The Swedish Game of the Year was first awarded in 1984. The recipient of the award is chosen by a jury of five journalists and educators who are not involved in the game industry.
The first year there was only one award, but from 1985 on one prize is awarded for the best family game and another is awarded for the best children's game.
Family: Mandala
Family: Trivial Pursuit
Children: Min Bondgård (My Farm, Ravensburger)
Family: Spökjakten, Alex Randolph (Ghost Party/Midnight Party, Ravensburger)
Children: Busungar, Anders Jeppsson
Family: Orientexpressen (The Orient Express, Jumbo)
Children: Barnen i Bullerbyn
Family: Ave Caesar, Wolfgang Riedesser (Ave Caesar, ?)
Children: Vind I Seglen, Manred Ludwig (Flussaufwärts, ?)
Family: Rappakalja (Balderdash, ?)
Children: Hitta Björnungarna / Find the Bear Cubs
Family: Maestro, Rudi Hoffmann
Children: no prize this year
Family: Ostindiska Kompaniet / The East Indian Compay, Dan Glimne
Children: Tom & Jerry - den stora kapplöpningen /
Tom & Jerry - The Big Race (Schmidt Spiel+Freizeit)
Family: Spectrangle (Jumbo)
Children: Hönsmamma / The Mother Hen (a Danish game)
Family: FOQUS - a Swedish game by Anders Jeppsson and Anders Pålson
Children: Larva Dig Inte / Don't be foolish! (a Finnish game)
Family: Manhattan, Andreas Seyfarth
Children: Under the Ground, Bertram Kaes
Family: Snapshot, Nils Gulikson
Children: Familjen Anka / The Duck Family, Stephanie Rohan and Christian Wolf (a Swiss/German game)
Family: Svea Rike, Target Games
Children: Zoo, Heike Baum (Vier zu mir, ASS)
Special thanks to Bengt Wennerberg ([email protected]) who brought the award to my attention and contributed all of the information above.
As of December 1997, the jury are: