The shortlist for the game of the year was between 1979 and 2003. Every year the jury for the game of the year published a shortlist of games in the middle of the year, one of which became the game of the year. In the years 1999 to 2003 three games were nominated for the game of the year from the shortlist of the year, one of which was then named game of the year.
The games on the shortlist were allowed to advertise for a license fee of a few cents per game with the symbol of the game of the year (red pawn ) on the game box for two calendar years. No license fee had to be paid for the first 10,000 games produced. The manufacturers were also allowed to refer to the award; However, the symbol could no longer be used for the games in the selection list after two years. The winners of the game of the year, on the other hand, have unlimited advertising with the logo on the game box.
In 2004 the selection list was replaced by the recommendation list .
The games in the selection list Sources: Game of the Year website
italics: corrections / additions: differs from the official website.
year
SdJ
game
author
publishing company
Number of players
Age
1979 1 rabbit and Hedgehog David Parlett Ravensburger 2-6
from 0 8
1979
2 Acquire Sid Sackson Schmidt Games 2-6
from 12
1979
2 Alaska Eric Solomon Ravensburger 2-4
from 10
1979
2 blockade Sid Sackson Butehorn 1-4
from 10
1979
2 Chess Challenger Voice Ronald C. Nelson Consumenta 1-2
from 10
1979
2 Merlin
Bob Doyle , Holly Doyle
Parker 1-2
from 0 7
1979
2 Senso
Ralph H. Baer Howard J. Morrison
MB 1-4
from 0 8
1979
2 Shogun Teruo Matsomuto Ravensburger 2
from 0 8
1979
2 Touché Howard Wexler Parker 2
from 0 8
1979
2 Twixt Alex Randolph Schmidt Games 2
from 10
1980 1 Rummikub Ephraim Hertzano Intelli 2-4
from 0 8
1980
2 Steam horse David Watts Butehorn 2-6
from 10
1980
2 Epaminondas Robert Abbott Butehorn 2
from 10
1980
2 Focus Sid Sackson Parker 2-4
from 10
1980
2 galaxy David Wells Ravensburger 2
from 0 8
1980
2 Hot track Robert Doyle Parker 2-4
from 10
1980
2 Niki Lauda's Formula 1 Wolfgang Kramer ASS 2-6
from 0 8
1981 1 Focus Sid Sackson Parker 2-4
from 10
1981
2 Can't stop Sid Sackson Parker 2-4
from 10
1981
2 Havana Christian Freeling Ravensburger 2
from 10
1981
2 Ombagi Reinhold Wittig Edition guinea fowl 2
from 10
1981
2 Quibbix Gilbert Obermair Intelli 1-6
from 0 8
1981
2 Robbers and gendarmes Rudi Hoffmann Butehorn 2
from 0 7
1981
2 Sagaland
Michel Matschoss , Alex Randolph Randolph!
Ravensburger 2-6
from 0 8
1981
2 Wendo unknown
Intelli 2
from 0 8
1982 1 Sagaland
Michel Matschoss Alex Randolph Randolph!
Ravensburger 2-6
from 0 8
1982
2 Construction nylon Reinhold Wittig Edition guinea fowl 2-6
from 0 8
1982
2 Can't stop Sid Sackson Parker 2-4
from 10
1982
2 Catch me! Oded Berman Spear 2-4
from 0 4
1982
2 Ghosts Alex Randolph Butehorn 2
from 10
1982
2 Havana Christian Freeling Ravensburger 2
from 10
1982
2 Kensington
Brain Taylor , Peter Forbes
Arxon 2-6
from 0 7
1982
2 Million game Rudiger Koltze Ravensburger 3-5
from 12
1982
2 Vocabulary Johann Rüttinger Noris 2-4
from 0 8
1983 1 Scotland Yard Author group
Ravensburger 3-6
from 10
1983
2 Bear game Hajo stooping Herder 2-8
from 0 4
1983
2 The black prince Johann Rüttinger Noris 2-4
from 0 8
1983
2 Fuzzi Heinz and Schlendrian Manfred Ludwig Spear 2-4
from 0 5
1983
2 Riombo Reinhold Wittig Edition guinea fowl 2-5
from 0 8
1984 1 Steam horse David Watts Schmidt Games 2-6
from 10
1984
2 Claim Alex Randolph jumbo 2-4
from 10
1984
2 Domingo Kenneth Rand Ravensburger 2-4
from 0 7
1984
2 fire Department Norbert Lechleitner Herder 2-4
from 0 5
1984
2 Metropolis Sid Sackson Ravensburger 2-4
from 12
1984
2 network Knut-Michael Wolf Edition guinea fowl 2
from 12
1985 1 Sherlock Holmes Criminal Cabinet Anthony Uruburu Franckh cosmos 1-6
from 12
1985
2 Abilene Roland Siegers Hexagames 2-3
from 0 7
1985
2 campus André Francois Amigo 1-2
from 0 8
1985
2 Cash & Carry Hans-Jörg Nürnberger Hanje game studio 3-4
from 10
1985
2 Heimlich & Co Wolfgang Kramer Edition guinea fowl 2-6
from 0 8
1985
2 Iago Alex Randolph Spear 1-2
from 12
1985
2 Horse trading Rudiger Koltze Ravensburger 3-6
from 10
1985
2 Mister Zero
Wilfried Bauer , Rudolf Schweiker
dacapo games 2-4
from 10
1985
2 Pin code Dieter Drkosch KD games 2
from 0 8
1986 1 Heimlich & Co Wolfgang Kramer Ravensburger 2-6
from 0 8
1986
2 Code 777
Alex Randolph Robert Abbott
jumbo 2-4
from 12
1986
2 The crazy labyrinth Max Kobbert Ravensburger 2-4
from 0 8
1986
2 Greyhounds Bernd Brunnhofer Hans in hapiness 3-4
from 12
1986
2 Malawi Gerhard Kodys Piatnik 2
from 10
1986
2 TOP Dieter Drkosch KD games 2-4
from 8
1986
2 Top secret Alex Randolph jumbo 2-4
from 10
1986
2 Angular lawyer Roland Siegers Schmidt Games 2-4
from 10
1987 1 On axis Wolfgang Kramer FX Schmid 2-6
from 0 8
1987
2 The magic carpet
Elke Flogaus , Kurt Feyerabend
Ravensburger 3-6
from 10
1987
2 The 1st million Sid Sackson Hexagames 2-4
from 10
1987
2 Kremlin Urs Hostettler Mirage 3-5
from 10
1987
2 Maritime Reinhold Wittig Franckh cosmos 2-6
from 0 8
1987
2 restaurant Roland Siegers Flying Turtle 3-6
from 0 8
1987
2 Sauerbaum Johann Tranelis Self-published
3-7
from 0 8
1987
2 Shark Jean Vanaise Flying Turtle 3-6
from 12
1988 1 Barbarossa and the riddle masters Klaus Teuber ASS 3-4
from 10
1988
2 Bausack Klaus Zoch Zoch publishing house 2-8
from 0 5
1988
2 Roman Forum Wolfgang Kramer Franckh cosmos 2-6
from 12
1988
2 The vulture will get it Alex Randolph Ravensburger 2-5
from 10
1988
2 Janus Rudi Hoffmann Franckh cosmos 2-4
from 10
1988
2 Loa Claude Soucie Hexagames 2
from 12
1988
2 Mississippi Roland Siegers Mattel 3-6
from 12
1988
2 Scalino Peter Pallat Abra 2, 4
from 0 8
1988
2 Chocolate & Co
Gilles Monnet , Yves Hirschfeld
Schmidt Games 2-4
from 12
1988
2 Targui
Ben van Dijk , Wil Dijkstra
jumbo 2-4
from 12
1989 1 Café International Rudi Hoffmann Mattel 2-4
from 10
1989
2 Abalone
Michael Lalet , Laurent Levi
Abalone Games 2
from 10
1989
2 The outlier Pierre Jacquot FX Schmid 2-6
from 0 8
1989
2 Such a thing Urs Hostettler Mirage 2-7
from 10
1989
2 Fly Dumbo fly Virginia Charves Schmidt Games 2-4
from 0 6
1989
2 Witch dance Bjorn Hell FX Schmid 3-6
from 0 8
1989
2 maestro Rudi Hoffmann Hans in hapiness 2-4
from 0 8
1989
2 Midnight party Wolfgang Kramer Ravensburger 2-8
from 0 8
1989
2 Pole position Gerhard Kodys Piatnik 3-5
from 10
1989
2 regatta Frank Thibault Clover games 2-6
from 10
1990 1 noblesse oblige Klaus Teuber FX Schmid 2-5
from 12
1990
2 The secret of the pyramid
Stefanie Rohner , Christian Wolf
jumbo 2-6
from 0 8
1990
2 The hot battle at the cold buffet Alex Randolph Ravensburger 2-6
from 10
1990
2 Dino Reinhold Wittig Hexagames 2-6
from 10
1990
2 Favorites
Mueller, W! Walter Müller
Walter Müller's game workshop 2-5
from 0 9
1990
2 Hypocrisy & Assassination Rudi Hoffmann Franckh cosmos 3-6
from 12
1990
2 Lancelot Roland Siegers Mattel 2-5
from 10
1990
2 New Orleans Big Band Herbert Schützdeller ASS 3-6
from 12
1990
2 Tabaijana Wolfgang Kramer Herder 2-5
from 0 5
1991 1 Over and over Klaus Teuber Hans in hapiness 2-4
from 0 9
1991
2 20 questions
Scott A. Mednick , Alva Robert Moog
MB 2-6
from 10
1991
2 Farmer smart Tom Schoeps FX Schmid 2-6
from 0 8
1991
2 Casablanca Eric Solomon Amigo 2-8
from 10
1991
2 Formica
Michael Lorrigan , Stephen Ray
Bandai Huki 2-4
from 0 8
1991
2 In the realm of the white bear Charles Larue Schmidt Games 2-4
from 0 8
1991
2 Inverse Kris Burm Peri games 2
from 0 7
1991
2 Somehow
Silvia Heinz , Dieter Matthes
Pyramo 1
from 10
1992 1 To tire width Rob Bontenbal jumbo 2-4
from 10
1992
2 The forbidden city
Alex Randolph , Johann Rüttinger
Ravensburger 2-4
from 12
1992
2 Thunderstorm Peter Lewe HABA 2-4
from 10
1992
2 Duck rally
Mueller! Walter Müller
Walter Müller's game workshop 2-6
from 0 9
1992
2 Gold Connection Sid Sackson Schmidt Games 2-4
from 10
1992
2 Palermo Walter Zisa Piatnik 3-5
from 10
1992
2 Quo vadis? Pure Knizia Hans in hapiness 3-5
from 0 8
1992
2 Raid Stefan Dorra Ravensburger 3-8
from 10
1992
2 Chatter Urs Hostettler FX Schmid 3-8
from 14
1992
2 taboo Brian Hersch MB 4+
from 12
1993 1 bluff Richard Borg FX Schmid 2-6
from 12
1993
2 Modern Art Pure Knizia Hans in hapiness 3-5
from 10
1993
2 pusher Werner Falkhoff Theta PhD 2-3
from 0 5
1993
2 Quarto! Blaise Muller Gigamic 2
from 0 8
1993
2 Rheingold Reinhard Herbert jumbo 2-5
from 0 9
1993
2 Game of towers Rudi Hoffmann Schmidt Games 2-4
from 12
1993
2 Tutankhamun Pure Knizia Amigo 2-6
from 0 8
1993
2 Zatre Manfred Schüling Peri games 2-6
from 12
1994 1 Manhattan Andreas Seyfarth Hans in hapiness 2-4
from 10
1994
2 6 takes! Wolfgang Kramer Amigo 2-10
from 10
1994
2 Billabong Eric Solomon Franjos 2-4
from 10
1994
2 Easter Island
Alex Randolph , Leo Colovini Colovini!
Blatz games 3-4
from 10
1994
2 Coal, gravel & dough Sid Sackson Schmidt Games 3-6
from 12
1994
2 Take it easy Peter Burley FX Schmid 1-4
from 10
1994
2 What stands out? Karl-Heinz Schmiel Mosquito games 3-4
from 12
1995 1 The settlers of Catan Klaus Teuber Franckh cosmos 3-4
from 10
1995
2 Buzzle
Bill Eberle , Jack Kittredge , Peter Olotka
Franjos 2-4
from 10
1995
2 Condottiere
Dominique Ehrhard , Duccio Vitale
Eurogames Descartes 3-6
from 12
1995
2 The Mole Company
Virginia Charves , Bertram Kaes
Ravensburger 2-4
from 0 8
1995
2 Gallop Royal Klaus Teuber Gold sifter 3-6
from 10
1995
2 Kaleidos Spartaco Albertarelli eg games 2-4
from 14
1995
2 La-Trel
Morgan! Richard Morgan
ASS 2
from 0 8
1995
2 line 1 Stefan Dorra Gold sifter 2-5
from 10
1995
2 Medici Pure Knizia Amigo 3-6
from 10
1996 1 El Grande
Wolfgang Kramer Richard Ulrich
Hans in hapiness 2-5
from 12
1996
2 Let's go!
Helga Huber , Hermann Huber
Gold sifter 3-6
from 0 8
1996
2 Campanile
Kuhn, Hanno! Hanno Kuhn , Wilfried Kuhn
Blatz games 2-5
from 10
1996
2 Mü & more
Doris Matthäus , Frank Nestel
Games by Doris and Frank 3-6
from 11
1996
2 Reibach & Co
Alan R. Moon , Mick Ado
FX Schmid 2-5
from 12
1996
2 Sisimizi Alex Randolph eg games 2-4
from 10
1996
2 speed Reinhard Staupe Adlung games 2
from 0 8
1996
2 Top Race Wolfgang Kramer ASS 2-6
from 0 8
1996
2 Wat'n dat !? Claude Weber ASS 3-8
from 10
1996
2 Word Whiz Hajo stooping eg games 2-4
from 10
1997 1 Mississippi Queen Werner Hodel Gold sifter 3-5
from 10
1997
2 Bohnanza Uwe Rosenberg Amigo 3-5
from 12
1997
2 comeback Reinhard Staupe Distemper games 2-4
from 0 9
1997
2 The Settlers of Catan - The Card Game Klaus Teuber cosmos 2
from 10
1997
2 Dimenticato Ferdinand Hein Dr. F. Hein Games 2-4
from 0 6
1997
2 expedition Wolfgang Kramer Queen Games 2-6
from 10
1997
2 Lion Heart Klaus Teuber Gold sifter 2-4
from 12
1997
2 Manitou Günter Burkhardt Gold sifter 2-4
from 12
1997
2 Show manager Dirk Henn Queen Games 2-6
from 12
1997
2 Visionary Ron Dubren Schmidt Games 4-8
from 0 8
1998 1 Elfenland Alan R. Moon Amigo 2-6
from 10
1998
2 Bazaar Reinhard Staupe FX Schmid 3-4
from 10
1998
2 Caesar & Cleopatra Wolfgang Lüdtke cosmos 2
from 10
1998
2 Canyon Frederick Herschler Abacus 2-6
from 10
1998
2 David & Goliath Reinhard Staupe Berlin playing cards 3-6
from 10
1998
2 The makers Karl-Heinz Schmiel
Hans in luck / mosquito games
3-5
from 14
1998
2 Through the dessert Pure Knizia cosmos 2-5
from 10
1998
2 Euphrates & Tigris Pure Knizia Hans in hapiness 2-4
from 12
1998
2 Gypsum Kris Burm Schmidt Games 2
from 0 9
1998
2 minister Rudi Hoffmann TM games 3-4
from 10
1998
2 Tonga Bonga Stefan Dorra Ravensburger 3-4
from 10
1998
2 Tycoon
Wolfgang Kramer , Horst-Rainer Rösner
jumbo 2-4
from 10
1999 1 Tikal
Michael Kiesling Wolfgang Kramer Chandler!
Ravensburger 2-4
from 10
1999
2 Chinatown Karsten Hartwig alea / Ravensburger 3-5
from 12
1999
2 El Caballero
Wolfgang Kramer , Richard Ulrich
Hans in hapiness 2-4
from 10
1999
2 Giants Wilko Manz cosmos 3-4
from 10
1999
2 Kahuna Günter Cornett cosmos 2
from 10
1999
2 Office Michael Schacht Gold sifter 2, 4
from 12
1999
2 Mamma Mia! Uwe Rosenberg Abacus 2-5
from 10
1999
2 Money! Pure Knizia Gold sifter 3-5
from 10
1999
2 TaYü Niek new election cosmos 2-4
from 10
1999
2 Union Pacific Alan R. Moon Amigo 2-6
from 12
1999
2 traitor Marcel-André Casasola Merkle Adlung games 3-4
from 12
2000 1 Torres
Wolfgang Kramer Michael Kiesling
FX / Ravensburger 2-4
from 12
2000
2 Carolus Magnus Leo Colovini Winning moves 2-4
from 12
2000
2 cardinal Wolfgang panning Wooden island games 2-4
from 10
2000
2 Cardinal & King Michael Schacht Gold sifter 3-5
from 12
2000
2 La Città Gerd Fennel cosmos 2-5
from 12
2000
2 metro Dirk Henn Queen Games 2-6
from 0 8
2000
2 Without fear and nobility Bruno Faidutti Hans in hapiness 3-7
from 10
2000
2 Port Royal Wolfgang panning Queen Games 3-4
from 10
2000
2 Taj Mahal Pure Knizia alea / Ravensburger 3-5
from 12
2000
2 Vinci Philippe Keyaerts Eurogames Descartes 3-6
from 14
2000
2 Zèrtz Kris Burm Schmidt Games 2
from 0 9
2000
2 Zoff in the zoo
Doris Matthäus , Frank Nestel
Games by Doris and Frank 3-7
from 10
2001 1 Carcassonne Klaus-Jürgen Wrede Hans in hapiness 2-5
from 10
2001
2 Babel
Hagen Dorgathen , Uwe Rosenberg Rosenberg!
cosmos 2
from 12
2001
2 Capitol
Alan R. Moon , Aaron Weissblum
Schmidt Games 2-4
from 10
2001
2 Cartagena Leo Colovini Winning moves 2-5
from 0 8
2001
2 The amulet
Alan R. Moon , Aaron Weissblum
Gold sifter 3-6
from 12
2001
2 The traders of Genoa Rüdiger Dorn alea / Ravensburger 2-5
from 12
2001
2 Kite delta Roberto Fraga Eurogames Descartes 2-6
from 0 8
2001
2 ebb and flow
Werner! Wolfgang Werner
Adlung games 1-2
from 10
2001
2 Witch race Wolfgang panning Queen Games 2-4
from 0 7
2001
2 Land under Stefan Dorra
Altenburg playing cards factory / Berlin playing cards
3-5
from 10
2001
2 Royal Turf Pure Knizia alea / Ravensburger 2-6
from 10
2001
2 San Marco
Alan R. Moon , Aaron Weissblum
Ravensburger 3-4
from 10
2001
2 Zapp Zerapp
Heinz Meister , Klaus Zoch
Zoch publishing house 2-4
from 0 7
2002 1 Villa Paletti
Payne! Bill Payne
Zoch publishing house 2-4
from 0 8
2002
2 Everything in the bucket Stefan Dorra cosmos 2-6
from 0 8
2002
2 Atlantic Star Dirk Henn Queen Games 2-6
from 10
2002
2 Blokus Bernard Tavitian
Sekkoia / Heidelberg
2-4
from 0 8
2002
2 The Lord of the Rings: The Companions - The Card Game Pure Knizia Ravensburger 2-4
from 0 9
2002
2 junk Michael Schacht Queen Games 3-4
from 10
2002
2 Dvonn Kris Burm
Don & Co / Heidelberg
2
from 0 9
2002
2 Copper Kettle Co. Günter Burkhardt Gold sifter 2
from 0 8
2002
2 Magellan
Lehmann! Tom Lehmann
Hans in hapiness 3-6
from 12
2002
2 Puerto Rico Andreas Seyfarth Ravensburger 3-5
from 12
2002
2 San Gimignano Duilio Carpitella Piatnik 2-4
from 0 8
2002
2 Trans America Franz-Benno Delonge Winning moves 2-6
from 0 8
2003 1 The Alhambra Palace Dirk Henn Queen Games 2-6
from 0 8
2003
2 Clans Leo Colovini Winning moves 2-4
from 10
2003
2 The dragon island Tom Schoeps Amigo 3-5
from 10
2003
2 Amun-Re Pure Knizia Hans in hapiness 3-5
from 12
2003
2 Attributes Marcel-André Casasola Merkle Lookout Games 3-8
from 10
2003
2 Balloon cup Stephen Glenn cosmos 2
from 10
2003
2 Coloretto Michael Schacht Abacus 3-5
from 0 8
2003
2 Mirkwood werewolves
Philippe des Pallières , Hervé Marly
Lui-Même 8-18
from 10
2003
2 Precious, stone & rich Reinhard Staupe alea / Ravensburger 2-5
from 0 9
2003
2 Fish, flakes, meatballs Friedemann Friese 2F games 2-15
from 10
2003
2 Paris Paris Michael Schacht Abacus 2-4
from 0 9
2003
2 Richelieu and the Queen! Michael Schacht Ravensburger 2
from 12
2003
2 Rumis
Koegl! Stefan Kögl
Play workshop marble 2-4
from 0 8
Web links Individual evidence
↑ Games since 1979 ( memento of Internet Archive Game of the Year
↑ Ron Nelson at schach-computer.info; Retrieved February 22, 2009
↑ Patent US4207087 : Microcomputer controlled game.
↑ Rummikub-History ( Memento of original Internet Archive Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at rummikub.org (English); Retrieved February 22, 2009@1 @ 2 Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.rummikub.org
↑ Scotland Yard at Game of the Year: Ravensburger called a project team of 6 employees to develop the game: Werner Schlegel, Dorothy Garrels, Fritz Ifland, Manfred Burggraf, Werner Scheerer and Wolf Hörmann; Retrieved February 22, 2009
^ Robert Abbott : Games I Did Not Invent But Which Have My Name on Them .
↑ Scalino was published in 1982 by Büthorn sunsite.informatik.rwth-aachen.de , in 1988 by Abra sunsite.informatik.rwth-aachen.de ; In 1988 Bütehorn no longer existed; Retrieved February 22, 2009
↑ Flieg Dumbo flies at spiele-check.de; Retrieved February 22, 2009
↑ 20 questions in the Luding games database ; Retrieved February 22, 2009
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