Editing Java (board game) (section)

== Reception ==
Bernhard Fischer, reviewing from ''Spieletest'', praised the game’s strategy and tactics. However, he criticised its poor appeal for intermediate players and complex rules.<ref name=":0" /> ''Java'' also placed 9th place in the 2001 ''[[Deutscher Spiele Preis]]'' award<ref>{{Cite web |title=Preisträger – SPIEL Messe |url=https://www.spiel-messe.com/de/deutscher-spielepreis/preistraeger/ |access-date=2022-08-02 |archive-date=2020-11-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103224339/https://www.spiel-messe.com/de/deutscher-spielepreis/preistraeger/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> and the [[Games (magazine)|''Games Magazine'']] Best Advanced Strategy Game in 2002.{{cn|date=December 2024}} It is the second game in the Mask Trilogy, following ''[[Tikal (board game)|Tikal]]'' and followed by ''[[Mexica (board game)|Mexica]]''.<ref name=":0"/>