Draw Town Legacy bruger simple symboler til at repræsentere elementerne i en Westernby. Man vender kort og tegner symboler i et af de fire verdenshjørner og ser hurtigt byen vokse sig større og større. Afhængig af hvor effektivt du placerer symbolerne, lokker du borgere til byen. De giver dig fame og dermed på sigt måske sejren. Gennem ni kapitler kommer nye kort og regler til, i bedste legacy stil.
Draw Town Legacy nomineres for på stærk vis gennem regler og kort at hjælpe spillerne til lynhurtigt at lære hvordan byerne tegnes. Symbolerne er nemme at kopiere, og legacy delen med kort, guider spillerne sikkert igennem flere og flere regler, uden nogensinde at blive overvældende. Draw Town Legacy er hurtigt og lige til at gå til. Man havde altid lyst til lige at tage et kapitel mere.

Draw Town Legacy uses simple symbols to represent the elements of a Western town. You flip cards and draw symbols in one of the four corners of the world and quickly see your town grows out before you. Dependent on how efficiently you place your symbols, you lure citizens to your town. They give you fame and through that, maybe victory. Through nine chapters new rules and cards are added in true legacy style.
Draw Town Legacy is nominated for how solidly it uses cards and rules to help players to quickly learn how a town is drawn. The symbols are easy to copy and the legacy part guides the players to learn more rules as the game progresses, without ever getting overwhelming. Draw Town Legacy is fast to play and easily accessible. You always want to play one more chapter.

DIESEL er et hæsblæsende spil sat i en verden hvor menneskeligheden har udraderet næsten alt liv, og de sidste to AIs, kæmper om den eneste energikilde tilbage: diesel. Temaet spiller perfekt sammen med de enkelte spilelementer og selv metalmusikken har til formål, at skabe den perfekte presset fornemmelse af at dette er enden. Via asynkrone ture skifter man mellem Blitz-fasen (hvor man desperat tyrer ens terning igennem terningetårnet, i håbet om endnu en 1er eller 6er) og Diesel-fasen (hvor din modspiller køber kort og tanker de dyrebare sorte dråber). Det giver ekstra stressfaktor, at det altid er din modstander, der bestemmer hvilken fase du er i.

DIESEL is a fast-paced game set in a world where humanity has almost wiped out all life, and the last two AIs are fighting for the only remaining energy source: diesel. The theme perfectly complements the individual game elements and even the metal music is designed to create the perfect feeling that this is the end. Through asynchronous turns, players switch between the Blitz phase (where they desperately throw their dice through the dice tower, hoping for another 1 or 6) and the Diesel phase (where their opponent buys cards and refills their precious black drops). It adds extra stress that it is always your opponent who decides which phase you are in.

Mads Fløe fortjener uden tvivl nomineringen til Årets Bifald for hans utrættelige indsats og betydelige bidrag til brætspilsdesignsamfundet. Siden 2016, har han været hjernen bag Game Rush på Fastaval, hvor han med imponerende evne har inspireret mange til at designe deres første brætspil eller udfordret erfarne designere.

Mads har stået i spidsen for Designer's Retreat siden 2019, hvor brætspilsdesignere samles en hel weekend for at teste, udveksle erfaringer og opbygge forbindelser, og siden 2020 har han koordineret Designers Night på Aarhus Brætspilsfestival.

Mads arbejde strækker sig ud over Danmarks grænser og samler deltagere fra hele verden, og skal anerkendes med prisen, da alt, hvad han gør, udspringer af hans kærlighed til brætspil, og hans ønske om at dele sin ekspertise og støtte andre i deres rejse som brætspilsdesignere.

Dermed ville Årets Bifald være en velfortjent hyldest til hans exceptionelle bidrag til brætspilsverdenen.

Brætspilsdesign er med årene blevet en større og større del af Fastavals kerneydelse, og Mads Fløe har viet en stor del af sin energi til at gøre det at spille brætspil og at være designer til en stadig federe oplevelse. Siden 2016 har han været videreudvikler, dommer og arrangør af Game Rush-konkurrencen, der giver deltagere mulighed for at prøve kræfter med design af brætspil over to dage. Mange nye designtalenter har gennem Mads mødt vigtig opmuntring og effektiv sparring på deres egne præmisser.
Når vi kigger udenfor Fastaval, har Mads blandt andet været medskaber af Designers Retreat, en weekend, hvor spildesignere kan arbejde og sparre med andre om deres idéer, og hvor man igen oplever Mads’ vidunderlige evne til at fejre andres succeser. Det har også været vigtigt for ham at give designmiljøet en samlet platform. Det er sket gennem Facebook-gruppen “Spildesign - Brætspil”, der har over 2.700 medlemmer på tværs af landet.
Vi nominerer Mads for at være en hjælpsom og engageret dynamo for nye designtalenter i dansk brætspil.

Board game design has over the years become an increasingly important part of Fastaval's core services, and Mads Fløe has dedicated a large portion of his energy to making both playing and designing board games a more enjoyable experience. Since 2016, he has been an innovator, judge, and organizer of the Game Rush competition, which allows participants to test their skills in board game design over two days. Many new design talents have received valuable encouragement and effective sparring on their own terms through Mads.
Looking outside of Fastaval, Mads has, among other things, been a co-creator of Designer’s Retreat, a weekend where game designers can work and collaborate with others on their ideas, showcasing Mads' wonderful ability to celebrate others' successes. It has also been important for him to provide the design community with a unified platform. This has been achieved through the Facebook group "Spildesign - Brætspil," which has over 2,700 members across the country.
We nominate Mads for being a helpful and dedicated dynamo for new design talents in Danish board games.

Railforge is nominated for its razor sharp presentation of the rules. The game is fairly complex, but the rules are to the point without ever being ambiguous or vague. The choice of which info to highlight has been impeccably made, with good anticipation of the player's needs, which makes the rulebook easy to consult to get the answers the players are looking for.
The iconography is recognizable and utilitarian, and all the way through you feel assured that you’re playing the game exactly as intended- the rules acting as a steady hand guiding you through the game.

Railforge - Recycle, Resettle arrives in it´s intended genre as precisely and well-structured as a German train arrives at the platform. The game elegantly conveys a classic.
Eurogame-experience in a shorter timeframe, which opens up the game to a broad audience in terms of complexity and play time.
All the elements of the game fit the overall theme, and the components as well as the mechanics smoothly deliver exactly what is promised as you forge your way through the garbage wasteland to settle yourself on the top of the point track.