May

Nominees for Game of the Year 2010

The jury "game of the year" in 2010, a luxury problem: Find out the many good game releases five chosen ones that make for further intensive examination, a winner among them. The five above-mentioned games, "Dixit", "ID", "fresco "," A la Carte "and" In the changing times - the dice are "is at first sight apparently not the first choice of players - county, at least not the online community, which now have blogs, the Spielbox Forum Twitter and Facebook is very well networked with each other.

New "is the title of" Game of the Year PLUS ", provided for the doors of the world ". Aha? a depreciation of the price of "Game of the Year"? me so now I buy the "game of the year or the" game of the year PLUS "in which everything is better, atmosphere, implementation, game mechanics, idea, etc. accompanying story? Since the publishers are aggressively advertise in trade all the red Pömpel, it could happen that the printing Game of the Year Plus "of the not so experienced (mass) of buyers will be misunderstood.

This raises again the question of the total target group: who is the Game of the Year Award interesting? For me, this is still the helpless mother standing in front of the shelf (or the father, grandparents, relatives, etc.) that their child wants to buy a game and decide whether or not the great diversity can. A game with the seal of "Game of the Year" or at least the confused like "list Game of the Year" and then in the future probably also the additional "PLUS", understood as "better than the actual game of the year" is here a preferred choice be.

Back to the luxury problem. Good games, it was enough in the year of publication. Many of them have a high level of play and design quality. Some were made as a safe candidate for the nomination, there have finally the following five games:

A La Carte

For us this is no real surprise, though the date is wrong. The game would have been earned in 1990 his place on the shortlist, it finished second in the same year in the elections to the German Games Prize least square In this respect, the jury in the new edition of the much improved graphic design and the materials are rewarded.

Dixit:

It will not be for everyone to get involved in his intuition. In that sense, this game the potential to be among the less differentiated buyers a shelf keeper. Zugutehalten have to him that a group of teenagers with a different temperament is sure to be played, as with students or adults. Some games of this type carry around with them but as a problem that the players know too well or not well enough and so quickly that an imbalance in the game concluded.

Ident

A painting game, in which much must be said, and in which there is a lot to laugh, so a time / communication game. Ident circulating in many games - as experts tip and is sure his fans. For us it recalls a kind of Pictionary for the advanced.

Fresco

Fresco met in terms of equipment and design in all cases, the requirements for an entertaining, interesting and atmospheric board game. The theme is also unusual and new. These criteria suggest a nomination as well as two others: A good rule of the game and a good feeling thanks to the not-too-complex mechanisms.

In the course of time - the game throws

Yes, the luck factor. Actually, this is a basic component of most really good and also of many award-winning board games. that have a pure game of dice in addition to this element of luck and tactical elements (can the backgammon players will be able to confirm this), shows the changing times - the dice game. However, we consider the game as a miscast on the nomination list, as even-Pegasus Games has released this year, better games.

Conclusion:

The jury seems to aim to show diversity in the game elements. We have succeeded, because I will buy all five games, I have a bunch of colorful game pieces together and get a lot of fun and variety. However, it would have deserved some other games as well, ending up on the nomination list (definitely Tobago!) Or at least to be recommended. As would be at least Vasco da Gama, Munchkin Quest (!), Havana, The warehouse district, and Mystery Dungeon Lords Express call.

Incidentally, we have " The gates of the world "with the family (three generations played) ... .. Was super! ... Has all fallen, even the occasional board players, even beginners ... .. Definitely the game of the year of the heart, at least with us.

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2 messages

Andreas Günter

Too bad that her comments (on your wonderful page) the nominated games like so many others: This and that would have deserved it more, one or the other is a miscast. Of course, the Vielspielergemeinde looks a lot more games on the German price (or game of the year plus). But for those prices are there too. I play well in a family with children and in this context, the verdicts of the jury - especially in retrospect - as almost always proven accurate. It is quite true that "The gates of the world" is actually also familienkompatibel. But only in families who bring a minimum level of playing experience. I know a lot of families that would fail in such games or get them only once off the shelf and then take back to Carcassonne. Maybe too right? I for one was initially a bit disappointed that Tobago was not on the Nominiertenliste. But if you just look, also has this choice (as almost always) again understandable and good reasons. All five are highly communicative games that little (he) and competitive (and thus low potential for conflict in families) and is ideal for "family reunification" suitable. Yes, and "A la carte" is indeed probably the "Karl-Heinz-Schmiel-Award" for the entire work, which was already more mature.

June 1st, 2010 at 21:28

Janina

Hi Andrew,

I see it with it as our obligation to take a position on this selection, because we just like to see already in the FAQs ... not always satisfied with the awards of the games are running well and therefore this page.

I give you, however, so right that "The gates of the world" is too complex and not compatible for the whole family. But that is what we have described above, yes ... "The gates of the world" is in the shop as "Game of the Year Plus" and the regular "Game of the Year" is adjacent in autumn. The people who need a lot ways Play, for "The Gates of the world" no award. The game is sensationally well and that has already rumgesprochen player in the community. Now the grandma or the mother - no big game experience - decide what game they buy for their family. If the mother does not suggest that the "game of the year PLUS" much better? And just then we're at the point. The game is too complex for most families, lands on the table and is usually due to the long game and raised the low maximum gaming experience played out in order then to get dusty on the shelves.

Rather, we criticize the name of the new award. Not only that already held by the buyer misled by the fact that every game, which was nominated advertises with Pawns and know most people do not realize that it's not the right game of the year. This little word "Nominee", which stands next to or below the Pawns is perceived by the buyers barely. To this was added in 2008 to further confusion with Agricola, which has - get right - the special "complex game". Here, however, suggests at least an equal status or the actual game of the year.

Other hand, evaluates the term PLUS an outsider, as one more to the actual game of the year. Anyone who has been digging into a game, also there is one with "Plus" suggested improvement?

I also agree with you so that we may lose heavy players now and then out of sight, that there are people who only occasionally take time for a game. But that's what we try - so it is possible for us - to always keep in mind.

The nominated five games have all your game certainly appeal. And none of the games I would see as totally out of place. But just under the premise just mentioned that a game should be playable for a family to end up on the list, I have personally made bad experiences with Dixit. When you playing with some older children and perhaps even bring grandma to the table, runs this game - at least in our games - no longer around, so for me it is less suitable for the award. The game itself is quite nice and makes it among people who swim around in on a wave, great fun. We had some fun evenings with them.

All in all I think it's good that we formulate our two cents. It will return every year to give consents and head-shaking about the nominations, but in the end, the jury again this time pick out a beautiful game, what is a worthy institution, because every game has its own charm.

And now a game of evening