The best "Hra roku🇨🇿" winners and nominees 2026

Looking for a good game that won or was nominated for the "Hra roku" award? Then we have just the thing for you: a list of the best "Hra roku" winners and games that were on the nomination list.

What is the "Hra roku" game award?

The "Hra roku" is an award for dice, card & board games. The award originates from 🇨🇿Czech Republic, was created in 2004 and is voted by a jury.

The prize will be awarded in October at the Central European Mind Sports Olympiad in Prague - before the fair in Essen.

Hra roku categories

The Hra roku Award is presented every year in the following categories:

  • Hra roku (Game of the Year)
  • Dětská hra roku (Children's game of the year)

More info is available on the official Hra roku Award homepage.

Other game awards from all over the world

There are many more game award from around the world, you can find a list at the bottom of this page.

List of best hra roku award winners & nominees 2026:

This list was last updated on June 6, 2026. There's also a print version for this list .
  1. SCOUT

    SCOUT is an innovative card game that blends elements of hand management and ladder-climbing mechanics. The unique twist in this game is the dual-indexed cards and the restriction on rearranging your hand, creating a challenging and strategic gameplay experience.

    Nominated for 8 awards and won 4.

    ⭐️ Nominated for Spiel des Jahres 2022

    More details for SCOUT
    • 👥 2 - 5 Players
    • ⏱️ 20 Minutes
    • 🧒 9+ years old
    • 🧩 Immediately playable
  2. Codenames (Spiel des Jahres 2016 winner)

    • Game of the Year+14Game of the Year
    • Word GameWord Game
    • DeductionDeduction
    • Party GameParty Game
    • Crime & MysteryCrime & Mystery
    • MemoryMemory
    +78 more

    Codenames is a captivating and popular party game that involves clever wordplay and deduction. Two teams compete, each led by a spymaster who knows the secret identities of 25 agents, represented by cards bearing single-word codenames like "disease," "Germany," or even "carrot." The objective is for each team to be the first to correctly identify all their agents based on clues given by their spymaster, while avoiding the dangerous assassin.

    Nominated for 27 awards and won 15.

    ⭐️ Spiel des Jahres 2016

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    • 👥 2 - 8 Players
    • ⏱️ 15 Minutes
    • 🧒 10+ years old
    • 🧩 Immediately playable
  3. MicroMacro: Crime City

    MicroMacro: Crime City is a unique detective game that immerses players into a detailed and expansive cityscape to solve intriguing crimes. The game centers around a large, detailed map of a city where various crimes have occurred. Players become detectives tasked with unraveling these mysteries using the clues scattered across the city.

    Nominated for 22 awards and won 11.

    ⭐️ Spiel des Jahres 2021

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    • 👥 1 - 4 Players
    • ⏱️ 15 - 45 Minutes
    • 🧒 12+ years old
    • 🧩 Immediately playable
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  5. Cascadia

    Cascadia is a tile-laying and token-drafting board game that features the rich habitats and diverse wildlife of the Pacific Northwest. It combines strategic tile placement with wildlife conservation themes.

    Nominated for 26 awards and won 15.

    ⭐️ Spiel des Jahres 2022

    More details for Cascadia
    • 👥 1 - 4 Players
    • ⏱️ 30 - 45 Minutes
    • 🧒 10+ years old
    • 🧩 Easy to learn
  6. Kingdomino (Spiel des Jahres 2017 winner)

    Embark on a noble quest to expand your kingdom in Kingdomino. As a lord, your mission is to explore vast lands filled with wheat fields, serene lakes, and towering mountains. Competing with fellow lords, you must identify the choicest plots to claim as your own.

    Nominated for 17 awards and won 7.

    ⭐️ Spiel des Jahres 2017

    More details for Kingdomino (Spiel des Jahres 2017 winner)
    • 👥 2 - 4 Players
    • ⏱️ 15 - 25 Minutes
    • 🧒 8+ years old
    • 🧩 Immediately playable

    Video reviews for Kingdomino (Spiel des Jahres 2017 winner)

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  7. Love Letter

    In Love Letter, you must compete with other suitors to deliver a romantic letter to Princess Annette, who has secluded herself in the palace.

    Nominated for 15 awards and won 7.

    More details for Love Letter
    • 👥 2 - 4 Players
    • ⏱️ 20 Minutes
    • 🧒 10+ years old
    • 🧩 Immediately playable
  8. Patchwork

    Patchwork is a two-player game where you compete to create the most beautiful and high-scoring patchwork quilt on your personal 9x9 game board.

    Nominated for 11 awards and won 3.

    More details for Patchwork
    • 👥 2 Players
    • ⏱️ 15 - 30 Minutes
    • 🧒 8+ years old
    • 🧩 Easy to learn

    Video reviews for Patchwork

    • YouTube Review for the game "Patchwork" by BoardGameGeek
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  9. Azul (Spiel des Jahres 2018 winner)

    • Game of the Year+18Game of the Year
    • Family GameFamily Game
    • Tile-LayingTile-Laying
    • RenaissanceRenaissance
    • DraftingDrafting
    • Set CollectionSet Collection
    +84 more

    Azul invites you to step into the captivating world of Portuguese artistry and craftsmanship. This board game draws inspiration from the introduction of azulejos, originally white and blue ceramic tiles, by the Moors. The tiles found a new home in Portugal when King Manuel I, during a visit to the Alhambra palace in Southern Spain, was enchanted by the exquisite Moorish decorative tiles adorning its interior. Filled with awe and inspiration, the king promptly ordered the embellishment of his own palace in Portugal with similar decorative tiles. As a skilled tile-laying artist, you are tasked with the prestigious mission of adorning the walls of the Royal Palace of Evora.

    Nominated for 30 awards and won 19.

    ⭐️ Spiel des Jahres 2018

    More details for Azul (Spiel des Jahres 2018 winner)
    • 👥 2 - 4 Players
    • ⏱️ 30 - 45 Minutes
    • 🧒 8+ years old
    • 🧩 Easy to learn

    Video reviews for Azul (Spiel des Jahres 2018 winner)

    • YouTube Review for the game "Azul (Spiel des Jahres 2018 winner)" by Shut Up & Sit Down
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  10. Dixit (Spiel des Jahres 2010 winner)

    Dixit is a beautifully imaginative and simple card game that emphasizes creativity and interpretation. Each turn, a player becomes the storyteller, selecting a card from their hand and giving a sentence or phrase inspired by the card’s image. The other players then choose cards from their hands that they feel best match the storyteller's sentence.

    Nominated for 20 awards and won 10.

    ⭐️ Spiel des Jahres 2010

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    • 👥 3 - 6 Players
    • ⏱️ 30 Minutes
    • 🧒 8+ years old
    • 🧩 Immediately playable
  11. 7 Wonders Duel (À la carte 2016 card game award Winner)

    • BGG Top 100+8BGG Top 100
    • 2-Player2-Player
    • CivilizationCivilization
    • Economy & TradeEconomy & Trade
    • Strategy GameStrategy Game
    • DraftingDrafting
    +80 more

    7 Wonders Duel takes the essence of the classic 7 Wonders and refines it for an intense two-player experience. It retains the thematic elements of building a civilization through acquiring various types of cards, but it introduces unique mechanics suited for a duel.

    Nominated for 16 awards and won 9.

    More details for 7 Wonders Duel (À la carte 2016 card game award Winner)
    • 👥 2 Players
    • ⏱️ 30 Minutes
    • 🧒 10+ years old
    • 🧩 Easy to learn

    Video reviews for 7 Wonders Duel (À la carte 2016 card game award Winner)

    • YouTube Review for the game "7 Wonders Duel (À la carte 2016 card game award Winner)" by Shut Up & Sit Down
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  12. The As d'Or - Jeu de l'Année 🇫🇷 is a French game prize that has been awarded to a new board game every year since 1988. As d'Or means "golden ace", Jeu de l'année in English "Game of the Year".

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  13. The Quack of Quedlinburg (Kennerspiel 2018 winner)

    Become a cunning charlatan or a quack doctor in the whimsical world of The Quacks of Quedlinburg. In this quirky board game, each player concocts their own secret brew, one ingredient at a time. But beware, for a careless addition could spoil the entire mixture!

    Nominated for 17 awards and won 12.

    ⭐️ Kennerspiel des Jahres 2018

    More details for The Quack of Quedlinburg (Kennerspiel 2018 winner)
    • 👥 2 - 4 Players
    • ⏱️ 45 Minutes
    • 🧒 10+ years old
    • 🧩 Easy to learn
  14. Times Up! The Celebrities Charades Game

    Time's Up! is a lively and entertaining charades-based party game, ideal for playing in teams of two or more. It's particularly engaging when played with teams of two. The game revolves around guessing famous historical or fictional characters, with each player contributing to a communal deck of names used across three distinct rounds.

    Nominated for 5 awards and won 2.

    More details for Times Up! The Celebrities Charades Game
    • 👥 4 - 18 Players
    • ⏱️ 90 Minutes
    • 🧒 12+ years old
    • 🧩 Immediately playable
  15. Outfoxed!

    Outfoxed! invites you into a whimsical detective chase after Mrs. Plumpert's missing prized pot pie. It's a cooperative game where players work together to gather clues, eliminate suspects, and catch the cunning fox before it escapes. The game introduces a unique evidence scanner mechanism that adds a fun twist to deducing the thief among a lineup of potential foxes.

    Nominated for 3 awards and won 2.

    More details for Outfoxed!
    • 👥 2 - 4 Players
    • ⏱️ 20 Minutes
    • 🧒 5+ years old
    • 🧩 Immediately playable
  16. Take 5 (1994 Edition)

    6 nimmt!, also known as Take 5, Category 5 and other names, is a card game focused on scoring as few points as possible. It combines elements of strategy, prediction, and a bit of luck.

    Nominated for 5 awards and won 3.

    More details for Take 5 (1994 Edition)
    • 👥 2 - 10 Players
    • ⏱️ 45 Minutes
    • 🧒 8+ years old
    • 🧩 Immediately playable
  17. Next Station: London

    Next Station: London invites players to take on the role of project managers tasked with the ambitious job of redesigning London's iconic underground network. The game challenges players to strategically optimize connections, incorporate as many of the city's landmarks as possible, and efficiently use the tunnels under the Thames, all while adhering to the city's specific requirements.

    Nominated for 9 awards and won 2.

    ⭐️ Nominated for Spiel des Jahres 2023

    More details for Next Station: London
    • 👥 1 - 4 Players
    • ⏱️ 25 - 30 Minutes
    • 🧒 8+ years old
    • 🧩 Immediately playable
  18. Cartographers

    Cartographers: A Roll Player Tale transports players to a realm where they take on the roles of mapmakers, tasked by Queen Gimnax to chart the northern territories for the Kingdom of Nalos. This game combines elements of strategy and creativity, challenging players to create the most efficient and aesthetically pleasing maps.

    Nominated for 10 awards.

    ⭐️ Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres 2020

    More details for Cartographers
    • 👥 1 - 100 Players
    • ⏱️ 30 - 45 Minutes
    • 🧒 10+ years old
    • 🧩 Easy to learn
  19. Incan Gold

    The board game known as Diamant or Incan Gold unfolds as an exhilarating press-your-luck experience, offering players a quick and enjoyable journey into mine shafts and jungle paths. As participants flip cards from a deck, the gems discovered are evenly distributed, creating a shared bounty. However, the decision to venture deeper comes with the risk of encountering hazards like scorpions, snakes, poison gas, explosions, and rockfalls.

    Nominated for 10 awards and won 4.

    ⭐️ Nominated for Kinderspiel des Jahres 2005

    More details for Incan Gold
    • 👥 3 - 8 Players
    • ⏱️ 20 - 40 Minutes
    • 🧒 8+ years old
    • 🧩 Immediately playable
  20. Splendor

    Splendor beckons you into the vibrant world of Renaissance merchants, where the pursuit of gem mines, modes of transportation, and opulent shops is the path to acquiring prestigious points. In this strategic game of chip-collecting and card development, your goal is to amass wealth and influence that will make you the most renowned merchant of the era. Perhaps, if fortune smiles upon you, nobility may even grace your endeavors, further enhancing your prestige.

    Nominated for 21 awards and won 12.

    ⭐️ Nominated for Spiel des Jahres 2014

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    More details for Splendor
    • 👥 2 - 4 Players
    • ⏱️ 30 Minutes
    • 🧒 10+ years old
    • 🧩 Easy to learn
  21. Star Realms

    Star Realms is a fast-paced, deck-building card game set in the vastness of space. Designed by renowned game creators, it combines the excitement of deck-building with the strategic depth of combat trading card games.

    Nominated for 10 awards and won 3.

    More details for Star Realms
    • 👥 2 Players
    • ⏱️ 20 Minutes
    • 🧒 12+ years old
    • 🧩 Easy to learn
  22. Coloretto

    Engage in the colorful and strategic gameplay of Coloretto, where simplicity meets tactical decision-making. The game revolves around drawing cards to play into rows or claiming entire rows to expand your collection. As the rounds progress, players aim to create extensive sets, but there's a catch – exceeding three colors incurs penalties, adding a layer of strategic depth.

    Nominated for 7 awards and won 3.

    More details for Coloretto
    • 👥 2 - 5 Players
    • ⏱️ 30 Minutes
    • 🧒 8+ years old
    • 🧩 Immediately playable
  23. King of Tokyo

    King of Tokyo is a game where players take on the roles of mutant monsters, robots, and aliens, all competing to become the sole King of Tokyo.

    Nominated for 20 awards and won 7.

    More details for King of Tokyo
    • 👥 2 - 6 Players
    • ⏱️ 30 Minutes
    • 🧒 8+ years old
    • 🧩 Immediately playable
  24. Dragomino (Kinderspiel des Jahres 2021 winner)

    The big moment has arrived. You have been appointed as a "Dragon Trainer" with the chance to encounter dragons on a mysterious island. Compete with other trainers to discover the most baby dragons while searching for dragon eggs.

    Nominated for 9 awards and won 5.

    ⭐️ Kinderspiel des Jahres 2021

    More details for Dragomino (Kinderspiel des Jahres 2021 winner)
    • 👥 2 - 4 Players
    • ⏱️ 15 Minutes
    • 🧒 5+ years old
    • 🧩 Immediately playable
  25. ICECOOL (Kinderspiel des Jahres 2017 winner)

    ICECOOL is an energetic and playful flicking game set in a penguin school, where players assume the roles of rascally penguins trying to snatch fish and the vigilant Hall Monitor trying to maintain order.

    Nominated for 14 awards and won 6.

    ⭐️ Kinderspiel des Jahres 2017

    More details for ICECOOL (Kinderspiel des Jahres 2017 winner)
    • 👥 2 - 4 Players
    • ⏱️ 30 Minutes
    • 🧒 6+ years old
    • 🧩 Immediately playable
  26. Cockroach Poker

    Cockroach Poker is a lighthearted and engaging card game focused on bluffing and reverse set collection. It features various critters like cockroaches, rats, and stink bugs, and the aim is to trick others into collecting these undesirable creatures.

    Nominated for 3 awards.

    ⭐️ Nominated for Kinderspiel des Jahres 2004

    More details for Cockroach Poker
    • 👥 2 - 6 Players
    • ⏱️ 20 Minutes
    • 🧒 8+ years old
    • 🧩 Immediately playable

    Video reviews for Cockroach Poker

    • YouTube Review for the game "Cockroach Poker" by BoardGameGeek
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  27. Ticket to Ride (Spiel des Jahres 2004 winner)

    Ticket to Ride offers a delightful and accessible gaming experience that can be grasped in under 15 minutes, making it perfect for both newcomers and seasoned gamers. Designed by the renowned Alan R. Moon, this board game revolves around a railway adventure across North America.

    Nominated for 18 awards and won 12.

    ⭐️ Spiel des Jahres 2004

    More details for Ticket to Ride (Spiel des Jahres 2004 winner)
    • 👥 2 - 5 Players
    • ⏱️ 30 - 60 Minutes
    • 🧒 8+ years old
    • 🧩 Easy to learn
  28. Carcassonne (Spiel des Jahres 2001 winner)

    Carcassonne is a renowned tile-placement game set in the picturesque landscape of Southern France. This game is beloved for its simplicity, depth, and the beautiful mosaic players create on the table.

    Nominated for 9 awards and won 6.

    ⭐️ Spiel des Jahres 2001

    More details for Carcassonne (Spiel des Jahres 2001 winner)
    • 👥 2 - 5 Players
    • ⏱️ 30 - 45 Minutes
    • 🧒 7+ years old
    • 🧩 Easy to learn

    Video reviews for Carcassonne (Spiel des Jahres 2001 winner)

    • YouTube Review for the game "Carcassonne (Spiel des Jahres 2001 winner)" by Shut Up & Sit Down
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  29. Kites - Time to Fly

    The sun is shining, the wind is blowing, and it's time to gather your friends to fly some kites! Players collaborate to keep all their kites, represented by colorful hourglasses, in the air by playing cards, flipping the hourglasses, and coordinating with each other. If any hourglass runs out, a kite crashes, adding a fun challenge to the game. Play all the kite cards in the stack to achieve a collective victory!

    Nominated for 8 awards and won 2.

    More details for Kites - Time to Fly
    • 👥 2 - 6 Players
    • ⏱️ 10 Minutes
    • 🧒 10+ years old
    • 🧩 Immediately playable
  30. Karak

    Beneath the crumbling walls of Karak Castle lies a labyrinth filled with treasures and monsters. Six brave adventurers enter, each with a unique trick to claim fortune, but they must outsmart their opponents, defeat monsters, and seize the dragon's gemstone. Players uncover the labyrinth tile by tile, engage in battles, and gather treasures, with the most successful adventurer being crowned the true master of Karak!

    Nominated for 2 awards and won 2.

    More details for Karak
    • 👥 2 - 5 Players
    • ⏱️ 45 Minutes
    • 🧒 7+ years old
    • 🧩 Immediately playable
  31. Foxy

    Nominated for 1 award and won 1.

    More details for Foxy
    • 👥 1 - 5 Players
    • ⏱️ 15 Minutes
    • 🧒 8+ years old
    • 🧩 Immediately playable
  32. Spyfall

    Spyfall immerses players in a unique party game experience where they step into the intriguing roles of spies, navigating through various scenarios to decipher their surroundings. In this engaging game, participants aim to uncover the spy in their midst while the spy endeavors to blend in and discern the secret location.

    Nominated for 7 awards and won 2.

    More details for Spyfall
    • 👥 3 - 8 Players
    • ⏱️ 15 Minutes
    • 🧒 13+ years old
    • 🧩 Immediately playable

    Video reviews for Spyfall

    • YouTube Review for the game "Spyfall" by Shut Up & Sit Down
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  33. Children's games are often oriented around simple rules and elementary themes that are actually aimed at younger players. However, the best children's games are so popular because they can be (and are) enjoyed by players of all ages. Loopin Louie or the balance games of the Rhino Hero series, for example, are such games for children.

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