the Year, together with the Connoisseur Game and Children's Game of the Year, will then be announced in a livestream on the association's YouTube channel.
Cover picture: YouTube Game of the Year
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