All "Spiel des Jahres🇩🇪 1989" game award winners & nominees in comparison 2021

The "Spiel des Jahres" jury has determined the winner for Spiel des Jahres 🇩🇪1989 - they also published the list of nominees for the year of 1989. But which are really the best games of the 1989 vintage? We compared all the winners and nominees and sorted them by quality.

Game of the Year 🇩🇪 1989 Winners

  • Spiel des Jahres 1989 (Game of the Year):
    Café International
  • Kennerspiel des Jahres 1989 (Connoisseur's game of the year):
    (exists only since 2011)
  • Kinderspiel des Jahres 1989 (Children's game of the year):
    Gute Freunde

All other "Spiel des Jahres" years & awards

The Spiel des Jahres has been awarded since 1979, we have created several other lists for you:

Spiel des Jahres nominations and recommendations are also excellent

In our "Spiel des Jahres"-1989 list you will find not only the winners, but all games of the recommendation list as well as the nomination list.

List with all Spiel des Jahres 1989 games

Enclosed you find a comparison of all Spiel des Jahres 1989 games, which you can still buy in 2021:

This list was last updated on September 1, 2021. We compared 11 board games for this list and selected the top 10. There's also a print version for this list.

  1. Escape from the Hidden Castle

    All details for the board game Escape from the Hidden Castle and similar games

    Nominated for 2 awards.

    More details for Escape from the Hidden Castle
    • Players2 - 8 Players
    • Playtime30 Minutes
    • Age8+ years old
    • ComplexityComplexity: very easy
    15€ atAmazon.de

  2. Breakaway Rider

    All details for the board game Breakaway Rider and similar games
    More details for Breakaway Rider
    • Players2 - 6 Players
    • Playtime20 Minutes
    • Age8+ years old
    • ComplexityComplexity: very easy
    15€ atAmazon.de

  3. Such a Thing?

    All details for the board game Such a Thing? and similar games
    More details for Such a Thing?
    • Players2 - 8 Players
    • Playtime30 Minutes
    • Age10+ years old
    • ComplexityComplexity: very easy
    15€ atAmazon.de

  4. Café International

    All details for the board game Café International and similar games

    Nominated for 1 award and won 1.

    Spiel des Jahres 1989

    More details for Café International
    • Players2 - 4 Players
    • Playtime45 - 60 Minutes
    • Age10+ years old
    • ComplexityComplexity: easy
    Amazon.de

  5. Abalone

    All details for the board game Abalone and similar games

    Nominated for 1 award and won 1.

    More details for Abalone
    • Players2 Players
    • Playtime30 Minutes
    • Age7+ years old
    • ComplexityComplexity: easy
    Amazon.de

  6. Pole Position

    All details for the board game Pole Position and similar games
    More details for Pole Position
    • Players2 - 5 Players
    • Playtime60 Minutes
    • Age10+ years old
    • ComplexityComplexity: easy
    Amazon.de

  7. Magic Dance

    All details for the board game Magic Dance and similar games
    More details for Magic Dance
    • Players3 - 6 Players
    • Playtime45 Minutes
    • Age8+ years old
    • ComplexityComplexity: very easy
    20€ atAmazon.de

  8. Gute Freunde

    All details for the board game Gute Freunde and similar games

    Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.

    Spiel des Jahres 1989

    More details for Gute Freunde
    • Players2 - 4 Players
    • Playtime20 Minutes
    • Age5+ years old
    • ComplexityComplexity: very easy
    Amazon.de

  9. Henne Berta

    All details for the board game Henne Berta and similar games

    Nominated for 1 award and won 1.

    Spiel des Jahres 1989

    More details for Henne Berta
    • Players2 - 4 Players
    • Playtime10 - 15 Minutes
    • Age4+ years old
    • ComplexityComplexity: very easy
    Amazon.de

  10. Flieg Dumbo Flieg

    All details for the board game Flieg Dumbo Flieg and similar games
    More details for Flieg Dumbo Flieg
    • Players2 - 4 Players
    • Playtime30 Minutes
    • Age6+ years old
    • ComplexityComplexity: easy
    Amazon.de

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