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Codenames is Spiel des Jahres 2016
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Codenames
designed by Vlaada Chvátil
and published by Heidelberger Spieleverlag
is Game of the Year 2016!
Statement of the jury:
Two rival spymasters want to reveal the secret identities of their agents to their team members. As competition listens in, they try and give one-word clues to describe the codenames of their spies. They are only allowed to convey minimal information: Just a word and a number. The number is supposed to indicate how many codenames of their team fit to the description. The more, the better. A secret matrix decides which of the 25 cards stand for agents and which for innocent bystanders. “River – 3” is a clue for “bed”, “stream”, and “Po”. Will my team be able to understand that? One false guess, and my turn is over. Who will be the first to find all agents? But watch out! There is also an assassin lurking in the shadows … |
Also nominated: Imhotep designed by Phil Walker-Harding, Kosmos
Karuba designed by Rüdiger Dorn, Haba
Isle of Skye is Kennerspiel des Jahres 2016
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Isle of Skye
designed by Andreas Pelikan and Alexander Pfister
published by Lookout Spiele
is Experts’ Game of the Year 2016!
Statement of the jury:
Thanks to easy-to-understand rules Isle of Skye appears to be simple. However, it really is a fascinating and challenging game. Just like in real life, players need experience for this tile placement, territory building and economic game to cleverly manage and use their money. In addition, Isle of Skye impresses with a flexible scoring system that reassesses aims after each round. The elegant combination of many innovative mechanisms and ideas borders on perfection. |
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Also nominated: Pandemic Legacy – Season 1 designed by Matt Leacock and Rob Daviau, Z-Man Games
T.I.M.E Stories designed by Manuel Rozoy,
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