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

Hare and Tortoise older English language edition of Hase & Igel Funagain Games does not stock this edition of this title, usually because it's out of print.

Game of the Year

Hase und Igel older German edition Funagain Games does not stock this edition of this title, usually because it's out of print.

Game of the Year

Hase & Igel newer German edition Funagain Games does not stock this edition of this title, usually because it's out of print.

Game of the Year

Hare & Tortoise newer English language edition of Hase & Igel
List: $27.95 $22.99 (18% savings!) In the classic Hare and Tortoise players are racing their rabbits around the course, as fast as they can. Players must learn how to moderate their movement, however; because carrots are needed for movement, and the only way to get more is to ...

Nominee

Acquire
List: $30.00 $23.99 (20% savings!) As a powerful real estate tycoon, there are only seven hotel chains in the world worthy of your attention. Using nothing but your wealth and wits, you must vie against other business magnates to manipulate construction and capitalize on mergers...

Nominee

Acquire flat box edition The term "classic" is often overused, whether applied to films, literature, or games. However, Acquire has been thus described for decades, and is rightly enshrined in GAMES Magazine's Hall of Fame, alongside such American stalwarts as Monopoly,... Funagain Games does not stock this edition of this title, usually because it's out of print.

Nominee

Acquire bookshelf edition with plastic tiles Acquire is the exciting fun-and-fortune game for 2 to 6 players. All it takes is a little luck -- and a lot of strategy. Each player builds and strategically manipulates vast, profitable hotel chains. He builds chains, invests in them, merges them... Funagain Games does not stock this edition of this title, usually because it's out of print.

Nominee

Acquire blue box bookshelf edition Funagain Games does not stock this edition of this title, usually because it's out of print.

Nominee

Acquire flat box edition Funagain Games does not stock this edition of this title, usually because it's out of print.

Nominee

Acquire In the beginning, the companies are small. But they grow. And merge. And reform. And merge again. Those who buy the right stocks and merge the right companies thrive. Those that don't, fall behind. This classic business game has never looked... Funagain Games does not stock this edition of this title, usually because it's out of print.