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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

Andreas Zimmermann

Offenburg

Luca Maragno

Milano

Marc Rohroff

Geestland

Gerhard Piaskowy

Mainz

Ellen Schulze

Krefeld

Mathias Spaan

Hamburg

APEX Ideenschmiede

Untermeitingen

Hilko Drude

Göttingen

Jens-Peter Schliemann

Bonn

Hartmut Kommerell

Teltow

Martin Berger

Leonberg

Rainer Schlichtholz

Verden

Helmut Ortlepp

Hagen

Nicolas Straccia

Offenbach am Main

Gerd Fenchel

Böblingen

Moritz Schuster

Herne

Jürgen Aden

Hannover

Francesco Testini

Monza

Jörg von Rüden

Dortmund

Philipp Mölsig

Hamburg

Andrea Boennen

Herzhorn

Jeroen Geenen

Capelle aan den IJssel

Ivan Gariboldi

Lecco

Thomas Odenhoven

Meerbusch

Matthias Cramer

Essen

Andrea Sbragia

monsummano terme

Jürgen Elias

Bochum

Björn Müller-Mätzig

Hamburg

Markus von der Heyde

Weimar

Martin Schlegel

Hagen

Angelo Alessandro Mazzotti

Berlin

Robert Brouwer

Groningen

Harvey Johnston

Geseke

Daniel Danzer

Stuttgart

Stefan Dorra

Algermissen (Hannover)

Carlo Emanuele Lanzavecchia

Torino

Aaron Haag

München

Ulrich Blum

Köln

Richi Haarhoff

Bad Oldesloe

Frank Pukrop

Herne

Gerhard Junker

Urbach

Veronika Graf

Bad Waldsee

Thomas Franken

Berlin

Luís Dinis

Benavente

Andreas Faul

Bietigheim-Bissingen

Andreas Kuhnekath-Häbler

Schwalmtal

Wolfgang Lehmann

Rechberghausen

Mark Stefens

Rheine

Bettina Katzenberger

Brackenheim

Fabian Zimmermann

Kaiserslautern

Michael Feldkötter

Kiel

Paco Yanez

Madrid

Jeffrey Allers

Kandern

Fabio Lopiano

Milano

Alan R Moon

Syracuse

Leo Colovini

Mestre Venezia

Silvano Sorrentino

Bari

Thomas Sing

Konstanz

Carlo Camarotto

Padova

Colin Dömer

Duisburg

Lena Flottow

Mannheim

Christoph Cantzler

Hamburg

Arjan van Houwelingen

Eext

Detlef Dewitz

Alfter

Stefan Kloß

Mannheim

Martin Ebel

Kassel

Dennis Matthias

Oberhausen

Hans-Peter Stoll

Lampertheim

Hartwig Jakubik

Düsseldorf

Norbert Proena

Niddatal (Assenheim)

Giacomo Sottocasa

Sanremo

Citie Lo

Berlin

David Betzing

Sankt Augustin

Jochen Knittel

Sindelfingen

Edith Grein-Böttcher

Neuss

Malte Schlorf

Offenbach am Main

Stefania Niccolini

Fucecchio

Michael Modler

Ritterhude

Manfred Reindl

Tragwein

Carlo A. Rossi

Carpi

Dirk Hanneforth

Bielefeld

Matthias Prinz

St.Wendel

Andrea Angiolino

Rome

Dirk Andreas Taube

Hückelhoven

Arve D. Fühler

Büdingen

Michiel de Wit

Nijmegen

Alessandro Schiavetti

Rome

Jürgen Then

Röthlein

Lucien Geelhoed

Leiden

Paul Bamberger

Düsseldorf

Tobias Roeser

Langen

Torsten Marold

Bremen

Matthias Greßinger

Tübingen

Peter-Paul Joopen

Zülpich

Máren Kruse

Berlin

Matteo Sassi

Legnano

Martyn F

Nuenen

Bernhard Lach

Erdmannhausen

Matteo Casali

Reggio Emilia

Gabriel Pardave

Zapopan

Marcus Meigel

Landstuhl

Simon Kösters

Dortmund

Rocky Bogdanski

Dortmund

Jürgen Adams

Haar/Ottendichl

Kirsten Hiese

Porta Westfalica

Pasquale Facchini

MOLFETTA

Bruce Whitehill

Eickeloh

Emanuele Briano

SAVONA

Walter Obert

Piossasco

Stefan Malz

Vechelde

Fred Horn

Den Haag

Enrico Gandolfo

Bologna

Matt Leacock

Sunnyvale

Torsten Landsvogt

Hildesheim

Andreas Molter

Borken

Martino Chiacchiera

Griesheim

Eric Marks

Einhausen

Reiner Knizia

München

Michael Kallauch

Koblenz

Florian Ortlepp

Hagen

Johnny Ebsen

Pfinztal

Sven M. Kübler

Haan

Jan Stronkman

Zevenaar

Christian Giove

Alpignano (TO)

Luca Borsa

Busto Arsizio

Arpad Fritsche

München

Paolo Mori

Sala Baganza

Stefano Negro

Frankfurt am Main

Stefan Bauer

Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm

Harald Mücke

Mönchengladbach

Andrea Mainini

Piossasco (TO)

Martin Pflieger

Gera

Marco Rava

Campomorone (Genova)

Katrin Abfalter

Berlin

Uwe-Jens Maruschke

Schwerin

Anna Oppolzer

Heidelberg

Bernhard Weber

Bonn

Thilo Hutzler

Kaisheim

Giovanni Franceschelli

Firenze

Lars Wagner Hansen

Sorø

Betty Baindl

Geretsried

Thomas Weber

München

Peter Jürgensen

Berlin

Anja Wrede

Berlin

Heiko Korntheuer

Thun

Jonathan Linke

Konstanz

Michael Palm

Tengen

Christian Beiersdorf

Freiburg

Paul Schulz

Greifswald

Clark Rodeffer

Ann Arbor

Dietmar Bockelmann

München

Jens Merkl

Walldorf

Peter Rustemeyer

Köln

Dean Morris

London

Simone Löhrke

Bad Pyrmont

Thomas Daum

Taufkirchen

Lukas Setzke

Göttingen

Markus Hagenauer

Surheim

Liesbeth Bos

Bunde

Guido Hoffmann

Wien

Verena Wiechens

Göttingen

Jerome Rank

Braunschweig

Jendrik Odenwäller

Leipzig

Torben Ratzlaff

Hamburg

Remo Conzadori

Montichiari (BS)

Michael Diechtierow

Heidelberg

Tanja Malinowski

Landstuhl

Richard Lenherr

Bülach

Andrea Mezzotero

Bologna

Markus Haberbosch

München

Sophia Wagner

Potsdam

Gebrüder Frei

Bern

Daniel Bernsen

Quito

Flo de Haan

Amsterdam

Peter Kuhn

Berlin

Tobias Tesar

München

Simona Greco

Campomorone (Genova)

Alessandro Cuneo

Montalenghe

Michele Piccolini

Groningen

Sjaak Griffioen

Aerdenhout

Violetta Leitner

Moosach

Thomas Schneider-Axmann

Bremen

Peter Ratschiller

Bozen

Daniel Bahr

Stuttgart

Domenico (Nick) Gandolfi

Milano

Anja Dreier-Brückner

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