Editing Spiel des Jahres (section)

===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
|}