Boardgames To Go 243 - SdJ & Kennerspiel 2025 Opinions & Predictions

Boardgames To Go 243 - SdJ & Kennerspiel 2025 Opinions & Predictions

Opener: Skara Brae, and again I'm talking about vacation-linked boardgames

Closer: The Dornücopia we've got planned for EsCon in a couple weeks.


I'm always happy to talk about the Spiel des Jahres. The winners, the nominees, the recommended titles, the jury process, and the award's immense, positive impact on our hobby. That goes for the Kennerspiel and Kinderspiel, too...though I'm woefully ignorant about the children's category.


This time it's just me talking about the games, severall of which I've played, but some I've missed. I don't think my predictions for what will win are particularly interesting or insightful--I just like talking about the games and sharing what I think of them. For the SdJ, this year the nominees are Bomb Busters, Flip 7, and Krakel Orakel. (Plus the recommended titles are Agent Avenue, Castle Combo, Cities, Foxy, Perfect Words, and The Animals of Baker Street.)



Then for the Kennerspiel (a category that's only gotten more interesting to me as it has drifted into my preferred game "weight") the nominees are Endeavor: Deep Sea, Faraway, and Looot. (The additional recommended titles are The Gang, Kauri, Medical Mysteries: NYC Emergency Room, and Zenith.)



-Mark

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BGTG - May 16, 2005 (Conventions, part 2)

BGTG - May 16, 2005 (Conventions, part 2)

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BGTG - May 2, 2005 (SR: Settlers, Dancing Dice, Basari, Ra, San Marco, Xe Queo!, Ingenious, Star Wars Ep. 2 Card Game, Kapitan Wackelpudding)

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BGTG - May 10, 2005 (Conventions, part 1)

BGTG - May 10, 2005 (Conventions, part 1)

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BGTG - May 12, 2005 (Listening to podcasts--and recording them!)

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BGTG - May 14, 2005 (SR: Crokinole, Schrille Stille, Star Wars Attack of the Clones, Puerto Rico, Traumfabrik)

BGTG - May 14, 2005 (SR: Crokinole, Schrille Stille, Star Wars Attack of the Clones, Puerto Rico, Traumfabrik)

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BGTG - April 16, 2005 (Game of the Month)

BGTG - April 16, 2005 (Game of the Month)

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BGTG - April 22, 2005 (Family boardgaming)

BGTG - April 22, 2005 (Family boardgaming)

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BGTG - April 2, 2005 (Play-by-Web Games)

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