MinD game tip
The MinD game tip was a game award from the highly talented club Mensa in Deutschland e. V. (MinD), which was issued between 2010 and 2014. It was discontinued because the MinD game award was split into two categories from the award ceremony in 2015.
criteria
Awarded the MinD games do have - in contrast to MinD Games Price predominantly - board games with no high profile, which therefore have little chance of winning a large-scale vote had. The games were not allowed to be pure knowledge, games of chance or children's games. Special attention was paid to intellectual demands, the challenge of strategic and combinatorial thinking and quick comprehension, as well as high entertainment value. Easily or exemplarily explained complex sets of rules were desired. The publication period was essentially not restricted. The games had to be included in the current publishing program.
Election mode
The jury consisted of six members from Mensa in Deutschland e. V., who often play board and card games for work or in their free time. Each member suggested a game and then made a personal judgment of the other nominees. Then each juror awarded points in various differently weighted categories such as fun, ambition, versatility, rules and equipment. The game that received the most counters was awarded the MinD game tip.
Award winners
| year | Award winners | author | publishing company | Award ceremony |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Think: Thinking thriller | Max Kobbert | Ravensburger | Mathematikum , Giessen , January 30, 2010 |
| 2011 | Professor Pünschge | Klaus Zoch | Zoch publishing house | Spielebrücke, Marburg , February 12, 2011 |
| 2012 | Uluru | Luchau lye | Franckh cosmos | Kiel , December 31, 2011 |
| 2013 | Moguli | Reinhold Wittig | Gerhard's game and design | Spielebrücke, Marburg , February 16, 2013 |
| 2014 | Hanabi | Antoine Bauza | Abacus games | Spielebrücke, Marburg , February 22nd, 2014 |
Further information
In a few years, the respective runners-up in the category were also announced. In 2011 this was Tobago by Bruce Allen (game designer) , also published by Zoch Verlag . Only 4 points separated the first two. In 2012, second place went to Kamisado by Peter Burley, published by HUCH! & friends . The two leaders were way ahead of the remaining nominated games. HUCH! & friends put up with second place. Up to 8 points came Talat of Bruce Whitehill approached the winner. Hanabi was classified in the MinD game tip category a few months before it was crowned Game of the Year .