Dit zijn de winnaars van De Nederlandse Spellenprijs 2024!

Today is the day! De Nederlandse Spellenprijs 2024 has been awarded. In September, three nominees were already selected per category. Today, the jury announced which games took home the title of ‘Best Game.’

De Nederlandse Spellenprijs is an award for Dutch board games, first presented in 2001. To be eligible for the 2024 title, a game must be published in Dutch, available on the Dutch market, and released between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024. So, it’s possible you’ve already played one of these games at the Spellenspektakel last year!

The Best Family Game: Sky Team

To be eligible for the title of ‘Best Family Game,’ the Dutch Game Award has several requirements. A game must be suitable for a broad audience, including children from eight years old.

The other nominees for Best Family Game 2024 were:

Sea Salt & Paper from GaminBIZ

A card game for true beachcombers. You play on the beach, collecting shells, fish, and other treasures you find. Do you have seven points in your hand? You can choose to keep collecting points or end the game for everyone. If you end the game and indeed have the most points, you’ll receive a bonus in addition to your points.

Trekking Through History from White Goblin Games

A journey through time where you gradually return to the present. Plan your journey to efficiently visit events and collect bonuses. The game tempts you to make bold choices, but other players can force you back in time. Time flies during a game of Trekking Through History.

The Best Connoisseur Game: Forest Shuffle

Connoisseur games are for players who aren’t afraid of a challenging game that can last an hour. Some gaming experience is required and demands more strategy and focus than a family game.

The other nominees for Best Connoiseur Game 2024 were:

Cat in the Box from Geronimo Games

A dynamic trick-taking game with a twist. The trump suit is fixed, but the color of your cards is not. You start a round by guessing how many tricks you’ll take, but you have no idea how you’ll achieve that. Each value appears five times in the game, while there are only four colors. Can you play all your cards or will you create the paradox?

Het Witte Kasteel van Himeji from 999 Games

Can you get your family members to work in the right places? You have three rounds to position your family members in influential roles within the court, garden, and training ground. Family helps each other, so everyone in a good spot provides you with bonuses. The game requires planning but also flexibility. You never know what the rival families will do…

The Best Expert Game: Sabika

Looking for an evening full of brain-teasing fun? Then expert games are a great choice. These complex games are suitable for players with plenty of gaming experience.

The other nominees for Best Expert Game 2024 were:

Rats of Wistar from DSV Games

You are a small rat who has undergone experiments, making you incredibly clever, and you’ve escaped with the other rats. Together with this rat family, you expand your colony and create various inventions, proving you are the most suitable rat to lead the colony.

Spirit Island from 999 Games

What does an island think of all those colonists constantly appearing? If we ask Spirit Island, it’s a plague that needs to be banished. In this cooperative game, each player chooses a Spirit, and together you try to drive away all the colonists from the island.

You can play all these games during Spellenspektakel 2024 at the booth of De Nederlandse Spellenprijs. We’ll see you on November 9 & 10 at the Jaarbeurs. What’s your favorite?