Japan Boardgame Prize 
The Japan Boardgame Prize is an award sponsored by U-more, an organization whose goal is to spread the culture of board games in Japan.
Awards
The rationales for the awards from 2002-2007 are as follows:
- The Best Foreign Game for Beginners - "its rule is relative easy, and playing time is short, so that everyone can enjoy themselves immediately, regardless of experience"
- The Best Advanced Game - "more advanced and can be played by those who are accustomed to play games"
- The Best Japanese Game - "published in Japanese package"
- The Best Childgame - "its illustration and components are designed for children, easy to play for children less than nine years old, and also quite enjoyable for parents"
In 2008 U-More combined the previous four categories and nominated no games. Voters selected up to five favorites from a list of 154 titles, which were sold in Japan from October 2007 to September 2008.
They added up for each voter 5 points to the first favorite, 4 points to the second ... 1 point to the fifth.
There are a total of 317 voters from 32 Prefectures in cooperation with many boardgame circles and shops.
Winners
Year, Award
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Winner
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Designers
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Publisher
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| 2007 |
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The Best Foreign Game for Beginners
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Zooloretto
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Michael Schacht
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Abacusspiele
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The Best Advanced Game
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Die Säulen der Erde
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Michael Rieneck, Stefan Stadler
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Kosmos Verlag
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The Best Japanese Game
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Bursa
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(Uncredited)
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Learning Design Association, Inc.
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The Best Childgame
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Hüpf Hüpf Hurra!
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Heinz Meister
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Ravensburger Spieleverlag GmbH
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| 2006 |
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The Best Foreign Game for Beginners
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HEY! That's my fish!
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Günter Cornett, Alvydas Jakeliunas
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Phalanx Spiele
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The Best Advanced Game
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Thurn und Taxis
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Karen Seyfarth, Andreas Seyfarth
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Hans im Glück Verlags-GmbH
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The Best Japanese Game
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Ticket to Ride
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Alan R. Moon
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Bandai
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The Best Childgame
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Giro Galoppo
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Jürgen P. Grunau
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Selecta Spielzeug
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| 2005 |
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The Best Foreign Game for Beginners
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Diamant
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Bruno Faidutti, Alan R. Moon
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Schmidt Spiele
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The Best Advanced Game
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Shadows over Camelot
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Serge Laget, Bruno Cathala
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Days of Wonder
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The Best Japanese Game
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Q-Jet 21XX
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Wolfgang Riedesser
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Möbius Games
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The Best Childgame
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Mago Magino
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Reiner Knizia
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Selecta Spielzeug
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| 2004 |
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The Best Foreign Game for Beginners
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Einfach Genial
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Reiner Knizia
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KOSMOS
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The Best Advanced Game
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Ticket to Ride
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Alan R. Moon
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Days of Wonder
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The Best Japanese Game
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San Juan
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Andreas Seyfarth
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alea, Möbius Games
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The Best Childgame
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Geistertreppe
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Michelle Schanen
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Drei Magier Spiele
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| 2003 |
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The Best Foreign Game for Beginners
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Coloretto
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Michael Schacht
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Abacus Spiele
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The Best Advanced Game
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Edel, Stein & Reich
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Reinhard Staupe
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alea, Ravensburger Spieleverlag GmbH
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The Best Japanese Game
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Apples to Apples
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Matthew Kirby & Mark Alan Osterhaus
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Beverly Enterprises, Inc.
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| The Best Childgame |
Viva Topo!
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Manfred Ludwig
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Selecta Spielzeug
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| 2002 |
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The Best Foreign Game for Beginners
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Trans America
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Franz-Benno Delonge
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Winning Moves Games (USA)
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The Best Advanced Game
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Puerto Rico
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Andreas Seyfarth
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alea, Ravensburger Spieleverlag GmbH
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The Best Japanese Game
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Blokus
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Bernard Tavitian
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Beverly Enterprises, Inc.
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The Best Childgame
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Die Maulwurf Company
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Virginia Charves & Bertram Kaes
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Ravensburger Spieleverlag GmbH
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2010
1st prize : Cat & Chocolate
2nd prize : Power Grid / Funkenschlag
3rd prize : Race for the Galaxy
4th prize : Le Harve
5th prize : GiftTrap
6th prize : Thunderstone
7th prize : Fresco
8th prize : Ubongo 3D
9th prize : Die Speicherstadt
10th prize: Barbarossa
2009
1st prize : Dominion
2nd prize : Pandemic
3rd prize : Agricola
4th prize : Le Harve
5th prize : Dōbutsu Shōgi (Let's catch the lion!)
6th prize : Small World
7th prize : Dominion: Intrigue
8th prize : Galaxy Trucker
9th prize : Aber Bitte mit Sahne: Das Joker-Stück
10th prize: Domemo
2008
1st prize : Witch's Brew
2nd prize : Stone Age
3rd prize : Race for the Galaxy
4th prize : Agricola
5th prize : Handelsfürsten: Herren der Meere
6th prize : In the Year of the Dragon
7th prize : Keltis
8th prize : O-saki ni Sitsurei Shima-su!!
9th prize : Kakerlaken-Salat
10th prize: Blokus 3D
10th prize: Patrician
2007
The Best Japanese Game
Goita
Moji Pittan Cardgame
Tenplus
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