was two hours ago it confirmed by the live news ticker from the press conference in Berlin: The Game of the Year 2007 " Zooloretto " by Michael Schacht, published by Abacus . From me a cordial greeting.
We Zooloretto have met in May at the Herner games madness. Present again my former opinion:
" Zooloretto "By Michael Schacht, published by Abacus Spiele
Finally, we have then gone on a table with" "found. These are well known to the board game version of the card game" Zooloretto Coloretto "from 2003 . I must say that the implementation is exceptional. Normally, I'm such a "board game for the card game" against (similar Peer ) not vote very friendly. In most cases, such as the " dance of the idiots " by Wolfgang Kramer brings me the board game with not enough new elements to justify the higher price and shelf space. Here is the different. Two new elements (money and the topology of the reserves) are an excellent patch with the issue. These have been upgraded to a nice Absackerkartenspiel a lightweight and speedy board game. I like especially the additional opportunities provided by the monetary actions, very good. They have drawn a new tactical level, which would be in the card game was simply inappropriate. Conclusion: A good game of the year candidate. Will certainly be mentioned in one of my next orders.
That has not changed since. I think Zooloretto still a very decent game of the year. But, for the discussion of the (among others) Spielboxforum pick up again: I am not the target audience of this price. And you, if you're reading this, probably not. This, however, more below.
First, a few thoughts on Zooloretto : The Abacus publisher in the production of the game probably only made a tiny mistake. You have brought no polar bears on the cover. This was said Joe Nikisch at the press conference in Berlin, but was in fact once planned (that was before the hysteria surrounding Knut), the polar bear but was then removed in favor of a much sweeter pandas.
Otherwise Zooloretto leaves little to be desired. The loving grandparents get an excellent and suitable family game for the gift table and the author Michael Schacht provided on its website games from Timbuktu the rest of the world with free extensions, control options and new ideas. So it is first of all ensure that Zooloretto as soon not get bored. The site is (in my opinion) a bit "messy" because there is a lot of material presented to almost too small space, but in the quality of the offered, I am willing to overlook it.
Michael Schacht is after such a great games like Hansa , spat and above all other Kardinal & König to enjoy very much, for once to gain the approval of the jury. He develops games of very different depth and claim severity, I have in the many games I've played him already, only found very few that I liked not .
shopping Source: Amazon.de - Zooloretto. Game of the Year 2007
As I said, Zooloretto is a worthy winner. The other candidates on 20 May have been named on the nomination list were, although all (well, well, perhaps with the exception of "The Thief of Bagdad ") very good games, but Zooloretto been the best choice, if you look at the needs and goals of the jury sees. There it is principally in the not naming the best game of a class, but:
objectiveobjective you have to keep in assessing the performance of the jury always in mind. The point is not that great play to reward the invention of the cube of wood. It's about families and friends to gather at a table and convey to them a little of the fascination of the "game". At this point, of course, is always opposition. True to the motto: "But
in the framework of the critics award "Game of the Year" awards given to the cultural heritage of players, the thought of playing in the family Friends and revive and give guidance in the big games offer. This named
Uli Blenneman Phalanx Games has on-the-rich spiele.de published a commentary, where he claims a different thrust to the jury. In his opinion, the panel of judges because of an incorrect way because they all at the lowest common denominator (ie the simplicity of the rules and the low demand) is reduced and thus help anyone. In his opinion, be by one hand, the families are not supported because they have that is only "easy" games and the diversity of our hobby fringe and guess with much happiness. On the other hand, helps the jury, but not even because they just do not, the article "game" promotes but reduces to mundane fare. His solution is to drop the consideration of the low entry barrier and to nominate "real" games. He says there anyway never played the majority of the purchased game of the year gifts moved to the cabinets, you can also a more complex, more demanding and more interesting game . Reward
I think Uli fails to recognize here the importance of "Game of the Year" award, which has been built in the last 20 years. Buyers rely on that is included in the box containing the Pawns an easy to understand and not too complex a game. These confidence-building start over again, by throwing overboard this premise is not a good approach. A slow migration to these new requirements could work, but would also turn a slow drying out of the audience are facing.
There it is again: the target group. That is all what this is turning. In today's time (attention, cultural pessimism), no one wants, the has not yet been introduced to the game, wasting 30 minutes reading the rules. Who does not know in advance whether he will make the activity "board games" at all fun reads, no rules, earned a game. What we learn from it
: To achieve the goals of the jury fomulierten it is not enough each year to reward a "game of the year" to the cultural "game" to promote. Just as it is lived in the moment, makes the pawns for 5 minutes in the evening news, three to five newspaper articles in local press organs and a powerful sales during the Christmas period. This will help the publishers, but nothing more. The game of the year So economic aid to a single industry.
What does that mean for me? I will take in the future appreciation of the award notice, knowing nod and go on. The game of the year has little relevance for me. It can be incredibly good discussion on the selection of excellent games, but it will eventually get bored. Much more interesting a discussion of the award itself is it sufficient to distribute a pawn and then leave for one year from the attention? I think not. The cultural "game" is not really encouraged. Would not it be more interesting to find additional ways, such as the games get more attention to could? That will not happen by the invention of new games prices, additional awards and votes on the web. But what is the alternative?
So I make myself now, the first evaluation of new products for food 2007th On 18 October Fair gates open! This is an event for me. Since I am target because I can be. Maybe you can find a way.
