The winners of the Spiel des Jahres Awards 2023 have been announced. For the family-friendly Spiel des Jahres award it is Dorfromantik from Pegasus Spiele.

“Dorfromantik” takes the pressure out of everyday life. The cooperative feel-good game sets new, exciting goals from game to game, but you can never lose. Tasks that are easy to solve are gradually supplemented by trickier ones, but everyone is in their comfort zone. When puzzling together, sometimes one person has the best idea, sometimes the other. The campaign entices you to play new games – and as quickly as the game is explained, you will also find new players for it.

(Source: Spiel des Jahres Jury – translated with DeepL Translate)

The second award is the Kennerspiel des Jahres, targeted at gamers. The Kennerspiel des Jahres 2023 went to Challengers from Z-Man Games.

“Challengers” offers a new, fresh concept that turns the game night into an event – exciting and turbulent until the last duel between the two best. Large groups in particular enjoy the charged tournament atmosphere created by the ever-changing individual feuds. The variety of possible combinations makes the challenge a pleasure with a high replay appeal.

(Source: Spiel des Jahres Jury – translated with DeepL Translate)