The nominees for Spiel des Jahres (Game of the Year) 2026 are:
- Cozy Stickerville
- Dito
- Morty Sorty Magic Shop
The nominees for Kennerspiel des Jahres (Enthusiast Game of the Year) 2026 are:
- Boss Fighters QR
- Moon Colony Bloodbath
- Rebirth
The nominees for Kinderspiel des Jahres (Children’s Game of the Year) are:
- Boo Party
- Mooki Island
- Verflixt Verzaubert
What are your thoughts for the games you’ve played? I’ve only played Moon Colony Bloodbath from these nominations and thought it was superb! I’ve also heard a lot of good things about Rebirth as well!
Disclaimer: I have not played the game or read the rules, so I am speaking based on what I have heard from reviewers.
The game is single use. You read story cards and stick more and more stickers to the board until you have read every story card in the game.
If you are curious about what would have happened if you took the other option on story card decisions, you can flip the board and replay the campaign always doing the opposite of what you did in your first playthrough (you have to do the opposite, since the game does not come with enough stickers to take the same decision twice).
Once you have played through the campaign twice, you should have experienced most of the possible game story.