2012 Awards
The nominations for the 2012 award were released on 21 May 2012. The three games nominated were
- Vegas - Rüdiger Dorn, alea/Ravensburger
- Eselsbrücke - Stefan Dorra and Ralf zur Linde - Schmidt Spiele
- Kingdom Builder - Donald X. Vaccarino - Queen Games
Kingdom Builder was announced as the winner on July 9, 2012.
The nominations for the 2012 "Kennerspiel des Jahres" (roughly "Connoisseur-Enthusiast Game of the Year") were also released on 21 May 2012. The three nominated games for this category were
- K2 - Adam Kaluza - Heidelberger Spieleverlag
- Targi - Andreas Steiger - Kosmos
- Village - Inka Brand and Markus Brand - Pegasus Spiele
Village was announced as the winner on July 9, 2012.
The nominations for the 2012 "Kinderspiel des Jahres" ("Children's Game of the Year") were announced on 21 May 2012.
The three nominated games for this category were
- Spinnengift und Krötenschleim - Klaus Teuber, Kosmos
- Schnappt Hubi! - Steffen Bogen - Ravensburger
- Die kleinen Drachenritter - Marco Teubner - HUCH! & friends
Schnappt Hubi! was announced as the winner on June 9, 2012.
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