Queen Games - Notable Publications

Notable Publications

Listed below are games published at some point by Queen Games that gave been recommended by international awards or considered notable enough to be re-released by Queen or other publishers.

Export name German name Translated name Release Designer Notes
– Expedition – 1996 Ursula and Wolfgang Kramer Previously published as Wildlife Adventure (Abenteuer Tierwelt) in 1985 by Ravensburger; recommended for the 1997 Spiel des Jahres, 8th place in the 1997 Deutscher Spiele Preis, winner of the 1996 Meeples' Choice Award
– Res publica Res publica 1998 Reiner Knizia Previously published in 1991 by Hexagames; published in English in 1999 by Avalanche Press and in 2011/2012 by Queen Games
– Schnäppchen Jagd Bargain Hunt 1998 Uwe Rosenberg Published in English as Bargain Hunter in November 2010 by Valley Games
– Die Händler The Traders 1999 Wolfgang Kramer and Richard Ulrich Recommended for the 1999 Spiel des Jahres, 5th place in the 1999 Deutscher Spiele Preis; published in English as Merchants of the Middle Ages in 2010 by Z-Man Games
– Don – 2001 Michael Schacht Republished as Serengeti in 2006 by Asmodée Éditions and in English as Serengeti in 2007 by ABACUSSPIELE
Industria: 600 Years of Progress Industria – 600 Jahre Entwicklung – 2003 Michael Schacht A different box was produced for each individual language but components remained in German; finalist for the 2004 International Gamers Award in the general strategy games, multiplayer category; republished as Industry in 2010 by Ystari Games
Alhambra Der Palast von Alhambra The Palace of Alhambra 2003-03 Dirk Henn Previously implemented as Al Capone in 1992 by db-Spiele and as Stimmt so! in 1998 by Queen Games; winner of the 2003 Spiel des Jahres, winner of the 2003 Essen Feather, 2nd place in the 2003 Deutscher Spiele Preis, winner of the 2003 As d'Or, winner of the 2005 game of the year award in Finland, Sweden and Norway; published in English in 2004 by Überplay and in 2009 by Esdevium Games, republished as Alhambra: Anniversary Edition (Der Palast von Alhambra – Jubiläumsedition) in 2008 and as New York in 2010, reimplemented as Granada in 2009
The Gardens of the Alhambra Die Gärten der Alhambra – 2004-10 Dirk Henn Previously published as Carat in 1993 by db-Spiele and as Carat in 1998 by Queen Games; recommended for the 2005 Spiel des Jahres
Architekton Architekton 2005-04 Michael Schacht Previously published as Contra in 2001 by Spiele aus Timbuktu
Tombouctou Timbuktu Timbuktu 2005-10 Dirk Henn Previously published as Timbuktu in 1993 by db-Spiele; recommended for the 2006 Spiel des Jahres
Shogun Shogun – 2006-10 Dirk Henn Previously implemented as Wallenstein in 2002 by Queen Games; finalist for the 2003 International Gamers Award in the general strategy games, multiplayer category
Thebes Jenseits von Theben Beyond Thebes 2007-03 Peter Prinz Previously published as Jenseits von Theben in 2004 by Prinz Spiele; nominated for the 2007 Spiel des Jahres
Eketorp Eketorp – Die Wikingerburg Eketorp: The Viking Stronghold 2007-10 Dirk Henn Previously published as Eketorp in 2003 by db-Spiele
The Thief of Baghdad Der Dieb von Bagdad – 2006-10 Thorsten Gimmler Nominated for the 2007 Spiel des Jahres
Chicago Express Chicago Express – 2008-10 Harry Wu Previously published as Wabash Cannonball in 2007 by Winsome Games
Sultan Sultan – 2009-09 André Zatz and Sérgio Halaban Previously published as Riquezas do Sultão in 2007 by Estrela
Granada Granada – 2009-10 Dirk Henn Previously implemented as Alhambra
Arena: Roma II Arena – Revolte in Rom II Arena: Revolt in Rome II 2009-10 Stefan Feld Sequel to Roma (Revolte in Rom), published in 2005 by Queen Games, sharing the same system but having different cards; both have the components to be played as a standalone games but may be combined with one another
San Francisco Cable Car San Francisco Cable Car – 2009-10 Dirk Henn Previously published as Iron Horse in 1997 by db-Spiele and as Metro in 2000 by Queen Games; recommended for the 2000 Spiel des Jahres, winner of the 2001 Mensa Select award, finalist for the 2001 International Gamers Award in the general strategy games, multiplayer category
Fresco Fresko – 2010-03 Marco Ruskowski and Marcel Süßelbeck Winner of the 2010 Deutscher Spiele Preis, nominated for the 2010 Spiel des Jahres
Samarkand: Routes to Riches Samarkand – Karawane zum Reichtum Samarkand: Caravan to Riches 2010-03 David V. H. Peters and Harry Wu Previously implemented as Age of Scheme: Routes to Riches in 2008 by Winsome Games; recommended for the 2010 Spiel des Jahres
Showmanager – – 2010-09 Dirk Henn Previously published as Premiere in 1992 by db-Spiele, as Showmanager in 1997 by Queen Games and as Atlantic Star in 2002 by Queen Games; recommended for the 1997 Spiel des Jahres, recommended for the 2002 Spiel des Jahres, 3rd place in the 1997 Deutscher Spiele Preis, winner of the 1997 Meeples' Choice Award
Paris Connection – – 2011-01 David V. H. Peters Previously published as SNCF in 2010 by Winsome Games
German Railways – – 2011/2012 Harry Wu Previously implemented as Preußische Ostbahn in 2008 by Winsome Games
Dschunke – Junk 2011/2012 Michael Schacht Previously published in 2002 by Queen Games; recommended for the 2002 Spiel des Jahres, 3rd place in the 2002 Deutscher Spiele Preis, finalist for the 2003 International Gamers Award in the general strategy games, multiplayer category

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