All "À la carte🇩🇪 2014" game award winners & nominees in comparison 2025

In Love Letter, you must compete with other suitors to deliver a romantic letter to Princess Annette, who has secluded herself in the palace.

Skull King is an exciting and competitive trick-taking game that adds unique twists to the traditional format found in games like Oh Hell!, Wizard, Euchre, and Spades.

Port Royal is a competitive card game that immerses players in the world of Caribbean trade during the era of pirates and merchant ships. It combines elements of risk-taking, resource management, and strategic planning.

In Taj Mahal, players are immersed in the setting of northwest India at the beginning of the 18th century. This period marks the decline of the Grand Moguls' rule, presenting an opportunity for Maharishis and princes to assert control over the region. The game revolves around gaining influence through various strategic moves.

Linko! is a dynamic card game, also known as Abluxxen, that combines strategy and luck. The objective is to play your cards wisely to score points while using your turns to disrupt your opponents' plans.

Morels takes players on a serene yet strategic journey through old-growth woods, where collecting and cooking mushrooms is the key to success. This two-player card game cleverly combines the charm of foraging with tactical decision-making, making every trip into the forest an engaging and thoughtful experience.

At 11:40 PM on April 14, 1912, the R.M.S. Titanic strikes an iceberg, flooding the ship and causing chaos among passengers. Players take on the role of crew members who must act quickly to rescue as many passengers as possible as time runs out. Using a patient card mechanism, the game requires players to organize passengers into lifeboats while managing the sinking ship's available resources.

Players trade various spices that travel along the Silk Road from Asia to Europe. Each controls three caravans, starting with three cards representing caravan members with unique abilities. Players perform one action on their turn by selecting a card and executing its action, affecting their supply of spices, gold, and mules, while also bringing new members into their caravans or completing delivery cards. The game ends when a player reaches 25 points through collecting character cards and fulfilling delivery requests.

Players attempt to establish a powerful kingdom by expanding their realm with well-maintained territories. The game involves playing cards in turns, where the highest card wins the round, with tiebreakers determined by following the lead color. Cards are added to the winner's kingdom in a specific order, and once placed, they cannot be rearranged for the next round.

Koryŏ is set in a politically steampunk universe. Players simultaneously choose a political family from their hand and play as many cards as they wish from that family. Each family has a value from 1 to 9, determining both the number of cards and the victory points earned by the controlling player. The game lasts for eight rounds, with each family providing specific powers that are crucial for success. As players gain influence, the number of cards drawn per round decreases, complicating their choices.