All "Deutscher Spielepreis🇩🇪 1994" game award winners & nominees in comparison 2024

We have clearly compared and listed all winners and nominees of the audience award "Deutscher Spielepreis🇩🇪 1994".

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🇩🇪 1994 winners and nominees:

This list was last updated on November 30, 2024. There's also a print version for this list.
  1. Take 5

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    6 nimmt!, also known as Take 5, Category 5 and other names, is a card game focused on scoring as few points as possible. It combines elements of strategy, prediction, and a bit of luck.

    Nominated for 5 awards and won 3.

    More details for Take 5
    • 2 - 10 Players
    • 45 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  2. Loopin' Louie

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    Loopin' Louie is a light-hearted, action-packed board game that is as silly as it is addictive. Designed for players of all ages, this game centers around protecting your chickens from a looping airplane piloted by Louie.

    Nominated for 4 awards and won 3.

    ⭐️ Spiel des Jahres 1994

    ⭐️ Kinderspiel des Jahres 2006

    More details for Loopin' Louie
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 10 Minutes
    • 4+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  3. Take it Easy!

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    Take It Easy! is an engaging and strategic game that combines elements of puzzle-solving and planning with a touch of luck, offering a unique gaming experience often likened to a multi-player solitaire with a twist. The game's core lies in each player's ability to efficiently complete a hexagon-shaped board using 19 hexagonal tiles, each featuring colored lines and numbers that cross in three directions.

    Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.

    More details for Take it Easy!
    • 1 - 8 Players
    • 20 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  4. Kingdoms

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    Kingdoms is a strategic tile-placement game set in a medieval realm, where players aim to amass the greatest wealth by judiciously establishing castles in the most prosperous regions, all while navigating various hazards. This game is an English-language adaptation of the original German game Auf Heller und Pfennig. The 2011 edition of Kingdoms enhances the experience with high-quality plastic castles and an exciting new wizard tile, previously a rare convention exclusive.

    Nominated for 3 awards and won 1.

    More details for Kingdoms
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 45 Minutes
    • 9+ years old
    • Easy to learn

    Video reviews for Kingdoms

    • YouTube Review for the game "Kingdoms" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English
  5. Manhattan

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    Manhattan is a strategic board game where players engage in the construction of a skyline of skyscrapers on Manhattan Island. The game blends area control mechanics with spatial strategy, as players aim to dominate the skyline by building the tallest structures in various districts of Manhattan.

    Nominated for 3 awards and won 3.

    ⭐️ Spiel des Jahres 1994

    More details for Manhattan
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 45 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  6. Lifeboats

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    Lifeboats thrusts players into the aftermath of a maritime disaster, challenging them to navigate the treacherous waters of negotiation and survival. This game, also known by the German title 'Rette Sich Wer Kann' ('Each Man for Himself'), is renowned for its intense player interactions and strategic depth. The objective is straightforward yet fraught with peril: guide one of six lifeboats to safety on distant islands, with only one boat advancing each turn based on collective player votes.

    More details for Lifeboats
    • 3 - 6 Players
    • 90 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  7. Billabong

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    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  8. Husch Husch kleine Hexe

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    Nominated for 1 award and won 1.

    More details for Husch Husch kleine Hexe
    • 2 - 6 Players
    • 15 Minutes
    • 3+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  9. Intrigue

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    Intrigue is a cutthroat negotiation game set in the Renaissance period, where players embody powerful families engaging in ruthless nepotism. The objective is to secure lucrative positions in other families’ businesses through strategic bribery. What makes Intrigue especially intense is that once a bribe is accepted, there's no obligation for the recipient to honor any agreements, leading to unpredictable alliances and betrayals.

    More details for Intrigue
    • 3 - 5 Players
    • 45 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  10. The Mob

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    • 3 - 6 Players
    • 60 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  11. Was sticht?

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    • 3 - 4 Players
    • 60 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  12. Knock Out

    All details for the board game Knock Out and similar games
    • 3 - 5 Players
    • 60 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Easy to learn

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