All "Spiel des Jahres🇩🇪 1992" game award winners & nominees in comparison 2026

Taboo is an engaging party game that challenges players to guess words based on their teammates' clues, with a unique twist: certain obvious clues are strictly off-limits.

There are six different game communities, each receiving bits representing money at the start of each round. Players simultaneously select a card, representing either a player or a police officer, to play. The money is allocated based on the cards played, with a negotiation mechanism coming into play if there's a clash for resources. Strong performance in simultaneous puzzles and effective negotiation can determine who finishes in first or second place.

Players control a four-member racing team in a bike race inspired by the Tour de France. The aim is to collect as many points as possible for the team, primarily using dice for movement, though a limited set of cards can influence outcomes. Unique rules and various road conditions add depth to the game, making it a rich experience for players.

Players collect points in the form of food in this charming children's game. Plastic pigs are placed on a track made of circular cards, and players draw cards that match the colors of the pigs. Each turn, a player moves a pig forward, jumping over other pigs, and must ensure their last move of the round also earns additional food to keep their collected points.

Schraumeln is a card game based on a nonsensical culture that creates absurd laws written on scrolls, payable with plums. Players draw scrolls that introduce rules affecting how plums are distributed, and failing to follow a rule results in the scroll being removed from the game. The game continues until all scrolls are taken or a scroll mandates the end, with the player holding the most plums declared the winner.

In a departure from his typically complex game structure, Reiner Knizia created this negotiation game. Players represent politicians who navigate through a network of committees, seeking support from competitors to ascend toward the Senate. The game ends when all five Senate positions are filled, with victory going to the player with the highest prestige among those who have a politician in the Senate.

Players take on the role of gold miners, moving through a vault filled with gold bars. They roll dice to collect bars marked with numbers, aiming for the higher-numbered bars that are harder to reach. Players can continue collecting gold on their turn until they either fail a die roll or decide they have enough for that turn.

Players take on the role of 2CV owners in a nostalgic journey rather than a competitive race. The game involves navigating a winding track based on dice rolls while splitting efforts between movement and collecting repair points. Players must gather upgrades for their cars and be aware of timing to participate in exhibitions, as falling behind could mean missing out on points or failing necessary vehicle tests.

The Chinese emperor has long been powerless, surrounded by intrigue and corruption within the city walls. Just before a wedding, his ceremonial garments are stolen by a gang of corrupt officials. The emperor calls upon his last loyal advisers to retrieve the clothes, urging them to find as many clothing cards as possible, no matter the cost.

The game consists of two phases. In the first phase, players lay out street trade tiles, with each tile featuring a business and a colored chip representing the player who placed it. Once the board is filled, players aim to visit each business they established, gaining more movement points for additional visits while trying to score the most points by forgoing any remaining movement when arriving at their businesses. Players also receive a police token to hinder opponents' movements, and those who finish their rounds early can earn bonus points for each turn they wait at the well.

Players predict the weather in a game featuring frogs that move up a ladder based on accurate forecasts. Using 36 weather cards displaying different cloud symbols, they interact on a 4x4 grid representing houses, where higher houses correspond to better starting weather. Players place prediction markers and attempt to adjust the weather tiles while navigating limited intelligence moves to achieve correct forecasts.