Games Magazine Game of the Year - Vegas Showdown

[Tony Wu]

The Game of the Year from Games Magazine is Vegas Showdown, designed by
Henry Stern and published by Avalon Hill. Here are the winners and
runners-up in each individual category:

Abstract Strategy
Winner - Pünct by Kris Burm (Don & Co. / Rio Grande Games)
Runner-Up - Pacru by Mike Wellman (Pacru Ltd.)

Advanced Strategy
Winner - Reef Encounter by Richard Breese (What's Your Game? / Z-Man
Games)
Runner-Up - Caylus by William Attia (Ystari Games / Rio Grande Games)

Family
Winner - Tricky Town (Kelmar Games)
Runner-Up - Techno Witches by Heinrich Glumpler (Kosmos / Rio Grande
Games)

Family Card Games
Winner - Trump, Tricks, Game! by Günter Burkhardt (Phalanx Games /
Mayfair Games)
Runner-Up - King Arthur Card Game by Reiner Knizia (Ravensburger / Rio
Grande Games)

Family Strategy
Winner - Hacienda by Wolfgang Kramer (Hans im Glück / Rio Grande
Games)
Runner-Up - Aqua Romana by Martin Schlegel (Queen Games / Rio Grande
Games)

Party Games
Winner - Wits & Wagers by Dominic Crapuchettes (North Star Games /
Eagle Games)
Runner-Up - Sketchword by Forrest-Pruzan Creative (R&R Games)

Word Games
Winner - Parlay by Paul Sturgis and Jennifer Sturgis (Real Deal Games)
Runner-Up - Heximania (Educational Insights)

Historical Simulation
Winner - Silent War by Brien J. Miller (Compass Games)
Runner-Up - Commands & Colors: Ancients by Richard Borg (GMT Games)