All winners and nominations for the game graphics award "Graf Ludo🇩🇪 2021" 2025

Spicy is a vibrant bluffing card game that captures the fiery competition among three big cats who, tired of their constant battling for supremacy, decide to engage in a spicy hot eating contest. This setup serves as a backdrop for a game filled with deceit, strategy, and quick thinking, designed for 2-6 players. The game's core mechanic revolves around players announcing their card plays without revealing them, allowing for a high degree of bluffing as cards are played face down.

Similo is a cooperative deduction game where players work together to guess a secret character from a set of twelve displayed in the middle of the table. Each version of Similo - such as Fables, History, or Myths - comes with a deck of thirty beautifully illustrated cards by Naïade, featuring characters that share a common theme.

Everdell invites players to immerse themselves in the enchanting valley of Everdell, where a thriving civilization of forest critters seeks to expand their territories and establish new cities beneath towering trees, meandering streams, and mossy hollows. As the leader of a group of ambitious critters, you have a busy year ahead, filled with construction, character encounters, and hosting events. Can you ensure that the sun shines brightest on your city before the winter moon rises?

Lost Ruins of Arnak is an adventurous board game that blends deck-building with worker placement, set on an unexplored island filled with remnants of an ancient civilization.

Once upon a time, Wilfried and Marie discovered a magical book of stories. They could visit different tales and befriend amusing animal characters. Players decide who will take on each role, allowing characters to transform from a brave knight into a clumsy ninja, keeping beloved stories ever entertaining. Use your wit and imagination to shape the narratives and equip them with the right characters!

Travel to different countries in Spinlander through a simple yet challenging top management system. Players must navigate their way through various strategies to succeed.

Beyond the last continent, on the remote island of Windbark, diving is an ancient tradition. During a summer solstice ritual, divers compete to retrieve the village's sacred stone, which is thrown from a cliff and leads them deep into the ocean with the help of friendly turtles and manta rays, while avoiding angry sharks. Players use a set of transparent “ocean” cards and air tiles numbered 1-5, strategizing to dive while managing the risk posed by the creatures of the sea.

Nothing is worse than a nightmare ruining your night's sleep! Use your observation skills to choose the best stuffed animal to completely cover the disruptive nightmare.

Tang Garden transports players to the zenith of the Tang dynasty, inviting them to design and cultivate a classical Chinese garden of unparalleled beauty. As Imperial Garden Designers, players will meticulously craft landscapes, position scenery, and align the natural with the architectural to create harmonious panoramas that reflect the essence of nature and civilization intertwined.

Players embark on an expedition as the youngest members of the Royal Monstrological Society, hunting legendary monsters spotted in the clouds, the deep sea, and the haunted forest. They improve their camps, catch new monsters, and utilize the abilities of previously captured creatures through optimal dice combinations. At the start, each player receives a set of three supply camps, and a wilderness display is created from ten cards, leading to thrilling monster hunting experiences.

It has grown very dark in the Forest of Lights because the treasure of the dwarfs has been stolen by the evil Griswald. This treasure is special; it can make the forest shine again. Griswald has hidden the treasures and placed a curse on them: only by returning them in the correct order can the magic be broken and the forest restored to its former brilliance. Ethelred the Seventh, king of the dwarfs, has sent you to find the treasures, so be sure to note their locations for the king.