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Sky Team, Daybreak, and Die magischen Schlüssel win 2024 SdJ Awards

The SdJ Jury has announced the winners of their awards for 2024. Here are the winners of all three awards for this year: Spiel des Jahres Sky Team Designed by:  Luc Rémond Published by:  Scorpion Masqué and KOSMOS Kennerspiel Daybreak … Continue reading

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Nucleum, Earth, Sky Team, and The White Castle Win 2023 Meeples Choice Awards

The winners of the Meeples Choice Awards for the 2023 calendar year have been announced.  The voters’ four favorite games from last year are: NUCLEUM EARTH SKY TEAM THE WHITE CASTLE The award is set up to honor the top … Continue reading

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2024 Jogo do Ano Nominees Announced

Well, it’s June, which means it’s time for the beginning of summer, Father’s Day, and…board game award nominations! The latest to announce its finalists is the Jogo do Ano, the Portuguese Game of the Year award, as determined by the … Continue reading

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2023 Meeples Choice Awards Nominees Announced

The Meeples Choice Awards is an annual game award that has been voted on by a group of gamers since 1995. The purpose of the award is to select the group’s three favorite designs from the previous calendar year. The … Continue reading

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SdJ Nominations for 2024

The SdJ Jury has released its nominated and recommended games for 2024. Here are the nominees, together with their designers and publishers: SdJ Nominees Kennerspiel Nominees Kinderspiel Nominees The thing you have to remember about the SdJ awards is that … Continue reading

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Challengers and Acropolis Win 2023 Japan Boardgame Prize!

The Japan Boardgame Prize is an annual award sponsored by U-more, an organization whose goal is to spread the culture of board games in Japan.  There are two different awards each year and the winners for 2023 were recently announced.  … Continue reading

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