Game of the year - recommendation list

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The recommendation list for the game of the year has been published annually since 2004. Together with the nomination list , it replaced the shortlist that existed until 2003. In addition to the 5 games that have been nominated for the game of the year since 2004, the jury of the game of the year names other games from the current and last year that it also considers to be recommended. While 18 games were listed in the first year, the list was continuously reduced in the following years, so that in 2016 it only contained 5 games. On May 20, 2012, the Game of the Year jury presented a new logo for the recommendation lists for Game of the Year and Children's Game of the Year , which was placed on the back of the game boxes until 2019. Since 2020 there has been a changed logo that differentiates between game, children's game and expert game.

The games on the recommendation list

Source: Game of the Year website

year game author publishing company Number of players Age
2004 Attica Marcel-André Casasola Merkle Hans in hapiness 2-4 from 10
Carcassonne - The castle Pure Knizia Hans in hapiness 2 from 08
Coyote Spartaco Albertarelli Kidult 2-6 from 10
Da Vinci Code Eiji Wakasugi Winning moves 2-4 from 10
The seven seals Stefan Dorra Amigo 3-5 from 10
Dos Rios Franz-Benno Delonge cosmos 2-4 from 12
In the water garden Ferdinand Hein Dr. F. Hein Games 2-6 from 05
Kai Piranja Oliver Hedgehog Skin Abacus games 3-6 from 06
Cockroach poker Jacques Zeimet Three magician games 2-6 from 08
Mice Detlef Wendt Abacus games 3-6 from 08
Maya Bernd Eisenstein Abacus games 3-5 from 09
oasis Alan R. Moon , Aaron Weissblum Schmidt 3-5 from 10
San Juan Andreas Seyfarth Alea / Ravensburger 2-4 from 10
Tom Tube Roland Goslar , Tobias Goslar Kronberger Games 2 from 10
Sunken city Wolfgang Kramer , Michael Kiesling Clementoni 2-4 from 08
Many things Bernhard Naegele , Karsten Adlung Adlung games 2-8 from 08
Viva il Re! Stefano Luperto daVinci games 3-6 from 08
Yinsh Kris Burm Don & Co 2 from 09
2005 Boomtown Bruno Faidutti , Bruno Cathala Face 2 Face Games 3-5 from 10
diamond Alan R. Moon , Bruno Faidutti Schmidt 3-8 from 08
The gardens of the Alhambra Dirk Henn Queen Games 2-4 from 10
Spark Friedemann Friese 2F games 2-6 from 12
Free ... is still too expensive! Thorsten Gimmler Amigo 3-5 from 08
Piranha Pedro Jens-Peter Schliemann Gold sifter 2-6 from 08
Dance of the horned ox Wolfgang Kramer Amigo 2-8 from 08
Typo Corné van Moorsel Cwali 2-6 from 08
How I see the world Urs Hostettler Fata Morgana / Abacus Games 2-9 from 10
2006 Buxtehude of all people Bernhard Lach , Uwe Rapp HUCH! & friends 2-6 from 10
Fettnapf ... in sight Reinhard Staupe Amigo 3-5 from 07
fish market Mario Papini Clementoni 3-5 from 10
Close to the limit André Zatz , Sergio Halaban cosmos 3-6 from 10
Mesopotamia Klaus-Jürgen Wrede phalanx 2-4 from 10
Pack ice at the pole Alvydas Jakeliunas , Günter Cornett phalanx 2-4 from 08
Revolt in Rome Stefan Feld Queen Games 2 from 08
Timbuktu Dirk Henn Queen Games 3-5 from 10
What's that? Philippe des Pallières Ravensburger 3-6 from 14
2007 Alchemist Carlo A. Rossi Amigo 2-5 from 10
Appenzell Castle Bernhard Weber , Jens-Peter Schliemann Zoch 2-4 from 06
The Prestel art market Franz-Benno Delonge Prestel 3-5 from 10
The pillars of the earth Michael Rieneck , Stefan Stadler cosmos 2-4 from 12
The pillars of Venice Christian Fiore , Knut Happel Gold sifter 2-6 from 10
Imperial Walther Gerdts PD-Verlag / Eggertspiele 2-6 from 12
Now it hits 13 Rüdiger Dorn Ravensburger 2-5 from 08
Notre Dame Stefan Feld Alea / Ravensburger 2 from 08
Skybridge Adam Ritchey Gigamic 2-4 from 07
The Kaleidoscope Classic Mark Thornton Wood , Francis Henri Dyksterhuis The Dr. Wood Challenge Center 1-3 from 06
Vikings Michael Kiesling Hans in hapiness 2-4 from 10
Dice bingo Heinz Wuppen Ravensburger 1-4 from 07
2008 Big Points Brigitte Ditt , Wolfgang Ditt Schmidt 2-5 from 08
The hanging gardens Din Li Hans in hapiness 2-4 from 08
Nimble sweeps Bruno Cathala , Serge Laget Pro Ludo 2-6 from 08
Galaxy truckers Vlaada Chvátil Czech Games Edition 2-4 from 10
In the year of the dragon Stefan Feld Alea / Ravensburger 2-5 from 12
Jamaica Sébastien Pauchon , Malcolm Braff , Bruno Cathala GameWorks 2-6 from 08
Cockroach salad Jacques Zeimet Three magician games 2-6 from 06
Lascaux Dominique Erhard , Michel Lalet phalanx 3-5 from 08
Linq Erik Nielsen BeWitched games 4-8 from 08
Metropolys Sébastien Pauchon Ystari 2-4 from 08
Pingu party Pure Knizia Amigo 2-6 from 06
Tzaar Kris Burm Smart 2 from 08
2009 Cities Martyn F Emma Games 1-4 from 08
Diamonds Club Rüdiger Dorn Ravensburger 2-4 from 10
One eye be vigilant Wolfgang Kramer , Michael Kiesling Amigo 2-5 from 10
Maori Günter Burkhardt Hans in hapiness 2-5 from 08
Mow Bruno Cathala Hurricane 3-5 from 07
Poison Pure Knizia Amigo 3-6 from 08
Valdora Michael Schacht Abacus games 3-5 from 10
Zack & Pack Bernd Eisenstein cosmos 3-6 from 10
2010 Don Quixote Reinhard Staupe Pegasus games 1-4 from 08
Hansa Teutonica Andreas Steding Argentum 2-5 from 10
Jaipur Sébastien Pauchon GameWorks 2 from 10
Hunters and collectors Pure Knizia Amigo 2-4 from 10
Kamisado Peter Burley HUCH! & friends 2 from 10
Level X Stefan Risthaus Schmidt 2-4 from 08
Magister Navis Carl de Visser , Jarratt Gray Lookout Games 3-5 from 10
Mosaix Christof table Schmidt 1-4 from 08
Samarkand David VH Peters , Harry Wu Queen Games 2-5 from 08
Tobago Bruce Allen Zoch 2-4 from 10
2011 Brainstorm Jacques Zeimet Zoch 2-8 from 08
Blockers! Kory Heath Amigo 2-5 from 08
Uluru Luchau lye cosmos 1-5 from 08
Mondo Michael Schacht Pegasus games 1-4 from 08
Skull & Roses Hervé Marly lui-même 3-6 from 10
Safranito Marco Teubner Zoch 2-4 from 10
Sun, Sea & Sand Corné van Moorsel Cwali 2-5 from 10
The castles of Burgundy Stefan Feld Alea / Ravensburger 2-4 from 12
Luna Stefan Feld Hall Games 1-4 from 12
Freeze Hans-Peter Stoll , Andrea Meyer BeWitched games 5-10 from 10 (13)
2012 Bastard Frank Bebenroth cosmos 2-4 from 07 (6)
indigo Pure Knizia Ravensburger 2-4 from 08
Kalimambo Antonio Scrittore Zoch 3 (4) -7 from 08
Miss Lupun and the Secret of Numbers Thomas Sing , Ralf Peter Gebhardt Winning moves 2-6 from 08 (9)
Kulami Andreas Kuhnekath Steffen Games 2 from 09
Santa Cruz Marcel-André Casasola Merkle Hans in hapiness 2-4 from 08 (9)
Pictomania Vlaada Chvátil Pegasus games 3-6 from 09
Rapa Nui Klaus-Jürgen Wrede cosmos 2-4 from 10
2013 Divinaries Brett J. Gilbert Asmodee 2-4 from 13 (10)
Escape - The curse of the temple Kristian Amundsen Østby Queen Games 1-5 from 08
Hand on heart Julien Sentis Zoch 3 (4) -8 from 10
La Boca Inka and Markus Brand cosmos 3-6 from 08
Libertalia Paolo Mori Marabunta 2-6 from 14 (12)
Mixed tour Dieter Stein Gerhard's game and design 2 from 10
Riff raff Christoph Cantzler Zoch 2-4 from 08
rondo Pure Knizia Schmidt 2-4 from 08
Yay! Heinz Meister Noris 2-4 from 08
2014 Full of sheep Francesco Rotta HUCH! & friends 2-4 from 07
SOS Titanic Bruno Cathala , Ludovic Maublanc Ludonaute 1-5 from 08
Love letter Seiji Kanai Pegasus games 2-4 from 10
Potato Man Günter Burkhardt , Wolfgang Lehmann Zoch 2-5 from 10
Sanssouci Michael Kiesling Ravensburger 2-4 from 08
2015 Cacao Phil Walker-Harding Abacus games 2-4 from 08
Loony Quest Laurent Escoffier , David Franck Libellud 2-5 from 08
patchwork Uwe Rosenberg Lookout Games 2 from 08
Simsala ... boom? Gary Kim Pegasus games 2-5 from 08
Ugo! Ronald Hoekstra , Thomas Jansen , Patrick Zuidhof cosmos 2-4 from 10
Full moon night Ted Alspach , Akihisa Okui Bezier Games 3-10 from 08
2016 Agent undercover Alexander Ushan Piatnik 3-8 from 12
Animals on board Ralf zur Linde , Wolfgang Sentker Ludonaute 2-4 from 08
The nasty 7 Jacques Zeimet Three rabbits in the evening sun 2-6 from 08
Krazy Wordz Thomas Odenhoven , Dirk Baumann , Matthias Schmitt Fishtank 3-7 from 10
Qwinto Uwe Rapp , Bernhard Lach Nürnberger-Spielkarten-Verlag 2-6 from 08
2017 Déjà-vu Heinz Meister Amigo 2-6 from 08
Dodelido Jacques Zeimet Three magician games 2-6 from 08
Fabulous juice Friedemann Friese 2F games 2-5 from 08
Klask Mikkel Bertelsen Game Factory 2 from 10
Shiftago Frank Warneke , Robert Witter WiWa games 2-4 from 08
Temple of Terror Yusuke Sato Schmidt 3-10 from 08
Word Slam Inka Brand , Markus Brand cosmos 3-30 from 12
2018 5-minute dungeon Connor Reid cosmos 2-5 from 08
Facecards Leo Colovini Ravensburger 3-7 from 10
Majesty Marc André Hans in hapiness 2-4 from 10
Memoarrr! Carlo Bortolini Edition playground / Pegasus games 2-4 from 8
Santorini Gordon Hamilton Roxley / Spin Master 2 from 08
Woodlands Daniel Fehr Ravensburger 2-4 from 10
2019 Belratti Michael Loth Mogel / Repos Production 3-7 from 09
Dizzle Ralf zur Linde Schmidt 1-4 from 08
Imhotep: The duel Phil Walker-Harding cosmos 2 from 10
Bad shit Jonathan Favre-Godal Pegasus games 3-6 from 08
Reef Emerson Matsuuchi Next move 2-4 from 08
Sherlock Josep Izquierdo , Marti Lucas Abacus games 1-8 from 10
2020 Color Brain Tristan Williams Game Factory 2-12 from 08
The fox in the forest Joshua Buergel Light force 2 from 10
Draftosaurus Antoine Bauza , Corentin Lebrat, Ludovic Maublanc, Théo Rivière Ankama / Board Game Box 2-5 from 08
Kitchen Rush Dávid Turczi , Vangelis Bagiartakis Pegasus games 2-4 from 12
Little Town Shun Taguchi , Aya Taguchi Iello / Studio GG 2-4 from 10
Spicy Zoltán Győri Heidelbär Games / Gémklub 2-6 from 10

Individual evidence

  1. Jury publishes new recommendation list logo ( memento from February 4, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) from May 20, 2012 at spiel-des-jahres.com
  2. Games since 1979 ( memento of March 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) at Game of the Year