All "Spiel des Jahres🇩🇪 2008" game award winners & nominees in comparison 2023

The "Spiel des Jahres" jury has determined the winner for Spiel des Jahres 🇩🇪2008 - they also published the list of nominees for the year of 2008. But which are really the best games of the 2008 vintage? We compared all the winners and nominees and sorted them by quality.

Game of the Year 🇩🇪 2008 Winners

  • Spiel des Jahres 2008 (Game of the Year):
    Keltis
  • Kennerspiel des Jahres 2008 (Connoisseur's game of the year):
    (exists only since 2011)
  • Kinderspiel des Jahres 2008 (Children's game of the year):
    Whoowasit?

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"-2008 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 2008 games

Enclosed you find a comparison of all Spiel des Jahres 2008 games, which you can still buy in 2023:

This list was last updated on December 4, 2023. There's also a print version for this list.
  1. Jamaica

    All details for the board game Jamaica and similar games

    Nominated for 6 awards and won 2.

    More details for Jamaica
    • 2 - 6 Players
    • 30 - 60 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  2. Stone Age

    All details for the board game Stone Age and similar games

    Nominated for 22 awards and won 3.

    ⭐️ Nominated for Spiel des Jahres 2008

    More details for Stone Age
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 60 - 90 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn

    Video reviews for Stone Age

    • YouTube Review for the game "Stone Age" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English
  3. Galaxy Trucker

    All details for the board game Galaxy Trucker and similar games

    Nominated for 8 awards and won 1.

    More details for Galaxy Trucker
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 60 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  4. Marrakech

    All details for the board game Marrakech and similar games

    Nominated for 6 awards and won 3.

    ⭐️ Nominated for Spiel des Jahres 2008

    More details for Marrakech
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 6+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  5. TZAAR

    All details for the board game TZAAR and similar games

    Nominated for 4 awards and won 1.

    More details for TZAAR
    • 2 Players
    • 30 - 60 Minutes
    • 13+ years old
    • Medium difficulty
    👍 Good price!28€ atAmazon.de
  6. Linq

    All details for the board game Linq and similar games

    Nominated for 1 award.

    More details for Linq
    • 4 - 8 Players
    • 45 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  7. Witch's Brew

    All details for the board game Witch's Brew and similar games

    Nominated for 5 awards and won 1.

    ⭐️ Nominated for Spiel des Jahres 2008

    More details for Witch's Brew
    • 3 - 5 Players
    • 30 - 60 Minutes
    • 9+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  8. Whoowasit?

    All details for the board game Whoowasit? and similar games

    Nominated for 2 awards and won 2.

    ⭐️ Kinderspiel des Jahres 2008

    More details for Whoowasit?
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 30 - 45 Minutes
    • 6+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  9. Cockroach Salad

    All details for the board game Cockroach Salad and similar games

    Nominated for 2 awards.

    ⭐️ Nominated for Kinderspiel des Jahres 2008

    More details for Cockroach Salad
    • 2 - 6 Players
    • 10 - 20 Minutes
    • 6+ years old
    • Immediately playable

    Video reviews for Cockroach Salad

    • YouTube Review for the game "Cockroach Salad" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English
  10. Metropolys

    All details for the board game Metropolys and similar games

    Nominated for 3 awards.

    More details for Metropolys
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 30 - 60 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  11. Didi Dotter

    All details for the board game Didi Dotter and similar games

    Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.

    ⭐️ Kinderspiel des Jahres 2008

    ⭐️ Nominated for Kinderspiel des Jahres 2008

    More details for Didi Dotter
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 15 Minutes
    • 5+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  12. Big Points

    All details for the board game Big Points and similar games
    • 2 - 5 Players
    • 20 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  13. Ghost Hunters

    All details for the board game Ghost Hunters and similar games

    Nominated for 1 award.

    ⭐️ Nominated for Kinderspiel des Jahres 2008

    More details for Ghost Hunters
    • 3 - 5 Players
    • 15 Minutes
    • 5+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  14. Keltis

    All details for the board game Keltis and similar games

    Nominated for 6 awards and won 1.

    ⭐️ Spiel des Jahres 2008

    More details for Keltis
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  15. Agricola

    All details for the board game Agricola and similar games

    Nominated for 25 awards and won 14.

    ⭐️ Spiel des Jahres 2008

    More details for Agricola
    • 1 - 5 Players
    • 30 - 150 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Hard to learn
  16. Wicked Witches Way

    All details for the board game Wicked Witches Way and similar games

    Nominated for 3 awards and won 1.

    More details for Wicked Witches Way
    • 2 - 6 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  17. The Hanging Gardens

    All details for the board game The Hanging Gardens and similar games
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 45 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  18. Alles Tomate!

    All details for the board game Alles Tomate! and similar games

    Nominated for 3 awards and won 1.

    ⭐️ Nominated for Kinderspiel des Jahres 2008

    ⭐️ Nominated for Kinderspiel des Jahres 2012

    More details for Alles Tomate!
    • 2 - 8 Players
    • 15 - 20 Minutes
    • 6+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  19. RattleSnake

    All details for the board game RattleSnake and similar games

    Nominated for 1 award.

    More details for RattleSnake
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 15 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  20. Wild Vikings

    All details for the board game Wild Vikings and similar games

    Nominated for 1 award.

    ⭐️ Nominated for Kinderspiel des Jahres 2008

    More details for Wild Vikings
    • 2 - 5 Players
    • 15 Minutes
    • 6+ years old
    • Immediately playable

    Video reviews for Wild Vikings

    • YouTube Review for the game "Wild Vikings" by Shut Up & Sit Down
      Video is in English
    • YouTube Review for the game "Wild Vikings" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English
  21. Lascaux

    All details for the board game Lascaux and similar games
    • 3 - 5 Players
    • 25 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  22. In the Year of the Dragon

    All details for the board game In the Year of the Dragon and similar games
    • 2 - 5 Players
    • 75 - 100 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Medium difficulty
    🔥 Great price!15€ atAmazon.de
  23. Blox

    All details for the board game Blox and similar games

    Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.

    ⭐️ Nominated for Spiel des Jahres 2008

    More details for Blox
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 45 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  24. Capt'n Sharky: Abenteuer auf der Schatzinsel

    All details for the board game Capt'n Sharky: Abenteuer auf der Schatzinsel and similar games

    Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.

    ⭐️ Nominated for Kinderspiel des Jahres 2008

    More details for Capt'n Sharky: Abenteuer auf der Schatzinsel
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 25 Minutes
    • 5+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  25. Kleiner Teddy

    All details for the board game Kleiner Teddy and similar games
    • 3 - 5 Players
    • 10 Minutes
    • 3+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  26. Fluss der Drachen

    All details for the board game Fluss der Drachen and similar games

    Nominated for 2 awards.

    ⭐️ Nominated for Kinderspiel des Jahres 2008

    ⭐️ Nominated for Kinderspiel des Jahres 2008

    More details for Fluss der Drachen
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 6+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  27. Pino Sortino

    All details for the board game Pino Sortino and similar games
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 10 - 15 Minutes
    • 3+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  28. Die kleinen Regentropfen

    All details for the board game Die kleinen Regentropfen and similar games
    • 1 - 4 Players
    • 20 Minutes
    • 4+ years old
    • Immediately playable

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