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

Rummikub The object of Rummikub is to build runs of the same color -- Red 7, Red 8, Red 9 -- and sets of the same number -- Blue 8, Red 8 and Orange 8. Adding to the challenge is the opportunity for opponents to build and change other players' melds,... Funagain Games does not stock this edition of this title, usually because it's out of print.

Game of the Year

Rummikub (Restocking)
List: $15.00 $13.50 (10% savings!) The object of Rummikub is to build runs of the same color -- Red 7, Red 8, Red 9 -- and sets of the same number -- Blue 8, Red 8 and Orange 8. Adding to the challenge is the opportunity for opponents to build and change other players' melds,...

Nominee

Epaminondas Epaminondas is an abstract strategy game for 2 players. The game is named after the Greek officer Epaminondas from Thebes. In 371 BC, this officer used a new combat formation for the first time in the war against Sparta: The phalanx! A phalanx was... Funagain Games does not stock this edition of this title, usually because it's out of print.

Nominee

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

Nominee

Stop Thief
$30.00 All the players are detectives. Everyone has orders to track down and arrest wanted criminals. However, the crooks are invisible. But with the help of the Electronics Crime Scanner, they can find their respective traces, so the crooks can be chased...

Nominee

Heisse Spur (Currently Unavailable) German edition of Stop Thief
$99.95 All the players are detectives. Everyone has orders to track down and arrest wanted criminals. However, the crooks are invisible. But with the help of the Electronics Crime Scanner, they can find their respective traces, so the crooks can be chased...

Nominee

Niki Lauda's Formel 1 Funagain Games does not stock this edition of this title, usually because it's out of print.

Most Beautiful Game

Das Spiel original edition Rapid and slow, simple and difficult games, games of luck, tactics and skill, games for a few players and games for many. The completely novel conception guarantees more than 50 exciting game sensations which were previously unknown. And two other... Funagain Games does not stock this edition of this title, usually because it's out of print.

Best Solitaire Game

Rubik's Cube (Currently Restocking)
$9.99 Billions of puzzling combinations, but only one solution! Solution hints book included.

Total: $33.00

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