As d'Or explained

The As d'Or (Golden Ace) is a games award given out by a jury at the Festival International des Jeux in Cannes, France.

The awards were established in 1988[1] "to highlight the best games offered at the Festival and help festival-goers and the public in their gaming choices". From 1989 to 2003, a jury of journalists allotted "Golden Aces" by category to games presented by their editors. A special prize, the Super As d'Or, was allotted to the best game from any category.

In 2003, the process was modified to give more autonomy to the jury. A single As d'Or was awarded, and 10 nominees were announced.

In 2005, the award merged with the Jeu de l'Année. It was decided that the combined award should be named after the year of awarding rather than year of publication, so the first combined award was the 2005 As d'Or Jeu de l'Année with awards in three categories: public/family games, experts, and children. In 2012, the As d'Or Prix du Jury was added. The 2020 edition took place Thursday, February 20 and the nominees were presented at the end of January.[2]

Super As d'Or

YearGameDesigner(s)Publisher
1988SupergangGérard Mathieu & Gérard DelfantiLudodélire
1989AbaloneMichel Lalet & Laurent LéviAbalone
1990ToutankhamonStefanie Rohner & Christian WolfJumbo
1992Quarto (board game)Blaise MullerGigamic
1993S.O.S. PlombierLink Group InternationalHabourdin International
1994PusherWerner FalkhofPeri Spiele / Theta
1995CondottièreDominique EhrhardEurogames
1996Magic : l'AssembléeRichard GarfieldWizards of the Coast / Hasbro
1997Gang of FourLee F. YihDargaud / Asmodée / Days of Wonder
1998ZatreManfred SchülingPeri Spiele / Amigo / Gigamic
1999La Route des Epices[3] Victor LucasSentosphère
2000KahunaKOSMOS / Tilsit
2001BlokusBernard TavitianSekkoïa / Winning Moves
2002Bakari (game)Virginia CharvesTactic

As d'Or

YearGameDesigner(s)Publisher
2003AlhambraDirk HennQueen Games
2004-2005Les Aventuriers du RailAlan R. MoonDays of Wonder

L'As d'Or Jeu de l'Année

L'As d'Or Jeu de l'Année combined in 2005 the L'As d'Or and the Jeu de l'Année into a single set of awards, presented in four categories.

As d'Or Jeu de l'Année (Grand Public)

YearGameDesigner(s)Publisher
2006Time's Up!Peter SarrettRepos Production
2007Du Balai !Bruno Cathala & Serge LagetAsmodée
2008MarrakechDominique EhrhardGigamic
2009DixitJean-Louis RoubiraLibellud
2010Identik (renamed Duplik)William P. Jacobson & Amanda A. KohoutAsmodée
2011Skull and RosesHervé MarlyLui-même
2012TakenokoAntoine BauzaMatagot / Bombyx
2013AndorMichael MenzelKOSMOS / Iello
2014ConceptAlain Rivollet / Gaëtan BeaujannotRepos Production
2015Colt ExpressChristophe RaimbaultLudonaute
2016MysteriumOleg Sidorenko & Oleksandr NevskiyLibellud
2017Unlock!Cyril Demaegd, Thomas Cauët, & Alice CarrollSpace Cowboys
2018AzulMichael KieslingPlan B Games
2019The Mind[4] Wolfgang WarschNürnberger-Spielkarten-Verlag
2020OriflammeAdrien Hesling & Axel HeslingStudio H
2021Johannes SichBlackrock Games
2022Antoine BauzaRepos Production
2023AkropolisGigamic
2024TrioKaya MiyanoCocktail Games

As d'Or Grand Prix (Expert)

YearGameDesigner(s)Publisher
2012OlymposPhilippe KeyaertsYstari Games
2013MyrmesYoann LevetYstari Games
2014Bruxelles 1893Étienne EspremanPearl Games
2015Five Tribes: The Djinns of NaqalaBruno CathalaDays of Wonder
2016Pandémie LegacyMatt Leacock & Rob DaviauZ-Man Games / Filosofia
2017ScytheJamey StegmaierStonemaier Games
2018Terraforming MarsJacob FryxeliusFryxGames
2019Detective[5] Ignacy TrzewiczekIello
2020Res ArcanaThomas LehmannSand Castle Games
2021The CrewThomas SingKOSMOS
2022Paul DennenDire Wolf
2023Ark NovaMathias WiggeCapstone Games
2024Maximilian Maria ThielCapstone Games

As d'Or Jeu de l'Année Enfant (Children's Games)

YearGameDesigner(s)Publisher
2006Splash attackThierry ChapeauGigamic
2007La Nuit des magiciensJens-Peter Schliemann & Kirsten BeckerDrei Magier Spiele
2008Les Chevaliers de la TourChristian TiggemannHaba
2009Château RoquefortJens-Peter Schliemann & Bernhard WeberZoch
2010Cache Moutons (reissued by Libellund in 2013 as Vite ! Cachons-nous )Frédéric Moyersoen
2011SOS OctopusOliver IgelhautFilosofia
2012Rik le GéantMarco TeubnerHaba
2013Tino TopiniKarin HetlingRavensburger
2014Riff RaffChristoph CantzlerZoch / Gigamic
2015La Chasse aux GigamonsKarim Aouidad & Johann RousselElemon Games
2016Maître RenardFrédéric VuagnatSuperlude
2017Kikou le CoucouJosep Maria Allué & Viktor Bautista i RocaHaba
2018Nom d'un renard !Marisa Peña, Shanon Lyon, & Colt Tipton-JohnsonGame Factory
2019Mr. WolfMarie Fort & Wilfried FortBlue Orange
2020Attrape RêvesLaurent Escoffier & David FranckSpace Cow
2021DragominoBruno Cathala, Marie Fort, Wilfried FortBlue Orange

As d'Or Prix du Jury

YearGameDesigner(s)Publisher
2008Princes of FlorenceWolfgang Kramer, Richard Ulrich, Jens Christopher UlrichRavensburger
2009AgricolaUwe RosenbergLookout Games / Ystari Games
2010Small WorldPhilippe KeyaertsDays of Wonder
20117 Wonders Antoine BauzaRepos Production
2012Sherlock Holmes détective conseil Gary Grady, Suzanne Goldberg & Raymond EdwardsYstari Games
2013X-Wing Miniatures Game Jay LittleFFG / Edge
2014Les Bâtisseurs - Moyen-Âge Frédéric HenryBombyx
2015Loony Quest Laurent Escoffier & David FranckLibellud

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Festival International des Jeux. www.festivaldesjeux-cannes.com. 2020-04-05.
  2. Web site: www.beepeers.com . BEEPEERS- . Festival International des Jeux . 2022-09-15 . Festival International des Jeux.
  3. Web site: As d'Or . French. philibertnet.com . 31 August 2021.
  4. Web site: Les gagnants des As d’Or 2019 . jeux.ca . 21 February 2019 . 1 September 2021 . Boulin, Arnaud . French.
  5. Web site: Le palmarès des AS D'OR 2019 . jedisjeux.net . 21 February 2019 . 1 September 2021 . nico.