The board game Sky Team by Luc Rémond was named Game of the Year 2024.
Nine great board games were nominated by the jury, who then had to choose a winner in each of the three categories. The Game of the Year is considered to be the world’s most prestigious trophy in the board game industryNow we know which three games were awarded this valuable prize.
All nominees and winners
Three games were nominated in each of the three categories Game of the Year, Connoisseur Game of the Year and Children’s Game of the Year. While the former is intended to be the best game for everyone, the Connoisseur Game of the Year is aimed at board game experts and the Children’s Game of the Year is aimed at a younger generation.
The game of the year
- Sky Team (Winner)
- Captain Flip
- In the footsteps of Darwin
The Kennerspiel of the Year
- e-Mission (Winner)
- The Guild of Travelling Merchants
- Ticket to Ride Legacy – Legends of the West
The children’s game of the year
- The magic keys (Winner)
- Big little gems
- Taco Cat Pizza Junior
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Sky Team: Board game trailer for the Game of the Year 2024
These are the winners
All of the Game of the Year winners were able to convince the expert jury of their quality and are considered to be among the best that board game fans can currently get. Of course, it all depends a lot on your own taste. If you are interested in the games, here is a quick look inside the box.
Sky Team
- Number of players: 2
- Age limit: From 10 years on
- Verlag: Kosmos
- Preis: 30 Euro
The Game of the Year is aimed at two people who must work together to ensure to land a passenger aircraft safely. You must work together as pilot and co-pilot to take responsibility and take all kinds of actions using a dice pool known only to you. Be it communicating with the tower or unfolding the undercarriage.
There is no talking, you have to anticipate which dice are best to use and when based on your fellow player’s moves. This creates excitement and shared euphoria when the plan works out thanks to good strategies.
e-Mission
- Number of players: 1 bis 4
- Age limit: From 10 years on
- Verlag: Schmidt
- Preis: 78 Euro
In e-Mission, too, everyone is pulling in the same direction. In this case, however, you are not just saving an airplane, but the entire world. The game puts each player at the head of a world power that, with the help of hand cards, save the planet from climate catastrophe must.
To achieve this, everyone has to work together in some way and still not lose sight of social problems. You have to use clever strategies to reduce CO₂ emissions and curb global unrest. An entertaining, heated and highly topical topic that also seems quite educational thanks to the communication of real projects.
The magic keys
- Number of players: 2 bis 4
- Age limit: From age 6
- Verlag: Game Factory
- Preis: 30 Euro
The children’s game of the year takes you and maybe your children into a magical forest where lots of colorful keys are hidden. The magic keys
relies heavily on the The appeal of riskYou must decide whether to be satisfied with your loot or to challenge your luck.
Some keys let you take more gems from a physical treasure chest than others – but there are also keys that don’t let you get anything at all. The great art of the board game lies in never losing motivation, even when you’re on a losing streak, and always bagging a consolation prize that encourages you to keep going.
The Game of the Year award has been given since 1979 and has become a real seal of quality during this time. If you see the red trophy on a box, you can assume that there is something worthwhile inside.
The award for Children’s Game of the Year has been presented since 2001, and the award for Connoisseur Game of the Year since 2011. Last year, the board game version of Dorfromantik received the award for Game of the Year.
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