Days of Wonder

Days of Wonder is a board game publisher owned by Asmodee Group since 2014. Founded in 2002, Days of Wonder distributes its games to 25 countries. It specialises in German-style board games and have branched out to include some online games. Days of Wonder has published games in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Hungarian, Finnish, Polish, Danish, Czech, Swedish, Norwegian, Korean, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Greek. Days of Wonder was co-founded by Eric Hautemont, Pierre Gaubil, Mark Kaufman & Yann Corno. The company's Creative Director is Cyrille Daujean.

For the album by Magnum, see Days of Wonder (album).

Days of Wonder logo

In 2004, Days of Wonder received the Spiel des Jahres for their board game, Ticket to Ride, by Alan R. Moon. It was the youngest publisher ever to take that award. Ticket to Ride is the company's best selling series according to Boardgamegeek.com. Shadows Over Camelot won a special Spiel des Jahres award as Best Fantasy Game in 2006. In 2009, Smallworld received three awards including "Best Game of the Year", "Best Family Game", and "Best Game Artwork" from the Dice Tower Gaming Awards.

Games Published

Below are all of the games published by Days of Wonder from 2002 to 2018:

Small Box games
  • Fictionaire Series:
    • Fictionaire: Fool Science (Hervé Marly; 2010)
    • Fictionaire: Tall Tales (Hervé Marly; 2010)
    • Fictionaire: Naturals (Hervé Marly; 2010)
    • Fictionaire: Classic Encyclopedia (Hervé Marly; 2010)

Large Box games

Ticket to Ride

Memoir'44

Small World

BattleLore

Card Games

The Art off Small World

    • SW Amazon Statue (2013)
    • SW Skeleton Statue (2013)
    • SW Spiderine Statue (2013)
    • SW Wizard Statue (2013)

Digital Games

Awards & Honors
Ticket to ride

Ticket to ride Europe

  • 2005 International Gamers Awards - General Strategy; Multi-player
  • 2005 Japan Boardgame Prize Best Advanced Game Nominee
  • 2005 Italy game of the Year
  • 2005 Austria - Nominated Game Academia selection
  • 2006 Årets Spill Best Family Game Winner
  • 2013 Hungarian Board Game Award Special Prize Winner

Ticket to Ride: The Card Game

  • 2008 Fairplay À la carte Winner
  • 2008 Golden Geek Best Card Game Nominee
  • 2009 Boardgames Australia Awards Best International Game Nominee
  • 2009 Golden Geek Best Card Game Nominee
  • 2009 JoTa Best Card Game Nominee

Ticket to Ride: Map expansion #5 United Kingdom

  • 2015 Golden Geek Best Expansion Nominee
  • 2015 Golden Geek Best Expansion Winner

Ticket to ride iOs

Ticket to Ride: 10th Anniversary

  • 2014 The Dice Tower - Best Game Reprint
  • 2014 Best Family Board Game Nominee
  • 2014 Best Board Game Artwork & Presentation Nominee

Small World

  • 2009 Austria - Game Academy Spiele Hit Expert Category
  • 2009 Belgium Joker Award
  • 2009 5th - Deutscher Spiel Preis
  • 2009 Jeux sur un plateau gold award
  • 2009 France - Gold Tric Trac
  • 2009 Bruno Faidutti - Game of the Year
  • 2009 International Gamers Awards Nominee
  • 2009 Golden Geek Best Board Game Artwork/Presentation Nominee
  • 2009 Golden Geek Best Family Board Game Nominee
  • 2009 Golden Geek Best Gamers' Board Game Nominee
  • 2009 Golden Geek Best Wargame Nominee
  • 2009 Japan Boardgame Prize Voters' Selection Nominee
  • 2009 Meeples' Choice Award
  • 2010 France - As d'Or jeu de l'année: Jury Award - Cannes
  • 2010 Games Magazine - Traditional Game of the Year
  • 2010 Boardgames Australia Awards Best International Game Nominee
  • 2010 Games Magazine Game of the Year Winner
  • 2010 Golden Geek Best Board Game Artwork/Presentation Nominee
  • 2010 Golden Geek Best Family Board Game Nominee
  • 2010 Golden Geek Best Strategy Board Game Nominee
  • 2010 Golden Geek Best Wargame Nominee
  • 2010 Gouden Ludo Nominee
  • 2010 Guldbrikken Special Jury Prize
  • 2010 JoTa Best Artwork Nominee
  • 2010 JoTa Best Family Board Game Nominee
  • 2010 JoTa Best Family Board Game Audience Award
  • 2010 JoTa Best Family Board Game Critic Award
  • 2010 JoTa Best Wargame Audience Award
  • 2010 JoTa Best Wargame Critic Award
  • 2011 Ludoteca Ideale Official Selection Winner
  • 2013 Gra Roku Game of the Year Winner

Shadows over Camelot

BattleLore

Memoir'44

Pirate's Cove

Mystery of the Abbey

  • 2003 Today's Parents - 'Top Toy Guide'
  • 2003 Brett & Board Family Game of the Year
  • 2004 Lucca Games Best Translated Game
  • 2004 Games Magazine - 'Games 100'
  • 2005 Juego del Año Finalist

Colosseum

  • 2007 10th - Deutscher Spiel Preis
  • 2007 The Dice Tower - Nominee for Best Artwork
  • 2007 Golden Geek Best Board Game Artwork/Presentation Nominee
  • 2007 Golden Geek Best Family Board Game Nominee
  • 2007 Golden Geek Best Gamer's Board Game Nominee
  • 2007 International Gamers Awards - General Strategy; Multi-player Nominee
  • 2008 Golden Geek Best Board Game Artwork/Presentation Nominee
  • 2008 Golden Geek Best Family Board Game Nominee

Cleopatra and the Society of Architects

  • 2006 Golden Geek Best Family Board Game Nominee
  • 2006 Spiel der Spiele Hit mit Freunden Recommended
  • 2007 Golden Geek Best Board Game Artwork/Presentation Nominee
  • 2007 Golden Geek Best Family Board Game Nominee

Relic Runners

  • 2013 Golden Geek Best Family Board Game Nominee

Cargo Noir

  • 2011 Best International Boardgames Australia

Gang of Four

Five Tribes

Quadropolis

  • 2016 Gouden Ludo Nominee

See also

References
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