As d'Or
The As d'Or (Golden Ace) is a games award given out by a jury at the Games Festival in Cannes, France.
The awards were established in 1988. 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 2004, the process was modified to give more autonomy to the jury. A single As d'Or was awarded, and ten 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.
Previous winners
Super As d'Or
- 1988: Super gang - Gérard Mathieu and Gérard Delfanti, Ludodélire
- 1989: Abalone - Michel Lalet and Laurent Lévi, Abalone / Hasbro
- 1990: Tutankhamen - Stefanie Rohner and Christian Wolf, Jumbo
- 1992: Quarto - Blaise Müller, Gigamic
- 1993: Pipeline - author unknown, Habourdin / University Games
- 1994: Pusher - Werner Falkhof, Peri Spiele / Theta
- 1995: Condottière - Dominique Ehrhard, Eurogames
- 1996: Magic: The Gathering - Richard Garfield, Wizards of the Coast / Hasbro
- 1997: Gang of Four - Lee Yih, Dargaud / Asmodée éditions / Days of Wonder
- 1998: Zatre - Manfred Schüling, Peri Spiele / Amigo / Gigamic
- 1999: La Route des épices - Victor Lucas, Sentosphère
- 2000: Kahuna - Günter Cornett, Kosmos / Tilsit
- 2001: Blokus - Bernard Tavitian, Sekkoïa / Winning Moves
- 2002: Bakari - Virginia Charves, Tactic
As d'Or
- 2003: Alhambra - Dirk Henn, Queen Games
As d'Or Jeu de l'année
- 2005: Ticket to Ride - Alan R. Moon, Days of Wonder
- 2006: Time's Up! - Peter Sarrett, Repos Production / Asmodée éditions
- 2007: Du balai! - Bruno Cathala and Serge Laget, Asmodée éditions
- 2008: Marrakech - Dominique Ehrhard, Gigamic
- 2009: Dixit - Jean-Louis Roubira, Asmodée
- 2010: Identik - Amanda Kohout and William Jacobson, Asmodée
- 2011: Skulls and Roses - Hervé Marly, Lui-même
External links
- Cannes Games Festival official website