All "Deutscher Spielepreis🇩🇪 1991" game award winners & nominees in comparison 2026
We have clearly compared and listed all winners and nominees of the audience award "Deutscher Spielepreis🇩🇪 1991".
- Winner Deutscher Spielepreis 1991: Master Labyrinth (1991 Edition)
- Winner Deutscher Kinderspielpreis 1991: not yet awarded
Audience Award instead of Critics Award
In contrast to the Spiel des Jahres, the "Deutscher Spielepreis🇩🇪" is not awarded by critics but by a professional audience (individual players, retailers, game circles, journalists). It is also called the "player" award – by players for players.
All games between "Essen" & "Nürnberg" are nominated
All games published between the SPIEL in Essen of the previous year and the Nuremberg Toy Fair of the same year are included in the nomination list for the "Deutscher Spielepreis" (german for "German Game Award").
Anyone can participate
In addition to trade magazines and retailers, everyone (since 2001) may vote online. All participants choose what they think are the 5 best games of the vintage – first place gets 5 points, second 4, third 3, fourth 2 and fifth 1 point. Each participant is weighted exactly the same and their points are added up.
List of the 10 best games of the year
Finally, the 10 games with the highest total score are published. The game with the highest score is then the winner of the "German Game Award".
Since 1992 also "Deutscher Kinderspielpreis" (German Children's Game Award)
In addition to the 5 best games, each participant may also select a children's game. The one with the most votes then becomes the winner of the "Deutscher Kinderspielpreis" for the respective year.
All other "Deutscher Spielepreis" years
The German Game Prize is awarded since 1990, we have listed for you both across all years, all Children's Game Prize winners and separated by year you can find at the bottom of the page.
More info can be found on the official website of the "German Games Award".
List with all Deutscher Spielepreis🇩🇪 1991 winners and nominees:
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Master Labyrinth
1991 Edition
All details & ratingMaster Labyrinth is a strategic and intriguing board game that belongs to the Ravensburger Labyrinth Games series. It builds on the concept of the simpler Labyrinth game but introduces more complexity and thematic depth. Players assume the roles of wizards-in-training, navigating a randomly arranged maze of tiles to collect essential ingredients in numerical order necessary for their mystical training.
2–4 20–30 min 10+ Easy to learn -
Jagd der Vampire
All details & ratingAs a vampire who has given up blood for ketchup, you aim to reach the five towers to find the great tomato. The towers also hide four onions, so caution is necessary. Players use ketchup bottles to navigate the landscape, cast spells, and hinder other vampires. It's a straightforward game suitable for children aged 10 and up.
2–6 45 min 10+ Immediately playable -
Wacky Wacky West
All details & ratingFans of Klaus Teuber will be intrigued by this redesign of a 1991 Game of the Year winner. In a quirky town named Rossdorf, landowners compete fiercely over valuable areas after discovering a peculiar source of mind-altering "Wacky Water." Players place tiles and vote to influence the fate of buildings, aiming to protect their own while sabotaging their rivals'.
2–4 30–45 min 9+ Easy to learn
Frequently asked questions
Which game ranks first on this list?
Master Labyrinth (1991 Edition) currently tops our list. The ranking is derived from player community ratings and is recalculated continuously.
How many players do the games on this list support?
Most games on this list support 2 to 4 players. The exact player count is listed with each game.
What age are these games suitable for?
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