Golden Geek Award for Most Innovative Board Game

Winning and shortlisted games recorded in our catalogue, newest first. Award years follow the game’s first publication.

Winners

3 winning games

Game	Year	Players	Time	Age	Designer / publisher	Category
Risk Legacy	2011	3–5	—	—	Hasbro	Board game
Space Alert	—	1–5	—	—	Vlaada Chvátil	Cooperative board game
A Few Acres of Snow	—	2	75 min	13+		Board game

Shortlist

Game	Year	Players	Time	Age	Designer / publisher	Category
Magic Maze	2017	1–8	15 min	8+		Dungeon crawl
Eclipse	2011	2–6	120 min	12+	Touko Tahkokallio	Board game
Village	2011	2–4	90 min	12+	999 Games	Board game
Trajan	2011	2–4	—	—		Board game
7 Wonders	2010	2–7	30 min	10+	Antoine Bauza	Dedicated deck card game
Troyes	2010	2–4	90 min	12+		Board game
Dominant Species	2010	2–6	120–240 min	14+	GMT Games	Tile-based game
Dungeon Lords	2009	2–4	—	—	Vlaada Chvátil	Fantasy
Claustrophobia	2009	2	60 min	14+	Croc	Board game
Dixit	2008	3–8	—	—	Jean-Louis Roubira	Card game
Pandemic	2008	2–4	—	8+	Matt Leacock	Cooperative board game
Dominion	2008	2–4	—	—	Donald X. Vaccarino	Dedicated deck card game
Red November	2008	1–8	—	—	Fantasy Flight Games	Board game
Snow Tails	2008	2–5	—	—	Asmodee	Board game
Le Havre	—	1–5	180 min	12+	Uwe Rosenberg	Board game
Mage Knight	—	1–4	150 min	14+		Fantasy
Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game	—	3–6	—	—	Corey Konieczka	Science fiction
Ghost Stories	—	1–4	60 min	12+	Antoine Bauza	Board game
Friday	—	1	30 min	10+	Friedemann Friese	Card game
Earth Reborn	—	2–4	180 min	13+		Board game
Powerboats	—	2–6	60 min	9+		Board game
Innovation	—	2–4	60 min	14+		Board game
Mord im Arosa	—	2–6	30 min	10+		Board game