Mayfair Games' Pillars of the Earth, designed by Michael Rieneck and Stefan Stadler from the best-selling novel by Ken Follett (see 'Mayfair Announces Patrizier'), has won Games Magazine's Game of the Year award for 2008. That was one of two games for which Mayfair won awards; two other companies (Rio Grande and Playroom) also had two each. Other awards from the magazine are as follow:
Best New Abstract Strategy Game
Khronos (
Best New Advanced Strategy Game
If Wishes Were Fishes (
Best New Family Game
Bull in a
Best New Family Card Game
Shear Panic (
Best New Family Strategy Game
Gift Trap (Gift Trap)
Best New Party Game
Sacred Myths and Legends Series (Family Games)
Best New Puzzle
Unspeakable Words (Playroom)
Best New Word Game
Ran (GMT)
Best new Historical Simulation Game
From 'Games Magazine'
Posted by ICv2 on October 30, 2007 @ 11:00 pm CT
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