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September 15, 2004
The 2004 Deutscher Spiele Preis has been awarded to Saint Petersburg from Hans im Glück and "Michael Tummelhofer." The prize is voted on by game players throughout Germany and, thanks to Internet ballots, throughout the world. The top ten finishers were: 1. Saint Petersburg
June 28, 2004
Ticket to Ride has been named this year's Spiel des Jahres winner, once again bringing the jury in line with the general consensus of the gaming community. Congratulations to Days of Wonder for their first win-- all the more impressive considering how young the company is-- and to Alan Moon for his second SdJ prize (the first being Elfenland in 1998).
May 22, 2004
Dicke Luft in der Gruft: Norbert Proena (Zoch) Ticket to Ride and St. Petersburg seem like the best choices to me-- both are light while not without substance, easy to teach and play. Einfach Genial also has its fans, and it's been quite a while since a pure abstract game has won the prize and Knizia, of course, has never nabbed it. Raja is the heaviest of the pack and therefore seems the dark horse candidate.
September 17, 2003
The winner of the annual Deutsche Spiel-Preis has been announced, and once again Reiner Knizia walks away with this award while the Spiel des Jahres continues to elude him (special prize for The Lord of the Rings not withstanding). Here's how things shook out in the voting: 1. Amun-Re by Reiner Knizia (Hans im Glück) Congratulations to Herr Knizia!
June 23, 2003
Congratulations to Dirk Henn and Queen, whose game Alhambra has won this year's Spiel des Jahres. Alhambra is a redesign of Henn's earlier Stimmt So!, with some minor rules changes and the addition of a tile-laying component.
June 05, 2003
The short list for this year's Spiel des Jahres is as follows: ALHAMBRA by Dirk Henn (Queen Games) Congratulations to the nominees, and to the eventual winner, Alhambra. The winner will be announced later this month.
In the biggest surprise since Dom Deluise decided, "Just one more doughnut," this year's International Gamers Award (formerly the Gamers Choice Award) went to Puerto Rico. The world may now continue spinning on its axis.
May 20, 2003
The nominees for the 2003 Spiel des Jahres have been announced. They are: ALHAMBRA by Dirk Henn (Queen Games) A special shout out to Stephen Glenn, who is no doubt over the moon at having his first published design appear on this list. Congratulations to him, and to all the nominees. The list will be narrowed to three in June, with the winner announced on June 23.
April 01, 2003
The Gamers' Choice Awards have severed their ties to the Strategy Gaming Society, gone independent, added some new members to the committee, and renamed themselves as the International Gamers Awards. Full details can be found at their new website.
March 24, 2003
The absurd categorizations that are the Origins Awards nominations were announced at the recent GAMA trade show in Las Vegas. Highlights this year include Puerto Rico in the "Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Board Game" category (bet you didn't realize all those "colonists" aren't human) but not the Game of the Year category, and both Squint and Entdecker in the "Best Abstract Board Game" category. Maybe someday the academy will realize their categories don't make much sense, but in the meantime it's always good for an annual chuckle. The complete list of nominees can be found here at Game Table Online. |
