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Game night with kids: what makes family game nights work, and award winners to start with
Short games, playing together instead of against each other, letting kids choose: what makes family game nights work. Plus Kinderspiel des Jahres winners from Mooki Island to Magic Mountain, sorted by age.
Deutscher Spiele Preis 2026: Sanctuary wins, and the players disagree with the jury
Sanctuary by Mathias Wigge wins the Deutscher Spiele Preis 2026 ahead of Boss Fighters QR and Galactic Cruise. The full top 10, the children's award for Toriki and why jury and public vote so often differ.
Opener, main game, closer: giving your game night a shape
Why many groups start with something short and finish with something light, how many people fit at one table, and what helps on a night with an overall score.
Spooky but social: board games for a Halloween game night
Werewolves, ghosts and monsters for every group: board games for Halloween night, sorted by who is at the table – from a big party to family night to just the two of you.
SPIEL Essen 2026: the new releases on the most wishlists
Ten days before SPIEL: nine new releases that an unusually large number of players have put on their wishlists, from Stefan Feld to Wolfgang Kramer, with player count and playing time.
Finding people to play with: where board game groups come from and what keeps them going
Your collection keeps growing, but the group is missing? Where people find others to play board games with, how to start a new group, and why a fixed date matters more than the perfect game.
Big group, few seats: who comes to game night, and who moves up?
Fifteen people want to play, your favourite game seats five. How to hand out seats fairly – with a fixed number of seats, a waitlist and people moving up automatically.
Taking turns hosting: game nights at changing locations
Always playing at the same person's place gets tiring. How to rotate location and host fairly – so everyone knows in time where to go this time.
SPIEL Essen 2026: ten new releases we looked at ahead of the fair
SPIEL runs from 22 to 25 October in Essen. Ten new releases from the preview lists that are now in our game database, and why this year's Deutscher Spiele Preis is worth watching.
Playnexi ist da: Euer Spieleabend organisiert sich selbst
Nach Monaten mit einer kleinen Testgruppe öffnen wir die Registrierung. Was Playnexi kann, für wen es ist und was als Nächstes kommt.