The Best "Japan Boardgame Prize🇯🇵" winners and nominees 2023
Looking for a good game that won or was nominated for the Japan Boardgame Prize? Then we have just the thing for you: A list with the best "Japan Boardgame Prize" winners and games that were on the nomination list.
What is the Japan Boardgame Prize?
The "Japan Boardgame Prize" is an award for dice, card & board games. The prize originates from 🇯🇵Japan, was established in 2002 and is chosen by a jury.
The Japan Board Game Prize is sponsored by U-more - an organization whose goal is to spread the culture of board games in Japan.
In 2008, U-More combined the previous four categories and did not nominate any games. Voters selected up to five favorites from a list of 154 titles sold in Japan from October 2007 to September 2008. For each voter, they added 5 points to the first favorite, 4 points to the second ... 1 point to the fifth. There are a total of 317 voters from 32 prefectures in cooperation with many boardgame circles and stores.
Japan Boardgame Prize Categories
The Japan Boardgame Prize award is given every year in the following categories:
- The Best Foreign Game for Beginners - "its rule is relatively simple, and the playing time is short, so anyone can have fun immediately, regardless of their experience."
- The best advanced game - "more advanced and can be played by those who are used to playing games".
- The best Japanese game - "published in Japanese packaging".
- The best children's game - "its illustration and components are designed for children, easy to play for children under nine, and quite entertaining for parents as well".
For more info, visit the official Japan Boardgame Prize homepage or the Wikipedia post of Japan Boardgame Prize.
Other game awards from around the world.
There are many more game awards from around the world, you can find a list at the bottom of this page.
List of best Japan Boardgame Prize winners & nominees 2023:
Just One
- 3 - 7 Players
- 20 - 60 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
👍 Good price!19€ at.de
Video reviews for Just One
MicroMacro: Crime City
- 1 - 4 Players
- 15 - 45 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Immediately playable
👍 Good price!18€ at.de
Codenames
- 2 - 8 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Immediately playable
👍 Good price!18€ at.de
SCOUT
- 2 - 5 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 9+ years old
- Immediately playable
Cascadia
- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!27€ at.de
So Clover!
Nominated for 5 awards and won 2.
More details for So Clover!- 3 - 6 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
👍 Good price!18€ at.de
Kingdomino
Nominated for 17 awards and won 7.
⭐️ Spiel des Jahres 2017
🔥 Deal: 19% cheaper than the best Geizhals deal, likely for a short time only!
More details for Kingdomino- 2 - 4 Players
- 15 - 25 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
🔥 Great price!8€ at.de
Video reviews for Kingdomino
Codenames: Duet
Nominated for 9 awards and won 4.
More details for Codenames: Duet- 2 Players
- 15 - 30 Minutes
- 11+ years old
- Immediately playable
👍 Good price!18€ at.de
Video reviews for Codenames: Duet
Love Letter
Nominated for 14 awards and won 7.
More details for Love Letter- 2 - 4 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
👍 Good price!10€ at.de
Video reviews for Love Letter
The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine
Nominated for 24 awards and won 12.
⭐️ Kennerspiel des Jahres 2020
More details for The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine- 2 - 5 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Skull
Nominated for 4 awards and won 1.
More details for Skull- 3 - 6 Players
- 15 - 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for Skull
Dixit
- 3 - 8 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Las Vegas
- 2 - 5 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
🔥 Great price!130€ at.de
Video reviews for Las Vegas
Wingspan
- 1 - 5 Players
- 40 - 70 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!40€ at.de
Video reviews for Wingspan
Cartographers
- 1 - 100 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!17€ at.de
Project L
Nominated for 3 awards and won 1.
More details for Project L- 1 - 4 Players
- 20 - 40 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Pictures
- 3 - 5 Players
- 20 - 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for Pictures
Splendor
- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Splendor
Ticket to Ride: Europe
Nominated for 4 awards and won 2.
More details for Ticket to Ride: Europe- 2 - 5 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Ticket to Ride: Europe
6 nimmt!
Nominated for 5 awards and won 3.
More details for 6 nimmt!- 2 - 10 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
👍 Good price!6€ at.de
King of Tokyo
Nominated for 19 awards and won 7.
More details for King of Tokyo- 2 - 6 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
🔥 Great price!27€ at.de
Dune: Imperium
Nominated for 17 awards and won 5.
⭐️ Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres 2022
More details for Dune: Imperium- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
🔥 Great price!40€ at.de
The Resistance
Nominated for 3 awards.
More details for The Resistance- 5 - 10 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Easy to learn
Ticket to Ride
- 2 - 5 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!36€ at.de
Video reviews for Ticket to Ride
Karuba
- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 - 40 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Coloretto
Nominated for 6 awards and won 3.
More details for Coloretto- 2 - 5 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Incan Gold
Nominated for 8 awards and won 3.
⭐️ Nominated for Kinderspiel des Jahres 2005
More details for Incan Gold- 3 - 8 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Canvas
Nominated for 10 awards and won 1.
More details for Canvas- 1 - 5 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!30€ at.de
ICECOOL
- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 6+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for ICECOOL
Animal Upon Animal
Nominated for 5 awards and won 1.
⭐️ Nominated for Kinderspiel des Jahres 2005
More details for Animal Upon Animal- 2 - 4 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 4+ years old
- Immediately playable
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