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
Sagaland  original tan box edition    Cinderella's glass slipper, the Emperor's crown and other once-upon-a-time treasures are hidden in the forest. Find them for the king and you'll inherit the kingdom! One treasure is hidden under each tree in the forest. As you move from tree to... Funagain Games does not stock this edition of this title, usually because it's out of print.

Game of the Year
Sagaland  newer red box edition    Funagain Games does not stock this edition of this title, usually because it's out of print.

Game of the Year
Enchanted Forest         List: $25.00 $19.95 (20% savings!)
Cinderella's glass slipper, the Emperor's crown and other once-upon-a-time treasures are hidden deep in the forest. Find them for the king and you'll inherit the kingdom! One treasure is hidden under each tree in the forest. As you move from tree...

Nominee
Baubylon     Funagain Games does not stock this edition of this title, usually because it's out of print.

Nominee
Can't Stop     Can you say "no dice" to temptation? In Can't Stop it isn't easy. You're always tempted to roll again--even when the odds are stacked against you. But when everything seems to be going your way... that's when temptation is hardest to resist. Can't... Funagain Games does not stock this edition of this title, usually because it's out of print.

Nominee
Can't Stop  newer German edition    Warning! Sid Sackson's Can't stop is genuinely addictive game. For two to four players, it's about climbing up a mountain with help from -- four dice! Can't Stop is simple to play, yet thrilling. In order to win, you have to take some risks, but if... Funagain Games does not stock this edition of this title, usually because it's out of print.

Nominee
Can't Stop  older German edition    Funagain Games does not stock this edition of this title, usually because it's out of print.

Nominee
Can't Stop     (Restocking)     List: $35.00 $27.95 (20% savings!)
Can't Stop! is the name of the game. Once you've started this intense dice game, you just can't stop! You’ll go for the dice again and again only to risk losing it all on a single roll.

Nominee
Fang Mich!     Funagain Games does not stock this edition of this title, usually because it's out of print.

Nominee
Geister     Funagain Games does not stock this edition of this title, usually because it's out of print.
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