Wolfgang Kramer
Wolfgang Kramer designed 16 games on our shelf that won or were recognized by the Spiel des Jahres (Game of the Year), the Kinderspiel des Jahres (Children's Game of the Year), the Mensa Select and the Deutscher Spiele Preis and other prizes, between 1986 and 2024. 9 of them won. Most are for big kids and teens & adults.
Award-winning games by Wolfgang Kramer
Auf Achse
Designed by Wolfgang Kramer
Truck drivers deliver loads across Germany, managing their routes and their luck.
Big kids, Teens & adults
6 nimmt!
Designed by Wolfgang Kramer
Everyone plays a numbered card at the same time and the cards go into four rows; whoever has to take a full row collects bull heads. Chaotic, funny, and plays up to ten.
Kids, Big kids, Teens & adults
El Grande
Designed by Wolfgang Kramer. Credit: Wolfgang Kramer and Richard Ulrich
Grandees fight for influence over the regions of medieval Spain. A classic area-majority game with no luck in the fighting.
Big kids, Teens & adults
Tikal
Designed by Wolfgang Kramer. Credit: Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling
Explorers uncover temples and treasures in the Central American jungle. A classic area-control game.
Big kids, Teens & adults
Princes of Florence
Designed by Wolfgang Kramer. Credit: Wolfgang Kramer, Richard Ulrich and Jens Christopher Ulrich
Renaissance princes host artists and scholars to win prestige. A classic of German game design.
Big kids, Teens & adults
Torres
Designed by Wolfgang Kramer. Credit: Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling
Build castles with towers, then move your knights up them. A three-dimensional abstract strategy game.
Big kids, Teens & adults
Robbys Rutschpartie
Designed by Wolfgang Kramer. Credit: Wolfgang Kramer, Jürgen P.K. Grunau and Hans Raggan
Little kids, Kids, Big kids
Maharaja: The Game of Palace Building in India
Designed by Wolfgang Kramer. Credit: Michael Kiesling and Wolfgang Kramer
Big kids, Teens & adults
That's Life!
Designed by Wolfgang Kramer. Credit: Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling
Move pieces along a path and avoid the bad cards. A family game.
- Nominee2005 Spiel des Jahres (Game of the Year) nominee
- Top 102005 Deutscher Spiele Preis, 10th place
Kids, Big kids, Teens & adults
Blox
Designed by Wolfgang Kramer. Credit: Wolfgang Kramer, Jürgen P.K. Grunau and Hans Raggan
Kids, Big kids, Teens & adults
Asara
Designed by Wolfgang Kramer. Credit: Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling
Big kids, Teens & adults
The Palaces of Carrara
Designed by Wolfgang Kramer. Credit: Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling
Big kids, Teens & adults
Wandering Towers
Designed by Wolfgang Kramer. Credit: Michael Kiesling and Wolfgang Kramer
Wizards move towers on top of each other. A family game.
- Winner2024 Mensa Select
Kids, Big kids, Teens & adults