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2026 IGA Nominations Announced

Posted on August 19, 2026 by huzonfirst

The International Gamers Awards (IGA) have announced their nominated games for 2026.  The IGA nominates games in three categories:  Best Multiplayer Experience, Best Two-Player Experience, and Best Solo Experience.  Here are the nominated games in each category, along with their … Continue reading →

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Galactic Cruise Is Dice Tower’s Game of the Year

Posted on August 3, 2026 by huzonfirst

The Dice Tower announced the winners of their Dice Tower Awards during GenCon.  Their Game of the Year award goes to Galactic Cruise, the breakout title by designers T.K. King, Dennis Northcott, and Koltin Thompson.  It’s the third significant victory … Continue reading →

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JinxO, Rebirth, and Mooki Island Are SdJ Winners

Posted on July 13, 2026 by huzonfirst

Yesterday, the Spiel des Jahres jury announced the winners of their three awards.  The big award (the SdJ) goes to JinxO, a party game from Martin Ang.  It beat out the other two nominated games, Cozy Stickerville and Morty Sorty … Continue reading →

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2025 Meeples Choice Award Winners Announced

Posted on June 22, 2026 by huzonfirst

The voting for the 2025 Meeples Choice Awards is complete and, due to ties, there are more winning games than usual.  Instead of the usual three winning games, this time there are five.  The winners are: LORD OF THE RINGS: … Continue reading →

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Nominees for 2025 Meeples Choice Awards Announced

Posted on June 15, 2026 by huzonfirst

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

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2026 SdJ Nominations Announced

Posted on May 19, 2026 by huzonfirst

The Spiel des Jahres (SdJ) jury announced the nominated games for the SdJ, Kennerspiel (“connoisseur” games), and Kinderspiel (children’s games) awards earlier today and I think it’s safe to say that nobody had these titles on their Bingo cards. For … Continue reading →

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