Nomination Station: A compilation of awards/nominations for Game of the Year 2009

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Another year in nomination/awards for best board games from around the world is upon us. The year is not over but the nominations (over 300 entries in so far!) for game of the year is pouring in - and some awards have already been handed out. I'll be updating the list until all awards of the year have been handed out so if you're interested in keeping track on which games get the accolades and which get to be bridesmaid.

Be sure to subscribe as I'll update as soon as prizes and nominations are revealed.

The list includes categories "Game of The Year"; "Adult/Expert Game of the Year", "Family Game of the Year" and the likes (it does not e.g. include best CCG, best RPG or best artwork), it considers awards given during the year 2009 even if the awards would de facto concern games released in 2008; or if the name of the award refers to next year (2010) or the previous year (2008).

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* Award
** Nomination/shortlisted
*** Recommendations

Previous editions of this list:
A year of awards 2008

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276. Board Game: Sorts for Kids [Average Rating:6.00 Unranked]

Nico Solitander

(nsolitander)

Finland
Helsinki

Designer: Craig Browne

Awards
* Boardgames Australia, Best Australian Game 2009, Winner

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277. Board Game: Space Alert [Average Rating:7.44 Overall Rank:220]

Nico Solitander

(nsolitander)

Finland
Helsinki

Designer: Vlaada Chvatil

Awards
*Spiel des Jahres 2009, Special Award "Neue Spielwelten"/"New Gaming Worlds"
* Dice Tower Gaming Awards, Most Innovative Game, Winner
* Golden Geek Awards 2009, Innovative Game, Winner

Nominations/Recommendations
** Meeples Choice Award, Game of the Year, Nominee
**'Spiel des Josh' Award, Nominee
** International Gamers Awards, Multi-player category, Finalist
*** Spiel der Spiele, Spiele Hit mit Freunden ("Game Hits with Friends"), Recommendation
** Golden Geek Awards 2009, Gamers' Game, Nominee
** Golden Geek Awards 2009, Party Game, Nominee

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278. Board Game: Space Hulk (Third Edition) [Average Rating:7.53 Overall Rank:315]

Nico Solitander

(nsolitander)

Finland
Helsinki

Designer: Richard Halliwell

Awards
** Golden Geek Awards 2009, 2-player Game, Winner

Nominations/recommendations
** Golden Geek Awards 2009, War Game, Finalist (Top 3)

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279. Board Game: Spaghetti Junction [Average Rating:4.22 Unranked]

Nico Solitander

(nsolitander)

Finland
Helsinki

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Nominations/Recommendations
** Boardgames Australia, Best Children's Game 2009, Nominee

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280. Board Game: Splash Attack [Average Rating:5.29 Overall Rank:18262]

Nico Solitander

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Finland
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Designer: Thierry Chapeau

Nominations/Recommendations
** Årets Spill (Norway), Children's Game of the Year, Nominee

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281. Board Game: Sprocket [Average Rating:6.15 Unranked]

Nico Solitander

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Finland
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Nominations/recommendations
** Games Magazine Awards, Best Abstract Strategy Game, Nominee

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282. Board Game: Spy Gear: Spy Wire [Average Rating:5.39 Unranked]

Nico Solitander

(nsolitander)

Finland
Helsinki

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Awards
* Middle East Toy Fair, Best Board Game, Nominee

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283. Board Game: Steam [Average Rating:7.59 Overall Rank:189]

Nico Solitander

(nsolitander)

Finland
Helsinki

Designer: Martin Wallace

Nominations/Recommendations
** International Gamers Awards, Multi-player category, Finalist
** Golden Geek Awards 2009, Gamers' Game, Finalist (Top 3)

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284. Board Game: Steel Driver [Average Rating:6.98 Overall Rank:1375]

Nico Solitander

(nsolitander)

Finland
Helsinki

Designer: Martin Wallace

Nominations/Recommendations
** Meeples Choice Award, Game of the Year, Nominee
** Golden Geek Awards 2009, Gamers' Game, Nominee

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285. Board Game: Stone Age [Average Rating:7.57 Overall Rank:112] [Average Rating:7.57 Unranked]

Nico Solitander

(nsolitander)

Finland
Helsinki

Designer: Michael Tummelhofer

Nominations/Recommendations
** Japan Board Game Prize, Game of the Year, Nominee
** Dice Tower Gaming Awards, Best Game of the Year, Nominee
** Dice Tower Gaming Awards, Best Family Game, Nominee
** Meeples Choice Award, Game of the Year, Nominee
** JogoEu Users Game '09, Game of the Year, Finalist
** Nederlandse Spellenprijs, Game of the Year, Finalist
** Vuoden Peli (Finland), Adult Game of the Year, Finalist
** Årets Spel (Sweden), Adult Game of the Year, Nominee
** Golden Geek Awards 2009, Gamers' Game, Nominee
** Golden Geek Awards 2009, Family Game, Nominee
** Golden Geek Awards 2009, 2-player Game, Nominee
** Hra Roku (Czech Republic), Game of the Year, Nominee
** Lucca Games' Best of Show, Best Board Game 2009, Nominee
** Goldener Fuchs 2009, Game of the Year, Finalist

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286. Board Game: Storm Over Stalingrad [Average Rating:7.12 Overall Rank:2684]

Nico Solitander

(nsolitander)

Finland
Helsinki

Designer: Tetsuya Nakamura

Nominations/Recommendations
** Charles S Robert Award, Best World War II Board Game, Nominee
** International Gamers Awards, Historical Simulations category, Finalist

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287. Board Game: Stratum [Average Rating:6.10 Unranked]

Nico Solitander

(nsolitander)

Finland
Helsinki

Designer: José L. Navas

Awards
* Mensa Select Winner 2009

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288. Board Game: Strozzi [Average Rating:6.73 Overall Rank:2322]

Nico Solitander

(nsolitander)

Finland
Helsinki

Designer: Reiner Knizia

Nominations/recommendations
** Games Magazine Awards, Best Family Strategy Game, Nominee

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289. Board Game: Successors (Third Edition) [Average Rating:7.52 Overall Rank:1286]

Nico Solitander

(nsolitander)

Finland
Helsinki

Designer:
John B. Firer
Mark Simonitch
Richard H. Berg

Nominations/Recommendations
** Golden Geek Awards 2009, War Game, Nominee

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290. Board Game: The Suitcase Detectives [Average Rating:6.11 Overall Rank:13795]

Nico Solitander

(nsolitander)

Finland
Helsinki

Designer: Guido Hoffmann

Nominations/Recommendations
*** Spiele des Jahres, Recommendation, Children's Game of the Year

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291. Board Game: Sumeria [Average Rating:6.57 Overall Rank:3423]

Nico Solitander

(nsolitander)

Finland
Helsinki

Designer: Dirk Liekens

Nominations/Recomendations
* UK Games Expo Awards, Best New Boardgame, Nominee

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292. Board Game: Super Farmer [Average Rating:5.72 Overall Rank:9624]

Nico Solitander

(nsolitander)

Finland
Helsinki

Designer: Karol Borsuk

Awards
* Lucca Games' Best of Show, Side Award per il Miglior Gioco per Famiglie, Winner

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293. Board Game: Sushizock im Gockelwok [Average Rating:6.46 Overall Rank:2213]

Nico Solitander

(nsolitander)

Finland
Helsinki

Designer:Reiner Knizia

Nominations/recommendations
** Golden Geek Awards 2009, Children's Game, Nominee
** Games Magazine Awards, Best Family Game, Nominee
** Les 3 Lys, "Lys Grand Public" (General Audience Lily), Nominee

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294. Board Game: Sutter's Mill [Average Rating:6.12 Overall Rank:6269]

Nico Solitander

(nsolitander)

Finland
Helsinki

Designer: Marco Teubner

Nominations/Recommendations
** Games Magazine Awards, Best Family Strategy Game, Nominee

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295. Board Game: Sylla [Average Rating:6.74 Overall Rank:1706]

Nico Solitander

(nsolitander)

Finland
Helsinki

# Designer: Dominique Ehrhard

Recommendations/Nominations
** Games Magazine Awards, Best Advanced Strategy Game, Nominee

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296. Board Game: The T-Shirt Game [Average Rating:5.10 Overall Rank:19117]

Nico Solitander

(nsolitander)

Finland
Helsinki

Designers:
Garrett J. Donner
Michael S. Steer
Wendy L. Harris

Nominations/Recommendations
** Årets Spill (Norway), Party Game of the Year, Nominee

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297. Board Game: Ta Yü [Average Rating:6.96 Overall Rank:1729]

Nico Solitander

(nsolitander)

Finland
Helsinki

Designer: Nicolas Neuwahl

Nominations/recommendations
** Games Magazine Awards, Best Abstract Strategy Game, Nominee

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298. Board Game: Tales of the Arabian Nights [Average Rating:7.20 Overall Rank:433]

Nico Solitander

(nsolitander)

Finland
Helsinki

Designer: Eric Goldberg

Nominations/Recommendations
** Golden Geek Awards 2009, Family Game, Nominee
** Golden Geek Awards 2009, Innovative Game, Nominee

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299. Board Game: Talisman (Revised 4th Edition) [Average Rating:6.52 Overall Rank:1480]

Nico Solitander

(nsolitander)

Finland
Helsinki

Designer(s):
John Goodenough
Robert (Bob) Harris

Awards
* Ludoteca Ideale 2009, Games of the Year

Nominations/Recommendations
** Dice Tower Gaming Awards, Best Reprint, Nominee

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300. Board Game: Taluva [Average Rating:7.17 Overall Rank:509]

Nico Solitander

(nsolitander)

Finland
Helsinki

Nominations/Recommendations
* Trophée Flip Editeurs 2009, Prix du Public, REFLEXION, Nominee

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