Japan Boardgame Prize 2014

We announce the 13th Japan Boardgame Prize! It is divided into two categories, namely, U-more Award and Voters' Selection.

We award a good game for beginners and families, named "U-more Award". The jury consists of seven administlators of our family gaming society. After 3 months of discussion and selection, we decided "Speed Cups" as game of the year and two nominees.

U-more Award - Game of the Year:

Speed Cups (Haim Shafir / AMIGO Spiel dist.by Brother Jordan & Mobius Games)

SpeedCups

Nominee

Splendor (Marc André / Space Cowboys dist.by Hobby Japan)

Splendor

Koboldbande (Gina Manola / AMIGO Spiel dist.by Brother Jordan)

Koboldbande



And Voters' Selection: 313 boardgamers from 40 prefectures took part in the award, in cooperation with many boardgame circles and shops. They selected upto five favorites from a list of 216 titles, which were sold in Japanese market within the last one year. We added up for each voter 5 points to the first favorit, 4 points to the second ... 1 point to the fifth.

As a result "Splendor" won the Japan Board Game Prize 2014.

Voters' Selection - 1st Prize:

Splendor (Marc André / Space Cowboys dist.by Hobby Japan)

Splendor

393pt.


2nd:

Recipe (Hopper entertainment)

recipe

251pt.


3rd:

Abluxxen (Wolfgang Kramer, Michael Kiesling / Ravensburger dist.by Mobius Games)

Abluxxen

183pt.


4th:

CONCORDIA (Japanese edition) (Mac Gerdts / New Games Order LLC)

162pt.


5th:

CAMEL UP (Steffen Bogen / eggertspiele dist.by Hobby Japan)

140pt.



6th:Hannin ha Odoru (Nabeno Kikaku) [犯人は踊る (鍋野企画)]
7th:Istanbul (Rüdiger Dorn / Pegasus Spiele dist.by Hobby Japan)
8th:DUNGEON OF MANDOM (I Was Game / Oink Games)
9th:Fünf gurken (2F spiele dist.by Gamestore Banesto)
10th:RUSSIAN RAILROADS (Helmut Ohley,Leonhard Orgley / Hans im Glück dist.by Mobius Games)

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Japan Boardgame Prize