The Spiel des Jahres jury has announced its choices, with games from AEG and Pegasus Spiele taking the two top prizes.  The prestigious Spiel des Jahres award went to Cascadia by Randy Flinn, published by AEG/Flatout/Kosmos. Other nominees were Scout from Oink Games, and Top Ten by Cocktail Games (see "2022 Spiel des Jahres Nominations").

The Kennerspiel des Jahres award went to Living Forest by Aske Christiansen, published by Pegasus Spiele.  Other nominees were Cryptid from Osprey Games and Dune: Imperium from Dire Wolf.

The top game for kids (Kinderspiel des Jahes) went to Zaubergerg, published as Magic Mountain by Amigo in the U.S., last month (see "’Zauberberg’ Wins Kinderspiel des Jahres").