All "À la carte🇩🇪 2008" game award winners & nominees in comparison 2024

Looking for a good card game of 2008? 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 2008? We have compared all the winners and nominees and sorted them by quality.

You can find more information on the official website of the À la carte award.

Winners of the "À la Carte" Game Prize 2008

In 2008, the card game "Race for the Galaxy" won the prestigious card game award. The first 3 places were won by:

  1. Race for the Galaxy
  2. Witch's Brew
  3. Felicity: The Cat in the Sack

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 2008 games

Attached are all the À la carte 2008 winners and nominees that you can buy 2024:

This list was last updated on February 25, 2024. There's also a print version for this list.
  1. Race for the Galaxy

    All details for the board game Race for the Galaxy and similar games

    Race for the Galaxy is a captivating card game that immerses players in the challenge of building galactic civilizations. In this race through the cosmos, players use game cards to represent worlds, technologies, and developments as they strive for supremacy. Let's delve into the gameplay and discover what makes Race for the Galaxy unique.

    Nominated for 11 awards and won 4.

    More details for Race for the Galaxy
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 30 - 60 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Medium difficulty
    🔥 Great price!30€ atAmazon.de*
  2. Felicity: The Cat in the Sack

    All details for the board game Felicity: The Cat in the Sack and similar games

    Felicity: The Cat in the Sack is a clever and engaging auction-style game where players aim to collect the most valuable cats while avoiding the less desirable ones. The game involves bluffing and strategic bidding, as players use their mice to bid for cats hidden in a sack.

    Nominated for 4 awards.

    More details for Felicity: The Cat in the Sack
    • 3 - 5 Players
    • 20 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  3. Witch's Brew

    All details for the board game Witch's Brew and similar games

    Witch's Brew is a captivating card game that introduces players to a world of magic, potions, and strategic role selection. As the fourth installment in the Alea medium box series, this game by Andreas Pelikan challenges players to assume constantly changing roles, from the wise druid Drax to the diligent assistant Gemalher, navigating a dynamic play environment where timing and strategy are key.

    Nominated for 5 awards and won 1.

    ⭐️ Nominated for Spiel des Jahres 2008

    More details for Witch's Brew
    • 3 - 5 Players
    • 30 - 60 Minutes
    • 9+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  4. Palastgeflüster

    All details for the board game Palastgeflüster and similar games

    Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.

    ⭐️ Nominated for Kinderspiel des Jahres 2008

    More details for Palastgeflüster
    • 3 - 5 Players
    • 45 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  5. Cockroach Salad

    All details for the board game Cockroach Salad and similar games

    Nominated for 2 awards.

    ⭐️ Nominated for Kinderspiel des Jahres 2008

    More details for Cockroach Salad
    • 2 - 6 Players
    • 10 - 20 Minutes
    • 6+ years old
    • Immediately playable
    👍 Good price!10€ atAmazon.de*

    Video reviews for Cockroach Salad

    • YouTube Review for the game "Cockroach Salad" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English
  6. Ziegen Kriegen

    All details for the board game Ziegen Kriegen and similar games

    Nominated for 1 award.

    ⭐️ Nominated for Kinderspiel des Jahres 2008

    More details for Ziegen Kriegen
    • 3 - 6 Players
    • 15 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
    👍 Good price!56€ atAmazon.de*
  7. Cold War: CIA vs KGB

    All details for the board game Cold War: CIA vs KGB and similar games

    Cold War: CIA vs. KGB is a strategic game that immerses players into the tense and intricate world of espionage and global manipulation in the aftermath of World War II. As the head of either the CIA or the KGB, players engage in a delicate dance of influence, using spies, double agents, and any means at their disposal to sway foreign governments towards their ideology. The game captures the essence of the Cold War, where indirect actions, influence, and subterfuge define the struggle for global supremacy rather than direct military engagements.

    Nominated for 2 awards.

    More details for Cold War: CIA vs KGB
    • 2 Players
    • 30 - 60 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  8. Merchants

    All details for the board game Merchants and similar games

    Nominated for 1 award.

    More details for Merchants
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Easy to learn

    Video reviews for Merchants

    • YouTube Review for the game "Merchants" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English
  9. Ticket to Ride: The Card Game

    All details for the board game Ticket to Ride: The Card Game and similar games

    Ticket to Ride: The Card Game brings the excitement of the original board game into a compact card game format, complete with its own unique twists. Players collect train cards to fulfill destination tickets, which are routes between two cities. However, the twist of "train robbing" adds a layer of strategy, as players can lose cards to their opponents. The game includes 96 train car cards, 46 destination tickets, and 6 big city prize cards, making for a rich variety of play strategies.

    Nominated for 4 awards.

    More details for Ticket to Ride: The Card Game
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Easy to learn

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