This list of board game awards is an index to articles that describe notable awards given to creators of board games. It also gives articles related to chess and go competitions.

Game awards

AwardCountrySponsorDescription
Charles S. Roberts AwardsUnited StatesWorld Boardgaming ChampionshipsExcellence in the historical wargaming hobby[1]
Deutscher Spiele PreisGermanyDie Pöppel-Revue"Gamers' games" with particularly good or innovative gameplay[2]
Dragon AwardsUnited StatesDragon ConExcellence in various categories of science fiction, fantasy, and horror novels, movies, television, and games[3][4]
Essen FeatherGermanyDeutscher Spiele PreisGames with well-written rules[5][6]
Games 100United StatesGames World of PuzzlesSeveral categories for which "best" games are determined[7]
International Gamers AwardInternational Gamers AwardsStrategy board games and historical simulation games[8]
Ion AwardUnited StatesSaltCON board game conventionExcellence in game design[9][10][11]
Origins AwardsUnited StatesOrigins Game FairOutstanding work in the game industry[12]
Schweizer SpielepreisSwitzerlandSchweizer SpielmesseFamily games, Children's games and Strategy games.[13]
Spiel des JahresGermanyTop-quality games in the German market[14]

Players

Chess

Go

See also

References

  1. Scott Parrino (15 April 2010). "Industry News: Voting for the Charles S Roberts Award Now Open". The Wargamer. Archived from the original on 18 January 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2014. ..the very prestigious Charles S Roberts Awards has started.
  2. Deutscher Spiele Preis home page
  3. Liptak, Andrew (September 4, 2016). "The inaugural Dragon Awards highlight the populist side of science fiction and fantasy". The Verge. Archived from the original on January 11, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  4. Beth Elderkin (13 August 2016). "DragonCon Releases (Mostly) Puppy-Free Nominations For First Dragon Awards". Gizmodo. Retrieved 12 March 2019. DragonCon, Atlanta's annual science fiction and fantasy competition, released the nominee list (see below) for the first-ever Dragon Awards
  5. BoardGameGeek Article on the Essen Feather
  6. Official winners list (in German)
  7. Hochberg, Burt, ed. (December 1991). "The Games 100". Games. Vol. 15, no. 106. GAMES Publications. pp. 49–58. ISSN 0199-9788.
  8. International Gamers Awards home page.
  9. Mark Green (2013-02-16). "Game designers, players gather for convention". Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  10. Rob Cramer. "SaltCON: A Small Convention Done Right". Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  11. Ryan Decaria. "Meeple Nation at SaltCON 2016". Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  12. "Academy - Hall of Fame". www.originsawards.net.
  13. http://www.gamemesse.ch/gamemesse/messeshop/de-ch/dept_11.html%5B%5D
  14. Dale Yu. "Interview with Tom Werneck, Spiel des Jahres jury member – Part 1 of 3". The Opinionated Gamers. Retrieved 2013-02-12.
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