Games Magazine

Das Games Magazine (eigene Schreibweise: GAMES) ist ein US-amerikanisches Magazin, welches sich mit Spielen und Puzzles beschäftigt. Die Zeitschrift wird von der „Games Publications“ einer Abteilung der Kappa Publishing Group veröffentlicht.

Games 100

In der Dezemberausgabe des Games Magazines wird jedes Jahr eine Liste der besten Spiele veröffentlicht. Neben dem Game of the Year und einigen weiteren Preisen in verschiedenen Kategorien werden insgesamt 100 Spiele (Games 100) vorgestellt. Bis 1994 gab es ein Game of the Year, ab 1995 wurde zwischen traditionellen Spielen und Computerspielen unterschieden. Seit 1996 wird in der Dezemberausgabe das Game of the Year des folgenden Jahres gekürt.

Hauptpreisträger Gesellschaftsspiele

Jahr Kategorie Spiel Autor Verlag
1991 Game of the Year Trumpet Philip Orbanes International Games
1992 Game of the Year Pipeline Ed Okimura Playco Hawaii
1993 Game of the Year Inklings Mattel
1995 Game of the Year (Traditional) Sharp Shooters Milton Bradley
1997 Game of the Year (Traditional) 25 Words or Less Bruce Sterten Winning Moves
1998 Game of the Year (Traditional) Quoridor Mirko Marchesi Great American Trading Co.
1999 Game of the Year (Traditional) Fossil Klaus Palesch Rio Grande Games
2000 Game of the Year (Traditional) Torres Wolfgang Kramer, Michael Kiesling Rio Grande Games
2001 Game of the Year (Traditional) Aladdin’s Dragons (Morgenland) Richard Breese Rio Grande Games
2002 Game of the Year (Traditional) Evo Philippe Keyaerts Eurogames-Descartes
2003 Game of the Year (Traditional) Dvonn Kris Burm Rio Grande Games
2004 Game of the Year (Traditional) New England Alan R. Moon, Aaron Weissblum Überplay
2005 Game of the Year (Traditional) BuyWord Sid Sackson Face2Face Games
2006 Game of the Year (Traditional) Australia Wolfgang Kramer, Michael Kiesling Rio Grande Games
2007 Game of the Year (Traditional) Vegas Showdown Henry Stern Avalon Hill
2008 Game of the Year (Traditional) Pillars of the Earth (Die Säulen der Erde) Michael Rieneck, Stefan Stadler Mayfair Games
2009 Game of the Year (Traditional) Tzaar Kris Burm Rio Grande Games
2010 Game of the Year (Traditional) Small World Philippe Keyaerts Days of Wonder
2011 Game of the Year (Traditional) Jump Gate Matt Worden Matt Worden Games
2012 Game of the Year (Traditional) Tikal II Wolfgang Kramer, Michael Kiesling Asmodée Editions
2012 Game of the Year (Traditional) Tikal II Wolfgang Kramer, Michael Kiesling Asmodée Editions
2013 Game of the Year (Traditional) Trajan Stefan Feld HUCH!
2014 Game of the Year (Traditional) Garden Dice Doug Bass Meridae Games
2015 Game of the Year (Traditional) Castles of Mad King Ludwig Ted Alspach Bézier Games
2016 Game of the Year (Traditional) New York 1901 Chénier La Salle Blue Orange Games
2017 Game of the Year (Traditional) Kingdomino Bruno Cathala Blue Orange Games

Hauptpreisträger Computerspiele

Jahr Kategorie Spiel Publisher
1994 Game of the Year Myst Brøderbund
1995 Game of the Year (Electronic) Virtual Pool Interplay
1997 Game of the Year (Electronic) Links LS Access
1998 Game of the Year (Electronic) Obsidian SegaSoft/Rocket Science
1999 Game of the Year (Electronic) Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee GT Interactive
2000 Game of the Year (Electronic, Computer) Half-Life Sierra Studios
2000 Game of the Year (Electronic, Console) The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Nintendo
2001 Game of the Year (Electronic) Die Sims Maxis/EA, Aspyr
2002 Game of the Year (Electronic) Black & White Electronic Arts
2003 Game of the Year (Electronic) Neverwinter Nights Atari
2004 Game of the Year (Electronic) The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker Nintendo
2005 Game of the Year (Electronic) City of Heroes NC Soft
2006 Game of the Year (Electronic) Psychonauts Majesco
2007 Game of the Year (Electronic) The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Bethesda Softworks
2008 Game of the Year (Electronic) BioShock 2K/Irrational
2009 Game of the Year (Electronic) Spore Maxis/EA Games
2010 Game of the Year (Electronic) Batman: Arkham Asylum Eidos
2011 Game of the Year (Electronic) Super Mario Galaxy 2 Nintendo
2012 Game of the Year (Electronic) Portal 2 Valve, Electronic Arts