Spiel des Jahres

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.

Game of the Year	Dominion  AKA: Game X        List: $44.95 $35.99 (20% savings!) Dominion is not a CCG, but the play of the game is similar to the construction and play of a CCG deck. The game comes complete with roughly 500 cards. You select 10 of the 20+ Kingdom card types to include in any given play -- leading to immense variety.
Special Award: New Game Worlds	Space Alert     (Restocking)     List: $59.95 $47.99 (20% savings!) Space Alert is a team survival game. Players take on the role of a crew of space explorers sent out through hyperspace to survey a dangerous sector of the Galaxy.The spaceship automatically maps the sector in 10 minutes. The crew's task is to defend...
Special Award: Party Game	GiftTRAP  Third Edition        List: $29.99 $26.99 (10% savings!) GiftTRAP is the "Santa" of board games. It's all about exchange -- exchanging gifts, ideas, thoughts, likes and dislikes. It opens the door to people's dreams and wishes. It's the hilarious social conversation starter that will get you and your friends...
Special Award: Party Game	GiftTRAP: California Edition  AKA: Second Edition        List: $29.99 $26.95 (10% savings!) Celebrate the diversity of life in California. Explore some of the 180 gift ideas located in/around California. The game includes a total of 640 gift ideas making sure that its still a great game you can play anywhere.
Special Award: Party Game	GiftTRAP  First Edition    GiftTRAP is a hilarious social conversation starter for people who think they know each other well or want to know each other better. Unlike other party games you don’t need skills in drawing, acting or trivia so it works well when you have a crowd of... Funagain Games does not stock this edition of this title, usually because it's out of print.
Nominee	Fauna     (Announced) Did you know that a giraffe can grow more than 5 meters high, and the Yacare Caiman only weighs about 130 pounds? But how long is the polar bear's tail? And where do the saddleback toads actually live? Players will come across these and many other...
Nominee	Finca  English language edition        List: $39.95 $31.99 (20% savings!) Mallorca. Island of the wind. A place of golden beaches and a light-blue sea. The almond harvest is at hand. In addition, juicy oranges, lemons, and figs are ready to be picked and taken to the market. Olive trees bewitch the country with their curled...
Nominee	Fits         List: $33.00 $26.40 (20% savings!) Can you skillfully fill in your playing board so that all the differently shaped tiles fit perfectly without leaving any spaces?! If a piece doesn't fit precisely, slot it in the best you can...
Nominee	Pandemic  English language edition of Pandemie    (Temporarily Out of Stock)     List: $34.99 $27.99 (20% savings!) Four diseases have broken out in the world and it is up to a team of specialists in various fields to find cures for these diseases before mankind is wiped out.
Recommended	Cities     (Currently Unavailable)     $38.99 Cities is a fast, tactical placing and positioning game. Every player builds one of the following cities: New York, Paris, London or Berlin. Each turn you choose the best spot to place the new tile. As your city grows, you place tourists at attractions...