The Spud Des Jahres awards celebrate the vibrant and diverse business of designer boardgames. Since 2003, they have become a recognized symbol of achievement in boardgame publishing and designing. Join us on our annual journey into the rarified halls of excellents.

Category	Nominees
The Rather Have Teeth Rasped Award Games are supposed to be fun. This award celebrates the least fun game or expansion to a game.	Click Here
The Play Once, Publish Twice Award Games with apparently little or no playtesting. The game that wins this award will be one whose flaws are quickly identified in the first few plays of the game. These flaws break the game or lead to hurried rule "clarifications", but should have been caught by a simple blind playtesting prior to publication.	Click Here
The Money for Nothing Award The most over-priced game of 2003. Based on list price.	Click Here
The Baroque Blurb Award The silliest or most overwrought descriptive text on a game box. Specifically refers to the marketing language that excites a casual browser into buying the game.	Click Here
The McGuffin Award The award for the worst industry award. Factors include lack of influence, poor choices, and uniquely unqualified judges. The name comes from the Hitchcock device that was essentially something that the entire plot is built around and yet has no real relevance.	Click Here
The Chits & Ass Award Hottest image in a game — includes game components, box cover, player aides, or rulebook. This year's heat includes an abundance of nipples, which is nice.	Click Here
Award winners will be announced Jan 5, 2004. Sign up for an email reminder: (If you received a Spielboy Sporadic, then you are already signed up.)

Each winner receives an inscribed resin statuette of winged victory. Winners are encouraged to submit photographs of their receiving the awards, but if they don't, it's understandable.

About the Nomination Committee: The Spud Des Jahre Momination Committee was handpicked from applicants around the world. Each member carefully considers the factors important to the SDJ before making a nomination. Committee members do not know who the other members are, and their identities are not revealed to the general public so that their work can be carried out without influence.