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“Odin” Wins 2025 As d’Or Awards

Last week, the jury of the Festival International des Jeux announced the winner of its As d’Or awards.  Games from last year are nominated in four separate categories and the overall winner is Odin, a climbing and shedding game designed by … Continue reading

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Mycelia Wins Austria’s Spiel der Spiele Award

The results of the Spiel der Spiele, Austria’s national game awards, have been announced.  The Game of the Year is Mycelia, designed by Daniel Greiner and published by Ravensburger.  The SdS also honors games in six other categories; here are … Continue reading

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White Castle, Thunder Road, Sea Salt & Paper, and Blob Party Win 2024 ATA Awards

The American Tabletop Awards have been around since 2019 and they just announced their winning games for 2024.  The ATA’s honor games in four categories, focused at four different styles of gamers; here are the winning games, along with the … Continue reading

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Nucleum Wins 2024 Jogo do Ano Award

Well, the last few significant gaming awards of 2024 have trickled in, so let’s summarize the results in a few posts. First, Spiel Portugal, a leading Portuguese gaming club, announced the results of their Jogo do Ano award today.  The … Continue reading

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Forest Shuffle Wins DSP *and* a la carte Awards

Essen is not only the place for releasing new games, but also where some annual gaming awards are announced each year.  Traditionally, the IGA awards are formally presented during the fair and both the DSP (Deutscher Spiele Preis) and the … Continue reading

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Nucleum, Sky Team, and Imperium: Horizons Win 2024 IGA Awards!

The results of the 2024 International Gamers Awards (IGA) have just been announced.  In the Multiplayer category, Nucleum takes the prize, edging out Voidfall for the honor.  In the 2-player category, SdJ winner Sky Team winds up on top, beating … Continue reading

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