Spiel des Jahres (thing)

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The Spiel des Jahres is the German "Game of the Year" award, given out each year to an outstanding family board game. In addition to the "Game of the Year" there are also many special prizes awarded in categories of excellence each year. These special categories are only awarded when a game is released that merits special consideration within a category thus not all categories are awarded each year. The awards themselves were established in 1978 (first award granted in 1979 for the '78 production year) by a group of German game critics to raise awareness of Boardgaming in general, in the years since its inception the Spiel des Jahres has come to be considered one of the most prestigious awards in the Boardgame industry (others include the Origins Award and the Mensa Select Awards, both US based). Since the introduction of The Settlers of Catan into the United States in the mid 1990's Boardgaming has seen a resurgence in the US (the previous gaming boom died with the collapse and subsequent acquisition of Avalon Hill in the 1980's). Most winners go on to place the familiar (to gamers at least) Red ribbon upon their box-top. English names have been used where availiable, my german is horrendous. Spiel des Jahres Winners by year: 1979: Hare and Tortise - Game of the Year 1980: Rummikub - Game of the Year Das Spiel - Most Beautiful Game Rubix's Cube - Best Solitaire Game 1981: Focus (AKA Domination) - Game of the Year Ra - Most Beautiful Game 1982: Enchanted Forest - Game of the Year Script - Most Beautiful Game 1983: Scotland Yard - Game of the Year Wir Futtern die Kleinen Nilpferde - Most Beautiful Game 1984: Railway Rivals - Game of the Year Uisge - Most Beautiful Game 1985: Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective - Game of the Year Die Drei Magier - Most Beautiful Game 1986: Heimlich & Co. (AKA Top Secret Spies) - Game of the Year Muller & Sohn - Most Beautiful Game 1987: Auf Achse - Game of the Year Tatort: Nachtexpress - Most Beautiful Game 1988: Barbarossa - Game of the Year Inkognito - Most Beautiful Game 1989: Cafe International - Game of the Year Henne Berta - Most Beautiful Game Gute Freunde - Best Children's Game 1990: Hoity Toity - Game of the Year Life Style - Most Beautiful Game My Haunted Castle - Best Children's Game 1991: Drunter und Drüber - Game of the Year Master Labyrinth - Most Beautiful Game Corsaro - Best Children's Game 1992: Um Reifenbreite - Game of the Year Galloping Pigs - Best Children's Game 1993: Liar's Dice - Game of the Year Kula Kula - Most Beautiful Game Turtle Tangle - Best Children's Game 1994: Manhattan - Game of the Year Doctor Faust - Most Beautiful Game Loopin' Louie - Best Children's Game 1995: The Settlers of Catan - Game of the Year Tri-ba-Lance - Most Beautiful Game Karambolage - Best Children's Game 1996: El Grande - Game of the Year Venice Connection - Most Beautiful Game Carabande - Best Action Game Vier zu mir! - Best Children's Game 1997: Mississippi Queen - Game of the Year Aztec - Most Beautiful Game Cut the Painter! - Best Children's Game Husarengolf - Best Action Game 1998: Elfenland - Game of the Year Chicken Cha Cha Cha - Best Children's Game 1999: Tikal - Game of the Year Kayanak - Best Children's Game 2000: Torres - Game of the Year Arbos - Best Children's Game 2001: Carcassonne - Game of the Year 2002: Villa Paletti - Game of the Year 2003: Alhambra - Game of the Year 2004: Ticket to Ride - Game of the Year Spooky Stairs - Best Children's Game 2005: Niagra - Game of the Year Das kleine Gespenst - Best Children's Game 2006: Thurn und Taxis - Game of the Year Caylus - Special prize for Complex Play Shadows Over Camelot - Special Prize for Fantasy Game

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