The awards we track

Every game on this site earned recognition from one of these 12 independent organizations. Here's who they are and what each award actually means.

Spiel des Jahres

Germany · founded 1979

The most influential board game award in the world, awarded annually in Germany since 1979.

18 games in our catalog

About the Spiel des Jahres award →Kennerspiel des Jahres

Germany · founded 2011

The "connoisseur" counterpart to Spiel des Jahres, for games aimed at more experienced players.

8 games in our catalog

About the Kennerspiel des Jahres award →Kinderspiel des Jahres

Germany · founded 2001

The children's game award from the Spiel des Jahres organization, awarded annually since 2001.

6 games in our catalog

About the Kinderspiel des Jahres award →Golden Geek

United States · founded 2006

Community-voted awards from BoardGameGeek, the largest tabletop gaming site in the world.

53 games in our catalog

About the Golden Geek award →Dice Tower

United States · founded 2007

Awards from one of the most-watched board game review shows in the English-speaking world.

43 games in our catalog

About the Dice Tower award →ATTA

United States · founded 2016

The American Tabletop Awards, organized by category of player experience.

28 games in our catalog

About the ATTA award →Mensa Select

United States · founded 1990

Five games chosen annually by Mensa members for originality and depth.

22 games in our catalog

About the Mensa Select award →IGA

International · founded 2000

The International Gamers Award, judged by critics across multiple countries.

16 games in our catalog

About the IGA award →As d'Or

France · founded 1988

France's premier board game award, presented annually at the Cannes game festival.

25 games in our catalog

About the As d'Or award →Deutscher Spiele Preis

Germany · founded 1990

A German award voted on by industry professionals and dedicated players.

6 games in our catalog

About the Deutscher Spiele Preis award →UK Games Expo

United Kingdom · founded 2007

Awards from the UK's largest tabletop gaming convention.

0 games in our catalog

About the UK Games Expo award →Swiss Gamers Award

Switzerland · founded 2010

A Swiss award recognizing outstanding new releases each year.

3 games in our catalog

About the Swiss Gamers Award →