Nominees for the board game industry’s biggest award, the Spiel des Jahres, are being revealed on a livestream next week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The stream, which can be viewed here<\/a>, will unveil candidates for the 2023 Spiel des Jahres – the game of the year – which tends to be won by games that can be played together by families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Kinderspiel des Jahres – children’s game of the year – and Kennerspiel des Jahres award aimed at games for more experienced players, will also have their nominees revealed on the stream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Since it was launched in 1978, the Spiel des Jahres has provided huge sales boosts for its winners and nominees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Games feted as potential candidates for the main award this year include Akropolis<\/a> and Flamecraft<\/a>, while Dorfromantik: The Board Game<\/a> has also been cited as a contender by forum users on BoardGameGeek<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cascadia by Randy Flynn triumphed in last year’s awards, ahead of Oink Games’ card game Scout and party game Top Ten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Last year’s Kennerspiel went to Living Forest, while the very highly-regarded Dune: Imperium picked up a nomination alongside deduction game Cryptid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The award winners are chosen by a panel of Germany-speaking board game critics, who assess games released in the preceding 12 months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Winners of the three awards will be announced from 6pm on July 16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n