Der findes en lang række hæderspriser for brætspil. Priserne kan være en god inspiration, hvis man er på udkig efter interessante spiltitler. Da der er så mange af dem og en del af dem er uddelt af branchen selv, kan det være svært at navigere i dem. Nedenfor er derfor udvalgt fem priser, der efter vores vurdering kan have særlig interesse for brugere af Germangames.dk.
De udvalgte hæderspriser er: Germangames.dk’s Hall of Fame, der er baseret på en årlig brugerafstemning foretaget af brugerne på dette forum og Guldbrikken, der er en uafhængig dansk brætspilspris. Endvidere er det to tyske spilpriser: Spiel des Jahres og Deutscher Spiele Preis, hvor den førstnævnte primært er rettet mod familiespil og den anden mere retter sig imod strategispil. Den sidste pris er International Gamers Award, der i endnu mere udpræget grad fokuserer på strategispillene.
Germangames Hall of Fame
2011 Diplomacy
2010 Puerto Rico
2009 Magic: the Gathering
2008 The Settlers of Catan
Guldbrikken
2011
Årets Børnespil: LEGO Heroica Fortaan
Årets Familiespil: Mondo
Årets Voksenspil: 7 wonders
Årets Hovedbrud: Troy – Extra Muros
Årets Specialprisen: Dixit Odyssey
Årets Digitalt brætspil: Ticket To Ride til IPad.
2010
Årets Voksenspil – EGO
Årets Familiespil – Minotaurus
Årets Børnespil – Woolfy
Juryens Specialpris – Small World
2009
Årets Voksenspil – Kaleidoscope
Årets Familiespil – BezzerWizzer +
Årets Børnespil – Klickado
Juryens Jurypris – Dominion
Spiel des Jahres
2011 Qwirkle Susan McKinley Ross
2010 Dixit Jean-Louis Roubira
2009 Dominion Donald X. Vaccarino
2008 Keltis Reiner Knizia
2007 Zooloretto Michael Schacht
2006 Thurn and Taxis Andreas Seyfarth and Karen Seyfarth
2005 Niagara Thomas Liesching
2004 Ticket to Ride Alan R. Moon
2003 Alhambra Dirk Henn
2002 Villa Paletti Bill Payne
2001 Carcassonne Klaus-Jürgen Wrede
2000 Torres Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling
1999 Tikal Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling
1998 Elfenland Alan R. Moon
1997 Mississippi Queen Werner Hodel
1996 El Grande Wolfgang Kramer and Richard Ulrich
1995 The Settlers of Catan Klaus Teuber
1994 Manhattan Andreas Seyfarth
1993 Liar’s Dice Richard Borg
1992 Um Reifenbreite Rob Bontenbal
1991 Drunter und Drüber Klaus Teuber
1990 Hoity Toity Klaus Teuber
1989 Café International Rudi Hoffmann
1988 Barbarossa Klaus Teuber
1987 Auf Achse Wolfgang Kramer
1986 Top Secret Spies Wolfgang Kramer
1985 Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective Raymond Edwards, Suzanne Goldberg and Gary Grady
1984 Railway Rivals David Watts
1983 Scotland Yard Werner Schlegel, Dorothy Garrels, Fritz Ifland, Manfred Burggraf, Werner Scheerer og Wolf Hoermann
1982 Enchanted Forest Alex Randolph and Michel Matschoss
1981 Focus Sid Sackson
1980 Rummikub Ephraim Hertzano
1979 Hare and Tortoise David Parlett
Children’s game of the year
2011 Da ist der Wurm drin Carmen Kleinert
2010 Diego Drachenzahn Manfred Ludwig
2009 Das magische Labyrinth Dirk Baumann
2008 Wer war’s? Reiner Knizia
2007 Beppo der Bock Peter Schackert
2006 Der Schwarze Pirat Guido Hoffmann
2005 Das Kleine Gespenst Kai Haferkamp
2004 Spooky Stairs / Geistertreppe Michelle Schanen
2003 Viva Topo! Manfred Ludwig
2002 The Ladybug’s Costume Party / Maskenball der Käfer
2001 Klondike Christian Wolf and Stefanie Rohner
2000 Arbos Armin Müller and Martin Arnold
1999 Kayanak Peter-Paul Joopen
1998 Chicken Cha Cha Cha Klaus Zoch
1997 Leinen Los! Alex Randolph
1996 Noah’s Park / Vier zu Mir Heike Baum
1995 Karambolage Heinz Meister
1994 Loopin’ Louie Carol Wiseley
1993 Ringel Rangel Geni Wyss
1992 Galloping Pigs / Schweinsgalopp Heinz Meister
1991 Corsaro – Irrfahrt im Piratenmeer Wolfgang Kramer
1990 My Haunted Castle / Das Geisterschloss Virginia Charves
1989 Gute Freunde Alex Randolph
Special awards
2010 Game Of The Year plus World Without End Michael Rieneck and Stefan Stadler
2009 Party game Gift Trap Nick Kellet GiftTRAP
New game worlds Space Alert Vlaada Chvátil
2008 Complex game Agricola Uwe Rosenberg
2007 no special prizes awarded
2006 Complex game Caylus William Attia
Fantasy game Shadows Over Camelot Serge Laget and Bruno Cathala
2005 no special prizes awarded
2004 no special prizes awarded
2003 no special prizes awarded
2002 no special prizes awarded
2001 Historical game Troia Thomas Fackler
Literary game Lord of the Rings Reiner Knizia
2000 no special prizes awarded
1999 no special prizes awarded
1998 no special prizes awarded
1997 Dexterity game Husarengolf Torsten Marold
Beautiful game Aztec Niek Neuwahl
1996 Dexterity game Carabande Jean du Poel
Beautiful game Venice Connection Alex Randolph
1995 Puzzle 3D Krimi-Puzzle no specific designer
Beautiful game Tri-Ba-Lance Michael Sohre
1994 Beautiful game Doctor Faust Reinhold Wittig
1993 Beautiful game Kula Kula Reinhold Wittig
1992 no special prizes awarded
1991 Beautiful game Master Labyrinth Max Kobbert
1990 Beautiful game Life Style no specific designer
1989 Beautiful game Henne Berta Geni Wyss
1988 Cooperative family game Sauerbaum Johannes Tranelis
Beautiful game Inkognito Alex Randolph and Leo Colovini
1987 Beautiful game Tatort Nachtexpress Jeff Smets
1986 Beautiful game Müller & Sohn Reinhold Wittig
1985 Beautiful game Die drei Magier Johann Rüttinger
1984 Beautiful game Uisge Roland Siegers Hexagames
1983 Beautiful game Wir füttern die kleinen Nilpferde Reinhold Wittig
1982 Beautiful game Skript Henri Sala
1981 Beautiful game Ra Marco Donadoni
1980 Solitaire Rubik’s cube Ernő Rubik
Beautiful game Spiel Reinhold Wittig
1979 Beautiful game Seti no specific designer
Deutscher Spiele Preis
2010
* 1st: Fresco
* 2nd: Vasco da Gama
* 3rd: World Without End
* 4th: Tobago
* 5th: Hansa Teutonica
* 6th: Endeavor
* 7th: Egizia
* 8th: Macao
* 9th: Dungeon Lords
* 10th: Power Struggle
2009
* 1st: Dominion
* 2nd: Le Havre
* 3rd: Pandemic
* 4th: Finca
* 5th: Small World
* 6th: Valdora
* 7th: Diamonds Club
* 8th: Through the Ages
* 9th: Sherwood Forest
* 10th: Fauna
2008
* 1st: Agricola
* 2nd: Stone Age
* 3rd: Cuba
* 4th: In the Year of the Dragon
* 5th: Tribune: Primus Inter Pares
* 6th: Hamburgum
* 7th: Galaxy Trucker
* 8th: Keltis
* 9th: Witch’s Brew
* 10th: Metropolys
2007
* 1st: The Pillars of the Earth
* 2nd: Notre Dame
* 3rd: Vikings
* 4th: Yspahan
* 5th: Zooloretto
* 6th: Arkadia
* 7th: Imperial
* 8th: Leonardo da Vinci
* 9th: Thebes
* 10th: Colosseum
2006
* 1st: Caylus
* 2nd: Thurn and Taxis
* 3rd: Antike
* 4th: Blue Moon City
* 5th: Mesopotamia
* 6th: Elasund: The First City
* 7th: Mauerbauer
* 8th: Hacienda
* 9th: Augsburg 1520
* 10th: Rum & Pirates
The prizes for Best Children’s Game and Best Rules were both won by Nacht der Magier.
2005
* 1st: Louis XIV
* 2nd: Niagara
* 3rd: Manila
* 4th: Ubongo
* 5th: Himalaya
* 6th: Around the World in 80 Days
* 7th: Shadows over Camelot (German: Schatten über Camelot)
* 8th: Jambo
* 9th: Das Zepter von Zavandor
* 10th: Verflixxt
2004
* 1st: Saint Petersburg
* 2nd: San Juan
* 3rd: Goa
* 4th: Attika
* 5th: Ingenious (German: Einfach Genial)
* 6th: Ticket to Ride
* 7th: Maharaja
* 8th: Fearsome Floors
* 9th: Hansa
* 10th: The Bridges of Shangri-La
2003
* 1st: Amun Re
* 2nd: Alhambra
* 3rd: Clans
* 4th: Paris Paris
* 5th: Domaine
* 6th: Fische Fluppen Frikadellen
* 7th: Mare Nostrum
* 8th: New England
* 9th: Coloretto
* 10th: Edel, Stein & Reich
2002
* 1st: Puerto Rico
* 2nd: TransAmerica
* 3rd: Dschunke
* 4th: Villa Paletti
* 5th: Mexica
* 6th: Nautilus
* 7th: Goldland
* 8th: Pueblo
* 9th: Pirate’s Cove
* 10th: Pizarro & Co. (German: Magellan)
2001
* 1st: Carcassonne
* 2nd: Medina
* 3rd: Traders of Genoa (German: Die Händler von Genua)
* 4th: Evo
* 5th: Capitol
* 6th: Cartagena
* 7th: San Marco
* 8th: Babel
* 9th: Java
* 10th: Das Amulett
2000
* 1st: Taj Mahal
* 2nd: Torres
* 3rd: Vinci
* 4th: Princes of Florence (German: Die Fürsten von Florenz )
* 5th: La Cittá
* 6th: Citadels (German: Ohne Furcht und Adel)
* 7th: Web of Power (German: Kardinal & König)
* 8th: Carolus Magnus
* 9th: Aladdin’s Dragons
* 10th: Merchants of Amsterdam (German: Die Kaufleute von Amsterdam)
1999
* 1st: Tikal
* 2nd: Ra
* 3rd: Union Pacific
* 4th: Samurai
* 5th: Die Händler
* 6th: Giganten
* 7th: Verräter
* 8th: Mamma Mia!
* 9th: Chinatown
* 10th: Medieval Merchant (German: Pfeffersäcke)
1998
* 1st: Tigris & Euphrates (German: Euphrat und Tigris)
* 2nd: Primordial Soup (German: Ursuppe)
* 3rd: Elfenland
* 4th: Through the Desert (German: Durch die Wüste)
* 5th: Canyon
* 6th: Basari
* 7th: Tycoon
* 8th: Caesar & Cleopatra
* 9th: Die Macher
* 10th: Freebooter (German: Freibeuter)
* Best Children’s Game: Chicken Cha Cha Cha (German: Zicke Zacke Hühnerkacke)
1997
* 1st: Löwenherz
* 2nd: The Settlers of Catan: The Card game (German: Die Siedler von Catan: Das Kartenspiel)
* 3rd: Showmanager
* 4th: Mississippi Queen
* 5th: Bohnanza
* 6th: Serenissima
* 7th: Ramses II (German: Der Zerstreute Pharao)
* 8th: Terra X (German: Expedition)
* 9th: Beim Zeus
* 10th: Manitou
* Best Children’s Game: Die Ritter von der Haselnuß
1996
* 1st: El Grande
* 2nd: Entdecker
* 3rd: Carabande
* 4th: Get the Goods (German: Reibach & Co.)
* 5th: Mü & More
* 6th: MarraCash
* 7th: Yucata’
* 8th: Campanile
* 9th: Ab Die Post!
* 10th: Detroit-Cleveland Grand Prix (German: Top Race)
* Best Children’s Game: Hallo Dachs!
1995
* 1st: The Settlers of Catan
* 2nd: Streetcar (German: Linie 1)
* 3rd: Sternen Himmel
* 4th: Mole in the Hole (German: Die Maulwurf Company)
* 5th: Medici
* 6th: Galopp Royal
* 7th: Buzzle
* 8th: Hattrick
* 9th: Set!
* 10th: High Society
* Best Children’s Game: Piepmatz
1994
* 1st: Take 6! (German: 6 nimmt!)
* 2nd: The Mob (German: Capone)
* 3rd: Manhattan
* 4th: Intrige [sic]
* 5th: Rette Sich wer Kann
* 6th: Was Sticht?
* 7th: Auf Heller und Pfennig
* 8th: Knock Out
* 9th: Take It Easy
* 10th: Billabong
* Best Children’s Game: Husch Husch kleine Hexe
* Best Action Game: Loopin’ Louie
1993
* 1st: Modern Art
* 2nd: Tutankhamen (German: Tutanchamun)
* 3rd: Vernissage
* 4th: Bluff
* 5th: Acquire
* 6th: Highlanders (German: Rheingold)
* 7th: Spiel der Türme
* 8th: Sticheln
* 9th: History of the World
* 10th: Pfusch
* Best Children’s Game: Verflixt Gemixt
1992
* 1st: Flying Dutchman (German: der Fliegende Holländer)
* 2nd: Um Reifenbreite
* 3rd: Quo Vadis
* 4th: Tal der Könige
* 5th: Schraumeln
* 6th: Cosmic Encounter
* 7th: Minos
* 8th: Extrablatt
* 9th: Razzia
* 10th: Neolithibum
* Best Children’s Game: Schweinsgalopp
1991
* 1st: Master Labyrinth
* 2nd: Bauernschlau
* 3rd: Drunter und Drüber
* 4th: Jagd der Vampire
* 5th: Casablanca
* 6th: Girl Talk
* 7th: Chamaleon
* 8th: Duftende Spuren
* 9th: Flusspiraten
* 10th: Columbus
1990
* 1st: Adel Verpflichtet
* 2nd: À la carte
* 3rd: Ein Solches Ding…
* 4th: Favoriten
* 5th: Gold Digger (German: Goldrausch)
* 6th: Holiday AG
* 7th: Römer
* 8th: Wind & Wetter
* 9th: Timberland
* 10th: Dicke Kartoffeln
International Gamers Award
2011
Best multiplayer strategy game: 7 Wonders
Best 2-player strategy game: A Few Acres of Snow
2010
Best multiplayer strategy game: Age of Industry
Best 2-player strategy game: Campaign Manager 2008
2009
Best multiplayer strategy game: Le Havre
Best 2-player strategy game: Day & Night
2008
Best multiplayer strategy game: Agricola
Best 2-player strategy game: 1960: The Making of the President
Best historical simulation game: Asia Engulfed
2007
Best multiplayer strategy game: Through the Ages
Best 2-player strategy game: Mr. Jack
Best historical simulation game: A Victory Lost
2006
Best multiplayer strategy game: Caylus
Best 2-player strategy game: Twilight Struggle
Best historical simulation game: Twilight Struggle
2005
Best multiplayer strategy game: Ticket to Ride Europe
Best 2-player strategy game: War of the Ring
Best historical simulation game: Sword of Rome
2004
Best multiplayer strategy game: Saint Petersburg
Best 2-player strategy game: Memoir ’44
Best historical simulation game: Lock and Load
2003
Best multiplayer strategy game: Age of Steam and Puerto Rico (co-winners)
Best 2-player strategy game: Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation
Best historical simulation game: Hammer of the Scots
2002
Best multiplayer strategy game: San Marco
Best 2-player strategy game: DVONN
Best historical simulation game: Wilderness War
2001
Best multiplayer strategy game: The Princes of Florence
Best 2-player strategy game: Battle Cry
Best historical simulation game: Drive on Paris
2000
Best multiplayer strategy game: Tikal
Best 2-player strategy game: Lost Cities
Best historical simulation game: Paths of Glory