The As d'Or (''Golden Ace'') is a games award given out by a jury at the
Festival International des Jeux in
Cannes, France.
The awards were established in 1988 "to highlight the best games offered at the Festival and help festival-goers and the public in their gaming choices". From 1989 to 2003, a jury of journalists allotted "Golden Aces" by category to games presented by their editors. A special prize, the ''Super As d'Or'', was allotted to the best game from any category.
In 2003, the process was modified to give more autonomy to the jury. A single As d'Or was awarded, and 10 nominees were announced.
In 2005, the award merged with the
Jeu de l'Année. It was decided that the combined award should be named after the year of awarding rather than year of publication, so the first combined award was the 2005 ''As d'Or Jeu de l'Année'' with awards in three categories: public/family games, experts, and children. In 2012, the ''As d'Or Prix du Jury'' was added. The 2020 edition took place Thursday, February 20 and the nominees were presented at the end of January.
In 2022, a new category "Initié" (connoisseur) was created.
Super As d'Or
As d'Or
L'As d'Or Jeu de l'Année
''L'As d'Or Jeu de l'Année'' combined in 2005 the L'As d'Or and the
Jeu de l'Année into a single set of awards, presented in four categories.
As d'Or Jeu de l'Année (Grand Public)
As d'Or Grand Prix (Expert)
As d'Or Jeu de l'Année Enfant (Children's Games)
As d'Or Jeu de l’année Initié (connoisseur)
New category created in 2022.
As d'Or Prix du Jury
See also
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Spiel
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Gen Con
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UK GamesExpo
* Origins Game Fair
References
External links
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* - pdf of awards available from th
As d'Or Awardpage
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Game awards
French awards
Awards established in 1988
Board game awards