Japan Boardgame Prize 2023
We announce the 22nd 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 "AKROPOLiS" as game of the year and two nominees.
U-more Award - Game of the Year:
AKROPOLiS (Japanese edition)
(Jules Messaud / Engames)
Nominee
CHALLENGERS! (Japanese edition)
(Johannes Krenner, Markus Slawitscheck / Hobby Japan)
SUPER MEGA LUCKY BOX (Japanese edition)
(Phil Walker-Harding / JELLY JELLY GAMES)
And Voters' Selection: 117 boardgamers from 29 prefectures took part in the award, in cooperation with many boardgame circles and shops. They selected upto five favorites from a list of 267 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 "CHALLENGERS!" won the Japan Board Game Prize 2023.
Voters' Selection - 1st Prize:
2nd:
3rd:
4th:
Revive (Japanese edition)
(Helge Meissner, Kristian Amundsen Østby, Eilif Svensson, Anna Wermlund / Hobby Japan)
56pt.
5th:
7th:HEAT: PEDAL TO THE METAL(Japanese edition) (Xavier Georges / Hobby Japan)
8th:TURING MACHINE (Japanese edition) (Aske Christiansen / SUGOROKUYA)
9th:Splendor Duel (Japanese edition) (Clay Brooks, Raul Ramos, Nate Storm / Hobby Japan)
10th:SUPER MEGA LUCKY BOX (Japanese edition) (Phil Walker-Harding / JELLY JELLY GAMES)
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