May 29, 2017

Shelley and I spend this episode going through the Spiel des Jahres and Kennerspiel des Jahres nominees and recommendations with our initial thoughts.

Spiel des Jahres Nominees:

Kingdomino by Bruno Cathala from BlueOrange and Pegasus

Magic Maze by Kasper Lapp from Pegasus and Sit Down!

Wettlauf nach El Dorado by Reiner Knizia from Ravensburger

SdJ Recommended:

Deja Vu by Heinz Meister from Amigo

Dodelido by Jacques Zeimet from Drei Magier

Fabled Fruit by Friedemann Friese from 2-F Spiele and Stronghold

Klask by Mikkel Bertelsen from Competo and Game Factory

Shiftago by Frank Warneke and Robert Witter from WiWa Spiele

Tempel des Schreckens by Yusuke Sato from Schmidt 

Word Slam by Inka and Markus Brand from KOSMOS

Kennerspiel des Jahres Nominees:

Exit: The Game by Inka and Markus Brand from KOSMOS

Raiders of the North Sea by Shem Phillips from Garphill Games

Terraforming Mars by Jacob Fryxelius from Stronghold 

Kennerspiel des Jahres Recommended:

Captain Sonar by Roberto Fraga and Yohan Lemonnier from Matagot and Pegasus

Big Book of Madness by Maxime Rambourg from Iello and Heidelberger

Great Western Trail by Alexander Pfister from Stronghold, Eggertspiele and Pegasus

The Grizzled by Fabien Riffaud and Juan Rodriguez from CMON