Guus Bosman

The 'toy of the year 2002' has been announced today. One of the candidates was Medina, a game of 999 Games. The price went to a toy-car. It's an election for general toys, not only for boardgames.

In the past Isis & Osiris and Carcassonne have been candidates too. Kolonisten van Catan and Elfenland were even choosen Speelgoed van het Jaar.

Another game award is the Spellenprijs (where Medina is a candidate as well) and which was won by Machiavelli in 2001. The winner of this year's Spellenprijs will be announced on the Spellenspektakel in Eindhoven. I'm curious if Medina will be the winner. I haven't played it yet but many people like it. Perhaps this Saturday in Den Haag I'll have a chance to play it.

Carcassonne (again), Eufraat & Tigris, El Grande, 6 Nimmt and Tadsch Mahal have all be choosen in the past by German game players and jury to be Spiel des Jahres (or to receive the Deutsche SpielePreis).

The Spellenstapel has a lot of information on different game awards.