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Nominees for 2025 Meeples Choice Awards Announced
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
2026 SdJ Nominations Announced
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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2026 Jogo do Ano Nominees Announced
One of my favorite annual game awards is Spiel Portugal’s Jogo do Ano (which is Portuguese for “Game of the Year”). What I like about it is that the nominated games are all heavier ones and titles like that often … Continue reading
Galactic Cruise, Fate of the Fellowship, and Hot Streak Win 2025 Golden Geek Awards!
BoardGameGeek has just announced the winners of their Golden Geek awards for 2025. There are three Game of the Year categories, for best Light, Medium, and Heavy games. Here are the top three finishers in each category, together with their … Continue reading
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Molly House, Fate of the Fellowship, Hot Streak, and Magical Athlete Win 2026 ATA Awards
Well, the 2026 game awards season has finally begun. The American Tabletop Awards have been around since 2019 and they feature an interesting division of games into four categories. The winner in the Complex category is Molly House, designed by … Continue reading
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Larry Levy: 2025 Designer of the Year Award
Well, I guess it’s that time of year again. I’ve been writing Designer of the Year (DotY) articles for over 20 years, but for those of you who are new to the series (or who suffer from temporary amnesia), let … Continue reading
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