Editing Spiel des Jahres

{{Short description|German award for board games and card games}}
{{Expand German| Spiel des Jahres|date=October 2022}}{{Infobox organization
| name               =Spiel des Jahres e.V.
| formation          =1978
| founding_location  =[[Nuremberg]]
| type               =Association
| leader_title       =Chairman
| leader_name        =Harald Schrapers
| leader_title2      =General Manager
| leader_name2       =Guido Heinecke
| website            ={{URL|http://www.spiel-des-jahres.com/en}}
}}

[[File:Harald Schrapers.jpg|thumb|Harald Schrapers, Chairman of the Jury of the ''Spiel des Jahres'']]
[[File:Randy Flynn.jpg|thumb| Randy Flynn’s ''[[Cascadia (board game)|Cascadia]]'': Winner of ''Spiel des Jahres'' 2022]]
The '''Spiel des Jahres''' ({{IPA|de|ˈʃpiːl dəs ˈjaːʁəs|lang}}, 'Game of the Year') is an award for [[board game|board]] and [[card game]]s, created in 1978 with the purpose of rewarding family-friendly game design, and promoting excellent games in the German market.<ref name="werneck1">{{cite web
|url=http://opinionatedgamers.com/2011/06/20/dale-yu-2009-interview-with-tom-werneck-spiel-des-jahres-jury-member-part-1-of-3/
|title=Interview with Tom Werneck, Spiel des Jahres jury member – Part 1 of 3
|author=Dale Yu
|work=The Opinionated Gamers
|date=20 June 2011
|access-date=2013-02-12
|archive-date=2011-06-23
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623054127/http://opinionatedgamers.com/2011/06/20/dale-yu-2009-interview-with-tom-werneck-spiel-des-jahres-jury-member-part-1-of-3/
|url-status=live
}}</ref> It is thought that the existence and popularity of the award was one of the major drivers of the quality of games coming out of [[Germany]], particularly in the 1980s and 1990s.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Werneck |first=Tom |title=The Impact of the Award "Spiel des Jahres" on the Development of the Board Games Market in Germany |url=https://www.vilaweb.cat/media/continguts/000/055/359/359.pdf}}</ref> A ''Spiel des Jahres'' nomination can increase the typical sales of a game from 500–3,000 copies to around 10,000, and the winner can usually expect to sell as many as 500,000 copies.<ref>Scott Tepper cited in {{cite book|author=Stewart Woods|title=Eurogames: The Design, Culture and Play of Modern European Board Games|year=2012|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-9065-3|page=221}}</ref>

==Award criteria==
The award is given by a jury of German-speaking [[board game]] critics from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland,<ref name="werneck1" /> who review games released in Germany in the preceding twelve months. The games considered for the award are [[German-style board games|family-style]] games. [[Wargaming|War games]], [[role-playing games]], collectible [[card games]], and other complicated, highly competitive, or hobbyist games are outside the scope of the award.  Since 1989, there has been a separate award for [[children's games]].  The jury is not subject to public scrutiny and members of the public are not offered the opportunity to influence the voting.

On occasion, the jury has awarded a special prize for more complex games, such as [[Agricola (board game)|Agricola]] in 2008 or [[World Without End (board game)|World Without End]] in 2010.  Prior to 2011, this award was an exceptional award which was not necessarily awarded annually. In 2011, however, this practice was formalized when the jury created a new category for more complex games called ''Kennerspiel des Jahres''. Along with the nominations, the jury also gives a list of recommended games, and occasionally gives out special prizes for games which will not be considered for the main award. The criteria on which a game is evaluated are:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spiel-des-jahres.com/cms/front_content.php?idcat=123&changelang=4|title=Spiel des Jahres e.V. -|website=Spiel des Jahres (www.spiel-des-jahres.com)|access-date=14 April 2018|archive-date=24 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150324045949/http://www.spiel-des-jahres.com/cms/front_content.php?idcat=123&changelang=4|url-status=live}}</ref>
# game concept (originality, playability, game value)
# rule structure (composition, clearness, comprehensibility)
# layout (box, board, rules),
# design (functionality, workmanship)

The jury does not release its scoring system or provide insight into how the categories are weighted.

==Awards and nominees==

=== 1979 awards ===
The games receiving recognition at the 1979 awards were:  
{| class="wikitable"
|+Game of the Year
!Game
!Designer
!Publisher
!Result
|-
|''[[Hare and Tortoise]]''
|[[David Parlett]]
|[[Rio Grande Games]]
|Won
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Special Award
!Game
!Designer(s)
!Publisher
!Category
|-
|''Seti''
|Andreas Steiner and Hartmut Witt
|[[Hexagames]]
|Beautiful Game
|}

=== 1980 awards ===
The games receiving recognition at the 1980 awards were: 
{| class="wikitable"
|+Game of the Year
!Game
!Designer
!Publisher
!Result
|-
|''[[Rummikub]]''
|[[Ephraim Hertzano]]
|[[Pressman Toy Corporation|Pressman Toy Corp.]]
|Won
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Special Award
!Game
!Designer
!Publisher
!Category
|-
|''Spiel''
|[[Reinhold Wittig]]
|ABC Toys
|Beautiful Game
|-
|[[Rubik's Cube]]
|[[Ernő Rubik|Erno Rubik]]
|[[Ideal Toy Company|Ideal Toy Corp]]
|Best Solitaire Game
|}

=== 1981 awards ===
The games receiving recognition at the 1981 awards were:
{| class="wikitable"
|+Game of the Year
!Game
!Designer
!Publisher
!Result
|-
|''[[Focus (board game)|Focus]]''
|[[Sid Sackson]]
|Whitman
|Won
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Game
!Designer
!Publisher
!Category
|-
|''Ra: Strategy Among Hexagons''
|[[Marco Donadoni]]
|[[International Team]]
|Beautiful Game
|}

=== 1982 awards ===
The games receiving recognition at the 1981 awards were:
{| class="wikitable"
|+Game of the Year
!Game
!Designer
!Publisher
!Result
|-
|''[[Enchanted Forest (game)|Enchanted Forest]]''
|[[Alex Randolph]] and Michael Matschoss
|[[Ravensburger]]
|Won
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Special Award
!Game
!Designer
!Publisher
!Category
|-
|''Skript''
|Henri Sala
|Jumbo
|Beautiful Game
|}

=== 1983 awards ===
The games receiving recognition at the 1983 awards were:
{| class="wikitable"
|+Game of the Year
!Game
!Designer
!Publisher
!Result
|-
|''[[Scotland Yard (board game)|Scotland Yard]]''
|Manfred Burggraf and others
|[[Ravensburger]]
|Won
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Special Award
!Game
!Designer
!Publisher
!Category
|-
|''Wir füttern die kleinen Nilpferde''
|Reinhold Wittig
|Fagus
|Beautiful Game
|}

=== 1984 awards ===
The games receiving recognition at the 1984 awards were:
{| class="wikitable"
|+Game of the Year
!Game
!Designer
!Publisher
!Result
|-
|''[[Railway Rivals]]''
|[[David G. Watts|David Watts]]
|[[Games Workshop]]
|Won
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Special Award
!Game
!Designer
!Publisher
!Result
|-
|''[[Uisge]]''
|Roland Siegers
|[[Hexagames]]
|Won
|}

=== 1985 awards ===
The games receiving recognition at the 1985 awards were:
{| class="wikitable"
|+Game of the Year
!Game
!Designer
!Publisher
!Result
|-
|''[[Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective (gamebook)|Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective]]''
|Raymond Edwards, Suzanne Goldberg and Gary Grady
|Space Cowboys
|Won
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Special Award
!Game
!Designer
!Publisher
!Category
|-
|''Die Magier''
|Johann Rüttinger
|Noris Spiele
|Beautiful Game
|}

===1998 awards===

The games receiving recognition at the 1998 awards were:

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Game of the Year
|-
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Result
! Ref
|-
| ''[[Elfenland]]''
| [[Alan R. Moon]]
| [[Amigo Spiele|Amigo]]
| {{win}}
| <ref name="1998-nominations_spiel-des-jahres_current(2024)-1998a">{{cite web|title=Games database [Spiel des Jahres - Nominated for Spiel des Jahres]|website=Game of the Year (www.spiel-des-jahres.de)|language=en|url=https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/en/erjahr/1998-en/?preiskat=spiel-des-jahres-en,nominated-for-spiel-des-jahres-en&post_types=spiele|access-date=1 February 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240201001657/https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/en/erjahr/1998-en/?preiskat=spiel-des-jahres-en,nominated-for-spiel-des-jahres-en&post_types=spiele|archive-date=1 February 2024|url-status=live|df=dmy}}</ref><ref name="1998-winners_boardgamegeek_current(2024)-1998a">{{cite web|title=1998 Spiel des Jahres [Winners]|website=BoardGameGeek (www.boardgamegeek.com)|language=en|url=https://boardgamegeek.com/awardset/8607/1998-spiel-des-jahres|access-date=1 February 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240131090006/https://boardgamegeek.com/awardset/8606/1999-spiel-des-jahres|archive-date=31 January 2024|url-status=live|df=dmy}}</ref>
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Special Award
|-
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Category
! Result
! Ref
|-
| ''[[Chicken Cha Cha Cha|Zicke Zacke Hühnerkacke (Chicken Cha Cha Cha)]]''
| Klaus Zoch
| [[Zoch Verlag]]
| Children's Game of the Year
| {{win}}
| <ref name="1998-special-award_spiel-des-jahres_current(2024)-1998a">{{cite web|title=Games database [Special Award]|website=Game of the Year (www.spiel-des-jahres.de)|language=en|url=https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/en/erjahr/1998-en/?preiskat=spiel-des-jahres-en,nominated-for-spiel-des-jahres-en&post_types=spiele|access-date=1 February 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240201001657/https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/en/erjahr/1998-en/?preiskat=spiel-des-jahres-en,nominated-for-spiel-des-jahres-en&post_types=spiele|archive-date=1 February 2024|url-status=live|df=dmy}}</ref><ref name="1998-winners_boardgamegeek_current(2024)-1998a"/>
|}

===1999 awards===

The games receiving recognition at the 1999 awards were:

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Game of the Year
|-
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Result
! Ref
|-
| [[Tikal (board game)|''Tikal'']]
| [[Wolfgang Kramer]] and [[Michael Kiesling]]
| [[Ravensburger]]
| {{win}}
| <ref name="1999-nominations_spiel-des-jahres_current(2024)-1999">{{cite web|title=Games database [Spiel des Jahres - Nominated for Spiel des Jahres]|website=Game of the Year (www.spiel-des-jahres.de)|language=en|url=https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/en/erjahr/1999-en/?preiskat=spiel-des-jahres-en,nominated-for-spiel-des-jahres-en&post_types=spiele|access-date=31 January 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240131113529/https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/en/erjahr/1999-en/?preiskat=spiel-des-jahres-en,nominated-for-spiel-des-jahres-en&post_types=spiele|archive-date=31 January 2024|url-status=live|df=dmy}}</ref><ref name="1999-winners_boardgamegeek_1999">{{cite web|title=1999 Spiel des Jahres (Winners)|website=BoardGameGeek (www.boardgamegeek.com)|language=en|url=https://boardgamegeek.com/awardset/8606/1999-spiel-des-jahres|access-date=31 January 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240131090006/https://boardgamegeek.com/awardset/8606/1999-spiel-des-jahres|archive-date=31 January 2024|url-status=live|df=dmy}}</ref>
|-
| ''Giganten''
| Wilko Manz
| [[Kosmos (publisher)|Kosmos]]
| {{nom}}
| <ref name="1999-nominations_spiel-des-jahres_current(2024)-1999"/><ref name="1999-nominations_boardgamegeek_1999">{{cite web|title=1999 Spiel des Jahres (Nominations)|website=BoardGameGeek (www.boardgamegeek.com)|language=en|url=https://boardgamegeek.com/awardset/8606/1999-spiel-des-jahres|access-date=31 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240131090110/https://boardgamegeek.com/awardset/8606/1999-spiel-des-jahres|archive-date=31 January 2024|url-status=bot: unknown|df=dmy}}</ref>
|-
| style="white-space: nowrap;" | {{ill|Union Pacific (game)|lt=''Union Pacific''|de|Union Pacific (Brettspiel)}}
| [[Alan R. Moon]]
| [[Amigo Spiele|Amigo]]
| {{nom}}
| <ref name="1999-nominations_spiel-des-jahres_current(2024)-1999"/><ref name="1999-nominations_boardgamegeek_1999"/>
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Special Award
|-
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Category
! Result
! Ref
|-
| ''Kayanak''
| Peter-Paul Joopen
| [[Habermaaß|HABA]] and Nabita World
| Children's Game of the Year
| {{win}}
| <ref name="1999-special-award_spiel-des-jahres_current(2024)-1999">{{cite web|title=Games database [Spiel des Jahres - Special Award]|website=Game of the Year (www.spiel-des-jahres.de)|language=en|url=https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/en/erjahr/1999-en/?preiskat=sonderpreis-en&post_types=spiele|access-date=31 January 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240131122621/https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/en/erjahr/1999-en/?preiskat=sonderpreis-en&post_types=spiele|archive-date=31 January 2024|url-status=live|df=dmy}}</ref><ref name="1999-winners_boardgamegeek_1999"/>
|}

===2000 awards===

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Game of the Year
|-
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Result
|-
| [[Torres (board game)|''Torres'']]
| [[Wolfgang Kramer]] and [[Michael Kiesling]]
| [[F.X. Schmid]]
| {{win}}
|-
| ''Carolus Magnus''
| [[Leo Colovini]]
| [[Rio Grande Games]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Citadels (card game)|''Ohne Furcht und Adel (Citadels)'']]
| [[Bruno Faidutti]]
| [[Hans im Glück]]
| {{nom}}
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Special Award
|-
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Category
! Result
|-
| ''Arbos''
| Armin Müller, Martin Arnold
| M+A Spiele
| Children's Game of the Year
| {{win}}
|}

===2001 awards===

This was the first year the Children's Game of the Year award was given, an award for more simple games:

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Game of the Year
|-
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Result
|-
|-
| [[Carcassonne (board game)|''Carcassonne'']]
| [[Klaus-Jürgen Wrede]]
| [[Hans im Glück]]
| {{win}}
|-
| ''Das Amulett''
| [[Alan R. Moon]] and Aaron Weissblum
| Goldsieber Spiele
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Zapp Zerapp''
| [[Heinz Meister]] and Klaus Zoch
| [[Zoch Verlag]]
| {{nom}}
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Children's Game of the Year
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Result
|-
| ''Klondike''
| Stefanie Rohner, Christian Wolf
| [[Habermaaß|HABA]]
| {{win}}
|-
| ''Rüsselbande (The Piggyback Brigade)''
| Alex Randolph
| Drei Magier
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Im Märchenwald''
| Markus Nikisch
| Adlung Spiele
| {{nom}}
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Special Award
|-
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Category
! Result
|-
| ''Troia''
| Thomas Fackler
| Zeitstein Spiele
| Historical Game
| {{win}}
|-
| ''[[Lord of the Rings (board game)|Der Herr der Ringe (Lord of the Rings)]]''
| [[Reiner Knizia]]
| [[Kosmos (publisher)|Kosmos]]
| Literary Game
| {{win}}
|}

===2002 awards===

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Game of the Year
|-
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Result
|-
|-
| ''[[Villa Paletti]]''
| [[Bill Payne]]
| [[Zoch Verlag]]
| {{win}}
|-
| [[Puerto Rico (board game)|''Puerto Rico'']]
| [[Andreas Seyfarth]]
| [[Ravensburger|Alea]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[TransAmerica (board game)|''TransAmerica '']]
| [[Franz-Benno Delonge]]
| Winning Moves Germany
| {{nom}}
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Children's Game of the Year
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Result
|-
| ''Maskenball der Käfer''
| Peter-Paul Joopen
| Selecta
| {{win}}
|-
| ''Höchst verdächtig (Highly Suspect)''
| Manfred Ludwig
| [[Habermaaß|HABA]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Bärenstark''
| Heinz Meister
| Goldsieber Spiele
| {{nom}}
|}

===2003 awards===

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Game of the Year
|-
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Result
|-
| [[Alhambra (board game)|''Der Palast von Alhambra (Alhambra)'']]
| [[Dirk Henn]]
| [[Queen Games]]
| {{win}}
|-
| [[Clans (board game)|''Clans'']]
| [[Leo Colovini]]
| Venice Connection
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Die Dracheninsel''
| Tom Schoeps
| [[Amigo Spiele|Amigo]]
| {{nom}}
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Children's Game of the Year
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Result
|-
| ''Viva Topo!''
| Manfred Ludwig
| Selecta
| {{win}}
|-
| ''Robbys Rutschpartie''
| [[Wolfgang Kramer]], Jürgen P.K. Grunau, Hans Raggan
| [[Kosmos (publisher)|Kosmos]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Lauras Sternenspiel''
| Kai Haferkamp, Rüdiger Husmeier
| [[Amigo Spiele|Amigo]]
| {{nom}}
|}

===2004 awards===

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Game of the Year
|-
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Result
|-
| [[Ticket to Ride (board game)|''Zug um Zug (Ticket to Ride)'']]
| [[Alan R. Moon]]
| [[Days of Wonder]]
| {{win}}
|-
| ''Dicke Luft in der Gruft (Dawn Under)''
| Norbert Proena
| [[Zoch Verlag]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Ingenious (board game)|''Ingenious'']]
| [[Reiner Knizia]]
| [[Kosmos (publisher)|Kosmos]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Raja: Palastbau in Indien (Maharaja: The Game of Palace Building in India)''
| [[Wolfgang Kramer]] and [[Michael Kiesling]]
| [[Phalanx Games]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Saint Petersburg (board game)|''Sankt Petersburg (Saint Petersburg)'']]
| Michael Tummelhofer
| [[Hans im Glück]]
| {{nom}}
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Children's Game of the Year
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Result
|-
| ''Geistertreppe (Spooky Stairs)''
| Michelle Schanen
| Drei Magier
| {{win}}
|-
| ''Schnelle Welle (Treasure Hunt)''
| Dirk Hanneforth, Hajo Bücken
| [[Ravensburger]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Schatz der Drachen''
| [[Reiner Knizia]]
| Winning Moves
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Mare Polare''
| Roberto Fraga
| Selecta
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Macius: Achtung, fertig los!''
| [[Wolfgang Kramer]], Jürgen P.K. Grunau, Hans Raggan
| [[Kosmos (publisher)|Kosmos]]
| {{nom}}
|}

===2005 awards===

The nominations for the 2005 award were announced on May 8, 2005, and the winner on June 27, 2005:

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Game of the Year
|-
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Result
|-
| [[Niagara (board game)|''Niagara'']]
| Thomas Liesching
| [[Zoch Verlag]]
| {{win}}
|-
| ''Verflixxt! (That's Life!)''
| [[Wolfgang Kramer]] and [[Michael Kiesling]]
| [[Ravensburger]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Around the World in 80 Days (board game)|''In 80 Tagen um die Welt (Around the World in 80 Days)'']]
| Michael Rieneck
| [[Kosmos (publisher)|Kosmos]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Jambo (card game)|''Jambo'']]
| [[Rüdiger Dorn]]
| [[Kosmos (publisher)|Kosmos]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Himalaya''
| Régis Bonnessée
| [[Tilsit Editions|Tilsit]]
| {{nom}}
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Children's Game of the Year
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Result
|-
| ''Das kleine Gespenst''
| Kai Haferkamp
| [[Kosmos (publisher)|Kosmos]]
| {{win}}
|-
| ''Schildkrötenrennen (Ribbit)''
| [[Reiner Knizia]]
| Winning Moves
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Schildi Schildkröte''
| Ronald Hofstätter
| [[Habermaaß|HABA]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Mago Magino''
| [[Reiner Knizia]]
| Selecta
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Daddy Cool''
| Heinz Meister
| Huch!
| {{nom}}
|}

===2006 awards===
The nominations for the 2006 award were announced on May 28, 2006, and the winner on July 17, 2006:

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Game of the Year
|-
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Result
|-
| [[Thurn and Taxis (board game)|''Thurn and Taxis'']]
| Karen & [[Andreas Seyfarth]]
| [[Hans im Glück]]
| {{win}}
|-
| ''Seeräuber (Buccaneer)''
| Stefan Dorra
| [[Queen Games]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Aqua Romana''
| Martin Schlegel
| [[Queen Games]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Just 4 Fun''
| Jürgen P.K. Grunau
| [[Kosmos (publisher)|Kosmos]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''[[Blue Moon City]]''
| [[Reiner Knizia]]
| [[Kosmos (publisher)|Kosmos]]
| {{nom}}
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Children's Game of the Year
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Result
|-
| ''Der schwarze Pirat''
| Guido Hoffmann
| [[Habermaaß|HABA]]
| {{win}}
|-
| ''Piratissimo''
| Manfred Ludwig
| Selecta
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Nacht der Magier''
| Kirsten Becker, Jens-Peter Schliemann
| Drei Magier
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Los Mampfos''
| Maja Dorn, [[Rüdiger Dorn]]
| [[Zoch Verlag]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Giro Galoppo''
| Jürgen P.K. Grunau
| Selecta
| {{nom}}
|}

Along with the nominations, the jury also assigned two special prizes for games which it felt were too demanding to count as 'family style' games:<ref name="2006special">{{cite web|url=http://www.boardgamenews.com/index.php/boardgamenews/comments/spiel_des_jahres_nominees|title=Boardgame News article|access-date=2006-05-30
|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060529181952/http://www.boardgamenews.com/index.php/boardgamenews/comments/spiel_des_jahres_nominees|archive-date=2006-05-29}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Special Prizes
|-
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Category
! Result
|-
| [[Shadows over Camelot|Schatten über Camelot (Shadows over Camelot)]]
| [[Serge Laget]] and Bruno Cathala
| [[Days of Wonder]]
| Fantasy Game
| {{win}}
|-
| [[Caylus (board game)|Caylus]]
| William Attia
| Ẏstari Games
| Complex Game
| {{win}}
|}

===2007 awards===
The nominations for the 2007 award were announced on May 20, 2007, and the winner on June 25, 2007:

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Game of the Year
|-
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Result
|-
| ''[[Zooloretto]]''
| [[Michael Schacht]]
| Abacus Spiele
| {{win}}
|-
| ''Der Dieb von Bagdad (The Thief of Baghdad)''
| Thorsten Gimmler
| [[Queen Games]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Jenseits von Theben (Thebes)''
| Peter Prinz
| [[Queen Games]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Die Baumeister von Arkadia (Arkadia)''
| [[Rüdiger Dorn]]
| [[Ravensburger]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''[[Yspahan]]''
| Sébastien Pauchon
| Ẏstari Games
| {{nom}}
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Children's Game of the Year
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Result
|-
| ''Beppo der Bock''
| Peter Schackert, Klaus Zoch
| Oberschwäbische Magnetspiele
| {{win}}
|-
| ''Rettet den Märchenschatz! (Save the Treasure of Fairy Tales)''
| Kai Haferkamp
| Selecta
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Hüpf hüpf, Hurra! (Hop Hop Hooray!)''
| Heinz Meister
| [[Ravensburger]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Gesagt – getan!''
| Roberto Fraga
| [[Habermaaß|HABA]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Burg-Ritter (Castle Knights)''
| Christian Tiggemann
| [[Habermaaß|HABA]]
| {{nom}}
|}

===2008 awards===
The nominations for the 2008 award were announced on May 25, 2008, and the winner on June 30, 2008:

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Game of the Year
|-
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Result
|-
| ''[[Keltis]]''
| [[Reiner Knizia]]
| [[Kosmos (publisher)|Kosmos]]
| {{win}}
|-
| [[Stone Age (board game)|''Stone Age'']]
| Michael Tummelhofer
| [[Hans im Glück]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Wie verhext! (Witch's Brew)''
| Andreas Pelikan
| [[alea (game publisher)|Alea]]/[[Ravensburger]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Blox''
| [[Wolfgang Kramer]], Jürgen P.K. Grunau, Hans Raggan
| Ravensburger
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Suleika''
| Dominique Ehrhard
| [[Zoch Verlag]]
| {{nom}}
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Children's Game of the Year
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Result
|-
| ''Wer war's? (Whoowasit?)''
| [[Reiner Knizia]]
| [[Ravensburger]]
| {{win}}
|-
| ''Geisterjäger (Ghost Hunters)''
| Andreas, Ueli und Lukas Frei
| [[Habermaaß|HABA]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Fluss der Drachen''
| Inka and Markus Brand
| [[Kosmos (publisher)|Kosmos]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Didi Dotter''
| Ariel Laden
| [[Zoch Verlag]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Capt'n Sharky: Abenteuer auf der Schatzinsel''
| Kai Haferkamp
| Die Spiegelburg
| {{nom}}
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Special Prize
|-
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Category
! Result
|-
| [[Agricola (board game)|''Agricola'']]
| [[Uwe Rosenberg]]
| [[Lookout Games]]
| Complex Game
| {{win}}
|}

===2009 awards===
The nominations for the 2009 award were announced on May 24, 2009 and the winner on June 29, 2009:

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Game of the Year
|-
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Result
|-
| [[Dominion (card game)|''Dominion'']]
| [[Donald X. Vaccarino]]
| [[Rio Grande Games]]
| {{win}}
|-
| [[FITS (board game)|''FITS'']]
| [[Reiner Knizia]]
| [[Ravensburger]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Finca (game)|''Finca'']]
| Ralf zur Linde, Wolfgang Sentker
| [[Hans im Glück]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Fauna''
| [[Friedemann Friese]]
| HUCH & Friends
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Pandemic (board game)|''Pandemie (Pandemic)'']]
| [[Matt Leacock]]
| [[:de:Pegasus Spiele|Pegasus Spiele]]
| {{nom}}
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Children's Game of the Year
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Result
|-
| ''[[The Magic Labyrinth (board game)|Das magische Labyrinth (The Magic Labyrinth)]]''
| Dirk Baumann
| Drei Magier
| {{win}}
|-
| ''Curli Kuller''
| Marco Teubner
| Selecta
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Zoowaboo''
| Carlo A. Rossi
| Selecta
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Nicht zu fassen (Hide the Kids!)''
| Fréderic Moyersoen
| [[Zoch Verlag]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Land in Sicht (Tonga Island)''
| Stefan Dorra
| [[Ravensburger]]
| {{nom}}
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Special Prizes
|-
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Category
! Result
|-
| ''[[Gift Trap]]''
| Nick Kellet
| Heidelberger Spieleverlag
| Party Game
| {{win}}
|-
| ''[[Space Alert]]''
| [[Vlaada Chvátil]]
| Heidelberger Spieleverlag
| New Game Worlds
| {{win}}
|}

===2010 awards===
The nominations for the 2010 award were announced on May 31, 2010, and the winner on June 28, 2010:

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Game of the Year
|-
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Result
|-
| [[Dixit (card game)|''Dixit'']]
| Jean-Louis Roubira
| Libellud
| {{win}}
|-
| ''Identik''
| William P. Jacobson  and Amanda A. Kohout
| [[Asmodee]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''A la Carte''
| Karl-Heinz Schmiel
| Moskito/Heidelberger
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Im Wandel der Zeiten: Das Würfelspiel – Bronzezeit (Roll Through the Ages: The Bronze Age)''
| [[Matt Leacock]]
| [[:de:Pegasus Spiele|Pegasus Spiele]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Fresco (board game)|''Fresko (Fresco)'']]
| Marco Ruskowski and Marcel Süßelbeck
| [[Queen Games]]
| {{nom}}
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Children's Game of the Year
|-
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Result
|-
| ''Diego Drachenzahn''
| Manfred Ludwig
| [[Habermaaß|HABA]]
| {{win}}
|-
| ''Panic Tower!''
| Andrew Lawson, Jack Lawson
| Goliath
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Vampire der Nacht (Vampires of the Night)''
| Kirsten Becker, Jens-Peter Schliemann
| Drei Magier
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Turi-Tour''
| Alessandro Zucchini
| Selecta
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Kraken-Alarm''
| Oliver Igelhaut
| [[Kosmos (publisher)|Kosmos]]
| {{nom}}
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Special Prizes
|-
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Category
! Result
|-
| ''Die Tore der Welt (World Without End)''
| Michael Rieneck, Stefan Stadler
| [[Kosmos (publisher)|Kosmos]]
| Game of the Year Plus
| {{win}}
|}

===2011 awards===
The nominations for the 2011 awards were announced on May 23, 2011, and the winners on June 27, 2011. This was the first year the [[Connoisseur]]-gamer Game of the Year award was given, an award for more complex games:

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Game of the Year
|-
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Result
|-
| ''[[Qwirkle]]''
| Susan McKinley Ross
| Mindware Spiele
| {{win}}
|-
| ''Asara''
| [[Wolfgang Kramer]] and [[Michael Kiesling]]
| [[Ravensburger]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Forbidden Island (game)|''Die verbotene Insel (Forbidden Island)'']]
| [[Matt Leacock]]
| [[Schmidt Spiele|Schmidt Games]]
| {{nom}}
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Connoisseur-gamer Game of the Year
|-
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Result
|-
| [[7 Wonders (board game)|''7 Wonders'']]
| [[Antoine Bauza]]
| Repos Production
| {{win}}
|-
| ''Strasbourg''
| [[Stefan Feld]]
| [[:de:Pegasus Spiele|Pegasus Spiele]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Lancaster''
| Matthias Cramer
| [[Queen Games]]
| {{nom}}
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Children's Game of the Year
|-
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Result
|-
| ''Da ist der Wurm drin''
| Carmen Kleinert
| [[Zoch Verlag]]
| {{win}}
|-
| ''Die kleinen Zauberlehrlinge (Magician's Kitchen)''
| Thomas Daum, Violetta Leitner
| Drei Magier
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Monster-Falle (Monster Trap)''
| Inka and Markus Brand
| [[Kosmos (publisher)|Kosmos]]
| {{nom}}
|}

===2012 awards===
The nominations for the 2012 awards were announced on May 21, 2012, and the winners on July 9, 2012:

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Game of the Year
|-
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Result
|-
| ''[[Kingdom Builder]]''
| [[Donald X. Vaccarino]]
| [[Queen Games]]
| {{win}}
|-
| [[Las Vegas (board game)|''Las Vegas'']]
| [[Rüdiger Dorn]]
| [[alea (game publisher)|Alea]]/[[Ravensburger]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Eselsbrücke''
| Stefan Dorra and Ralf zur Linde
| [[Schmidt Spiele]]
| {{nom}}
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Connoisseur-gamer Game of the Year
|-
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Result
|-
| ''[[Village (board game)|Village]]''
| Inka Brand and Markus Brand
| [[:de:Pegasus Spiele|Pegasus Spiele]]
| {{win}}
|-
| [[K2 (board game)|''K2'']]
| Adam Kałuża
| rebel.pl
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Targi''
| Andreas Steiger
| [[Kosmos (publisher)|Kosmos]]
| {{nom}}
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Children's Game of the Year
|-
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Result
|-
| ''Schnappt Hubi!''
| Steffen Bogen
| [[Ravensburger]]
| {{win}}
|-
| ''Spinnengift und Krötenschleim''
| [[Klaus Teuber]]
| [[Kosmos (publisher)|Kosmos]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Die kleinen Drachenritter''
| Marco Teubner
| HUCH! & friends
| {{nom}}
|}

===2013 awards===
The nominations for the 2013 awards were announced on May 21, 2013, and the Spiel and Kennerspiel winners were announced on July 8, 2013. The Kinderspiel (Children's) Game of the Year was announced on June 12, 2013:

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Game of the Year
|-
! style="width:140px;"| Game !!  style="width:225px;"| Designer !!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher !! Result
|-
| [[Hanabi (card game)|''Hanabi'']]
| [[Antoine Bauza]]
| [[Asmodée Éditions]]
| {{win}}
|-
| ''Augustus''
| Paolo Mori
| Hurrican
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Qwixx''
| Steffan Benndorf
| GameFactory
| {{nom}}
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Connoisseur-gamer Game of the Year
|-
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
! style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Result
|-
| ''Die Legenden von Andor (Legends of Andor)''
| [[Michael Menzel]]
| [[Kosmos (publisher)|Kosmos]]
| {{win}}
|-
| ''Brügge (Bruges)''
| [[Stefan Feld]]
| [[Hans im Glück]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Die Paläste von Carrara (The Palaces of Carrara)''
| [[Michael Kiesling]] and [[Wolfgang Kramer]]
| [[Hans im Glück]]
| {{nom}}
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Children's Game of the Year
|-
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
! style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Result
|-
| ''Der verzauberte Turm (The Enchanted Tower)''
| Inka and Markus Brand
| [[Schmidt Spiele|Schmidt Games]]
| {{win}}
|-
| ''Gold am Orinoko''
| Bernhard Weber
| [[Habermaaß|HABA]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Mucca Pazza''
| Iris Rossbach
| [[Zoch Verlag]]
| {{nom}}
|}

===2014 awards===
The nominations for the 2014 awards were announced on May 19, 2014.  The Children's Game of the Year was announced on June 23, and the Game of the Year and Connoisseur's Game of the Year were announced on July 14:

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Game of the Year
|-
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Result
|-
| ''[[Camel Up]]''
| Steffen Bogen
| [[:de:Pegasus Spiele|Pegasus Spiele]]
| {{win}}
|-
| [[Concept (board game)|''Concept'']]
| Gaëtan Beaujannot and Alain Rivollet
| Repos Production
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Splendor (board game)|''Splendor'']]
| Marc André 
| Space Cowboys
| {{nom}}
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Connoisseur-gamer Game of the Year
|-
! style="width:140px;"| Game
! style="width:225px;"| Designer
! style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Result
|-
| [[Istanbul (board game)|''Istanbul'']]
| [[Rüdiger Dorn]]
| [[:de:Pegasus Spiele|Pegasus Spiele]]
| {{win}}
|-
| ''Rokoko (Rococo)''
| Matthias Cramer, Louis Malt and Stefan Malz
| Eggertspiele
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[:de:Concordia (Spiel)|''Concordia'']]
| [[Mac Gerdts]]
| PD-Verlag
| {{nom}}
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Children's Game of the Year
|-
! style="width:140px;"|  Game
!  style="width:225px;"|  Designer
! style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Result
|-
| ''Geister, Geister, Schatzsuchmeister! (Ghost Fightin' Treasure Hunters)''
| Brian Yu
| [[Mattel| Mattel Games]]
| {{win}}
|-
| ''Flizz & Miez''
| Klemens Franz, Hanno Girke, Dale Yu
| Stadlbauer
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Richard Ritterschlag (Brandon the Brave)''
| Johannes Zirm
| [[Habermaaß|HABA]]
| {{nom}}
|}

===2015 awards===
The nominations for the 2015 awards were announced on May 18, 2015. The Kinderspiel des Jahres winner were announced on Monday, June 8, 2015, and the Spiel and Kennerspiel winners were announced on Monday, July 6, 2015:

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Game of the Year
|-
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Result
|-
| ''[[Colt Express]]''
| Christophe Raimbault
| Ludonaute
| {{win}}
|-
| ''[[Machi Koro]]''
| Masao Suganuma
| [[Kosmos (publisher)|Kosmos]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''The Game''
| Steffen Benndorf
| Nürnberger Spielkarten Verlag
| {{nom}}
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Connoisseur-gamer Game of the Year
|-
! style="width:140px;"|  Game
! style="width:225px;"|  Designer
! style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Result
|-
| [[Broom Service (board game)|''Broom Service'']]
| Andreas Pelikan and [[Alexander Pfister]]
| [[Ravensburger]]
| {{win}}
|-
| ''Elysium''
| Brett J. Gilbert and Matthew Dunstan
| Space Cowboys
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Orléans''
| Reiner Stockhausen
| dlp games
| {{nom}}
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Children's Game of the Year
|-
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
! style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Result
|-
| ''Spinderella''
| Roberto Fraga
| [[Zoch Verlag]]
| {{win}}
|-
| ''Push a Monster''
| Wolfgang Dirscherl, Manfred Reindl
| [[Queen Games]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Schatz-Rabatz''
| Karin Hetling
| Noris-Spiele
| {{nom}}
|}

=== 2016 awards ===
The nominations for the 2016 awards were announced on May 23, 2016,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.spiel-des-jahres.com/de/die-nominierten-2016-stehen-fest|title=Die Nominierten 2016 stehen fest {{!}} Spiel des Jahres e.V.|website=www.spiel-des-jahres.com|access-date=2016-05-25|archive-date=2016-05-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160527193654/http://www.spiel-des-jahres.com/de/die-nominierten-2016-stehen-fest|url-status=live}}</ref> and the winners on Monday July 18, 2016:

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Game of the Year
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Result
|-
| [[Codenames (board game)|''Codenames'']]
| [[Vladimír Chvátil]]
| [[Czech Games Edition]]
| {{win}}
|-
| ''[[Imhotep (board game)|Imhotep]]''
| Phil Walker-Harding
| [[Kosmos (publisher)|Kosmos]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Karuba (board game)|''Karuba'']]
| [[Rüdiger Dorn]]
| [[Habermaaß|HABA]]
| {{nom}}
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Connoisseur-gamer Game of the Year
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Result
|-
| ''[[Isle of Skye: From Chieftain to King|Isle of Skye: Vom Häuptling zum König (Isle of Skye: From Chieftain to King)]]''
| Andreas Pelikan and [[Alexander Pfister]]
| [[Lookout Games]]
| {{win}}
|-
| [[Pandemic (board game)#Pandemic Legacy|''Pandemic Legacy - Season 1'']]
| [[Matt Leacock]] and [[Rob Daviau]]
| [[Z-Man Games]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''T.I.M.E Stories''
| Manuel Rozoy
| Space Cowboys
| {{nom}}
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Children's Game of the Year
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Result
|-
| ''Stone Age Junior (My First Stone Age)''
| Marco Teubner
| [[Hans im Glück]]
| {{win}}
|-
| ''Mmm!''
| [[Reiner Knizia]]
| [[:de:Pegasus Spiele|Pegasus Spiele]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Leo muss zum Friseur (Leo Goes to the Barber)''
| [[Leo Colovini]]
| Abacus Spiele
| {{nom}}
|}

=== 2017 awards ===

The nominations for the 2017 award were announced on May 22, 2017.  The winner for Children's Game of the Year was announced on June 19, 2017.  The winners for Game of the Year and Connoisseur-gamer Game of the Year were announced on July 17, 2017.

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Game of the Year<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://spieldesjahres.com/de/presse-spiel-des-jahres-2017-0|title=Spiel des Jahres 2017 Announcement|website=spieldesjahres.com|access-date=2017-05-22|archive-date=2017-07-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170720130215/http://spieldesjahres.com/de/presse-spiel-des-jahres-2017-0|url-status=live}}</ref>
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Result
|-
| ''[[Kingdomino]]''
| Bruno Cathala
| [[:de:Pegasus Spiele|Pegasus Spiele]]
| {{win}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.spiel-des-jahres.com/de/kingdomino-ist-das-spiel-des-jahres-2017|title="Kingdomino" ist das Spiel des Jahres 2017|website=spieldesjahres.com|language=de|access-date=2017-07-17|archive-date=2017-07-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170720043648/http://www.spiel-des-jahres.com/de/kingdomino-ist-das-spiel-des-jahres-2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| ''Magic Maze''
| Kasper Lapp
| [[:de:Pegasus Spiele|Pegasus Spiele]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Wettlauf nach El Dorado (The Quest for El Dorado)''
| [[Reiner Knizia]]
| [[Ravensburger]]
| {{nom}}
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Connoisseur-gamer Game of the Year<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://spieldesjahres.com/de/presse-kennerspiel-des-jahres-2017-0|title=Kennerspiel des Jahres 2017 Announcement|website=spieldesjahres.com|access-date=2017-05-22|archive-date=2017-07-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170720142957/http://spieldesjahres.com/de/presse-kennerspiel-des-jahres-2017-0|url-status=live}}</ref>
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Result
|-
| ''EXIT: Das Spiel (Exit: The Game)''
| Inka Brand and Markus Brand
| [[Kosmos (publisher)|Kosmos]]
| {{win}}<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=http://www.spiel-des-jahres.com/de/exit-das-spiel-ist-das-kennerspiel-des-jahres-2017|title="EXIT - Das Spiel" ist das Kennerspiel des Jahres 2017|website=spieldesjahres.com|language=de|access-date=2017-07-17|archive-date=2017-07-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170721142421/http://www.spiel-des-jahres.com/de/exit-das-spiel-ist-das-kennerspiel-des-jahres-2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| ''Räuber der Nordsee (Raiders of the North Sea)''
| Shem Phillips
| Schwerkraft (Oberhausen)
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Terraforming Mars (board game)|''Terraforming Mars'']]
| Jakob Fryxelius
| Schwerkraft (Oberhausen)
| {{nom}}
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+Children's Game of the Year<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://spieldesjahres.com/de/presse-kinderspiel-des-jahres-2017-0|title=Kinderspiel des Jahres 2017 Announcement|website=spieldesjahres.com|access-date=2017-05-22|archive-date=2017-07-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170726230453/http://spieldesjahres.com/de/presse-kinderspiel-des-jahres-2017-0|url-status=live}}</ref>
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Result
|-
| ''ICECOOL''
| Brian Gomez
| [[Amigo Spiele|Amigo]]
| {{win}}<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=http://spieldesjahres.com/de/presse-kinderspiel-des-jahres-2017-0|title=Presse - Kinderspiel des Jahres 2017 {{!}} Spiel des Jahres e.V.|website=spieldesjahres.com|language=de|access-date=2017-06-19|archive-date=2017-07-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170726230453/http://spieldesjahres.com/de/presse-kinderspiel-des-jahres-2017-0|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| ''Captain Silver''
| Wolfgang Dirscherl and Manfred Reindl
| [[Queen Games]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Der Mysteriöse Wald (The Mysterious Forest)''
| Carlo A. Rossi
| Iello (Heillecourt)
| {{nom}}
|}

=== 2018 awards ===

The nominations and the special prize for the 2018 award were announced on May 14, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://spieldesjahres.com/en/our-nominees-for-2018 |title=Spiel des Jahres e.V. |access-date=2018-05-16 |archive-date=2021-09-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902153700/https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The winner for Children's Game of the Year was announced on June 11, 2018. The winners for Game of the Year and Connoisseur-gamer Game of the Year were announced on July 23, 2018.

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Game of the Year
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Result
|-
| [[Azul (board game)|''Azul'']]
| [[Michael Kiesling]]
| Next Move/Plan B Games
| {{win}}
|-
| ''Luxor''
| [[Rüdiger Dorn]]
| [[Queen Games]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''The Mind''
| Wolfgang Warsch
| Nürnberger-Spielkarten-Verlag
| {{nom}}
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+Connoisseur-gamer Game of the Year
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Result
|-
| ''[[The Quacks of Quedlinburg|Die Quacksalber von Quedlinburg (The Quacks of Quedlinburg)]]''
| Wolfgang Warsch
| [[Schmidt Spiele|Schmidt Games]]
| {{win}}
|-
| ''Ganz Schön Clever''
| Wolfgang Warsch
| [[Schmidt Spiele|Schmidt Games]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Heaven & Ale''
| [[Michael Kiesling]] and Andreas Schmidt
| Eggertspiele
| {{nom}}
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+Children's Game of the Year
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Result
|-
| ''Funkelschatz (Dragon's Breath)''
| Lena und Günter Burkhardt
| [[Habermaaß|HABA]]
| {{win}}
|-
| ''Emojito!''
| Urtis Šulinskas
| Huch! & friends
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Panic Mansion''
| Asger Harding Granerud and Daniel Skjold Pedersen
| Blue Orange
| {{nom}}
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Special Prize
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Category
! Result
|-
| [[Pandemic (board game)#Pandemic Legacy|''Pandemic Legacy: Season 2'']]
| [[Matt Leacock]] and [[Rob Daviau]]
| [[Z-Man Games]]
| Special Prize
| {{win}}
|}

=== 2019 awards ===

The nominations for the 2019 award were announced on May 20, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spiel-des-jahres.com/de/hier-sind-die-nominierten-2019|title=Hier sind die Nominierten 2019!|language=de|website=Spiel des Jahres (www.spiel-des-jahres.com)|access-date=20 May 2019|archive-date=20 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190520142532/https://www.spiel-des-jahres.com/de/hier-sind-die-nominierten-2019|url-status=live}}</ref>  The winner for Children's Game of the Year was announced on June 24, 2019<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spiel-des-jahres.com/de/kinderspieldesjahres|title=Kinder Spiel des Jahres!|language=de|website=Spiel des Jahres (www.spiel-des-jahres.com)|access-date=24 June 2019|archive-date=28 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190528234939/https://www.spiel-des-jahres.com/de/kinderspieldesjahres|url-status=live}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Game of the Year
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Result
|-
| [[Just One (board game)|''Just One'']]<ref name="Spiegel">{{cite web|url=https://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/games/spiel-des-jahres-2019-just-one-gewinnt-fluegelschlag-wird-kennerspiel-des-jahres-a-1278445.html|title='Just One' is the game of the year 2019|work=[[Der Spiegel]] |date=July 22, 2019|accessdate=September 26, 2019|first=Hendrik|last=Breuer|archive-date=October 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191013235338/https://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/games/spiel-des-jahres-2019-just-one-gewinnt-fluegelschlag-wird-kennerspiel-des-jahres-a-1278445.html|url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Winnipeg Free Press">{{cite news|url=https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/looking-for-a-new-game-trust-the-judges-546837512.html|title='Just One' ist das Spiel des Jahres 2019|work ={{ill|Buchreport|de|Buchreport}}|date=July 26, 2019|accessdate=October 2, 2019|archive-date=January 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107171809/https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/looking-for-a-new-game-trust-the-judges-546837512.html|url-status=live|last1=Pyttlik|first1=Olaf }}</ref><ref name="zatu2109">{{cite web |url=https://www.board-game.co.uk/spiel-des-jahres-2019-winners/ |title=Spiel des Jahres 2019 Winners Announced|publisher=Zatu |date=22 July 2019|accessdate=2 September 2021 |author=Gorner, Thomas}}</ref>
| Ludovic Roudy and Bruno Sautter
| Repos Production
| {{win}}
|-
| ''L.A.M.A. (L.L.A.M.A.)''
| [[Reiner Knizia]]
| [[Amigo Spiele|Amigo]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''[[Werewords|Werwörter (Werewords)]]''
| [[Ted Alspach]]
| Ravensburger
| {{nom}}
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Connoisseur-gamer Game of the Year
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Result
|-
| [[Wingspan (board game)|''Flügelschlag (Wingspan)'']]<ref name="wingspan">{{cite web|url=https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/en/games/fluegelschlag/|title=Flügelschlag|website=Spiel des Jahres|language=en-US|access-date=December 10, 2019|archive-date=December 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191210135252/https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/en/games/fluegelschlag/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="zatu2109"/>
| [[Elizabeth Hargrave]]
| Stonemaier Games
| {{win}}
|-
| ''Carpe Diem''
| [[Stefan Feld]]
| Alea/Ravensburger
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Detective: Ein Krimi-Brettspiel (Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game)''
| Ignacy Trzewiczek, Przemysław Rymer and Jakub Łapot
| Portal Games and [[:de:Pegasus Spiele|Pegasus Spiele]]
| {{nom}}
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+Children's Game of the Year
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Result
|-
| ''Tal der Wikinger (Valley of the Vikings)''<ref name="spiegel2019">{{cite web |url=https://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/gadgets/kinderspiel-des-jahres-2019-tal-der-wikinger-gewinnt-a-1273961.html |title=Tal der Wikinger" ist "Kinderspiel des Jahres 2019 |work=Der Spiegel |date=24 June 2019|accessdate=2 September 2021 |author=Breuer, Hendrik}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/en/games/tal-der-wikinger/ |title=Tal der Wikinger|publisher=Spiel des Jahres |year=2019|accessdate=1 September 2021}}</ref><ref name="zatu2109"/>
| Marie and Wilfried Fort
| [[Habermaaß|HABA]]
| {{win}}
|-
| ''Fabulantica''
| Marco Teubner
| [[:de:Pegasus Spiele|Pegasus Spiele]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Go Gecko Go!''
| Jürgen Adams
| [[Zoch Verlag]]
| {{nom}}
|}

=== 2020 awards ===

The nominations for the 2020 award were announced on May 18, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/die-nominierten-2020/|title=Nominierte und empfohlene Spiele 2020|date=2020-05-18|access-date=2020-12-15|website=Spiel des Jahres|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200723190417/https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/die-nominierten-2020/|archive-date=2020-07-23|url-status=live|language=de|trans-title=Nominated and Recommended Games 2020}}</ref> The award for Children's Game of the Year was announced on June 15, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/speedy-roll-kindersdj2020/|title=Speedy Roll ist das Kinderspiel des Jahres 2020|date=2020-06-15|access-date=2020-12-15|website=Spiel des Jahres|last=Heinecke|first=Guido|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928181212/https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/speedy-roll-kindersdj2020/|archive-date=2020-09-28|url-status=live|language=de|trans-title=Speedy Roll is the Kinderspiel des Jahres 2020}}</ref> The winners were announced on July 20, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/die-gewinner-2020-stehen-fest/|title=Spiel des Jahres und Kennerspiel des Jahres 2020 stehen fest|date=2020-07-20|access-date=2020-12-15|website=Spiel des Jahres|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025104145/https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/die-gewinner-2020-stehen-fest/|archive-date=2020-10-25|url-status=live|language=de|trans-title=The winners 2020 have been elected}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/en/aktuelle-preistraeger-2020/|title=Spiel des Jahres 2020|access-date=2020-12-15|website=Spiel des Jahres|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200721143947/https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/en/aktuelle-preistraeger-2020/|archive-date=2020-07-21|url-status=live}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Game of the Year
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Result
|-
| ''[[Pictures (board game)|Pictures]]''
| Daniela and Christian Stöhr
| PD-Verlag
| {{win}}
|-
| ''My City''
| [[Reiner Knizia]]
| [[Kosmos (publisher)|Kosmos]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Nova Luna''
| [[Uwe Rosenberg]] and Corné van Moorsel
| Edition Spielwiese and [[:de:Pegasus Spiele|Pegasus Spiele]]
| {{nom}}
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Connoisseur-gamer Game of the Year
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Result
|-
| ''[[The Crew (card game)|Die Crew: Reist gemeinsam zum 9. Planeten (The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine)]]''
| Thomas Sing
| [[Kosmos (publisher)|Kosmos]]
| {{win}}
|-
| ''[[Cartographers (board game)|Der Kartograph (Cartographers)]]''
| Jordy Adan
| [[:de:Pegasus Spiele|Pegasus Spiele]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''The King's Dilemma''
| Lorenzo Silva, Hjalmar Hach and Carlo Burelli
| Horrible Guild and HeidelBÄR Games
| {{nom}}
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Children's Game of the Year
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Result
|-
| ''Speedy Roll (Hedgehog Roll)''
| Urtis Šulinskas
| [[Piatnik]]
| {{win}}
|-
| ''Foto Fish''
| Michael Kallauch
| Logis
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Wir sind die Roboter (Robots)''
| Reinhard Staupe
| NSV
| {{nom}}
|}

=== 2021 awards ===

The nominations for the 2021 award were announced on May 18, 2021.<ref name="spieldesjahres2021">{{Cite web|url=https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/en/best-of-2021/|title=Nominated for Spiel des Jahres 2021|date=2021-05-17|access-date=2021-05-19|website=Spiel des Jahres|url-status=live|language=en|archive-date=2021-05-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519013733/https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/en/best-of-2021/}}</ref> The award for Children's Game of the Year was announced on June 14, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/en/dragomino-is-kinderspiel-des-jahres-2021/|title=Dragomino is Kinderspiel des Jahres 2021|date=2021-06-14|access-date=2021-06-20|website=Spiel des Jahres|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520142601/https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/en/dragomino-is-kinderspiel-des-jahres-2021/|archive-date=2023-05-20|url-status=live}}</ref> The winners were announced on July 19, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/en/spiel-des-jahres-and-kennerspiel-des-jahres-2021/|title=Spiel des Jahres and Kennerspiel des Jahres 2021|date=2021-07-19|access-date=2021-07-22|website=Spiel des Jahres|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520142601/https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/en/spiel-des-jahres-and-kennerspiel-des-jahres-2021/|archive-date=2023-05-20|url-status=live}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Game of the Year
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Result
|-
| ''[[MicroMacro: Crime City]]''
| Johannes Sich
| Edition Spielwiese and [[:de:Pegasus Spiele|Pegasus Spiele]]
| {{win}}<ref name="spieldesjahres2021"/><ref name="dicebreaker2021">{{cite web |url=https://www.dicebreaker.com/topics/spiel-des-jahres/news/spiel-des-jahres-winner-2021 |title=Spiel des Jahres 2021 winner: MicroMacro: Crime City takes home German 'Game of the Year' prize|publisher=dicebreaker.com |date=19 July 2021|accessdate=2 September 2021 |author=Jarvis, Matt |archive-date=21 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210721133827/https://www.dicebreaker.com/topics/spiel-des-jahres/news/spiel-des-jahres-winner-2021 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="tabletop2021">{{cite web |url=https://www.tabletopgaming.co.uk/news/spiel-des-jahres-kennerspiel-2021-winners-announced/ |title=Micro Macro Crime City, and Paleo the big winners |date=19 July 2021|publisher=tabletopgaming.co.uk|accessdate=2 September 2021 |archive-date=2 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902153657/https://www.tabletopgaming.co.uk/news/spiel-des-jahres-kennerspiel-2021-winners-announced/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| ''Die Abenteuer des Robin Hood (The Adventures of Robin Hood)''
| [[Michael Menzel]]
| [[Kosmos (publisher)|Kosmos]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Zombie Teenz Evolution''
| Annick Lobet
| Scorpion Masqué
| {{nom}}
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Connoisseur-gamer Game of the Year
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Result
|-
| ''Paleo''
| Peter Rustemeyer
| [[Hans im Glück]]
| {{win}}<ref name="spieldesjahres2021" /><ref name="dicebreaker2021" /><ref name="tabletop2021" />
|-
| ''[[Lost Ruins of Arnak|Die verlorenen Ruinen von Arnak (Lost Ruins of Arnak)]]''
| Michaela Štachová and Michal Štach
| CGE
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Fantastische Reiche (Fantasy Realms)''
| Bruce Glassco
| Strohmann Games and WizKids
| {{nom}}
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+Children's Game of the Year
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Result
|-
| ''[[Dragomino]]''
| Bruno Cathala, Marie Fort and Wilfried Fort
| [[:de:Pegasus Spiele|Pegasus Spiele]] and Blue Orange
| {{win}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/en/dragomino-is-kinderspiel-des-jahres-2021/|title=Dragomino is Kinderspiel des Jahres 2021|date=2021-06-14|access-date=2021-06-16|website=Spiel des Jahres|url-status=live|language=en|archive-date=2021-06-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614233911/https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/en/dragomino-is-kinderspiel-des-jahres-2021/}}</ref><ref name="spieldesjahres2021"/><ref name="tabletop2021"/>
|-
| ''Fabelwelten (Storytailors)''
| Wilfried Fort and Marie Fort
| Lifestyle Boardgames
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Mia London''
| [[Antoine Bauza]] and Corentin Lebrat
| Scorpion Masqué
| {{nom}}
|}

=== 2022 awards ===

The nominations for the 2022 award were announced on May 23, 2022. The award for Children's Game of the Year was announced on June 20, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/en/kinderspiel-des-jahres-a-strong-year-overall/|title=Kinderspiel des Jahres 2022: Zauberberg|date=2022-06-20|access-date=2022-06-20|website=Spiel des Jahres|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520142600/https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/en/kinderspiel-des-jahres-a-strong-year-overall/|archive-date=2023-05-20|url-status=live}}</ref>
The winners were announced on July 17, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/en/cascadia-is-spiel-des-jahres-2022/|title=Cascadia is Spiel des Jahres 2022|date=2022-06-20|access-date=2022-07-17|website=Spiel des Jahres|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530032621/https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/en/cascadia-is-spiel-des-jahres-2022/|archive-date=2023-05-30|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="spieldesjahres2022">{{Cite web|url=https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/en/award-winners-2022/|title=Award winners 2022|date=2022-05-23|access-date=2022-05-25|website=Spiel des Jahres|language=en}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Game of the Year
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Result
|-
| [[Cascadia (board game)|''Cascadia'']]
| Randy Flynn
| Flatout Games, AEG, and [[Kosmos (publisher)|Kosmos]]
| {{win}}<ref name="winner2022">{{Cite web |date=2022-07-16 |title="Cascadia" is Spiel des Jahres 2022 |url=https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/en/cascadia-is-spiel-des-jahres-2022/ |access-date=2022-07-16 |website=Spiel des Jahres |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| ''Scout''
| Kei Kajino
| Oink Games
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Top Ten''
| Aurélien Picolet
| Cocktail Games
| {{nom}}
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+Connoisseur-gamer Game of the Year
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Result
|-
| ''[[Living Forest (board game)|Living Forest]]''
| Aske Christiansen
| [[:de:Pegasus Spiele|Pegasus Spiele]] and Ludonaute
| {{win}}<ref name="winner2022"/>
|-
| ''Cryptid''
| Hal Duncan and Ruth Veevers
| Osprey Games/Skellig Games
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''[[Dune: Imperium]]''
| Paul Dennen
| Dire Wolf
| {{nom}}
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Children's Game of the Year
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Result
|-
| ''Zauberberg (Magic Mountain)''
| Jens-Peter Schliemann and Bernhard Weber
| [[Amigo Spiele|Amigo]]
| {{win}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-20 |title=Kinderspiel des Jahres: "A strong year overall" |url=https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/en/kinderspiel-des-jahres-a-strong-year-overall/ |access-date=2022-06-20 |website=Spiel des Jahres |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| ''Auch schon clever (Ganz Schön Clever Kids)''
| Wolfgang Warsch
| Schmidt
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Mit Quacks & Co. nach Quedlinburg (Quacks & Co. Quedlinburg Dash)''
| Wolfgang Warsch
| Schmidt
| {{nom}}
|}

=== 2023 awards ===

The nominations for the 2023 award were announced on May 22, 2023.<ref name="spieldesjahres2023">{{Cite web|url=https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/en/award-winners-2023/|title=Award winners 2023|date=2023-05-22|access-date=2023-05-29|website=Spiel des Jahres|language=en}}</ref> The winners were announced on July 21, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/en/spiel-des-jahres-2023-dorfromantik/|title=Spiel des Jahres 2023: Dorfromantik|date=2023-07-21|access-date=2023-07-24|website=Spiel des Jahres}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/en/award-winners-2023/|title=Spiel des Jahres 2023|date=2023-07-21|access-date=2023-07-24|website=Spiel des Jahres}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Game of the Year
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Result
|-
| [[Dorfromantik#Board game adaptation|''Dorfromantik: Das Brettspiel (Dorfromantik: The Board Game)'']]
| Michael Palm and Lukas Zach
| [[:de:Pegasus Spiele|Pegasus Spiele]]
| {{win}}
|-
| ''Fun Facts''
| Kaspar Lapp
| Repos Productions
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Next Station London''
| Matthew Dunstan
| HCM Kinzel
| {{nom}}
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+Connoisseur-gamer Game of the Year
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Result
|-
| ''Challengers!''
| Johannes Krenner and Markus Slawitscheck
| 1 More Time Games and [[Z-Man Games]]
| {{win}}
|-
| ''Iki''
| Koota Yamada
| Giant Roc / Sorry We Are French
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Planet Unknown''
| Ryan Lambert and Adam Rehberg
| Strohmann Games / Adam’s Apple Games
| {{nom}}
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+Children's Game of the Year
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Result
|-
| ''Mysterium Kids''
| Antonin Boccara and Yves Hirschfeld
| Libellud / Space Cow
| {{win}}
|-
| ''Carla Caramel''
| Sara Zarian
| Loki
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Gigamon (Gigamons)''
| Johann Roussel and Karim Aouidad
| Mirakulus / Studio H
| {{nom}}
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Special Prize
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Category
! Result
|-
| ''Unlock! Game Adventures''
| Cyril Demaegd, Mathieu Casnin, Thomas Cauët and Jeremy Koch
| Space Cowboys
| Connoisseur-gamer Game of the Year Special Prize
| {{win}}
|-
| ''Unlock! Kids: Detektivgeschichten (Unlock! Kids: Detective Stories)''
| Cyril Demaegd, Wilfried Fort, Marie Fort
| Space Cow
| Children's Game of the Year Special Prize
| {{win}}
|}

=== 2024 awards ===

The nominations for the 2024 award were announced on June 11, 2024. The winners were announced on July 21, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/en/spiel-des-jahres-2024-sky-team/|title=Spiel des Jahres 2024: Sky Team|date=2024-07-21|access-date=2024-07-21|website=Spiel des Jahres}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Game of the Year
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Result
|-
| ''[[Sky Team (board game)|Sky Team]]''
| Luc Rémond
| [[Kosmos (publisher)|Kosmos]] / Scorpion Masqué
| {{win}}
|-
| ''Auf den Wegen von Darwin (In the Footsteps of Darwin)''
| Grégory Grard and Matthieu Verdier
| Sorry We Are French
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Captain Flip''
| Paolo Mori and Remo Conzadori
| Playpunk
| {{nom}}
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+Connoisseur-gamer Game of the Year
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Result
|-
| ''[[Daybreak (board game)|e-Mission (Daybreak)]]''
| Matt Leacock and Matteo Menapace
| Schmidt / [[CMYK (game publisher)|CMYK]]
| {{win}}
|-
| ''Die Gilde der fahrenden Händler (The Guild of Merchant Explorers)''
| Matthew Dunstan and Brett J. Gilbert
| Skellig Games / AEG
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''[[Ticket to Ride (board game)#Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West|Zug um Zug Legacy: Legenden des Westens (Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West)]]''
| Rob Daviau, Matt Leacock and Alan R. Moon
| Days of Wonder
| {{nom}}
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+Children's Game of the Year
! style="width:140px;"| Game
!  style="width:225px;"| Designer
!  style="width:120px;"| Publisher
! Result
|-
| ''Die magischen Schlüssel (Magic Keys)''
| Markus Slawitschek and Arno Steinwender
| Game Factory / Happy Baobab
| {{win}}
|-
| ''Große kleine Edelsteine''
| Wolfgang Warsch
| Schmidt
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Taco Katze Pizza Junior (Taco Kitten Pizza)''
| Dave Campbell and Thierry Denoual
| Blue Orange
| {{nom}}
|}

==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]]
|-
|}

==See also==
*[[Deutscher Spiele Preis]]
*[[International Gamers Award]]
*[[As d'Or]]
*[[Origins Award]]

==References==
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==External links==
*{{URL|http://www.spiel-des-jahres.com|Spiel des Jahres}} official website
*{{URL|http://www.BoardGameGeek.com|BoardGameGeek}}, especially the winners lists of ''Spiel des Jahres'', ''[[Kennerspiel des Jahres]]'' and ''[[Kinderspiel des Jahres]]''.

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