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Revision as of 22:12, 9 January 2015
Game of the Year (abbreviated GotY) is a title awarded by various magazines, websites, and shows to a deserving game. Many publications award a single "Game of the Year" to a single title that they feel represents the pinnacle of gaming achievement that year.
Organizations
Organizations and publications who award board Game of the Years include:
- Games (magazine)
- Golden Geek Award
- Spiel des Jahres
- Kennerspiel des Jahres
- Kinderspiel des Jahres
- Deutscher Spiele Preis
- As d'Or / Golden Ace
- The Dice Tower Gaming Awards
- Canadian Game Design Award
- Mensa
Websites & Bloggers
Website and bloggers that regularly award game of the years or top 10 for the year.
Awards
Games magazine
The winners of the Games (magazine) Game of the Year are chosen by Games editors:[1] See Games 100.
| Year | Game of the Year | Designer(s) | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Garden Dice/The Card Expansion | Doug Bass | Meridae Games |
| 2013 | Trajan | Stefan Feld | Ammonit Spiele |
| 2012 | Tikal II: The Lost Temple | Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling | Asmodée Editions |
| 2011 | Jump Gate | Matt Worden | Matt Worden Games |
| 2010 | Small World | Philippe Keyaerts | Days of Wonder |
| 2009 | Tzaar | Kris Burm | Rio Grande Games |
| 2008 | Pillars of the Earth | Michael Rieneck and Stefan Stadler | Mayfair Games |
| 2007[2] | Vegas Showdown | Henry Stern | Avalon Hill |
| 2006[3] | Australia | Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling | Rio Grande Games |
| 2005[4] | BuyWord | Sid Sackson | Face2Face Games |
| 2004[5] | New England | Alan Moon and Aaron Weissblum | Überplay |
| 2003[6] | DVONN | Kris Burm | Rio Grande |
| 2002 | Evo | Philippe Keyaerts | Eurogames-Descartes USA |
| 2001 | Aladdin's Dragons | Richard Breese | Rio Grande |
| 2000[7] | Torres | Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling | Rio Grande |
| 1999[8] | Fossil | Klaus Palesch | Rio Grande |
| 1998[8] | Quoridor | Mirko Marchesi | Great American Trading Co. |
| 1997[9] | 25 Words or Less | Winning Moves | |
| 1995[10] | Sharp Shooters | Milton Bradley | |
| 1994[10] | Myst | Robyn Miller and Rand Miller | Broderbund |
| 1993[10] | Inklings | Mattel | |
| 1992[10] | Pipeline | Playco Hawaii | |
| 1991[10] | Trumpet | International Games |
Golden Geek Award
The BoardGameGeek Golden Geek Award is presented every year at the BGG.Con event in Dallas, Texas. The winners of the Golden Geek are selected by the nomination and voting of the user community of BoardGameGeek.com website.
| Year | Winner | Designer(s) | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Terra Mystica | -- | -- |
| 2012 | Eclipse | -- | -- |
| 2011 | Dominant Species | -- | -- |
| 2010 | Hansa Teutonica | -- | -- |
| 2009 | Dominion | -- | -- |
| 2008 | Agricola | -- | -- |
| 2007 | Shogun | -- | -- |
| 2006 | Caylus | -- | -- |
Spiel des Jahres
These are winners of Spiel des Jahres, the German board game award.
Kennerspiel des Jahres
These are winners of Kennerpiel des Jahres, a part of the German Spiel des Jahres board game award.
| Year | Winner | Designer(s) | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Istanbul | Rüdiger Dorn | Pegasus Spiele |
| 2013 | Legends of Andor | Michael Menzel | Fantasy Flight Games |
| 2012 | Village | Inka Brand and Markus Brand | Pegasus Spiele |
| 2011 | 7 Wonders | Antoine Bauza | Repos Production |
Kinderspiel des Jahres
The Kinderspiel des Jahres is awarded every year to the best children's game by a jury of German game critics. This award is to children's games what the Spiel des Jahres is to family games.
2001 was the first year that the Kinderspiel des Jahres was officially awarded. Prior to that year, it was the Sonderpreis "Kinderspiel" (Special Prize for Best Children's Game). Since the intent behind both awards is the same, it is customary to refer to the 1989 - 2000 Sonderpreis winners as having won the Kinderspiel des Jahres.
| Year | Winner | Designer(s) | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Geister, Geister, Schatzsuchmeister! | Brian Yu | -- |
| 2013 | Der verzauberte Turm | Inka Brand & Markus Brand | -- |
| 2012 | Schnappt Hubi! | Steffen Bogen | -- |
| 2011 | Da ist der Wurm drin | Carmen Kleinert | -- |
| 2010 | Diego Drachenzahn | Manfred Ludwig | -- |
| 2009 | Das magische Labyrinth | Dirk Baumann | -- |
| 2008 | Wer war's? | Reiner Knizia | -- |
| 2007 | Beppo der Bock | Klaus Zoch & Peter Schackert | -- |
| 2006 | Der schwarze Pirat | Guido Hoffmann | -- |
| 2005 | Das Kleine Gespenst | Kai Haferkamp | -- |
| 2004 | Spooky Stairs | Michelle Schanen | -- |
| 2003 | Viva Topo! | Manfred Ludwig | -- |
| 2002 | Maskenball der Käfer | Peter-Paul Joopen | -- |
| 2001 | Klondike | Stefanie Rohner and Christian Wolf | -- |
| 2000 | Arbos | Martin Arnold and Armin Müller | -- |
| 1999 | Kayanak | Peter-Paul Joopen | -- |
| 1998 | Chicken Cha Cha Cha | Klaus Zoch | -- |
| 1997 | Leinen los! | Alex Randolph | -- |
| 1996 | Vier zu mir! | Heike Baum | -- |
| 1995 | Karambolage | Heinz Meister | -- |
| 1994 | Loopin' Louie | Carol Wiseley | -- |
| 1993 | Ringel-Rangel | Geni Wyss | -- |
| 1992 | Galloping Pigs | Heinz Meister | -- |
| 1991 | Piraten-Abenteuer | Wolfgang Kramer | -- |
| 1990 | My Haunted Castle | Virginia Charves | -- |
| 1989 | Gute Freunde | Alex Randolph | -- |
Deutscher Spiele Preis
The Deutscher Spielepreis (German for German Game Prize) is an important award for boardgames. It was started in 1990 by the German magazine "Die Pöppel-Revue", which collects votes from the industry's stores, magazines, professionals and game clubs. The results are announced every October at the Spiel game fair in Essen, Germany. The Essen Feather is awarded at the same ceremony.
| Year | Winner | Designer(s) | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Russian Railroads | Helmut Ohley, Leonhard "Lonny" Orgler | Hans im Glück Verlags-GmbH |
| 2013 | Terra Mystica | Jens Drögemüller, Helge Ostertag | Feuerland Spiele |
| 2012 | Village | Inka Brand, Markus Brand | Pegasus Spiele |
| 2011 | 7 Wonders | Antoine Bauza | Repos Production |
| 2010 | Fresco | Marcel Süßelbeck, Marco Ruskowski, Wolfgang Panning | Queen Games |
| 2009 | Dominion | Donald X. Vaccarino | Hans im Glück Verlags-GmbH |
| 2008 | Agricola | Uwe Rosenberg | Lookout Games |
| 2007 | The Pillars of the Earth | Michael Rieneck, Stefan Stadler | Kosmos |
| 2006 | Caylus | William Attia | Ystari Games |
| 2005 | Louis XIV | Rüdiger Dorn | Ravensburger Spieleverlag GmbH |
| 2004 | Saint Petersburg | Bernd Brunnhofer | Hans im Glück Verlags-GmbH |
| 2003 | Amun Re | Reiner Knizia | Hans im Glück Verlags-GmbH |
| 2002 | Puerto Rico | Andreas Seyfarth | Ravensburger Spieleverlag GmbH |
| 2001 | Carcassonne | Klaus-Jürgen Wrede | Hans im Glück Verlags-GmbH |
| 2000 | Taj Mahal | Reiner Knizia | alea |
| 1999 | Tikal | Michael Kiesling, Wolfgang Kramer | Ravensburger Spieleverlag GmbH |
| 1998 | Tigris & Euphrates | Reiner Knizia | Hans im Glück Verlags-GmbH |
| 1997 | Löwenherz | Klaus Teuber | Goldsieber Spiele |
| 1996 | El Grande | Richard Ulrich, Wolfgang Kramer | Hans im Glück Verlags-GmbH |
| 1995 | The Settlers of Catan | Klaus Teuber | Franckh |
| 1994 | Take 6! | Wolfgang Kramer | AMIGO Spiel + Freizeit GmbH |
| 1993 | Modern Art | Reiner Knizia | Hans im Glück Verlags-GmbH |
| 1992 | Flying Dutchman | Klaus Teuber | Parker Brothers |
| 1991 | Master Labyrinth | Max J. Kobbert | Ravensburger Spieleverlag GmbH |
| 1990 | Hoity Toity | Klaus Teuber | F.X. Schmid |
The Dice Tower Gaming Award
The Dice Tower Awards are an annual award giving, hosted by the Dice Tower Network. Games are nominated by a committee of prominent podcasters and bloggers from the board gaming hobby.
| Year | Winner | Designer(s) | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2013 | Caverna: The Cave Farmers | Uwe Rosenberg | Lookout Games |
| 2012 | Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game | James Kniffen, Corey Konieczka, Jason Little, Brady Sadler, Adam Sadler | Fantasy Flight Games |
| 2011 | Eclipse | Touko Tahkokallio | Asmodee |
| 2010 | 7 Wonders | Antoine Bauza | Asmodee |
| 2009 | Small World | Philippe Keyaerts | Days of Wonder |
| 2008 | Dominion | Donald X. Vaccarino | Rio Grande Games |
| 2007 | Race for the Galaxy | Thomas Lehmann | Rio Grande Games |
Canadian Game Design Award
These are winners of the Canadian Game Design Awards
| Year | Winner | Designer(s) | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Super Motherload | Matt Tolman and Gavan Brown | Roxley Game Laboratory |
| 2013 | Windfall: Gateways | Joseph McDaid | -- |
| 2012 | Coven | Paul Saxberg | -- |
| 2011 | Undermining | Matt Tolman | -- |
| 2010 | Octopus’ Garden | Roberta Taylor | -- |
Mensa Select
These are winners of Mensa Select Award, for the five best board games of the year submitted to Mensa Mind Games
| Year | Winner | Designer(s) | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Gy | Euphoria | Jamie Stegmaier | Stonemaier Games |
| Template:Gy | Gravwell: Escape from the 9th Dimension | Corey Young | Cryptozoic Entertainment |
| Template:Gy | Pyramix | Tim Roediger | Gamewright |
| Template:Gy | Qwixx | Steffen Benndorf | Gamewright |
| Template:Gy | The Duke | Jeremy Holcomb | Catalyst Game Labs |
| Template:Gy | Forbidden Desert | Matt Leacock | Gamewright |
| Template:Gy | Ghooost! | Richard Garfield | Iello |
| Template:Gy | Kerflip | Damon Tabb | Creative Foundry Games |
| Template:Gy | Kulami | Andreas Kuhnekath | Foxmind Games |
| Template:Gy | Suburbia | Ted Alspach | Bezier Games |
| Template:Gy | Coerceo | Erik Gortzen | Coerceo Company |
| Template:Gy | Iota | Gene Mackles | Iota |
| Template:Gy | Mine Shift | John Forte, Jr | Mindware |
| Template:Gy | Snake Oil | Jeff Ochs | Snake Oil, LLC |
| Template:Gy | Tetris Link | (Uncredited) | TechnoSource |
| Template:Gy | Instructures | Jane Mathews | Jane's Games |
| Template:Gy | Pastiche | Sean D MacDonald | Gryphon Games |
| Template:Gy | Pirate vs Pirate | Max Winter Osterhaus | Out of the Box |
| Template:Gy | Stomple | Greg Zima | GaZima Games |
| Template:Gy | Uncle Chestnut's Table Gype | Paul E Nowak and Christopher Nowak | Eternal Revolution |
| Template:Gy | Anomia | Andrew Innes | Anomia Press |
| Template:Gy | Dizios | Nicholas Cravotta | MindWare |
| Template:Gy | Forbidden Island | Matt Leacock | Gamewright |
| Template:Gy | Word on the Street | Jack Degnan | Out of the Box |
| Template:Gy | Yikerz! | (Uncredited) | Wiggles 3D Incorporated |
| Template:Gy | Cornerstone | Matt Mette | Good Company Games |
| Template:Gy | Dominion | Donald X Vaccarino | Rio Grande Games |
| Template:Gy | Marrakesh | Dominique Ehrhard | Fundex |
| Template:Gy | Stratum | Jose' L Navas | Family Games America, Inc |
| Template:Gy | Tic-Tac-Ku | Mark Asperheim and Cris Van Oosterum | Mad Cave Bird Games |
| Template:Gy | AmuseAmaze | Ethan Goffman | HL Games |
| Template:Gy | Eye Know | Paul Berton and George Sinclair | Wiggles 3D Inc |
| Template:Gy | Jumbulaya | Julie Archer and Karl Archer | Platypus Games |
| Template:Gy | Pixel | Ariel Laden | Educational Insights |
| Template:Gy | Tiki Topple | Keith Meyers | Gamewright |
| Template:Gy | Gemlok | Donald Meyer | Pywacket Games |
| Template:Gy | Gheos | Rene' Wiersma | Z-Man Games |
| Template:Gy | Hit or Miss | Garrett J Donner, Brian S Spence, and Michael S Steer | Gamewright |
| Template:Gy | Qwirkle | Susan McKinley Ross | MindWare |
| Template:Gy | Skullduggery | K Allegra Vernon | Outset Media Games |
| Template:Gy | Deflexion (aka Khet) | Luke Hooper, Michael Larson, and Del Segura | Deflexion |
| Template:Gy | Hive | John Yianni | Smart Zone Games |
| Template:Gy | Keesdrow | Donald Meyer | Pywacket |
| Template:Gy | Pentago | Tomas Floden | Mindtwister USA |
| Template:Gy | Wits & Wagers | Dominic Crapuchettes | North Star Games |
| Template:Gy | DaVinci's Challenge | Paul Micarelli | Briarpatch |
| Template:Gy | Ingenious | Reiner Knizia | Fantasy Flight Games |
| Template:Gy | Loot | Reiner Knizia | Gamewright |
| Template:Gy | Niagara | Thomas Liesching | Rio Grande Games |
| Template:Gy | Zendo | Kory Heath | Looney Labs |
| Template:Gy | 10 Days in Africa/USA | Alan Moon and Aaron Weissblum | Out of the Box |
| Template:Gy | Basari | Reinhard Staupe | Out of the Box |
| Template:Gy | The Bridges of Shangri-La | Leo Colovini | Uberplay Entertainment |
| Template:Gy | Rumis | Stefan Kogl | Educational Insights |
| Template:Gy | Yinsh | Kris Burm | Rio Grande Games |
| Template:Gy | Blokus | Bernard Tavitian | Educational Insights |
| Template:Gy | Cityscape | Sjaak Griffioen | Out of the Box |
| Template:Gy | Fire & Ice | Jens-Peter Schliemann | Out of the Box |
| Template:Gy | Octiles | Dale Walton | Out of the Box |
| Template:Gy | Transamerica | Franz-Benno Delonge | Rio Grande Games |
| Template:Gy | Curses! | Brian Tinsman | Play All Day Games |
| Template:Gy | Dvonn | Kris Burm | Rio Grande Games |
| Template:Gy | The Legend of Landlock | Edith Schlichting | Gamewright |
| Template:Gy | Muggins! | (Uncredited) | Muggins Math |
| Template:Gy | Smart Mouth | Theo Coster, Ora Coster, and Theora Design | Binary Arts |
| Template:Gy | Brainstrain | DJ Calhoun | Chuckle Games Company |
| Template:Gy | Dao | Jeff Pickering and Ben VanBuskirk | Playdao.com |
| Template:Gy | Metro | Dirk Henn | Queen Games |
| Template:Gy | Shapes Up! | (Uncredited) | Educational Insights |
| Template:Gy | The Poll Game | Eric Martin and Jeff Snow | Thepollgame, LLC |
| Template:Gy | 3 Stones | Andy Daniel | Enginuity Games |
| Template:Gy | Finish Lines | Joan Moravick | Games For All Reasons |
| Template:Gy | Imaginiff | Jack Lawson and Andrew Lawson | Buffalo Games |
| Template:Gy | Time's Up! | Peter Sarrett | R&R Games |
| Template:Gy | Zertz | Kris Burm | Schmidt International/Rio Grande Games |
| Template:Gy | Apples to Apples | Matthew Kirby | Out of the Box |
| Template:Gy | Bollox (Boku) | Rob Nelson | Cadaco |
| Template:Gy | Doubles Wild | Andy Daniel | Enginuity Games |
| Template:Gy | Fluxx | Andrew Looney | Looney Labs |
| Template:Gy | Quiddler | Marsha Falco | Set Enterprises |
| Template:Gy | Avalam | Philippe Deweys | Great American Trading Company |
| Template:Gy | Cube Checkers | Gillespie and Rolling | DCP Limited |
| Template:Gy | Kram | Mark Blazczyk | Du Botting Originals |
| Template:Gy | Spy Alley | William Stephenson | Spy Alley Partners |
| Template:Gy | Wadjet | Dee Pomerleau | Timbuk II |
| Template:Gy | Hattrick! | Björn Holmér | US Games Systems |
| Template:Gy | Quoridor | Mirko Marchesi | Great American Trading Company |
| Template:Gy | Rush Hour | Nob Yoshigahara | Think Fun (Binary Arts) |
| Template:Gy | Sagarian | Jason Yearout | Sagarian |
| Template:Gy | Stops | Don Kimball | Stops |
| Template:Gy | Pirateer | Scott Peterson | Mendocino Game Company |
| Template:Gy | Quadwrangle | Maureen Hiron | Great American Trading Company |
| Template:Gy | Rat-a-Tat Cat | Ann and Monty Stambler | Gamewright |
| Template:Gy | Take 6 | Wolfgang Kramer | US Games Systems |
| Template:Gy | Touche' | Wayne Bobette | Wayne Bobette Enterprises |
| Template:Gy | Continuo | Maureen Hiron | US Games Systems |
| Template:Gy | Duo | Maureen Hiron | US Games Systems |
| Template:Gy | Quixo | Thierry Chapeau | Great American Trading Company |
| Template:Gy | The Great Dalmuti | Richard Garfield | Wizards of the Coast |
| Template:Gy | Word Spin Scramble | Geospace Products Co, Inc | |
| Template:Gy | Char | Frank Bechter | Bechter Productions, Inc. |
| Template:Gy | Chung Toi | W. Reginald Chung | House of Chung Enterprises |
| Template:Gy | Down Fall | Western Publishing, Inc. | |
| Template:Gy | Magic, The Gathering | Richard Garfield | Wizards of the Coast |
| Template:Gy | Pyraos (aka Pylos) | David G. Royffe | Great American Trading Co. |
| Template:Gy | Farook | Stewart M. Lamle | Amuse, Inc.. |
| Template:Gy | Inklings | Mattel | |
| Template:Gy | Overturn | Ron and Pat Dubren | Pressman |
| Template:Gy | Quadrature | Mark Steere | Mark Steere Games |
| Template:Gy | Quarto! | Blaise Muller | Gigamic |
| Template:Gy | Kinesis | Adam Byer | Cherry Street Games |
| Template:Gy | Q4 | Abalone Games Corp | |
| Template:Gy | Terrace | Anton Dresden | Siler/Siler Ventures |
| Template:Gy | Traverse | Michael Kuby, John Miller | Educational Insights |
| Template:Gy | Why Not? | Herman Erikson | Our Game Company |
| Template:Gy | Clue: The Great Museum Caper | John Labelle, Thomas and Dave Rabideau | Parker Brothers |
| Template:Gy | Lapis | Pango, Inc | |
| Template:Gy | Master Labyrinth | Max J. Kobbert | International Playthings |
| Template:Gy | Pyramis | Murray J. Gould, James R. Longacre | Abalone Games Corp |
| Template:Gy | Set | Marsha J. Falco | Set Enterprises |
| Template:Gy | Abalone | Michael Lalet, Laurent Levi | Abalone Games Corp |
| Template:Gy | Scattergories | Milton Bradley | |
| Template:Gy | Taboo | Brian Hersch | Milton Bradley |
| Template:Gy | Tribond | Ed Muccini, Tim Walsh, Dave Yearick | Big Fun A Go-Go |
| Template:Gy | Trivial Pursuit, Genus Edition | Scott Abbot, Chris Haney | Parker Brothers |
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