All "À la carte🇩🇪 2012" game award winners & nominees in comparison 2026

Targi is a strategic board game set against the backdrop of the Tuareg culture in the desert. Players assume the roles of leaders of Tuareg tribes, engaging in trade and seeking to expand their families and influence.

Cheating Moth is a mischievously fun card game where cheating isn't just allowed, it's necessary to win! Players aim to get rid of all their cards, but traditional card play is only part of the strategy. You'll also need to cleverly cheat by secretly dropping cards without getting caught. Each round begins with players holding eight cards and trying to play a card onto the discard pile that is exactly one number higher or lower than the top card. But here's the twist: certain cards, like the Cheating Moth cards, can't be discarded normally and must be slyly disposed of through cheating.

Friday, part of Friedemann Friese's Freitag-Project Series, unfolds the tale of Robinson Crusoe and his loyal partner, Friday. Stepping into Friday's shoes, players navigate the challenges of Robinson's arrival on the island, disrupting your peaceful existence. The objective is clear: assist Robinson in surviving the island and prepare him for a showdown with incoming pirates.

Only a dirty pig is a happy pig! In Dirty Pig, each player has 3-5 clean pigs in front of them and three cards in hand. Players play cards to get pigs muddy, clean them with rain cards, or protect them with barn cards. The goal is to be the first player to dirty all their pigs.

Players quickly and cleverly build their own city, aiming to earn income and victory points (VPs). The first to collect 50 VPs wins the game. Each round, players secretly select a card to play, which can represent buildings or currency, and reveal them simultaneously to construct their city. Some buildings generate income or increase VPs based on specific symbols associated with them.

Glory to Rome transports players back to 64 A.D., where they take on the role of architects and planners aiding Emperor Nero in rebuilding Rome after the great fire. This card-based game combines city building with resource management in a historically themed setting.

Players attempt to photograph specific animals during the safari. The order of the animals in the photograph is just as important as the types of animals captured. Each player aims to collect photo sets by matching their cards with the revealed animal layout, using various actions to manipulate the arrangement and ultimately be the first to complete their five-animal photo.

Immerse yourself in the mysterious culture of Rapa Nui, Easter Island. As a powerful tribal leader, choose which valuable tribe members will serve your village next: lumberjacks, priests, or hunters and gatherers. Alternatively, you might focus on building an impressive stone statue that surpasses all else.

Players lay down numbered cards and collect stubborn heads, similar to earlier games. Bullenparty uses two decks: one with numbers 1-100 featuring cards with 1-7 bulls, and another with ten bull cards showing 4-7 bulls. Players secretly choose a card each round, playing either a numbered card to collect a row or a zero card to add to a row and recall it. At the end of the game, players score positive points for bull cards and the stack with the most bull heads, while other heads count as negative points. The player with the highest score wins.

Players collect stone, fabric, piety, and medical knowledge to score victory points in this card game adaptation of a larger title. Each turn features an event card that defines available actions. The game is played over two chapters of 12 rounds each, with players needing to meet undisclosed requirements to avoid penalties at the end of each chapter.