Editing Spiel des Jahres (section)

===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
|-
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| 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]]
|-
|}