The game nominations for this year’s award for Family Game of the Year 2017 (Spiel des Jahres), Strategy Game of the Year 2017 (Kennerspiel des Jahres), and Children’s Game of the Year 2017 (Kinderspiel des Jahres) have been announced. These awards are considered the most prestigious awards in the board game world.
The vast field of games is pared down to three games for each category that will contend for their respective category award.
And the nominees are:
Family Game of the Year 2017
(Spiel des Jahres)
Kingdomino Blue Orange Games Quick playing tile-laying game for 2-4 players. |
Magic Maze Dude Games Real time cooperative game controlling heroes for 1-8 players. |
El Dorado Ravensburger Deck building game in the jungles for 2-4 explorers. |
Strategy Game of the Year 2017
(Kennerspiel des Jahres)
(Kennerspiel des Jahres)
Terraforming Mars Stronghold Games Planetary project development for 1-5 climate changing corporate players. |
Raiders Of The North Sea Renegade Games Raiding and plundering worker placement game for 2-4 Viking warriors. |
Exit: The Game Thames Kosmos Cooperative escape room game for 1-6 crpytologists. |
Children’s Game of the Year 2017
(Kinderspiel des Jahres)
The Mysterious Forest Iello Cooperative memory game in a fantasy forest for 2-4 young trekkers. |
Captain Silver Queen Games Fast paced treasure hunting game for 2-4 young pirates. |
Ice Cool Brain Games A dexterity game for 2-4 young very rounded penguins. |
Stay tuned in to find out which games win.
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