Deutscher Spiele Preis

The Deutscher Spielepreis (, German Game Prize) (DSP) is an important award for boardgames. It was started in 1990 by the German magazine Die Pöppel-Revue, which collects votes from the industry's stores, magazines, professionals and game clubs. The results are announced every October at the Spiel game fair in Essen, Germany. The Essen Feather is awarded at the same ceremony.

In contrast to the Spiel des Jahres, which tends to be awarded to family games, the DSP is awarded for "gamers' games" with particularly good or innovative gameplay. Although at one point it was not uncommon for the DSP and the SdJ to be awarded to the same game (as was the case for The Settlers of Catan, El Grande, and Tikal in the 1990s), since Carcassonne (2001) only two games have succeeded in winning both awards: Dominion in 2009 and Azul in 2018.

Winners
1990 - 1991 - 1992 - 1993 - 1994 - 1995 - 1996 - 1997 - 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007 - 2008 - 2009 - 2010 - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020 - 2021 - 2022 - 2023

1990

 * 1st: Hoity Toity (German: Adel Verpflichtet)
 * 2nd: À la carte
 * 3rd: Such a Thing? (German: Ein solches Ding)
 * 4th: Favoriten
 * 5th: Gold Digger (German: Goldrausch)
 * 6th: Holiday AG
 * 7th: Römer
 * 8th: Wind & Wetter
 * 9th: Timberland
 * 10th: Dicke Kartoffeln

1991

 * 1st: Master Labyrinth
 * 2nd: Bauernschlau
 * 3rd: Wacky Wacky West (German: Drunter und Drüber)
 * 4th: Jagd der Vampire
 * 5th: Conspiracy (German: Casablanca)
 * 6th: Girl Talk
 * 7th: Chameleon
 * 8th: Duftende Spuren
 * 9th: Flusspiraten
 * 10th: Columbus

1992

 * 1st: Flying Dutchman (German: der Fliegende Holländer)
 * 2nd: Um Reifenbreite
 * 3rd: Quo Vadis
 * 4th: Tal der Könige
 * 5th: Schraumeln
 * 6th: Cosmic Encounter
 * 7th: Minos
 * 8th: Extrablatt
 * 9th: Razzia
 * 10th: Neolithibum
 * Best Children's Game: Schweinsgalopp

1993

 * 1st: Modern Art
 * 2nd: Tutankhamen (German: Tutanchamun)
 * 3rd: Vernissage
 * 4th: Bluff
 * 5th: Acquire
 * 6th: Highlanders (German: Rheingold)
 * 7th: Spiel der Türme
 * 8th: Sticheln
 * 9th: History of the World
 * 10th: Pfusch
 * Best Children's Game: Verflixt Gemixt

1994

 * 1st: 6 nimmt!
 * 2nd: The Mob (German: Capone)
 * 3rd: Manhattan
 * 4th: Intrigue
 * 5th: Lifeboats (German: Rette Sich wer Kann)
 * 6th: Was Sticht?
 * 7th: Auf Heller und Pfennig
 * 8th: Knock Out
 * 9th: Take It Easy
 * 10th: Billabong
 * Best Children's Game: Husch Husch kleine Hexe
 * Best Action Game: Loopin' Louie

1995

 * 1st: The Settlers of Catan
 * 2nd: Streetcar (German: Linie 1)
 * 3rd: Sternen Himmel
 * 4th: Mole in the Hole (German: Die Maulwurf Company)
 * 5th: Medici
 * 6th: Galopp Royal
 * 7th: Buzzle
 * 8th: Hattrick
 * 9th: Set!
 * 10th: High Society
 * Best Children's Game: Piepmatz

1996

 * 1st: El Grande
 * 2nd: Entdecker
 * 3rd: Carabande
 * 4th: Mü & More (German: Mü & mehr)
 * 5th: Get the Goods (German: Reibach & Co.)
 * 6th: MarraCash
 * 7th: Yucata'
 * 8th: Campanile
 * 9th: Ab Die Post!
 * 10th: Top Race
 * Best Children's Game: Hallo Dachs!

1997

 * 1st: Löwenherz
 * 2nd: The Settlers of Catan: The Card game (German: Die Siedler von Catan: Das Kartenspiel)
 * 3rd: Showmanager
 * 4th: Mississippi Queen
 * 5th: Bohnanza
 * 6th: Serenissima
 * 7th: Ramses II (German: Der Zerstreute Pharao)
 * 8th: Terra X (German: Expedition)
 * 9th: Beim Zeus
 * 10th: Manitou
 * Best Children's Game: Die Ritter von der Haselnuß

1998

 * 1st: Tigris & Euphrates (German: Euphrat und Tigris)
 * 2nd: Primordial Soup (German: Ursuppe)
 * 3rd: Elfenland
 * 4th: Through the Desert (German: Durch die Wüste)
 * 5th: Canyon
 * 6th: Basari
 * 7th: Tycoon
 * 8th: Caesar & Cleopatra
 * 9th: Die Macher
 * 10th: Freebooter (German: Freibeuter)
 * Best Children's Game: Chicken Cha Cha Cha (German: Zicke Zacke Hühnerkacke)

1999

 * 1st: Tikal
 * 2nd: Ra
 * 3rd: Union Pacific
 * 4th: Samurai
 * 5th: Die Händler
 * 6th: Giganten
 * 7th: Verräter
 * 8th: Mamma Mia!
 * 9th: Chinatown
 * 10th: Medieval Merchant (German: Pfeffersäcke)

2000

 * 1st: Taj Mahal (German: Tadsch Mahal)
 * 2nd: Torres
 * 3rd: Princes of Florence (German: Die Fürsten von Florenz )
 * 4th: La Città
 * 5th: Vinci
 * 6th: Citadels (German: Ohne Furcht und Adel)
 * 7th: Carolus Magnus
 * 8th: Web of Power (German: Kardinal & König)
 * 9th: Aladdin's Dragons (German: Morgenland)
 * 10th: Frank's Zoo (German: Zoff im Zoo)

2001

 * 1st: Carcassonne
 * 2nd: Medina
 * 3rd: Traders of Genoa (German: Die Händler von Genua)
 * 4th: Evo
 * 5th: Capitol
 * 6th: Cartagena
 * 7th: San Marco
 * 8th: Babel
 * 9th: Java
 * 10th: Das Amulett

2002

 * 1st: Puerto Rico
 * 2nd: TransAmerica
 * 3rd: Dschunke
 * 4th: Villa Paletti
 * 5th: Mexica
 * 6th: Nautilus
 * 7th: Goldland
 * 8th: Pueblo
 * 9th: Pirate's Cove
 * 10th: Pizarro & Co. (German: Magellan)

2003

 * 1st: Amun Re
 * 2nd: Alhambra
 * 3rd: Clans
 * 4th: Paris Paris
 * 5th: Domaine
 * 6th: Fische Fluppen Frikadellen
 * 7th: Mare Nostrum
 * 8th: New England
 * 9th: Coloretto
 * 10th: Edel, Stein & Reich

2004

 * 1st: Saint Petersburg (German: Sankt Petersburg)
 * 2nd: San Juan
 * 3rd: Goa
 * 4th: Attika
 * 5th: Ingenious (German: Einfach Genial)
 * 6th: Ticket to Ride (German: Zug um Zug)
 * 7th: Maharaja
 * 8th: Fearsome Floors (German: Finstere Flure)
 * 9th: Hansa
 * 10th: The Bridges of Shangri-La (German: Die Brücken von Shangri-La)

2005

 * 1st: Louis XIV
 * 2nd: Niagara
 * 3rd: Manila
 * 4th: Ubongo
 * 5th: Himalaya
 * 6th: Around the World in 80 Days (German: In 80 Tagen um die Welt)
 * 7th: Shadows over Camelot (German: Schatten über Camelot)
 * 8th: Jambo
 * 9th: Das Zepter von Zavandor
 * 10th: Verflixxt

2006

 * 1st: Caylus
 * 2nd: Thurn and Taxis
 * 3rd: Antike
 * 4th: Blue Moon City
 * 5th: Mesopotamia (German: Mesopotamien)
 * 6th: Elasund: The First City
 * 7th: Mauerbauer
 * 8th: Hacienda
 * 9th: Augsburg 1520
 * 10th: Rum & Pirates (German: Um Ru(h)m & Ehre)

The prizes for Best Children's Game and Best Rules were both won by Nacht der Magier.

2007

 * 1st: The Pillars of the Earth (German: Die Säulen der Erde)
 * 2nd: Notre Dame
 * 3rd: Vikings (German: Wikinger)
 * 4th: Yspahan
 * 5th: Zooloretto
 * 6th: Arkadia (German: Die Baumeister von Arkadia)
 * 7th: Imperial
 * 8th: Leonardo da Vinci (German: Maestro Leonardo)
 * 9th: Thebes (German: Jenseits von Theben)
 * 10th: Colosseum

2008

 * 1st: Agricola
 * 2nd: Stone Age
 * 3rd: Cuba
 * 4th: In the Year of the Dragon (German: Im Jahr des Drachen)
 * 5th: Tribune: Primus Inter Pares
 * 6th: Hamburgum
 * 7th: Galaxy Trucker
 * 8th: Keltis
 * 9th: Witch's Brew (German: Wie verhext!)
 * 10th: Metropolys

2009

 * 1st: Dominion
 * 2nd: Le Havre
 * 3rd: Pandemic
 * 4th: Finca
 * 5th: Small World
 * 6th: Valdora
 * 7th: Diamonds Club
 * 8th: Through the Ages (German: Im Wander der Zeiten)
 * 9th: Sherwood Forest
 * 10th: Fauna

2010

 * 1st: Fresco
 * 2nd: Vasco da Gama
 * 3rd: World Without End (German: Die Tore der Welt)
 * 4th: Tobago
 * 5th: Hansa Teutonica
 * 6th: Endeavor (German: Magister Navis)
 * 7th: Egizia
 * 8th: Macao
 * 9th: Dungeon Lords
 * 10th: Power Struggle (German: Machtspiele)

2011

 * 1st: 7 Wonders
 * 2nd: The Castles of Burgundy (German: Die Burgen von Burgund)
 * 3rd: Troyes
 * 4th: Navegador
 * 5th: Asara
 * 6th: Mondo
 * 7th: Pantheon
 * 8th: Lancaster
 * 9th: Luna
 * 10th: Strasbourg

2012

 * 1st: Village
 * 2nd: Trajan
 * 3rd: Hawaii
 * 4th: Ora Et Labora
 * 5th: Helvetia
 * 6th: Targi
 * 7th: Kingdom Builder
 * 8th: Vegas
 * 9th: Africana
 * 10th: Santa Cruz

2013

 * 1st: Terra Mystica
 * 2nd: Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar (German: Tzolk'in: Der Maya Kalender)
 * 3rd: Brugge (German: Brügge)
 * 4th: Bora Bora
 * 5th: Legends of Andor (German: Die Legenden von Andor)
 * 6th: Hanabi
 * 7th: Yedo
 * 8th: Keyflower
 * 9th: Rialto
 * 10th: Augustus

2014

 * 1st: Russian Railroads
 * 2nd: Istanbul
 * 3rd: Concordia
 * 4th: Love Letter
 * 5th: Camel Up
 * 6th: Caverna: The Cave Farmers (German: Caverna: Die Höhlenbauern)
 * 7th: Lewis & Clark
 * 8th: Rococo (German: Rokoko)
 * 9th: Glass Road (German: Die Glasstraße)
 * 10th: Splendor
 * Best Children's Game: Feuerdrachen

2015

 * 1st: The Voyages of Marco Polo (German: Auf den Spuren von Marco Polo)
 * 2nd: Orléans
 * 3rd: Colt Express
 * 4th: Murano
 * 5th: Fields of Arle (German: Arler Erde)
 * 6th: Five Tribes
 * 7th: Cacao
 * 8th: Machi Koro
 * 9th: Aquasphere
 * 10th: Patchwork
 * Best Children's Game: Spinderella

2016

 * 1st: Mombasa
 * 2nd: Codenames
 * 3rd: T.I.M.E. Stories
 * 4th: Pandemic Legacy: Season 1
 * 5th: Mysterium
 * 6th: Karuba
 * 7th: Isle of Skye: From Chieftain to King
 * 8th: Imhotep
 * 9th: 7 Wonders: Duel
 * 10th: Nippon
 * Best Children's Game: Leo muss zum Friseur

2017

 * 1st: Terraforming Mars
 * 2nd: Great Western Trail
 * 3rd: A Feast for Odin (Ein Fest für Odin)
 * 4th: Scythe
 * 5th: First Class
 * 6th: Kingdomino
 * 6th: Raiders of the North Sea (Räuber der Nordsee)
 * 7th: Fabled Fruit (Fabelsaft)
 * 8th: Captain Sonar
 * 9th: Magic Maze
 * 10th: The Quest for El Dorado (Wettlauf nach El Dorado)
 * Best Children's Game: Icecool

2018

 * 1st: Azul
 * 2nd: Gaia Project
 * 3rd: Rajas of the Ganges
 * 4th: Clans of Caledonia
 * 5th: Heaven & Ale
 * 6th: Pandemic Legacy: Season 2
 * 7th: Clank!
 * 8th: The Quacks of Quedlinburg (Die Quacksalber von Quedlinburg)
 * 9th: The Mind
 * 10th: Altiplano
 * Best Children's Game: Memoarrr!

2019

 * 1st: Wingspan
 * 2nd: The Taverns of Tiefenthal
 * 3rd: Teotihuacan
 * 4th: Spirit Island
 * 5th: Architects of the West Kingdom
 * 6th: Detective
 * 7th: Underwater Cities
 * 8th: Newton
 * 9th: Just One
 * 10th: Gloomhaven
 * Best Children's Game: Concept Kids: Animals

2020

 * 1st: The Crew
 * 2nd: Cartographers
 * 3rd: Maracaibo
 * 4th: Barrage
 * 5th: Cooper Island
 * 6th: Glen More II: Chronicles
 * 7th: Crystal Palace
 * 8th: Parks
 * 9th: Marco Polo II: In the Service of the Khan
 * 10th: Paladins of the West Kingdom
 * Best Children's Game: Andor Junior

2021

 * 1st: Lost Ruins of Arnak
 * 2nd: MicroMacro: Crime City
 * 3rd: The Adventures of Robin Hood
 * 4th: Paleo
 * 5th: Aeon's End
 * 6th: Everdell
 * 7th: Fantasy Realms
 * 8th: Anno 1800
 * 9th: Praga Caput Regni
 * 10th: Gloomhaven: The Jaws of the Lion
 * Best Children's Game: Dodo

2022

 * 1st: Ark Nova
 * 2nd: Cascadia
 * 3rd: Dune: Imperium
 * 4th: Living Forest
 * 5th: The Red Cathedral
 * 6th: Witchstone
 * 7th: Beyond the Sun
 * 8th: Scout
 * 9th: Golem
 * 10th: Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition

2023

 * 1st: Planet Unknown
 * 2nd: Dorfromantik
 * 3rd: Heat: Pedal to the Metal
 * 4th: Earth
 * 5th: Marrakesh
 * 6th: Woodcraft
 * 7th: Challengers
 * 8th: Next Station London
 * 9th: Hitster
 * 10th: Tiletum