I Sverige / In Sweden
| År | Familj / Family | Barn / Children | Vuxenspel / Adult games |
| 1984 | Mandala | Bamses honungsjakt | |
| 1985 | Trivial Pursuit | Min Bondgård (My Farm, Ravensburger) | |
| 1986 | Spökjakten (Ghost Party/Midnight Party, Ravensburger) | Busungar | |
| 1987 | Orientexpressen (The orient express, Jumbo) | Barnen i Bullerbyn | |
| 1988 | The Amazing Labyrinth (Ravensburger) | Skattkammarön (Treasure Island, Jumbo) | |
| 1989 | Ave Caesar | Vind i seglen | |
| 1990 | Rappakalja | Hitta björnungarna (Find the Bear Cubs) | |
| 1991 | Maestro | - | |
| 1992 | Ostindiska kompaniet (The East Indian Company, Dan Glimne) | Tom & Jerry (The Big Race, Schmidt Spiel+Freizeit) | |
| 1993 | Spectrangle (Jumbo) | Hönsmamma (The Mother Hen) | |
| 1994 | Foqus | Larva dig inte! (Don't be foolish!) | |
| 1995 | Manhattan | Underground | |
| 1996 | Snapshot | Familjen Anka (The Duck Family) | |
| 1997 | Svea Rike (Target Games) | Zoo | |
| 1998 | Lotus (Ravensburger) | Figurix (Ravensburger) | |
| 1999 | Herre på Täppan ("Mensch Ärgere Dich nicht") (Användbart Litet Företag) | Valpen Ville (The Puppy Ville) (Alga) | |
| 2000 | N.Y. Chase (Ravensburger) | Safari (Tactic) | |
| 2001 | Dice Man | Små kloka barn upptäcker rymden (Användbart Litet Företag) | |
| 2002 | Carcassonne (Midgaard Games) | Zapp Zerapp (Playmix) | |
| 2003 | Pyramidens Portar | Bolibompa Pling Plong | Speculation (Alga) |
| 2004 | Blokus | Gobblet Junior | Absolut Överens |
| 2005 | Ticket to Ride | Smarta Skator | Pentago |
| ÅRETS SPEL I SVERIGE utnämns av fristående journalister från "Svensk
lekssaksrevy" (vilka arrangerar utnämningen) och några stora dagstidningar.
Utnämningen sker under hösten och priset utdelas under slutet av mars. Spelet ska ha
utgivits under de sista två åren och lanseras seriös, liksom att företaget ska kunna
ha tillräcklig levereranskapacitet. Målgruppen för priset är spelleverantörer och
butiker, för att kunna användas i deras reklam gentemot kunderna. För mer information kontakta Leksakshandlarna, som är en fristående förening. De utger också tidningen "Svensk leksaksrevy". |
THE GAME OF THE YEAR IN SWEDEN is nominated by independent journalists from
"Svensk leksaksrevy" (=Swedish toy review) (who arrange the nomination) and some
large daily newspapers. The nomination happens during the autumn and the prize is awarded
in the end of March. The game has to been published during the last two years and been
introduced seriously, as well as the delivery capacity has to be enough. The target group
for the prize is game distributers and toy shops, to be used in their publicity towards
the customers. For more information, please contakt Leksakshandlarna (=the organisation of the toy stores), which is an independent society. They are also publishing their newspaper "Svensk leksaksrevy" (Swedish toy review). |
I Tyskland / In Germany
Länk till tyska årets spel/Link to German game of the year:
Spiel des Jahres
| År | Familj / Family | Bästa design / Best design | Barn-familj / Children-family |
| 1979 | Hase und Igel (Ravensburger, David Parlett) | Seti (Bütehorn) | - |
| 1980 | Rummikub (Intelli/Arxon) | Spiel (Edition Perlhuhn, Reinhold Wittig) | - |
| 1981 | Focus (Parker, Sid Sackson) | Ra (Interteam, Marco Donadoni) | - |
| 1982 | Sagaland (Ravensburger, Michael Matschoss & Alex Randolph) | Script (Jumbo, Henri Sala) | - |
| 1983 | Scotland Yard (Ravensburger, Schlegel & Garrels & Ifland & Burggraf & Scheerer & Hörmann) | Wir füttern die kleinen Nilpferde (Reinhold Wittig) | - |
| 1984 | Dampfroß (Schmidt Spiele, David Watts) | Uisge (Hexagames, Reinhold Siegers) | - |
| 1985 | Sherlock Holmes Criminal-Cabinet (Franckh-Kosmos, Anthony Uruburu) | Die drei Magier (Noris, Johann Rüttinger) | - |
| 1986 | Heimlich & Co (Ravensburger, Wolfgang Kramer) | Müller & Sohn (Franckh-Kosmos, Reinhold Wittig) | - |
| 1987 | Auf Achse (F.X. Schmid, Wolfgang Kramer) | Tatort Nachtexpress (Jumbo, Jeff Smets) | - |
| 1988 | Barbarossa und die Rätselmeister (ASS, Klaus Teuber) | Inkognito (MB, Alex Randolph, Leo Collovini) | Sauerbaum (Herder, Johannes Tranelis) |
| 1989 | Cafe International (Mattel, Rudi Hoffmann) | Henne Berta (Haba, Geni Wyss) | Gute Freunde (Selecta, Alex Randolph) |
| 1990 | Adel verpflichtet (F.X. Schmid, Klaus Teuber) | Lifestyle (Ravensburger) | Das Geisterschloß (F.X. Schmid, Virginia Charves) |
| 1991 | Drunter & Drüber (Hans im Glück, Klaus Teuber) | Das Labyrinth der Meister (Ravensburger, Max Kobbert) | Corsaro (Herder, Wolfgang Kramer) |
| 1992 | Um Reifenbreite (Jumbo, Rob Bontembal) | - | Schweinsgalopp (Ravensburger, Heinz Meister) |
| 1993 | Bluff (F.X. Schmid, Richard Berg) | Kula Kula (Blatz, Reinhold Wittig) | Ringel Rangel (Haba, Geni Wyss) |
| 1994 | Manhattan (Hans im Glück, Andreas Seyfarth) | Dr. Faust (Blatz, Reinhold Wittig) | Looping Louie (MB) |
| 1995 | Die Siedler von Catan (Settlers of Catan) (Kosmos, Klaus Teuber) | Tribalance (Theta Promotions, Michael Sohre) | Karambolage (Haba, Heinz Meister) |
| 1996 | El Grande (Hans im Glück, Wolfgang Kramer & Richard Ulrich) | Venice Connection (Drei Magier Spiele, Alex Randolph) | Vier zu mir! (ASS, Heike Baum) |
| 1997 | Mississippi Queen (Werner Hodel) | Aztec (Nicolas Neuwahl) | Leinen los! (Alex Randolph) |
| 1998 | Elfenland (Amigo, Alan R. Moon) | - | Zicke Zacke Hühnerkacke (Zochverlag, Klaus Zoch) |
| 1999 | Tikal (Ravensburger, Michael Kiesling & Wolfgang Kramer) | - | Kayanak (Haba, P. Joopen) |
| 2000 | Torres (FX Schmidt, Michael Kiesling & Wolfgang Kramer) | - | Arbos (M+A Spiele, Martin Arnold & Armin Müller) |
| 2001 | Carcassonne (Hans im Gluck, Klaus-Jurgen Wrede) | - | Klondike (Haba, Stefanie Rohner and Christian Wolf) |
| 2002 | Villa Paletti (Zoch Verlag, Bill Payne) | - | Bärenstark (Goldsieber-spiele, Heinz Meister) |
| 2003 | Alhambra (Queen Games, Dirk Henn) | - | Viva Topo! (Selecta, Manfred Ludwig) |
| 2004 | Zug um Zug (Ticket to Ride) (Days of Wonder, Alan R Moon) | - | Geistertreppe (Drei Magier Spiele, Michelle Schanen) |
| 2005 | Niagara (Zoch) | - | Das Kleine Gespenst (Kosmos) |
I Holland (kategori "spel och pussel" - fr
o m 1999 "12+")
In the Netherlands (category "games and puzzels" - from 1999 "12+")
("Nederlandse Spellenprijs")
| År / Year | Spel / Game (Distibutör / Distributor) | English translation |
| 1977 | Wie ben ik (Otto Maier Benelux BV) | Who am I? |
| 1978 | Dolly Disc (Hausemann en Hötte) | No idea |
| 1979 | Shogun (Otto Maier Benelux) | |
| 1980 | Treffer (Hausemann en Hötte) | Hit |
| 1981 | Haas en Schildpad (Otto Maier) | the hare and the turtle |
| 1982 | Babuschka (Otto Maier) | |
| 1983 | Scotland Yard (Otto Maier) | |
| 1984 | De wereld lacht u toe (Jumbo) | The world smiles at you |
| 1985 | Kat en muis (Jumbo) | Cat and Mouse |
| 1986 | Pisa, art.nr.108 (Jumbo) | |
| 1987 | Reis om de wereld in 80 dagen (Otto Maier) | voyage around the world in 80 days |
| 1988 | Timber (Otto Simon) | |
| 1989 | Tri-Ominos (Goliath) | |
| 1990 | Astrotime (Ravensburger) | |
| 1991 | Abalone (Goliath) | |
| 1992 | Coco Crazy (Ravensburger) | |
| 1993 | Number Rumba (Speelgoed Van Putten) | |
| 1994 | 's Werelds moeilijkste puzzel (Hasbro) | The worlds most difficult puzzle |
| 1995 | Het groot Van Dale spel der Nederlandse taal (Jumbo) | Game of Dutch language |
| 1996 | Mollenmania (Ravensburger) | Molehunting |
| 1997 | Yali (Jumbo) | |
| 1998 | Elfenland (999 Games) | |
| 1999 | De Kolonisten van Katan (999 Games) | Settlers of Catan |
| 2000 | Tik Tak Boem (Jumbo) | Pass the Bomb |
| 2001 | Machiavelli (999 Games) | |
| 2002 | Cartagena (Identity Games) | |
| 2003 | Puerto Rico (Ravensburger) | |
| 2004 | Maharadja: Paleizenbaud in India | Maharaja: Palace Building in India |
| 2005 | De Ontembare Stad (The Game Master) | "The Untamable City" |
Games Awards by Greg Turner (List of different game awards around the world)
Vlaams Spellenarchief (Flemish Games archives) List of game prizes since 1971.
Sidan skapad och underhållen av: Carl-Gustaf Samuelsson