All "As d'Or - Jeu de l'Année"🇫🇷 2024 winners & nominees compared. 2025

The board game award "As d'Or - Jeu de l'Année" is also known as the "French Game of the Year". For the award year 2024 the nominations were announced on 01/25/2024. On 02/23/2024 the winners of the "As d'Or - Jeu de l'Année" award were finally presented.

Winners of the As d'Or - Jeu de l'Année 🇫🇷 2024

All "As d'Or - Jeu de l'Année" years listed individually

The "French Game of the Year" has been awarded since 1988. Originally there were two different awards ("As d'Or" and "Jeu de l'Année") - but in 2005 they merged into one award. We have created separate lists for you for all years, all award types (family, expert, children's game) as well as all nominees:

  • all As d'Or - Jeu de l'Année vintages individually
  • the best "As d'Or - Jeu de l'Année" winners of all years together
  • the best of all "As d'Or - Jeu de l'Année" nominees
  • all "Tout Public" (Family Game) winners
  • all "Expert" (expert game) winners
  • all "Enfant" (children's game) winners

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List with all As d'Or - Jeu de l'Année 2024 games

Enclosed is a comparison of all As d'Or - Jeu de l'Année 2024 games that can be purchased 2025:

This list was last updated on March 19, 2025. We compared 11 board games for this list and selected the top 8. There's also a print version for this list.
  1. Trio

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    Trio is a card game where players search for triplets. The deck consists of 36 cards, numbered from 1 to 12 three times. Players sort their hands from low to high and take turns revealing cards, aiming to collect sets of three matching cards.

    Nominated for 7 awards and won 2.

    More details for Trio
    • 3 - 6 Players
    • 15 Minutes
    • 6+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  2. Faraway

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    Welcome to Alula, a mysterious continent with ever-changing geography that follows the rhythm of the seasons. Explore the land, uncover its secrets, meet its inhabitants, and document its wonders to earn more glory than your opponents.

    Nominated for 5 awards and won 2.

    More details for Faraway
    • 2 - 6 Players
    • 15 - 30 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  3. Cat in the Box: Deluxe Edition

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    Cat in the Box: Deluxe Edition is a unique and innovative quantum trick-taking card game that challenges 2 to 5 players to think strategically about color and number. This deluxe edition of the game enhances the experience with high-quality components and new features.

    Nominated for 9 awards and won 4.

    More details for Cat in the Box: Deluxe Edition
    • 2 - 5 Players
    • 20 - 40 Minutes
    • 13+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  4. In the Footsteps of Darwin

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    Twenty years after his journey around the world, Charles Darwin writes about the origin of species and seeks new information about animal life, especially from unexplored continents. Young, adventurous naturalists board the Beagle to assist him in completing his famous work. Players study animals, conduct surveys, publish findings, and develop theories, aiming to score more points than their competitors and demonstrate their significant contributions to Darwin's research.

    Nominated for 4 awards and won 2.

    ⭐️ Nominated for Spiel des Jahres 2024

    More details for In the Footsteps of Darwin
    • 2 - 5 Players
    • 20 - 30 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  5. The White Castle

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    The heron flies over the skies of Himeji while the Daimyo observes the activities of his servants from the castle's summit. Players control a clan to earn victory points by gaining influence at court, managing resources, and strategically placing their workers. The game features resource management, worker placement, and dice placement mechanics, set against the backdrop of Himeji Castle, where players engage in tending gardens, defending the castle, and climbing the social ladder. With accessible rules and a carefully crafted setting, it offers a blend of simplicity and strategic depth.

    Nominated for 12 awards and won 6.

    More details for The White Castle
    • 1 - 4 Players
    • 80 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Medium difficulty
  6. Super Meow

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    Super Miaou is a deck-building game featuring a static market. Players start with a stack of four money cards and draw two each round to play. Using the money, they can acquire more cards, obtain a rat to steal from others, purchase cat food to later get the cat (Miau), or buy a cloak for the cat’s superhero costume. The game ends when a player draws both the cat and the cloak in the same round.

    Nominated for 1 award.

    More details for Super Meow
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 15 Minutes
    • 6+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  7. My Puzzle Adventure: Dragon

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    Players solve puzzles that tell stories and immerse themselves in different universes. After assembling the puzzle, they flip the pieces to uncover a narrative, with each piece presenting a small riddle. Help Lina, Sacha, or Timon follow the trail of a missing dragon and rely on sharp observation skills to succeed.

    Nominated for 1 award and won 1.

    More details for My Puzzle Adventure: Dragon
    • 1 - 99 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 5+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  8. La Famiglia: The Great Mafia War

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    In the 1980s, a ruthless battle for dominance in Sicily took place, later known as the "Great Mafia War." Teams of two players compete to take control of Sicily using six different Mafia families, each with special abilities. The game consists of a planning phase to develop strategies and place fighters and secret missions, followed by a combat phase where players reveal and execute their missions. Success depends on the team's ability to combine and coordinate their skills effectively.

    Nominated for 1 award and won 1.

    More details for La Famiglia: The Great Mafia War
    • 4 Players
    • 120 - 180 Minutes
    • 16+ years old
    • Hard to learn

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