All winners in the "Most beautiful children's game" category of the Game Graphics Award "Graf Ludo🇩🇪" 2026

In Sleeping Queens, a whimsical and strategic card game, players embark on a mission to awaken sleeping queens using a mix of strategy, quick thinking, and luck. The game features the Pancake Queen, the Ladybug Queen, and ten other queen cards, all under a magical sleeping spell. The goal is to wake these queens from their slumber and earn points.

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!

Players search for goblins hidden beneath leaves on the forest floor while avoiding awakening the sleeping giants that guard the land. They must act quickly and carefully; if the giants are disturbed, they will chase the players away. The game includes cooperative rules where players take turns searching together, aiming to find more than eight goblins without awakening the giants to win.

A hide-and-seek game for 2 to 6 players. One player acts as the wolf and gives the other players 5 seconds to hide their goats in one of seven pieces of furniture. The wolf can then look at 2 pieces of furniture and collect any goats found there, while the undiscovered goats earn points.

The full moon lights up the sky as night falls on the engine yard of Engine No. 9. Various locomotives prepare for the race for the coveted world championship title, but players must be cautious—tracks change quickly, locomotives can push each other off course, and before you know it, you could be derailed. Only one locomotive can reach the destination station first, so make sure you arrive ahead of the competition!

The night vampires are in trouble. They need help against a sinister vampire hunter who has emptied a sack of garlic in an old, abandoned castle. With the assistance of a little bat, players can magically move the vampires and get rid of the stinky garlic, but caution is required, as garlic falling into the dungeon can spread its unpleasant smell to the remaining vampires. Bright figures make this exciting game perfect for play all day or from dusk until dawn.

The haunted house appears even more eerie in the light of the full moon. Four brave friends and their dog venture into the house, challenging themselves to reach the highest peak in Spookies. Caution is key, as risky maneuvers can lead players further from victory. Set your own risk level in your mission to collect as many "Spookies" as possible while you still can!

A goblin has stirred up chaos in the witch's kitchen, leaving everyone searching for lost ingredients. Players must recall where each item is located to add chips to the magical cauldron. As the cauldron fills, monsters will appear, and the player with the most witch commands and monsters at the end wins.

As midnight approaches, the vampire, witch, and headless butler gather in the hall of Villa Schauerstein, but the mummy's presence raises questions. Players first build the villa and then maneuver cardboard figures through slits as they add a roof and light. In each round, one player positions two characters and must verify their placement to earn points, with variations allowing for more characters and guessing mechanics among opponents. The first to collect three tokens wins.

Players help birds reach a party in a birdhouse by ensuring each bird that arrives brings at least one gift. The game starts with setting up the birdhouse tile and surrounding it with double-sided bird cards, which must show the bird side up. On their turn, players look through a peephole to see the color of a bird or gift, pick a bird card to flip, and check for a match. If they successfully match, play continues; otherwise, they must reveal more cards until they find a match. If all peephole cards are used and bird cards remain, players win, allowing the birds to enjoy the party. If not, the birds peck at the players out of frustration.

Players cooperate as fish navigating a coral reef to flip over 28 sea creature tiles placed on the board. They start at one location and follow paths indicated by arrows to reach openings in the reef. On their turn, a player rolls a die, chooses one of the four fish, and moves it according to the die result. If alone, they can reveal a tile with one bubble; if sharing a space with others, they can reveal a tile with bubbles equal to the number of fish present. The objective is to uncover all tiles before the four fish swim out of the reef.

Players engage in a game focused on finding matching surfaces. With 24 cards featuring different cutouts, they must match these with colors or textures found in their environment, whether at home, in the city, or on a playground.

Berlin illustrator and author Nadia Budde has transformed her beloved and successful column "Animals Like Us" into a charming memory game. The game features 36 animal encounters, each accompanied by a playful couplet. Packed in a beautifully designed small sewing box, it also includes a non-functional cardboard tape measure adorned with the game's animals, making it a delightful choice for all ages and perfect for family fun.