Sunday 16 October 2011

Board / Card Games: What's Hot Now: BoardGameGeek Golden Geeks

Board / Card Games: What's Hot Now
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BoardGameGeek Golden Geeks
Oct 16th 2011, 10:06

Each year, the users of BoardGameGeek.com vote on awards for board games and card games in a variety of categories. Here's a look at the winners of the annual Golden Geek awards.

2010

Game of the Year: Hansa Teutonica (Andreas Steding, Z-Man Games and 999 Games)
Best Strategy Game: Hansa Teutonica
Best Family Game: Tobago (Bruce Allen, Rio Grande Games and Zoch Verlag)
Best Two-Player Game: Washington's War (Mark Herman, GMT Games)
Best Wargame: Washington's War
Best Party Game: Telestrations (designer not credited, USAopoly)
Best Children's Game: Forbidden Island (Matt Leacock, Gamewright)
Best Card Game: Innovation (Carl Chudyk, Asmadi Games and IELLO)
Best Innovative Game: Catacombs (Ryan Amos, Marc Kelsey and Aron West, Sands of Time Games)
Best Abstract Game: FITS (Reiner Knizia, Ravensburger)
Best Print & Play Game: Zombie in My Pocket (Jeremiah Lee, Cambridge Games Factory)
Best Thematic Game: War of the Ring Collector's Edition (Roberto Di Meglio, Marco Maggi and Francesco Nepitello, Fantasy Flight Games and Nexus)
Best Artwork / Presentation: War of the Ring Collector's Edition
Best Expansion: Dominion: Prosperity (Donald X. Vaccarino, Rio Grande Games and Hans im Glück)

2009

Game of the Year: Dominion (Donald X. Vaccarino, Rio Grande Games)
Best Gamer's Game: Le Havre (Uwe Rosenberg, Lookout Games)
Best Family Game: Pandemic (Matt Leacock, Z-Man Games)
Best Two-Player Game: Space Hulk (3rd Edition) (Richard Halliwell, Games Workshop)
Best Wargame: Combat Commander: Pacific (Chad Jensen, GMT Games)
Best Party Game: Time's Up! Deluxe (Peter Sarrett, R&R Games)
Best Children's Game: Sorry! Sliders (Craig Van Ness, Parker Brothers / Hasbro)
Best Card Game: Dominion (Donald X. Vaccarino, Rio Grande Games)
Best Artwork/Presentation: Space Hulk (3rd Edition) (designed by, Games Workshop)
Best Expansion: Pandemic: On the Brink (Matt Leacock, Z-Man Games)
Best Print & Play Game: Dune Express (Felbrigg Herriot, Book Ranger)
Best Innovative Game: Space Alert (Vlaada Chvátil, Czech Games Edition)

2008

Game of the Year: Agricola (Uwe Rosenberg, Z-Man Games and Lookout Games)
Best Gamer's Game: Agricola (Uwe Rosenberg, Z-Man Games and Lookout Games)
Best Wargame: Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage (Mark Simonitch, Valley Games)
Best Two-Player Game: Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage (Mark Simonitch, Valley Games)
Best Family Game: Thebes (Peter Prinz, Queen Games)
Best Artwork/Presentation: Jamaica (Bruno Cathala, Malcolm Braff and Sébastien Pauchon, Asmodée Editions)
Best Party Game: Say Anything (Dominic Crapuchettes and Satish Pillalamarri, North Star Games)
Best Card Game: Race for the Galaxy (Tom Lehmann, Rio Grande Games)
Best Children's Game: Chateau Roquefort (Bernhard Weber and Jens-Peter Schliemann, Rio Grande Games and Zoch Verlag)

2007

Game of the Year: Shogun (Dirk Henn, Queen Games)
Best Gamer's Game: Shogun
Best Wargame: Combat Commander: Europe (Chad Jensen, GMT Games)
Best Two-Player Game: Commands & Colors: Ancients (Richard Borg, GMT Games), BattleLore (Richard Borg, Days of Wonder and Fantasy Flight Games)
Best Family Game: Zooloretto (Michael Schacht, Rio Grande Games and Abacus Spiele)
Best Artwork/Presentation: BattleLore
Best Party Game: Wits & Wagers (Dominic Crapuchettes, Nate Heasley and Satish Pillalamarri, North Star Games and Days of Wonder)
Best Card Game: Caylus Magna Carta (William Attia, Rio Grande Games and Ystari Games)
Best Children's Game: Zooloretto (Michael Schacht, Rio Grande Games and Abacus Spiele)

2006

Game of the Year: Caylus (William Attia, Rio Grande Games and Ystari Games)
Best Gamer's Game: Caylus
Best Wargame: Twilight Struggle (Ananda Gupta and Jason Matthews, GMT Games)
Best Two-Player Game: Twilight Struggle (Ananda Gupta and Jason Matthews, GMT Games)
Best Family Game: Ingenious (Reiner Knizia, Fantasy Flight Games and Kosmos)
Best Light/Party Game: Diamant (Alan R. Moon and Bruno Faidutti, Schmidt Spiele)
Best Children's Game: Nacht der Magier (Jens-Peter Schliemann and Kirsten Becker, Drei Magier Spiele)

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