sdjlogoThe 2014 list of nominees for the Spiel des Jahres have been announced! For those not familiar, the Speil des Jahres is the “Game of the Year” award in Germany, and pretty much the most prestigious award in the gaming industry.

This list is as follows, taken directly off the Spiel des Jahres website. This list following the nominees is the committee’s Highly Recommended list of games for the 2014.

List of Nominees “Spiel des Jahres” 2014
Title Age Difficulty Players Playing time (min.)
Nominated Camel Up 8 ++ 2 – 8 30
Nominated Splendor 10 + 2 – 4 30
Nominated Concept 10 ++ 4 – 12 40


Highly Recommended “Spiel des Jahres” 2014
Title Age Difficulty Players Playing time (min.)
Recommended Voll Schaf 7 + 2 – 4 15
Recommended SOS Titanic 8 ++ 1 – 5 30
Recommended Love Letter 10 ++ 2 – 4 25
Recommended Potato Man 10 ++ 2 – 5 30
Recommended Sanssouci 10* ++ 2 – 4 45