All "Spiel des Jahres🇩🇪 1990" game award winners & nominees in comparison 2026

Players aim to win from a limited set of prize cards by navigating a circular track, typically consisting of 21 spaces. A player rolls 1-3 dice each turn to determine movement, but must keep the total rolled at or below 7 to advance. Landing on another player's piece requires them to carry it, influencing how many dice must be rolled, while the top piece owner determines the stakes, leading to potential removals from the board. The player collecting the most valuable prize cards at the end wins.

Favoriten is a simple racing game that incorporates an intriguing element of pressure, allowing players to test their luck. In three races involving five horses, players do not own any horses but have three betting chips each. Players take turns rolling a die to advance the horses, placing bets on them before rolling. The payout system rewards the first player to bet on the winning horse, and players must carefully decide when to place their bets to maximize their potential winnings.

Hoity Toity, a Spiel des Jahres winner in 1990 by Klaus Teuber, is a lighthearted board game about English noblemen collecting and flaunting antiques. This game is for 3 to 6 players and revolves around acquiring cards that represent various antique items. Players aim to build the largest and most valuable collection of these quirky treasures.

A very simple memory game for children with a haunted house theme. The board features 21 printed images depicting seven different types of spooky residents, with 20 images covered by randomly placed tiles.

Players must guess or know the dreams, hopes, and wishes of each other while creating their own definition of a personal lifestyle. The active player draws a question card, such as where they want to go on vacation, and selects four image cards with possible answers. Other players then attempt to guess the order of the cards, earning points for each correct guess.

Each player begins by taking turns placing a layer of cards into the box. Once all cards are in, the process ends with the top layer. Players then take turns using a spade to dig up as many cards with positive points as possible, which are worth money.

Players cooperate to rearrange colored boxes by moving them in stacks. The objective is to achieve a sorted stack before the ship departs the island, represented by 24 spaces on the board. This theme revolves around a volcanic eruption that forces the inhabitants to gather resources to start anew elsewhere.

Players compete to assemble a jazz band in the French Quarter. Certain musicians won’t work well together, so strategy is key to forming the best group. After eight rounds, players can start trading. The first player is the best singer, and in case of disputes, a singing contest determines the winner.

Players take turns placing a single piece of their own color on the board. If you have N+2 stones that exceed the number of stones of other players in the same row or column, you can capture those stones. The game can be played with 2 to 5 players and features an advanced mode that allows for diagonal considerations.