Game of the Year Nominees Announced May 23

What were the best board games of the year? You may have your own opinions about that, or you could rely on the opinions of the Spiel des Jahres jury. If you are still new on your quest for the perfect game, the Spiel des Jahres (SdJ) is the German Board Game of the Year Award, presented every year in June. On May 23, five lucky nominations for the prize will be announced.

Its kind of a big deal. The German award is considered the top in the world and SdJ winners have consistently become some of the most-famous and best-loved games on the market.

Read more about the prestigious award from wikipedia, or go straight to the source.

Above is a close-up of the actual SdJ trophy to the 2001 SdJ award-winning Carcassone (Hans Im Glueck). Note a second SdJ trophy in the background.