2006 Awards
The nominations for the 2006 award were released on 28 May, 2006. The five games nominated were:
- Seeräuber - Stefan Dorra, Queen Games
- Aqua Romana - Martin Schlegel, Queen Games
- Just 4 Fun - Jürgen P.K. Grunau, Kosmos
- Thurn and Taxis - Karen & Andreas Seyfarth, Hans im Glück
- Blue Moon City - Reiner Knizia, Kosmos
Thurn and Taxis was announced as winner on 17 July 2006.
Along with the nominations, the jury also assigned two special prizes for games which it felt were too demanding to count as 'family style' games.
- Fantasy game: Shadows over Camelot - Serge Laget and Bruno Cathala, Days of Wonder
- Complex game: Caylus - William Attia, Ẏstari Games
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