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==All winners== ===Game of the year=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! style="width:1%;"| Year ! style="width:29%;"| Game ! style="width:40%;"| Designer ! style="width:30%;"| Publisher |- | [[1979 in games|1979]] | ''[[Hare and Tortoise]]'' | [[David Parlett]] | [[Ravensburger]] |- | [[1980 in games|1980]] | ''[[Rummikub]]'' | [[Ephraim Hertzano]] | [[Intelli]] |- | [[1981 in games|1981]] | [[Focus (board game)|''Focus'']] | [[Sid Sackson]] | [[Parker Brothers|Parker]] |- | [[1982 in games|1982]] | [[Enchanted Forest (game)|''Enchanted Forest'']] | [[Alex Randolph]] and [[Michel Matschoss]] | [[Ravensburger]] |- | [[1983 in games|1983]] | [[Scotland Yard (board game)|''Scotland Yard'']] | [[Werner Schlegel]], [[Dorothy Garrels]], [[Fritz Ifland]], [[Manfred Burggraf]], [[Werner Scheerer]] and [[Wolf Hoermann]] | [[Ravensburger]] |- | [[1984 in games|1984]] | ''[[Railway Rivals]]'' | [[David G. Watts|David Watts]] | [[Schmidt Spiele|Schmidt Games]] |- | [[1985 in games|1985]] | [[Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective (gamebook)|''Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective'']] | [[Raymond Edwards (game designer)|Raymond Edwards]], [[Suzanne Goldberg]] and [[Gary Grady]] | [[Kosmos (publisher)|Kosmos]] |- | [[1986 in games|1986]] | ''[[Top Secret Spies]]'' | [[Wolfgang Kramer]] | Ravensburger |- | [[1987 in games|1987]] | ''[[Auf Achse]]'' | [[Wolfgang Kramer]] | F.X. Schmid |- | [[1988 in games|1988]] | [[Barbarossa (board game)|''Barbarossa'']] | [[Klaus Teuber]] | [[Altenburger und Stralsunder]] |- | [[1989 in games|1989]] | ''[[Café International]]'' | [[Rudi Hoffmann (game designer)|Rudi Hoffmann]] | [[Mattel]] |- | [[1990 in games|1990]] | ''[[Adel Verpflichtet]]'' | [[Klaus Teuber]] | F.X. Schmid |- | [[1991 in games|1991]] | ''[[Drunter und Drüber]]'' | [[Klaus Teuber]] | [[Hans im Glück]] |- | [[1992 in games|1992]] | ''[[Um Reifenbreite]]'' | [[Rob Bontenbal]] | [[Jumbo (game publisher)|Jumbo]] |- | [[1993 in games|1993]] | [[Liar's Dice|''Call my Bluff'']] | [[Richard Borg]] | [[F.X. Schmid]] |- | [[1994 in games|1994]] | [[Manhattan (game)|''Manhattan'']] | [[Andreas Seyfarth]] | [[Hans im Glück]] |- | [[1995 in games|1995]] | Nowrap| ''[[The Settlers of Catan]]'' | [[Klaus Teuber]] | [[Kosmos (publisher)|Kosmos]] |- | [[1996 in games|1996]] | ''[[El Grande]]'' | [[Wolfgang Kramer]] and [[Richard Ulrich]] | [[Hans im Glück]] |- | [[1997 in games|1997]] | [[Mississippi Queen (board game)|''Mississippi Queen'']] | [[Werner Hodel]] | [[Goldsieber]] |- | [[1998 in games|1998]] | ''[[Elfenland]]'' | [[Alan R. Moon]] | [[Amigo Spiele]] |- | [[1999 in games|1999]] | [[Tikal (board game)|''Tikal'']] | [[Wolfgang Kramer]] and [[Michael Kiesling]] | [[Ravensburger]] |- | [[2000 in games|2000]] | [[Torres (board game)|''Torres'']] | [[Wolfgang Kramer]] and [[Michael Kiesling]] | [[Ravensburger]] |- | [[2001 in games|2001]] | [[Carcassonne (board game)|''Carcassonne'']] | [[Klaus-Jürgen Wrede]] | [[Hans im Glück]] |- | [[2002 in games|2002]] | ''[[Villa Paletti]]'' | [[Bill Payne]] | [[Zoch Verlag]] |- | [[2003 in games|2003]] | [[Alhambra (board game)|''Alhambra'']] | [[Dirk Henn]] | [[Queen Games]] |- | [[2004 in games|2004]] | Nowrap| [[Ticket to Ride (board game)|''Ticket to Ride'']] | [[Alan R. Moon]] | [[Days of Wonder]] |- | [[2005 in games|2005]] | [[Niagara (game)|''Niagara'']] | [[Thomas Liesching]] | [[Zoch Verlag]] |- | [[2006 in games|2006]] | [[Thurn and Taxis (board game)|''Thurn and Taxis'']] | [[Andreas Seyfarth]] and [[Karen Seyfarth]] | [[Hans im Glück]] |- | [[2007 in games|2007]] | ''[[Zooloretto]]'' | [[Michael Schacht]] | [[Abacus Spiele]] |- | [[2008 in games|2008]] | ''[[Keltis]]'' | [[Reiner Knizia]] | [[Kosmos (publisher)|Kosmos]] |- | [[2009 in games|2009]] | [[Dominion (game)|''Dominion'']] | [[Donald X. Vaccarino]] | [[Rio Grande Games]] |- | [[2010 in games|2010]] | [[Dixit (card game)|''Dixit'']] | Jean-Louis Roubira | Libellud |- | [[2011 in games|2011]] | ''[[Qwirkle]]'' | Susan McKinley Ross | Mindware Spiele |- | [[2012 in games|2012]] | ''[[Kingdom Builder]]'' | [[Donald X. Vaccarino]] | Queen Games |- | [[2013 in games|2013]] | [[Hanabi (board game)|''Hanabi'']] | Antoine Bauza | Abacusspiele |- | [[2014 in games|2014]] | ''[[Camel Up]]'' | Steffen Bogen | Eggertspiele |- | [[2015 in games|2015]] | ''[[Colt Express]]'' | [[Christophe Raimbault]] | [[Ludonaute]] |- | [[2016 in games|2016]] | [[Codenames (board game)|''Codenames'']] | [[Vlaada Chvátil]] | [[Czech Games Edition]] |- | [[2017 in games|2017]] | ''[[Kingdomino]]'' | Bruno Cathala | {{ill|Pegasus games|de|Pegasus Spiele}} |- | [[2018 in games|2018]] | [[Azul (board game)|''Azul'']] | [[Michael Kiesling]] | Next Move/Plan B Games |- | [[2019 in games|2019]] | [[Just One (board game)|''Just One'']]<ref name="Spiegel"/><ref name="Winnipeg Free Press"/><ref name="zatu2109"/> | Ludovic Roudy and Bruno Sautter | Repos Production |- | [[2020 in games|2020]] | [[Pictures (board game)|''Pictures'']] | Daniela and Christian Stöhr | PD-Verlag |- | [[2021 in games|2021]] | ''[[MicroMacro: Crime City]]''<ref name="spieldesjahres2021"/><ref name="dicebreaker2021"/><ref name="tabletop2021"/> | Johannes Sich | Edition Spielwiese and {{ill|Pegasus games|de|Pegasus Spiele}} |- | [[2022 in games|2022]] | ''[[Cascadia (board game)|Cascadia]]''<ref name="winner2022"/> | Randy Flynn | Flatout Games, AEG, and [[Kosmos (publisher)|Kosmos]] |- | [[2023 in games|2023]] | [[Dorfromantik#Board game adaptation|''Dorfromantik'']] | Michael Palm and Lukas Zach | {{ill|Pegasus games|de|Pegasus Spiele}} |- | [[2024 in games|2024]] | [[Sky Team (board game)|''Sky Team'']] | Luc Rémond | [[Kosmos (publisher)|Kosmos]] / Scorpion Masqué |} ===Connoisseurs' game of the year=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! style="width:1%;"| Year ! style="width:29%;"| Game ! style="width:40%;"| Designer ! style="width:30%;"| Publisher |- |2011 | [[7 Wonders (board game)|''7 Wonders'']] | [[Antoine Bauza]] | [[Repos Production]] |- |2012 | [[Village (board game)|''Village'']] | [[Inka Brand and Markus Brand]] | [[eggertspiele]] and {{ill|Pegasus games|de|Pegasus Spiele}} |- |2013 | [[Legends of Andor (board game)|''Legends of Andor'']] | [[Michael Menzel]] | [[Fantasy Flight Games]] |- |2014 | [[Istanbul (board game)|''Istanbul'']] | [[Rüdiger Dorn]] | {{ill|Pegasus games|de|Pegasus Spiele}} |- |2015 | [[Broom Service (board game)|''Broom Service'']] | [[Andreas Pelikan]] and [[Alexander Pfister]] | [[Ravensburger]] |- |2016 | ''[[Isle of Skye: From Chieftain to King]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dicetowernews.com/2016-spiel-des-jahres-winners-announced/29419|title=2016 Spiel Des Jahres Winners Announced {{!}} Dice Tower News|last=Lundberg|first=Jonathan|website=www.dicetowernews.com|access-date=2016-08-30|archive-date=2016-10-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026232444/http://www.dicetowernews.com/2016-spiel-des-jahres-winners-announced/29419|url-status=dead}}</ref> | Andreas Pelikan and Alexander Pfister | Mayfair |- |2017 | ''Exit - The Game'' | Inka Brand and Markus Brand | [[Kosmos (publisher)|Kosmos]] |- |2018 | ''[[The Quacks of Quedlinburg]]'' | Wolfgang Warsch | [[Schmidt Spiele|Schmidt Games]] |- |2019 | [[Wingspan (board game)|''Wingspan'']]<ref name="wingspan"/><ref name="zatu2109"/> | [[Elizabeth Hargrave]] | Stonemaier Games |- |2020 | [[The Crew (card game)|''The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine'']] | Thomas Sing | [[Kosmos (publisher)|Kosmos]] |- |2021 | ''Paleo''<ref name="spieldesjahres2021"/><ref name="dicebreaker2021"/><ref name="tabletop2021"/> | Peter Rustemeyer | [[Hans im Glück]] |- |2022 | ''Living Forest''<ref name="winner2022"/> | Aske Christiansen | {{ill|Pegasus games|de|Pegasus Spiele}} and Ludonaute |- |2023 | ''Challengers!'' | Johannes Krenner and Markus Slawitscheck | 1 More Time Games and [[Z-Man Games]] |- |2024 | [[Daybreak (board game)|''Daybreak'']] | Matt Leacock and Matteo Menapace | Schmidt |} ===Children's game of the year=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! style="width:1%;"| Year ! style="width:29%;"| Game ! style="width:40%;"| Designer ! style="width:30%;"| Publisher |- |1989 | ''[[Gute Freunde]]'' | [[Alex Randolph]] | Selecta |- |1990 | ''[[My Haunted Castle]]''<br>(German title: ''Das Geisterschloss'') | [[Virginia Charves]] | F.X. Schmid |- |1991 | [[Corsaro (board game)|Corsaro – ''Irrfahrt im Piratenmeer'']] | Wolfgang Kramer | [[Herder publishers|Herder]] |- |1992 | ''[[Galloping Pigs]]''<br>(German title: ''Schweinsgalopp'') | [[Heinz Meister]] | Ravensburger |- |1993 | ''[[Ringel Rangel]]'' | [[Geni Wyss]] | Habermaaß |- |1994 | ''[[Loopin' Louie]]'' | [[Carol Wiseley]] | [[Milton Bradley Company|Milton Bradley]] |- |1995 | [[Karambolage (game)|''Karambolage'']] | [[Heinz Meister]] | Habermaaß |- |1996 | ''[[Noah's Park]]''<br>(German title: ''Vier zu Mir'') | [[Heike Baum]] | Altenburger und Stralsunder |- |1997 | ''[[Leinen Los!]]'' | Alex Randolph | Habermaaß |- |1998 | ''[[Chicken Cha Cha Cha]]'' | [[Klaus Zoch]] | [[Zoch Verlag]] |- |1999 | [[Kayanak (board game)|''Kayanak'']] | [[Peter-Paul Joopen]] | Habermaaß |- |2000<ref>This and earlier awards were Special Awards</ref> | {{ill| Arbos (game)|Lt=''Arbos''|de|Arbos (Spiel)}} | [[Armin Müller]] and [[Martin Arnold (game designer)|Martin Arnold]] | [[M+A Spiel]] |- |2001 | [[Klondike (2001 board game)|''Klondike'']] | [[Christian Wolf]] and [[Stefanie Rohner]] | Habermaaß |- |2002 | ''[[The Ladybug's Costume Party]]''<br>(German title: ''Maskenball der Käfer'') | [[Peter-Paul Joopen]] | Selecta |- |2003 | ''[[Viva Topo!]]'' | [[Manfred Ludwig]] | [[Selecta (games company)|Selecta]] |- |2004 | ''[[Spooky Stairs]]''<br>(German title: ''Geistertreppe'') | [[Michelle Schanen]] | Drei Magier Spiele |- |2005 | [[Das Kleine Gespenst (board game)|''Das Kleine Gespenst'']] | [[Kai Haferkamp]] | [[Kosmos (publisher)|Kosmos]] |- |2006 | ''[[Der Schwarze Pirat]]'' | [[Guido Hoffmann (game designer)|Guido Hoffmann]] | [[Habermaaß GmbH|Habermaaß]] |- |2007 | ''[[Beppo der Bock]]'' | [[Peter Schackert]] | [[Huch & Friends]] |- |2008 | ''[[Wer war's?]]'' | [[Reiner Knizia]] | [[Ravensburger]] |- |2009 | [[The Magic Labyrinth (board game)|''The Magic Labyrinth'']] | [[Dirk Baumann]] | [[Drei Magier Spiele]] |- |2010 | ''[[Diego Drachenzahn]]'' | [[Manfred Ludwig]] | [[Habermaaß GmbH|HABA]] |- |2011 | ''[[Da ist der Wurm drin]]'' | [[Carmen Kleinert]] | [[Zoch Verlag]] |- |2012 | ''[[Schnappt Hubi!]]'' | [[Steffen Bogen]] | [[Ravensburger]] |- |2013 | ''[[Der verzauberte Turm]]'' | [[Inka and Markus Brand]] | [[Schmidt/Marke Drei Magier Spiele]] |- |2014 | ''[[Geister, Geister, Schatzsuchmeister!]]'' (English title: ''Ghost Fightin' Treasure Hunters'') | [[Brian Yu]] | [[Mattel| Mattel Games]] |- |2015 | [[Spinderella (board game)|''Spinderella'']] | [[Roberto Fraga]] | [[Zoch Verlag]] |- |2016 | ''My First Stone Age<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/SpieldesJahres/status/744818176551067649|title=Spiel des Jahres on Twitter|access-date=2016-08-30|archive-date=2017-06-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170604075240/https://twitter.com/SpieldesJahres/status/744818176551067649|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=February 2024}}'' | Marco Teubner | ZMAN Games |- | 2017 | ''Ice Cool<ref name="auto1" />'' | Brian Gomez | Amigo |- | 2018 | ''Funkelschatz'' (English title: ''Dragon's Breath'') | Lena und Günter Burkhardt | Habermaaß| [[Habermaaß GmbH|HABA]] |- | 2019 | ''Tal der Wikinger''<ref name="spiegel2019"/><ref name="zatu2109"/> (English title: ''Valley of the Vikings'') | Marie and Wilfried Fort | [[Habermaaß GmbH|HABA]] |- | 2020 | ''Speedy Roll'' (Alternate title: ''Hedgehog Roll'') | Urtis Šulinskas | Piatnik |- |2021 | ''[[Dragomino]]''<ref name="tabletop2021"/><ref name="spieldesjahres2021"/> | Bruno Cathala, Marie Fort and Wilfried Fort | {{ill|Pegasus games|de|Pegasus Spiele}} and Blue Orange |- |2022 | ''Zauberberg'' (English title: ''Magic Mountain'') | Jens-Peter Schliemann and Bernhard Weber | Amigo |- |2023 | ''Mysterium Kids'' | Antonin Boccara and Yves Hirschfeld | Libellud / Space Cow |- |2024 | ''Die magischen Schlüssel'' (English title: ''Magic Keys'') | Markus Slawitschek and Arno Steinwender | Game Factory / Happy Baobab |} ===Special awards=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! style="width:1%;"| Year ! style="width:27%;"| Prize ! style="width:24%;"| Game ! style="width:24%;"| Designer ! style="width:24%;"| Publisher |- | 1979 | Beautiful game | [[Seti (game)|''Seti'']] | No specific designer | Bütehorn |- | Rowspan="2"|1980 | Beautiful game | [[The Game (dice game)|''Spiel'']] | [[Reinhold Wittig]] | Edition Perlhuhn |- <!-- 1980 continued --> | Solitaire | ''[[Rubik's Cube]]'' | [[Ernő Rubik]] |- |1981 | Beautiful game | [[Ra (1981 board game)|''Ra'']] | [[Marco Donadoni]] | [[International Team]] |- |1982 | Beautiful game | ''[[Skript]]'' | [[Henri Sala]] | Jumbo |- |1983 | Beautiful game | ''[[Wir füttern die kleinen Nilpferde]]'' | [[Reinhold Wittig]] | [[Edition Perlhuhn]] |- |1984 | Beautiful game | ''[[Uisge]]'' | [[Roland Siegers]] | Hexagames |- |1985 | Beautiful game | ''[[Die Magier]]'' | Johann Rüttinger | Noris Spiele |- |1986 | Beautiful game | ''[[Müller & Sohn]]'' | [[Rei'nhold Wittig]] | [[Kosmos (publisher)|Kosmos]] |- |1987 | Beautiful game | [[Orient Express (board game)|''Orient Express'']] | [[Jeff Smets]] | [[Jumbo]] |- | Rowspan="2"|1988 | Beautiful game | ''[[Inkognito]]'' | [[Alex Randolph]] and [[Leo Colovini]] | Milton Bradley |- <!-- 1988 continued --> | [[Cooperative board game|Cooperative family game]] | ''[[Sauerbaum]]'' | [[Johannes Tranelis]] |- |1989 | Beautiful game | ''[[Henne Berta]]'' | [[Geni Wyss]] | Habermaaß |- |1990 | Beautiful game | [[Life Style (board game)|''Life Style'']] | No specific designer | Ravensburger |- |1991 | Beautiful game | ''[[Master Labyrinth]]'' | [[Max Kobbert]] | Ravensburger |- |1992 | style="text-align:center;" colspan="4"| No special prizes awarded |- |1993 | Beautiful game | ''Kula Kula'' | [[Reinhold Wittig]] | Blatz Spiele |- |1994 | Beautiful game | [[Doctor Faust (board game)|''Doctor Faust'']] | [[Reinhold Wittig]] | Blatz Spiele |- | Rowspan="2"|1995 | Beautiful game | ''Tri-Ba-Lance'' | [[Michael Sohre]] | [[Theta Promotions]] |- <!-- 1995 continued --> | [[Puzzle]] | ''[[3D Krimi-Puzzle]]'' | No specific designer |- | Rowspan="2"|1996 | Beautiful game | ''[[Venice Connection]]'' | [[Alex Randolph]] | [[Drei Magier Spiele]] |- <!-- 1996 continued --> | Dexterity game | ''[[Carabande]]'' | [[Jean du Poel]] |- | Rowspan="2"|1997 | Beautiful game | [[Aztec (game)|''Aztec'']] | [[Nicolas Neuwahl]] | [[Zoch Verlag]] |- <!-- 1997 continued --> | [[game of physical skill|Dexterity game]] | ''[[Husarengolf]]'' | [[Torsten Marold]] |- |1998–2000 | style="text-align:center;" colspan="4"| No special prizes awarded |- | Rowspan="2"|2001 | Literary game | [[Lord of the Rings (board game)|''Lord of the Rings'']] | Reiner Knizia | [[Kosmos (publisher)|Kosmos]] |- <!-- 2001 continued --> | Historical game | [[Troia (board game)|''Troia'']] | [[Thomas Fackler]] |- |2002–03 | style="text-align:center;" colspan="4"| No special prizes awarded |- |- |2004 | Recommended | ''Attika'' | Marcel-André Casasola Merkle | Rio Grande |- |2005 | style="text-align:center;" colspan="4"| No special prizes awarded |- | Rowspan="2"|2006 | Fantasy game | ''[[Shadows Over Camelot]]'' | [[Serge Laget]] and [[Bruno Cathala (game designer)|Bruno Cathala]] | [[Days of Wonder]] |- <!-- 2006 continued --> | Complex game | [[Caylus (board game)|Caylus]] | [[William Attia]] |- |2007 | style="text-align:center;" colspan="4"| No special prizes awarded |- |2008 | Complex game | [[Agricola (board game)|''Agricola'']] | [[Uwe Rosenberg]] | [[Lookout Games]] |- | Rowspan="2"|2009 | New game worlds | [[Space Alert]] | [[Vlaada Chvátil]] | [[Czech Games Edition]] |- <!-- 2009 continued -->| Party game | [[Gift Trap]] | [[Nick Kellet]] | |- |2010 | Game of the Year plus | [[World Without End (board game)|''World Without End'']] | [[Michael Rieneck]] and [[Stefan Stadler]] | [[Kosmos (publisher)|Kosmos]] |- |2011–17 | style="text-align:center;" colspan="4"| No special prizes awarded |- |2018 | Special prize | [[Pandemic (board game)#Pandemic Legacy|''Pandemic Legacy: Season 2'']] | [[Matt Leacock]] and [[Rob Daviau]] | [[Z-Man Games]] |- |2019–22 | style="text-align:center;" colspan="4"| No special prizes awarded |- |2023 | Special prize | [[Unlock! (board game)|''Unlock! Game Adventures'' and ''Unlock! Kids: Detective Stories'']]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/en/games/unlock-game-adventures/ | title=Unlock! Game Adventures }}</ref> | [[Cyril Demaegd]], [[Mathieu Casnin]], [[Thomas Cauët]] and [[Jeremy Koch]] | [[Space Cowboys (publisher)|Space Cowboys]] |- |}
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