All winners and nominations for the game graphics award "Graf Ludo🇩🇪 2011" 2026

The full moon lights up the sky as night falls on the engine yard of Engine No. 9. Various locomotives prepare for the race for the coveted world championship title, but players must be cautious—tracks change quickly, locomotives can push each other off course, and before you know it, you could be derailed. Only one locomotive can reach the destination station first, so make sure you arrive ahead of the competition!

Players engage in a dynamic and skillful game focused on trading valuable ingredients at an Indian spice stand. Each player secretly tosses Indian coins onto bowls depicted on the board, allowing for bluffing and the manipulation of opponents' coins. The first player to gather the necessary spices to serve the Maharaja wins the game.

Players draw random symbols and objects to create memorable and funny stories. The goal is to build the best mnemonics and listen well to others' stories, increasing their chances of winning.

Monsters have escaped again, but that's not entirely bad; they bring fun to the villa! Meanwhile, Grandma Frieda is outside, terrified of the monsters. Players must catch them and hide them from her before she sees them.

Ten dragons begin the game on the first space of a movement track, with each space marked by a number from -2 to 8. Players use cards that correspond to the colors of the dragons to move them along the track, earning points by landing on blue and green scoring fields. The game ends when three dragons reach the summit, and the player with the most points wins.

Players take on the role of wizard assistants tasked with gathering ingredients to brew potions, using a bit of magic to double the ingredients they already have. Each player has cauldron tiles that can be combined, fire pit tiles for the finished cauldrons, and magical ingredient tiles that are revealed at the start of each round. Players race to assemble their cauldrons and mark the ingredients needed for their potions, aiming to advance on the track; the game concludes when all recipes are exhausted or a player reaches the final space.