Great write up from Oliver here about the Spiel des Jahres, and how its history and founding principles still guide how it crowns the prize winners each year (and why so many people end up wide of the mark trying to guess the winners 😅)
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In the first in a series of articles, I want to look at how the Spiel des Jahres was created to encourage people to play games, and promote games as a cultural asset.
Written: tabletopgamesblog.com/2026/06/09/s...
Audio: open.spotify.com/episode/5jjJ...
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For many board gamers, Spiel des Jahres is simply the little red pawn on a game box. Spotting it on a shelf often suggests that a game is worth paying attention to. That's not only true in the German-...
