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Award Winning Tabletop Games Trivia Quiz

Each of the correct answers has won the "Spiel des Jahres" award. This is widely regarded amongst hobby board gamers as one of the most prestigious award a board or card game can receive.

A multiple-choice quiz by NickMc. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
NickMc

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
408,836

Updated
Apr 22 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
115

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. "I'll trade you wood for sheep?" Trading (and negotiation) is common in the popular winner from 1995 where players race to be the first to 10 points. Hint

Catan

Bohnanza

Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition

Animal Upon Animal

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Question 2 of 10

2. Try to avoid doubling-up as you try and help your fellow players guess the correct word in the "Spiel des Jahres" winner from 2019. Hint

Just One

Paperback

Balderdash

Uno

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Question 3 of 10

3. Players place bets on which of the ungulates (perhaps one of them is Alice?) will cross the finish line first in the winner from 2014. Hint

Steampunk Rally

Wits & Wagers

Flamme Rouge

Camel Up

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Question 4 of 10

4. The winner from 2004 is set in the USA and Canada, however the many expansions to this hugely popular game means players will lay train tracks all across the globe. Hint

Trains

Ticket to Ride

1846

Trails

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Question 5 of 10

5. If you're feeling blue, drafting colourful tiles to embellish the walls of a Portuguese Royal Palace in the winner from 2018 should cheer you up. Hint

Kingdomino

Azul

Lisboa

Patchwork

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Question 6 of 10

6. There's no time for napping if you want to pick the very first winner of the "Spiel des Jahres", which is themed around Aesop's famous fable. Hint

The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs

Rip Van Winkle

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

Hare & Tortoise

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Question 7 of 10

7. Race down the river, picking up passengers (maybe Elizabeth or Victoria?) as you go in the "Spiel des Jahres" winner from 1997. Hint

Mississippi Queen

Queen's Necklace

Kingdomino

The River

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Question 8 of 10

8. Although you might think otherwise, young male horses play no role in the winner from 2015 where players rob a train and compete to collect the most loot. Hint

My Little Pony Game

Colt Express

Mare Nostrum

Whistle Stop

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Question 9 of 10

9. Based off a popular card game with a similar name, players create sets with numbered tiles (plus a few jokers) to try and clear their board in the "Spiel des Jahres" winner from 1980. Hint

Dice Town

Five Crowns

Coloretto

Rummikub

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Question 10 of 10

10. Using a single word, help your teammates decipher where your informants are hiding in the winner from 2016. Avoid the assassin at all costs! Hint

Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game

Wavelength

Spyfall

Codenames

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "I'll trade you wood for sheep?" Trading (and negotiation) is common in the popular winner from 1995 where players race to be the first to 10 points.

Answer: Catan

Although originally called "The Settlers of Catan", the name was shortened to simply "Catan" with the release of the game's 5th edition.

2. Try to avoid doubling-up as you try and help your fellow players guess the correct word in the "Spiel des Jahres" winner from 2019.

Answer: Just One

Help your teammates guess the correct word by writing just one word on your whiteboard. Try to be unique though because duplicate words get erased and are not displayed to the guessing player!

3. Players place bets on which of the ungulates (perhaps one of them is Alice?) will cross the finish line first in the winner from 2014.

Answer: Camel Up

Due to the box cover design in the first edition, there has long been debate as to whether the game's title is indeed "Camel Up" or actually "Camel Cup".

4. The winner from 2004 is set in the USA and Canada, however the many expansions to this hugely popular game means players will lay train tracks all across the globe.

Answer: Ticket to Ride

In the first ten years after its release, "Ticket to Ride" sold more than three million copies!

5. If you're feeling blue, drafting colourful tiles to embellish the walls of a Portuguese Royal Palace in the winner from 2018 should cheer you up.

Answer: Azul

Inspired by the 'azulejos' (white and blue ceramic tiles) that adorned the walls of Royal Palace of Evora, "Azul" proved to be a hit for board gamers worldwide and won the "Spiel des Jahres" award in 2018.

6. There's no time for napping if you want to pick the very first winner of the "Spiel des Jahres", which is themed around Aesop's famous fable.

Answer: Hare & Tortoise

"Hare and Tortoise" was released in 1973 and is (unsurprisingly) a racing game where players spend carrots to try and be the first to land on the finish space - but only if you've discarded all of your lettuce first!

7. Race down the river, picking up passengers (maybe Elizabeth or Victoria?) as you go in the "Spiel des Jahres" winner from 1997.

Answer: Mississippi Queen

An expansion was released in 1998 subtitled "The Black Rose" which allows the player currently coming last to hinder the leaders' progress by moving a neutral riverboat into their path.

8. Although you might think otherwise, young male horses play no role in the winner from 2015 where players rob a train and compete to collect the most loot.

Answer: Colt Express

Play cards into a common pile (some of them face-down) and once each player has contributed the required number, take the actions depicted one at a time. Will it all go to plan or will you end up in the engine when you wanted to be in the caboose?!

9. Based off a popular card game with a similar name, players create sets with numbered tiles (plus a few jokers) to try and clear their board in the "Spiel des Jahres" winner from 1980.

Answer: Rummikub

Create sets of consecutive numbers or the same number in different colours, use one of the joker tiles to fill in gaps, and/or break apart the sets other players have created in order to create sets using at least one tile from your own board. Simple concept but quite a think-y game!

10. Using a single word, help your teammates decipher where your informants are hiding in the winner from 2016. Avoid the assassin at all costs!

Answer: Codenames

Since its win, the "Codenames" family of games has grown a lot with a version using pictures instead of words ("Codenames: Pictures"), a two-player only version ("Codenames: Duet") and versions based off intellectual properties like "The Simpsons", Disney, and Marvel.

Source: Author NickMc

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