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Elizabeth Hargrave
@elizhargrave.bsky.social
Nature geek, feminist, board game designer (Wingspan, Tussie Mussie, Mariposas, The Fox Experiment, Picky Pixie, Undergrove). www.elizhargrave.com/
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I am so happy for the SdJ winners. Fantastic games. Also, I updated this slide: SdJ: Since 1979, 142 designer noms for 112 games. 7 were for women. Kenner: Since 2011, 64 designer noms for 42 games. 5 were for women. No women were nominated in 2023 or 2024. PLAY MORE GAMES WITH AND BY WOMEN

This is a chart with colored squares for each year that SdJ has made awards. The squares show how many total designers have been nominated each year, and how many of them are women. The takeaway message is: Since the Spiel des Jahres began in 1979, women have been nominated 7 times (out of 142 total designer nominations for 112 games). Since the Kennerspiel began in 2011, women have only been nominated for the Kennerspiel 5 times (out of 64 total designer nominations for 42 games). No women were nominated in 2023 or 2024.
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FCchitsandgiggles.bsky.social

Disappointing to learn no women were nominated in the last two years!

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EHelizhargrave.bsky.social

My annual caveat: this is a problem at the level of what the games industry is putting out, not an accusation of bias in the SdJ organization. And at least *part* of the problem at the industry level is the pipeline of women even getting into design. PLAY MORE GAMES WITH AND BY WOMEN

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Elizabeth Hargrave
@elizhargrave.bsky.social
Nature geek, feminist, board game designer (Wingspan, Tussie Mussie, Mariposas, The Fox Experiment, Picky Pixie, Undergrove). www.elizhargrave.com/
3.3k followers457 following1.4k posts
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