On Monday have been awarded in Berlin in spite of the Corona-pandemic, the critics ‘ prize “for the year 2020” and “game of the year 2020”. “We decided to let the award does not fail, we are the cultural heritage of society game guilty”, said Harald Schrapers, jury member and Chairman of the Association “game of the year”. During the lock downs, the game industry recorded sales growth of about 25 percent.
As “the year 2020” was awarded to the cooperative card game “The Crew” by Thomas Sing. The players embark on space missions and try to get in the tricks of cards and tasks to fulfill. “Hardly a game before it was in the location, the charm of random games to bring to the point,” said Schrapers. “Game of the year” is the family game Pictures of Daniela and Christian Stöhr. It is the goal of their opponents, with the help of game materials such as laces, to describe poles or symbol cards, a hidden motive. “The game is very accessible and therefore suitable for everyone who likes to be creative,” said jury member Julia Zerlik.
