I just got word from my publisher that Sultans of Karaya has tied for 4th place in the 2011 Swiss Gamers Award!
It’s not the Spiel des Jahres, of course, not by a longshot, but it still means that 600 Swiss gamers picked my game alongside Alan Moon’s Airlines: Europe, a much better-known designer than myself, and above thousands of other games that have come out this year.
First, second and third were taken by Glory to Rome, Castles of Burgundy, and Helvetia. These are all pretty big-name games, so it’s an immense honor to be included in that group!