Spiel des Jahres

The German Spiel des Jahres is perhaps the world's most prestigious game award. Founded in 1978 by a group of German game critics to promote awareness and to increase the cultural value of games, the award recognizes outstanding games based on originality, playability, and educational value of the game idea; organization, clarity and understandability of rules; packing and layout of the gameboard and the game rules; and functionality and overall quality of the game materials included.

Each year the journalists who compose the Jury cast ballots to select the honorees and to award the main prize, the Spiel des Jahres (Game of the Year). In past years, a list of Nominees was selected, then a few weeks later, the Spiel des Jahres was chosen from that list. Beginning in 2004, an initial list of Recommended games was published as well as five Nominees announced as finalists; and finally, the Game of the Year is announced a few weeks after that, in early summer.

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Game of the Year

Torres English language edition Funagain Games does not stock this edition of this title, usually because it's out of print.

Game of the Year

Torres English language edition Torres--A strategy game of castle building and knights. Demonstrate your abilities as a clever castle builder on several levels! Use the building blocks to build the castles and then move your knights into the top scoring positions. If you choose... Funagain Games does not stock this edition of this title, usually because it's out of print.

Game of the Year

Torres German edition Torres--A strategy game of castle building and knights. Demonstrate your abilities as a clever castle builder on several levels! Use the building blocks to build the castles and then move your knights into the top scoring positions. If you choose... Funagain Games does not stock this edition of this title, usually because it's out of print.

Game of the Year

Torres German Edition Here you can show your qualities as a strategic clever architect on multiple levels! Through the thoughtful placement of your building pieces, you construct castles and bring your knights to the desired top positions -- because castles without... Funagain Games does not stock this edition of this title, usually because it's out of print.

Game of the Year

Torres multilingual edition
List: $44.95 $35.99 (20% savings!) A series of devastating tornadoes, unleashed by enemy mages in the recent war has left all the king's castles in ruin. Only the foundations of these once magnificent monuments remain. He has charged his sons with rebuilding his castles and promised...

Finalist

Carolus Magnus (Currently Restocking) English language edition
List: $39.95 $29.99 (25% savings!) The players are Charlemagne's heirs -- hence in constant conflict with each other. Here he has asked them to build castles in some of his favorite territories. But to do this they must seek and then maintain for as long as possible the support of the...

Finalist

Ohne Furcht und Adel original German edition of Citadels Eight mysterious characters compete for the most valuable buildings. In each round, players change characters and decide whether to stock up on gold or draw a building card. You need cards in your hand to be able to lay them down (and build). You... Funagain Games does not stock this edition of this title, usually because it's out of print.

Nominee

La Città multilingual edition
List: $44.95 $35.95 (20% savings!) Each player is an Italian prince and begins the game with two cities. The first building in each city is the prince's castle. First, the princes must provide food for their people. As the populations of the princes' cities grow, so must the food...

Nominee

La Città English language edition Each player is an Italian prince and begins the game with two cities. The first building in each city is the prince's castle. First, the princes must provide food for their people. As the populations of the princes' cities grow, so must the food... Funagain Games does not stock this edition of this title, usually because it's out of print.

Nominee

La Città original German edition Each player is an Italian prince and begins the game with two cities. The first building in each city is the prince's castle. First, the princes must provide food for their people. As the populations of the princes' cities grow, so must the food... Funagain Games does not stock this edition of this title, usually because it's out of print.