The nominations for Spiel des Jahres (Game of the Year) are:
- Dorfromantik – Das Brettspiel by Michael Palm and Lukas Zach; published by Pegasus Spiele (see “Pegasus Spiele Will Release ‘Dorfromantik’ into U.S. Retail”)
- Fun Facts by Kaspar Lapp; published by Repos Productions
- Next Station London by Matthew Dunstan; published by HCM Kinzel
The jury also published a “recommended” game list:
- Akropolis by Jules Messaud; published by Kobold Spieleverlag and Gigimic (see “Review: ‘Akropolis’ (Board Game)”)
- Hister; published by Jumbo
- Kuzooka by Leo Colovini; published by Pegasus Spiele (see “Zoo Animals Try to Escape in ‘Kuzooka’”)
- Mantis by Ken Gruhl and Jeremy Posner; published by Exploding Kittens
- QE by Gavin Birnbaum; published by Strohmann Games and Boardgametables.com
- Sea Salt & Paper by Bruno Cathala and Theo Riviere; published by MM-Spiele
- That’s Not a Hat by Kasper Lapp; published by Ravensburger
For the Kennerspiel des Jahres (Enthusiasts Game of the Year):
- Challengers! by Johannes Krenner and Markus Slawischeck; published by 1 More Time Games and Z-Man Games
- Iki by Koota Yamada; published by Giant Roc and Sorry We Are French
- Planet Unknown by Ryan Lambert and Adam Rehberg; published by Strohmann Games and Adam’s Apple Games
Two games got the nod as “recommended” games for enthusiasts:
- Council of Shadows by Martin Kallenborn and Jochen Scherer; published by Alea
- Mindbug by Marvin Hegen, Christian Kudahl, Skaff Elias, and Richard Garfield; published by Nerdlab
For Kinderspiel des Jahres (Children’s Game of the Year):
- Carla Caramel by Sara Zarian; published by Loki
- Gigamon by Johann Roussel and Karim Aouidad; pubished by Mirakulus and Studio H
- Mysterium Kids by Antonin Boccara and Yves Hirschfeld; published by Libellud and Space Cow
Three games were “recommended” for this category as well:
- Douzanimo by Sebastien Decad; published by Djeco
- Mein erstes Abenteuer Band 1 bis 7 by Romeo Hennion, Mathilde Malburet, Jean Philippe Sahut, and Arnaud Boutle; published by Board Game Box
- Rutsch & Flutsch by Joel Escalante and Rafael Escalante; published by Game Factory