All "Deutscher Spielepreis๐ฉ๐ช 2022" game award winners & nominees in comparison 2026
We have clearly compared and listed all winners and nominees of the audience award "Deutscher Spielepreis๐ฉ๐ช 2022".
- Winner "Deutscher Spielepreis 2022": Ark Nova
- Winner "Deutscher Kinderspielpreis 2022": Quacks & Co.
Audience Award instead of Critics Award
In contrast to the Spiel des Jahres, the "Deutscher Spielepreis๐ฉ๐ช" 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" & "Nรผrnberg" 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 Spielepreis๐ฉ๐ช 2022 winners and nominees:
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SCOUT
+3Fairplay ร la carte
Family Game
Card Game
+41 more
- ร la carte 2022๐ฉ๐ช
- Deutscher Spielepreis 2022๐ฉ๐ช
- Spiel des Jahres 2022๐ฉ๐ช
- SPIEL'21๐ก
- popular on geizhals.de๐
- popular๐
- ร la carte๐ฉ๐ช
- ร rets Spel๐ธ๐ช
- Last 10 years๐
- Gift Ideas๐
- Board Game Quest Awards๐บ๐ธ
- 3-4 players
- 3-5 players
- more than 4 players
- 21st Century๐
- 2010s
- up to 20 โฌ
- 20 minutesโฐ
- 30 minutesโฐ
- 45 minutesโฐ
- boardgame.tips top 100๐ฅ
- Card Games 2019
- Card game๐
- from 10 years
- from 11 years
- from 9 years
- Family game๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ
- Oink Games๐ฏ๐ต๐ข
- Games like Mau-Mau
- Games like Rummy
- Nominated for Spiel des Jahres Award๐ฉ๐ช
- 2019๐
- Guldbrikken๐ฉ๐ฐ
- Hand Management
- Hra roku๐จ๐ฟ
- Japan Boardgame Prize๐ฏ๐ต
- Modern card game๐
- Origins Award๐บ๐ธ
- quick๐โโ๏ธ
- BGG Top100๐ฅ
- Top 100โญ
SCOUT is an innovative card game that blends elements of hand management and ladder-climbing mechanics. The unique twist in this game is the dual-indexed cards and the restriction on rearranging your hand, creating a challenging and strategic gameplay experience.
Nominated for 8 awards and won 4.
โญ๏ธ Nominated for Spiel des Jahres 2022
More details for SCOUT- ๐ฅ 2 - 5 Players
- โฑ๏ธ 20 Minutes
- ๐ง 9+ years old
- ๐งฉ Immediately playable
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Cascadia
+14Game of the Year
Family Game
Tile-Laying
Solo Mode
Nature & Farming
Animals
+60 more
- Deutscher Spielepreis 2022๐ฉ๐ช
- International Gamers Award
- Spiel des Jahres 2022๐ฉ๐ช
- Hunter & Cron Award 2022๐ฉ๐ช
- SPIEL'21๐ก
- End Game Bonuses
- popular on BGG๐
- abstractโ
- Animals๐ฆ
- ร rets Spel๐ธ๐ช
- Last 10 years๐
- Black Friday 2022๐ฐ
- Prime Day 2023๐ฐ
- 1-2 players
- 2-4 players
- 3-4 players
- 21st Century๐
- 2020s
- also for 1 player
- up to 30 โฌ
- up to 40 โฌ
- Bears
- Eagles๐ฆ
- Moose
- 45 minutesโฐ
- 60 minutesโฐ
- Tabletopia๐ฅ๏ธ
- boardgame.tips top 100๐ฅ
- Golden Geek
- Laurel Awards๐บ๐ธ
- from 10 years
- from 11 years
- from 12 years
- from 9 years
- Family game๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ
- Alderac Entertainment Group๐บ๐ธ๐ข
- KOSMOS๐ฉ๐ช๐ข
- Drafting
- 2021๐
- Kickstarter๐ต
- Bonus at the End๐
- Fishes๐
- Foxes๐ฆ
- hexagonal gridโฌก
- Pattern Building
- Variable Start Conditions
- Gioco dell'Anno๐ฎ๐น
- Gra Roku๐ต๐ฑ
- Guldbrikken๐ฉ๐ฐ
- Hra roku๐จ๐ฟ
- International Gamers๐
- Japan Boardgame Prize๐ฏ๐ต
- Nederlandse Spellenprijs๐ณ๐ฑ
- Spiel des Jahres Award๐ฉ๐ช
- Swiss Gamers Award๐จ๐ญ
- Tile Placement
- Tric Trac awards๐ซ๐ท
- beautiful๐น
- BGG Top100๐ฅ
- Top 100โญ
Cascadia is a tile-laying and token-drafting board game that features the rich habitats and diverse wildlife of the Pacific Northwest. It combines strategic tile placement with wildlife conservation themes.
Nominated for 26 awards and won 15.
โญ๏ธ Spiel des Jahres 2022
More details for Cascadia- ๐ฅ 1 - 4 Players
- โฑ๏ธ 30 - 45 Minutes
- ๐ง 10+ years old
- ๐งฉ Easy to learn
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Quacks & Co.
+3Deutscher Spiele Preis Best Children's Game
Family Game
Deck-Building
Medieval
Kids' Game
Racing
+29 more
- Deutscher Spielepreis 2022๐ฉ๐ช
- Spiel des Jahres 2022๐ฉ๐ช
- popular on Amazon๐
- Medieval๐ฐ
- Prime Day 2023๐ฐ
- Prime Deal Day 2024๐ฐ
- for Kids๐ง
- Donkeys
- Gems & Crystals
- from 5 years
- Deck Builder
- Deutscher Kinderspielepreis๐ฉ๐ช
- Wolfgang Warsch๐ฆ๐น๐จ
- Schmidt Spiele๐ฉ๐ช๐ข
- Catch the Leader
- 2022๐
- Deutschland๐ฉ๐ช
- Race๐
- Cows๐
- Pigs๐
- Sheep๐
- Icon-Dice๐ฒ
- Variable Start Conditions
- from 6 years
- Kinderspiel des Jahres Award๐ฉ๐ช
- Racing๐
- Spiel der Spiele Award๐ฆ๐น
- Swiss Gamers Award๐จ๐ญ
- UK Games Expo Awards๐ฌ๐ง
It's race day in Quedlinburg, and with the right mix of food and luck, you ride your mount to victory and win the golden cauldron. Players build their own bag of tiles throughout the game, drawing them to advance on the race track. They will collect resources, gain bonuses, and strategize until someone crosses the finish line first.
Nominated for 8 awards and won 4.
โญ๏ธ Nominated for Kinderspiel des Jahres 2022
More details for Quacks & Co.- ๐ฅ 2 - 4 Players
- โฑ๏ธ 25 Minutes
- ๐ง 6+ years old
- ๐งฉ Immediately playable
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Dune: Imperium
+7BGG Top 100
Sci-Fi
Deck-Building
Worker Placement
Solo Mode
Negotiation
+40 more
- As d'Or 2022๐ซ๐ท
- As d'Or๐ซ๐ท winners
- Deutscher Spielepreis 2022๐ฉ๐ช
- International Gamers Award
- Spiel des Jahres 2022๐ฉ๐ช
- Hunter & Cron Award 2022๐ฉ๐ช
- SPIEL'21๐ก
- Ownership
- Increase Value of Unchosen Resources
- Take That
- popular on BGG๐
- As d'Or๐ซ๐ท - Expert game.
- Politik๐ฉโ๐ผ
- Black Friday 2025๐ฐ
- Adults
- from 14 years
- Sci-Fi๐ฝ
- last longโฐ
- boardgame.tips top 100๐ฅ
- Laurel Awards๐บ๐ธ
- Charles S. Roberts Awards๐บ๐ธ
- Deck Builder
- Movies/TV-Series/Radio๐บ๐ป
- Novel based๐
- 2020๐
- Increase Value of Unchosen Resources๐
- Ownership
- Race๐
- Take that!
- Turn order: progressing
- Asymmetric Powers
- Variable Player Powers๐ช
- International Gamers๐
- Jogo do Ano๐ต๐น
- Kennerspiel des Jahres Award๐ฉ๐ช
- Strategyโ
- Worker Placement๐ทโโ๏ธ
- Better Board Games 2021
- Hunter & Friends 2021
- BGG Top100๐ฅ
Dune: Imperium is a strategic deck-building game inspired by the iconic Dune universe, incorporating elements from both the recent film adaptation and the classic novels. Players lead one of the Great Houses in the interstellar political landscape of the Landsraad.
Nominated for 20 awards and won 8.
โญ๏ธ Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres 2022
๐ฐ 5% cheaper on Amazon than at other retailers
More details for Dune: Imperium- ๐ฅ 1 - 4 Players
- โฑ๏ธ 60 - 120 Minutes
- ๐ง 14+ years old
- ๐งฉ Medium difficulty
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Ark Nova
+12BGG Top 100
Tile-Laying
Solo Mode
Nature & Farming
Heavyweight
Animals
+24 more
- As d'Or 2023๐ซ๐ท
- As d'Or๐ซ๐ท winners
- Deutscher Spielepreis 2022๐ฉ๐ช
- Spiel des Jahres 2022๐ฉ๐ช
- Hunter & Cron Award 2022๐ฉ๐ช
- SPIEL'21๐ก
- Increase Value of Unchosen Resources
- As d'Or๐ซ๐ท - Expert game.
- Expert game
- Deutscher Spielepreis๐ฉ๐ช
- Feuerland Spiele๐ฉ๐ช๐ข
- Africa๐
- Asia๐
- Europa๐ช๐บ
- North America๐
- South America๐
- Increase Value of Unchosen Resources๐
- Income
- Random Events
- Goblin Magnifico๐ฎ๐น
- Jogo do Ano๐ต๐น
- Jogoeu User's Game (J.U.G.)๐ต๐น
- BGG Top100๐ฅ
- Top 100โญ
Ark Nova is a strategic board game where players take on the role of zoo planners, aiming to build and manage the most successful modern zoo.
Nominated for 25 awards and won 13.
More details for Ark Nova- ๐ฅ 1 - 4 Players
- โฑ๏ธ 90 - 150 Minutes
- ๐ง 14+ years old
- ๐งฉ Hard to learn
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Living Forest
+2Connoisseur Game of the Year
Fantasy
Family Game
Tile-Laying
Deck-Building
Solo Mode
Living Forest is a captivating board game where players become nature spirits, striving to protect a sacred forest and its tree from the destructive flames of Onibi. With the help of animal guardians, players work to save the forest through a combination of strategy, luck, and cooperation.
Nominated for 10 awards and won 3.
โญ๏ธ Kennerspiel des Jahres 2022
More details for Living Forest- ๐ฅ 1 - 4 Players
- โฑ๏ธ 40 Minutes
- ๐ง 10+ years old
- ๐งฉ Easy to learn
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The Red Cathedral
5 Seasons Best Portuguese Complex Game
Area Control
Solo Mode
Economy & Trade
Strategy Game
Dice Game
The Red Cathedral is a strategic Euro-style board game set in Moscow during the construction of St. Basil's Cathedral. Players assume the roles of construction teams competing to gain the favor of Tsar Ivan the Terrible by contributing to the cathedral's construction.
Nominated for 6 awards and won 1.
More details for The Red Cathedral- ๐ฅ 1 - 4 Players
- โฑ๏ธ 80 Minutes
- ๐ง 10+ years old
- ๐งฉ Medium difficulty
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Beyond the Sun
+1Meeples Choice Award
Sci-Fi
Civilization
Area Control
Worker Placement
Strategy Game
Beyond the Sun is a strategic board game that places players at the forefront of humanity's technological advancement into the Spacefaring Era. Here, players shape the progress of human civilization in space while competing to become the dominant faction through scientific development, economic growth, and galactic influence.
Nominated for 8 awards and won 2.
More details for Beyond the Sun- ๐ฅ 2 - 4 Players
- โฑ๏ธ 60 - 120 Minutes
- ๐ง 14+ years old
- ๐งฉ Medium difficulty
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Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition
Golden Geek (nominated)
Sci-Fi
Solo Mode
Strategy Game
Variable Powers
Set Collection
Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition is an engaging engine-building game where players take on the roles of corporations with the ambitious goal of terraforming Mars. The game combines strategic resource management and project development to make the red planet habitable.
Nominated for 5 awards.
๐ฐ 3% cheaper on Amazon than at other retailers
More details for Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition- ๐ฅ 1 - 4 Players
- โฑ๏ธ 45 - 60 Minutes
- ๐ง 14+ years old
- ๐งฉ Medium difficulty
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Witchstone
Connoisseur Game of the Year (nominated)
Fantasy
Tile-Laying
Route Building
Strategy Game
Drafting
Witchstone offers a rich blend of strategic depth and thematic magic as players step into the roles of powerful wizards gathering around the mystical Witchstone. This board game combines elements of area control, tile placement, and action optimization, creating a complex and engaging gameplay experience.
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Witchstone- ๐ฅ 2 - 4 Players
- โฑ๏ธ 60 - 90 Minutes
- ๐ง 12+ years old
- ๐งฉ Medium difficulty
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Golem
Fantasy
Worker Placement
Solo Mode
Heavyweight
Renaissance
Variable Powers
Golem is a captivating engine-building board game designed by the renowned team of Simone Luciani, Virginio Gigli, and Flaminia Brasini. This game immerses players in the mystical world of the 16th-century legend of the Golem of Prague, where players assume the roles of rabbis engineering these formidable clay creatures to protect their people. The game stands out for its thematic depth, blending historical lore with strategic gameplay.
Nominated for 5 awards.
More details for Golem- ๐ฅ 1 - 4 Players
- โฑ๏ธ 90 - 120 Minutes
- ๐ง 14+ years old
- ๐งฉ Hard to learn
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