All "As d'Or - Jeu de l'Année"🇫🇷 2009 winners & nominees compared. 2026

Dixit is a beautifully imaginative and simple card game that emphasizes creativity and interpretation. Each turn, a player becomes the storyteller, selecting a card from their hand and giving a sentence or phrase inspired by the card’s image. The other players then choose cards from their hands that they feel best match the storyteller's sentence.

In the swashbuckling world of 1675 Jamaica, Captain Henry Morgan, after a notorious career in piracy, becomes the Governor of Jamaica. In a surprising turn of events, he invites his former pirate comrades to join him in retirement, celebrating their plundered treasures in the annual Great Challenge – a thrilling race around the island. The cunning Captain with the most gold at the end of the race claims the title of Grand Winner. Jamaica is a pirate-themed tactical race game that combines strategic ship movement, treasure hunting, and player interaction.

In Dominion, you step into the shoes of a monarch, much like your ancestors, ruling over a small, picturesque kingdom. However, your ambitions stretch far beyond the peaceful realm you've inherited. Your goal is to expand your territory, transforming these modest lands into a vast dominion filled with diverse landscapes and resources.

Pandemic is a highly acclaimed cooperative board game where players take on the roles of disease-fighting specialists. Their mission is to contain and cure four deadly diseases that have broken out across the globe. The game is set on a board depicting major world population centers and requires players to strategize and work together to manage the outbreaks and develop cures before the diseases spiral out of control.

The game includes four identical sets of ten paintings, each depicting a scene filled with various objects. Up to four players or teams use their own set, displayed on stylish cardboard easels for better visibility. Players have sixty seconds to list as many items starting with a provided letter as they can find in the scene, scoring points based on how many lists an object appears on.

TZAAR is a compelling abstract strategy game that emphasizes the delicate balance of weakening your opponent versus strengthening your own position. With 30 pieces each, divided among Tzaars, Tzarras, and Totts, players navigate a game of tactical decisions where every move counts. The core challenge lies in managing these three distinct types of pieces, each essential to the game's strategy, as players aim to either deplete one type of the opponent's pieces or trap them in a position where they can't capture anymore.

Cows and flies are the main characters in this new card game. It is a simple game for 2-5 players, illustrated by Sandra Tagliabue, and published by Hurrican. Players collect points by forming a herd while trying to avoid accumulating too many flies, which can significantly reduce their total score.

Players control wooden figures and aim to reach the last space on the board. Beppo the goat, represented by another wooden figure, rests on the spaces and should not be disturbed. When it's a player's turn, they place Beppo on a strong magnet and send a small metal ball toward him. If the ball hits Beppo, he knocks the players' figures back to the start, and his landing spot determines how far the active player can move their piece.

Agricola is a strategic board game where players become farmers aiming to build thriving homesteads. Manage resources, expand your home, and feed your family to win.