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Game of the Year Jury: The nominated games 2023

The Jury "Spiel des Jahres e.V." association announced this year's nominations and recommendation lists on May 22, 2023. Three games each were nominated for "Spiel des Jahres 2023", "Kinderspiel des Jahres 2023" and  "Kennerspiel des Jahres 2023".

Video documentary | Alex Randolph – Director of Games

Filmmaker Luca Bitonte and game expert Andrea Angiolino dedicated this documentary to game designer Alexander Randolph on the occasion of his 100th birthday in 2022, based on interviews with game authors, illustrators, publishers and experts who met and collaborated with Randolph.

Game authors/designers

Matteo Casali

Reggio Emilia

Betty Baindl

Geretsried

Uwe-Jens Maruschke

Schwerin

Harald Mücke

Mönchengladbach

Jürgen Adams

Haar/Ottendichl

Violetta Leitner

Moosach

Aaron Haag

München

Bruce Whitehill

Eickeloh

Stefan Kloß

Mannheim

Christian Giove

Alpignano (TO)

Andreas Kuhnekath-Häbler

Schwalmtal

Arjan van Houwelingen

Eext

Markus von der Heyde

Weimar

Daniel Danzer

Stuttgart

Markus Hagenauer

Surheim

Peter Kuhn

Berlin

Anna Oppolzer

Heidelberg

Verena Wiechens

Göttingen

Hartwig Jakubik

Düsseldorf

Tobias Tesar

München

Daniel Bahr

Stuttgart

Eric Marks

Einhausen

Thomas Odenhoven

Meerbusch

Francesco Testini

Monza

Andreas Faul

Bietigheim-Bissingen

Mathias Spaan

Hamburg

Carlo Camarotto

Padova

Martyn F

Nuenen

Ivan Gariboldi

Lecco

Michael Modler

Ritterhude

Lucien Geelhoed

Leiden

Björn Müller-Mätzig

Hamburg

Wolfgang Lehmann

Rechberghausen

Remo Conzadori

Montichiari (BS)

Simone Löhrke

Bad Pyrmont

Sjaak Griffioen

Aerdenhout

Martin Schlegel

Hagen

Ellen Schulze

Krefeld

Andrea Boennen

Herzhorn

Jendrik Odenwäller

Leipzig

Marco Rava

Campomorone (Genova)

Matt Leacock

Sunnyvale

Michael Palm

Tengen

Paco Yanez

Madrid

Anja Wrede

Berlin

Gerhard Piaskowy

Mainz

Jonathan Linke

Konstanz

Helmut Ortlepp

Hagen

Michael Kallauch

Koblenz

Thomas Sing

Konstanz

Andrea Mainini

Piossasco (TO)

Alan R Moon

Syracuse

Jürgen Aden

Hannover

Jerome Rank

Braunschweig

Jeroen Geenen

Capelle aan den IJssel

Luca Borsa

Busto Arsizio

Arve D. Fühler

Büdingen

Dirk Andreas Taube

Hückelhoven

Peter Rustemeyer

Köln

Jan Stronkman

Zevenaar

Michael Feldkötter

Kiel

Harvey Johnston

Geseke

Torsten Landsvogt

Hildesheim

Stefano Negro

Frankfurt am Main

Martino Chiacchiera

Griesheim

Fred Horn

Den Haag

Hans-Peter Stoll

Lampertheim

Thomas Weber

München

Sophia Wagner

Potsdam

Kirsten Hiese

Porta Westfalica

Matthias Prinz

St.Wendel

Florian Ortlepp

Hagen

Sven M. Kübler

Haan

Rainer Schlichtholz

Verden

Katrin Abfalter

Berlin

Simona Greco

Campomorone (Genova)

Jens-Peter Schliemann

Bonn

Markus Haberbosch

München

Bernhard Weber

Bonn

Moritz Schuster

Herne

Flo de Haan

Amsterdam

Andrea Sbragia

monsummano terme

Michael Diechtierow

Heidelberg

Alessandro Cuneo

Montalenghe

Citie Lo

Berlin

Dietmar Bockelmann

München

Torsten Marold

Bremen

Arpad Fritsche

München

Matthias Greßinger

Tübingen

Stefan Dorra

Algermissen (Hannover)

Paul Schulz

Greifswald

Malte Schlorf

Offenbach am Main

Christoph Cantzler

Hamburg

Richi Haarhoff

Bad Oldesloe

APEX Ideenschmiede

Untermeitingen

Andrea Angiolino

Rome

Christian Beiersdorf

Freiburg

Luís Dinis

Benavente

Hilko Drude

Göttingen

Jörg von Rüden

Dortmund

Leo Colovini

Mestre Venezia

Paul Bamberger

Düsseldorf

Emanuele Briano

SAVONA

Gebrüder Frei

Bern

Jürgen Elias

Bochum

Michiel de Wit

Nijmegen

Peter Ratschiller

Bozen

Silvano Sorrentino

Bari

Robert Brouwer

Groningen

Walter Obert

Piossasco

Peter-Paul Joopen

Zülpich

Gerhard Junker

Urbach

Detlef Dewitz

Alfter

Giacomo Sottocasa

Sanremo

Andreas Zimmermann

Offenburg

Alessandro Schiavetti

Rome

Veronika Graf

Bad Waldsee

Norbert Proena

Niddatal (Assenheim)

Carlo Emanuele Lanzavecchia

Torino

Colin Dömer

Duisburg

Fabio Lopiano

Milano

Edith Grein-Böttcher

Neuss

Dirk Hanneforth

Bielefeld

Simon Kösters

Dortmund

Thilo Hutzler

Kaisheim

David Betzing

Sankt Augustin

Domenico (Nick) Gandolfi

Milano

Martin Ebel

Kassel

Stefan Malz

Vechelde

Lukas Setzke

Göttingen

Daniel Bernsen

Quito

Mark Stefens

Rheine

Gerd Fenchel

Böblingen

Manfred Reindl

Tragwein

Dean Morris

London

Tanja Malinowski

Landstuhl

Matthias Cramer

Essen

Ulrich Blum

Köln

Lena Flottow

Mannheim

Jochen Knittel

Sindelfingen

Johnny Ebsen

Pfinztal

Thomas Schneider-Axmann

Bremen

Thomas Daum

Taufkirchen

Peter Jürgensen

Berlin

Hartmut Kommerell

Teltow

Andreas Molter

Borken

Martin Berger

Leonberg

Nicolas Straccia

Offenbach am Main

Matteo Sassi

Legnano

Jürgen Then

Röthlein

Luca Maragno

Milano

Richard Lenherr

Bülach

Jens Merkl

Walldorf

Clark Rodeffer

Ann Arbor

Carlo A. Rossi

Carpi

Pasquale Facchini

MOLFETTA

Máren Kruse

Berlin

Reiner Knizia

München

Thomas Franken

Berlin

Stefania Niccolini

Fucecchio

Marc Rohroff

Geestland

Rocky Bogdanski

Dortmund

Gabriel Pardave

Zapopan

Anja Dreier-Brückner

Heiligenhaus

Bernhard Lach

Erdmannhausen

Guido Hoffmann

Wien

Bettina Katzenberger

Brackenheim

Marcus Meigel

Landstuhl

Dennis Matthias

Oberhausen

Tobias Roeser

Langen

Paolo Mori

Sala Baganza

Lars Wagner Hansen

Sorø

Torben Ratzlaff

Hamburg

Enrico Gandolfo

Bologna

Jeffrey Allers

Kandern

Michele Piccolini

Groningen

Liesbeth Bos

Bunde

Philipp Mölsig

Hamburg

Angelo Alessandro Mazzotti

Berlin

Fabian Zimmermann

Kaiserslautern

Frank Pukrop

Herne

Martin Pflieger

Gera

Stefan Bauer

Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm

Giovanni Franceschelli

Firenze

Andrea Mezzotero

Bologna

Heiko Korntheuer

Thun