Game Events 2013

Zoch participates in various game events all over Germany throughout the whole year and organizes tournaments for "Crossboule c³" and "Pickomino". Here you find the details to all these events and our activities on game fairs. Come play with us!

The Heckmeck-Finals 2012! (03/2013)

There’s a winner of the Finals in Munich!! Conny Kagerer is the Heckmeck-Champion 2012! Here are pictures of the exciting Finals of the Heckmeck-WM. Mastership Round 8 of the cult game “Heckmeck am Bratwurmeck” starts in March 2013! Here are infos and locations of the preliminary tournaments!

FAQ's Riff Raff and new games rules (02/2013)

Because the state of the sea and the state of mind have some facts in common, we now have some FAQ's, tipps, tricks and tacticatl finesses about "Riff Raff" on our homepage. The games rules now also include the catching of the piece that you were trying to load onto your ship. Here are the new rules!

Julian's Geistesblitz Invention (02/2013)

Julian (5) from Renningen always had great ideas. His last one is an invention of his own Geistesblitz, which he had after playing our "Geistesblitz" and "Geistesblitz 2.0" with his parents. Here is his private version of "Geistesblitz" - in in his own words and of course with a picture: more

Our youngest worm got a name: REMO RETTICH! (11/2012)

Together with the online game magazine Pöppelkiste we had launched a sweepstake to find a name for our little mint-colored worm. Thank you very much for your great suggestions! Winner and name giver Gregor Thomas from Lucerne will be happy about his wormy game package: Karolinchen, Streifen Toni and the Game of the Year 2011 ("Kinderspiel des Jahres 2011") Da ist der Wurm drin. Congratulations!

Awards for "Geistesblitz" & "Da ist der Wurm drin" in Skandinavia! (09/2012)

Oh, Zoch Verlag, rejoice! Scandinavians like worms and ghosts! "Da ist der Wurm drin" by the name of "Mato Mato" was crowned "Children's Game of the Year 2012" in Sweden. As "Blitz" in Finland our "Geistesblitz" received the award "Family Game of the Year 2012". Go check it out!

"Kalimambo" scores another award: „Spiele Hit für Familien 2012“! (08/2012)

In collaboration with his friend Kali armour-plated Mambo likes to spank the behinds of clueless desert scientists. Now, likeable as they are, both of the freaky creatures managed to score another time: "Kalimambo" wins the reknown award "Spiele Hit 2012" in the category family game! Here you find the game.

We are nominated! (08/2012)

"Flossen hoch!" is nominated for the "Deutsche Lernspielpreis 2012" in the category "age 3 and up". End of May the jury of the family magazine "spielen und lernen" and the tutoring school Studienkreis announced the nominees for the learning game award which have been chosen from the many games submitted. In the next months the students of the tutoring institute are going to test the games and crown the winner.

Highly Recommended! (07/2012)

Even two novelties that carry the name of Zoch are highlighted among this year’s contestants by the jury "Spiel des Jahres". For children the jurors recommend our thrilling fishing game "Flossen hoch!" In the main category "Spiel des Jahres" "Kalimambo" is one of the endorsed games in 2012. Meet both recommendations right here.

Heckmeck Worm Cup (04/2012)

"Good Worm!" everybody! The ultimate "Worm Cup" is on! The season of 2011 is still running. Keep on rolling your dice 'cause you can't stop anyway. Join the fun and show that you won't chicken out. On our tournament page www.heckmeck-wm.de you find out when and where.

The World of Rule Games (03/2012)

Games are training fields for communication, where children learn to interact with the world. The information we compiled helps educators and parents to assist their children's development in a playful way, cultivate their strengths and boost their self-confidence. This is a natural guide, which helps understanding atmosphere, joy of playing, learning and fun as a unit.

 

Tobago Online (11/2011)

There is another treasure island on the internet now! "Tobago" is online and loads of digital riches wait to be seized by treasure hunters from all over the world. The online version of "Tobago" is modelled closely by the attractive design of the board game and additionally provides the opportunity to find fellow players from all over the world around the clock. Go to Tobago Online

"Da ist der Wurm drin" is "Kinderspiel des Jahres 2011"! (07/2011)

"Da ist der Wurm drin" from Zoch has won the famous award: "Kinderspiel des Jahres 2011".
On the suggestion list of the Jury "Spiel des Jahres" 2011 you can find  "Safranito" and "Geistesblitz" .
The card game "Zicke Zacke" is mentioned on the suggestion list "Kinderspiel des Jahres" 2011.