The Jury Game of the Year has annouced today their first decisions. Five games are nominated for the Game of the Year and five games for children's Game of the Year. Ten further games each have been listed on the the two supplement recommandation lists. Additionally they have this year a special award for a gamers game, the Game of the Year plus.

We congratulate all designers of these games and particularly our members Karl-Heinz Schmiel, Marco Ruskowski, Marcel Süßelbeck, Manfred Ludwig, Oliver Igelhaut, Kirsten Becker, Jens-Peter Schliemann, Stefan Risthaus, Renhard Staupe, Reiner Knizia, Sébastien Pauchon, Bruce Allen, Anja Dreier-Brückner, Steffen Bogen, Matthias Prinz, Heinz Meister, Chislaine van den Bulk, Michael Rieneck and Stefan Stadler.