Award for Burg Appenzell: "Deutscher Kinderspielepreis 2007"

“Burg Appenzell“ by the Zoch publishing house (Munich) has won the “German Children’s Game Prize 2007”. The prize is a cultural prize voted for by consumers. Expert players, game groups, dealers and journalists are also invited to vote. The family game about the best cheese has also won the “Essener Feather“ for the best rules. This prize is a challenge trophy awarded by the city of Essen. Both prizes will be awarded on 17 October 2007 within the framework of the international game days at Spiel ’07 in Essen. It is the fourth time that the game creators from Munich have won the German Children’s Game of the Year. They won in 2004 for “Dicke Luft in der Gruft/Dawn Under“ by Norbert Proena, in 2001 for “Zapp Zerapp“ by Heinz Meister and Klaus Zoch and in 1998 for ”Zicke Zacke Hühnerkacke” by Klaus Zoch, which has become a classic children’s game.

The gates of the largest mousetrap in the world are opening. “Burg Appenzell“ is the first castle whose walls and interior are covered in finest blue mould. Pieces of cheese are hidden everywhere - from the ballroom to the sleeping chambers. How can a mouse resist? They are all setting off – from the church mouse to the vole. The family game about the best pieces of cheese is a three-dimensional game of fun for children six years and up from the Zoch publishing house.
The mice get into the castle via the corner towers. They seem to smell the cheese and start collecting four different types of cheese with each of their four own rodents. This sounds easy, but is in fact quite tricky. The floor keeps on moving under the mice’s feet and the objects of their desire shift with it. This is possible thanks to the exceptional structure of the castle with a total of five levels. Clever mice plan complicated moves in order to reach the tasty cheese; careless rodents tumble down into the cellar vault.
“Burg Appenzell“ by Jens-Peter Schliemann and Bernhard Weber is an exciting game for the whole family thanks to the complexity of the castle, the  lovely haptic mice and the different levels. The surprise twists and turns caused by the shifting mechanism strengthen children’s ability to remember. Concentration is also needed. The tactic options ensure that parents also have a chance!

BURG APPENZELL  
Authors: Jens-Peter Schliemann and Bernhard Weber
Graphics: Victor Boden
for 2 to 4 players, 6 years and up
Game duration: about 30 minutes
About EUR 30, published in March 2007

Munich / Nuremberg, 17 September 2007

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