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News
WHO | Board Games Recommended as a Means of Preventing Dementia
The World Health Organization has updated its guidelines on “Risk Reduction for Cognitive Impairment and Dementia” and now recommends playing board games.
Read more … WHO | Board Games Recommended as a Means of Preventing Dementia
Game of the Year 2026: Award Winners
“Spiel des Jahres 2026” is Dito! by Martin Ang (Game Factory), while Rebirth by Reiner Knizia (Frosted Games / Mighty Boards) was named “Kennerspiel des Jahres 2026.” The “Kinderspiel des Jahres 2026” award went to Die Insel der Mookies by Florian Sirieix (Kosmos / Scorpion Masqué).
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Game of the Year Jury: The nominated games 2026
Göttingen Game Designers' Meeting 2026
We mourn the loss of Reinhold Wittig
In future, VG WORT will use the board game database of the Altenburg Game Archive, run by the Spielen Foundation, as an additional reference for determining library royalties
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