All "As d'Or - Jeu de l'Année"🇫🇷 2004 winners & nominees compared. 2026

Ticket to Ride offers a delightful and accessible gaming experience that can be grasped in under 15 minutes, making it perfect for both newcomers and seasoned gamers. Designed by the renowned Alan R. Moon, this board game revolves around a railway adventure across North America.

Coyote is a simple bluffing game set in a Western environment. Each player receives a card tied to their forehead that shows a number of hidden Indians or a special value, which they cannot see but everyone else can. The goal is to guess the number of Indians displayed on the cards, with increasing numbers declared each round. Special cards add surprises to each round, and players must remember they never know which card is on their forehead.

The "Spooky Stairs" takes place in an old castle ruin where players race to reach the top first. Wisely navigating the stairway, they must avoid a ghost that can transform them into spirits one by one. Players roll a enchanted die to move up, and if they roll a "ghost," they can make another player's piece disappear, requiring everyone to remember where their pieces are hidden.

YINSH is a strategic abstract game that is part of the renowned GIPF series of games. It involves a clever combination of movement and flipping of markers on the board, with players aiming to align five markers of their own color. The unique aspect of YINSH is its balance between advancing towards victory and simultaneously weakening your position.

Players assume the role of zoo owners, each starting with some money and a plot of land. Over five years, five zoo tiles featuring different animal species, paths, and possibly trees are auctioned annually to the highest bidder. The aim is to attract as many visitors as possible, as each visitor contributes points at the end of the year, and ultimately, players seek to outperform their opponents.

The objective is to bring your huts to the beautiful island of Maka Bana for the tourist crowds. Players use 11 terrain cards, leading cards, and beach name cards to identify spaces on the board, aiming to score points by placing huts, especially on adjacent spaces. The game features a TIKI statue that can hinder opponents' placements. It ends when a player has placed all their huts or when an entire beach is occupied. Advanced rules allow for "cheating," with restrictions on denunciations based on how much players deviate from the card-playing rules.

Atlantis was entrusted to the Titan Atlas by the gods long before history began. His sons created a great civilization that harnessed powerful magic, allowing them to transform into sea creatures. However, as Atlas vanished, his sons split into two clans and fought for dominion over Atlantis, prompting Zeus to intervene by sending a great flood to punish their greed, challenging them to survive against the elements.

A strategy game for 2 to 4 players, it features simple rules combined with deep gameplay, appealing to players of all skill levels and ages. The objective is to place two matching game pieces at the same height on opposite sides of the board.