All "À la carte🇩🇪 1996" game award winners & nominees in comparison 2025

Looking for a good card game of 1996? We have clearly listed the winner and all nominees of the german "À la carte🇩🇪" card game award. But which are really the best card games from 1996? We have compared all the winners and nominees and sorted them by quality.

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Winners of the "À la Carte" Game Prize 1996

In 1996, the card game "Mü & More" won the prestigious card game award. The first 3 places were won by:

  1. Mü & More
  2. Gloria Picktoria
  3. Blink

All vintages of the À la carte award

You can find the winners & nominees of all other years of the "À la carte🇩🇪" card game award (and other game awards) at the bottom of the page.

And we have a list of the best card games across all "À la carte🇩🇪" years here: The best À la carte award card games.

List with all À la carte 1996 games

Attached are all the À la carte 1996 winners and nominees that you can buy 2025:

This list was last updated on March 19, 2025. There's also a print version for this list.
  1. What the Heck?

    All details for the board game What the Heck? and similar games

    Players receive a set of cards numbered from one to fifteen. During each round, a price token is drawn randomly, which can have either positive or negative points. Players secretly choose one of their remaining cards and reveal them simultaneously; the highest card wins the prize if it's positive, while the lowest card wins if it's negative. However, if two players play the same highest or lowest card, they cancel each other out, and the prize goes to the next player.

    More details for What the Heck?
    • 2 - 5 Players
    • 20 Minutes
    • 7+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  2. Mus

    All details for the board game Mus and similar games

    Mus is a Spanish card game that originated in the Basque Country. Played with a Spanish deck of 40 cards, players compete in various rounds to win specific combinations of cards, such as the highest or lowest. A unique aspect of Mus is its verbal nature, where much of the gameplay revolves around betting and calling rather than showing cards until the end of a round.

    More details for Mus
    • 4 Players
    • 10 Minutes
    • 7+ years old
    • Easy to learn

    Video reviews for Mus

    • YouTube Review for the game "Mus" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English
  3. You're Bluffing!

    All details for the board game You're Bluffing! and similar games

    You're Bluffing! is a classic game of bidding and bluffing where players engage in the lively auction of farm animals, striving to complete sets for points. The game operates on a simple yet engaging mechanic where each animal type is represented by four cards, and players aim to collect complete sets through auctions and trades.

    More details for You're Bluffing!
    • 3 - 5 Players
    • 45 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  4. Das GROSSE und das kleine A

    All details for the board game Das GROSSE und das kleine A and similar games

    Players aim to be the first to exit or avoid getting stuck with too many high-value cards. The deck consists of two traditional card sets, including jokers, and features two special cards marked as a large "A" and a small "A." The game includes twists and improvements reminiscent of career poker and The Great Dalmuti.

    More details for Das GROSSE und das kleine A
    • 3 - 9 Players
    • 45 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  5. The Bottle Imp

    All details for the board game The Bottle Imp and similar games

    The Bottle Imp is a unique trick-taking card game inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson's short story. The game blends traditional trick-taking mechanics with a novel twist on how trump cards are determined, creating a dynamic and strategic experience. Played over several hands aiming for a set point total, usually 200 points, the game involves cards numbered 1-37 in three colors, representing different ranges of numerical value. The game's objective is to score the most points, but with the catch that the player left holding the "bottle" scores negative points for that hand.

    More details for The Bottle Imp
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  6. Gloria Picktoria

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    Players try to collect majorities in as many of the ten different glamorous resource chicken holdings as possible by playing the most or the second-most cards of each type. There are three scoring rounds triggered by the appearance of specific cards from the draw pile. The game has previously been released under different names in Germany and the USA.

    More details for Gloria Picktoria
    • 2 - 5 Players
    • 45 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  7. Olé!

    All details for the board game Olé! and similar games

    The goal of this simple card game is to get rid of all your cards. The deck consists of four colors, with two having cards numbered one to twelve and the other two ranging from one to fifteen. Players must play a card that matches the color or is a higher number than the last card played; failing to do so results in a penalty. The first player to empty their hand ends the round, and the other players receive points based on the cards left in their hands. In subsequent rounds, the player with the highest score can choose to reverse the color order to improve their chances.

    More details for Olé!
    • 3 - 8 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  8. Magic: The Gathering

    All details for the board game Magic: The Gathering and similar games

    Magic: The Gathering (MTG) is a highly influential collectible card game (CCG) that has shaped the genre since its inception. Players take on the roles of planeswalkers, powerful wizards engaging in strategic duels.

    Nominated for 9 awards and won 6.

    More details for Magic: The Gathering
    • 2 Players
    • 20 Minutes
    • 13+ years old
    • Medium difficulty
  9. Mü & More

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    The card game features several games, with Mü as the main attraction. Players engage in complex trick-taking gameplay to win points. It includes variations like The Last Panther, Wimmüln, and Rummü, catering to different age groups and player counts. The game consists of 60 cards in five colors, each with a numerical value and point indicators.

    Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.

    More details for Mü & More
    • 2 - 8 Players
    • 60 Minutes
    • 11+ years old
    • Medium difficulty
  10. Campanile

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    A beautiful combination of tile placement and betting. Players place long tiles to build five towers taller and taller while betting on which will be the highest or shortest. As players build, the height they add determines their betting limits and which draw pile they can take from. A clever mechanism creates engaging and frustrating decisions, rewarding the majority supporters on each tower with points.

    Nominated for 1 award.

    More details for Campanile
    • 2 - 5 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  11. Koalition

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    Sixty politicians from various parties are up for election in the 15 countries of the European Union. Machiavellian lobbyists and self-proclaimed "leaders" manipulate these puppet politicians, disregarding party loyalty and conventional political rules to maintain control. They engage in shameful scandals, orchestrate media campaigns against innocent politicians, and form tactical coalitions, all in pursuit of total power over Europe.

    More details for Koalition
    • 4 - 10 Players
    • 90 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Easy to learn

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