All "À la carte🇩🇪 2020" game award winners & nominees in comparison 2026

The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine is a cooperative trick-taking game that takes players on an adventurous space journey, filled with challenges and strategic gameplay.

Spicy is a vibrant bluffing card game that captures the fiery competition among three big cats who, tired of their constant battling for supremacy, decide to engage in a spicy hot eating contest. This setup serves as a backdrop for a game filled with deceit, strategy, and quick thinking, designed for 2-6 players. The game's core mechanic revolves around players announcing their card plays without revealing them, allowing for a high degree of bluffing as cards are played face down.

Space Base is a dynamic and fast-paced dice game that blends strategy and luck, where players take on the roles of Commodores commanding a fleet of ships.

Watergate thrusts players into the historical tug-of-war between the Nixon Administration and a determined journalist from the Washington Post. This game recreates the infamous political scandal, requiring strategic card play and keen decision-making.

Palm Island is a uniquely portable and versatile card game that can be played in almost any setting, with no table required. It's designed to be accessible and engaging whether you are sitting, standing, or on the move. The game's innovative mechanics allow players to use just 17 cards to manage resources, upgrade buildings, and shape their island through 8 rounds of play.

Embark on a mystical journey into the enchanting world of Res Arcana, where mages harness the powers of Life, Death, Elan, Calm, and Gold to shape their destiny. Prepare your place of power and engage in a strategic contest to achieve victory.

Walking in Burano is a delightful family board game that captures the essence of the vibrant, colorful houses of Burano, an island in Venice, Italy. Players become artists tasked with refurbishing these homes, adding personal décor, and attracting tourists and locals alike with their creative flair.

The Royal Monstrological Society includes the most renowned experts in monster studies. Each year, only one new member is allowed to join, and applicants must compete to capture the most extraordinary monsters they can find. Players collect cards to capture and display exotic monsters, hire talented assistants, and pursue secret goals, earning points through monster exhibitions, achieving objectives, and collecting crowns over four seasons. The player with the most profitable and spectacular carnival at the end wins!

Players assume the role of consiglieres for established families in Absurdistan and its neighboring countries. The goal is to gain the most influence by sending agents through card combinations that represent numbers. The total of those numbers determines the destination for the agents, and players earn points based on their presence in those locations. The player who cleverly combines their cards will ultimately score the highest.

Confusion reigns among the Yōkai! These Japanese spirits have mingled with each other. To calm them down, you must bring together members of the same family while being clever and quiet to avoid startling them.