The winner of the Jogo do Ano, the Portuguese Game of the Year Award, has been announced as Nucleum.  The Jogo do Ano is perhaps more relevant to experienced gamers than some of the other awards (like the Spiel des Jahres and Deutscher Spiele Preise), as it recognises heavier games, or “gamers’ games”.  Nucleum, by Simone Luciani and Dávid Turczi, is a heavy euro-style game in which players take the role of industrialists in nineteenth century Saxony.  Players are trying to use the development of the nuclear reactor (or nucleum) to build and power urban buildings, develop networks, secure contracts, and meet milestones to become the leader of the industrial revolution in an alternate timeline.  Unlike many games of this type, game play is continuous and players take turns without breaks for different game phases.

Congratulations to all involved for the award and for creating a great game.

– Adapted by boardGOATS from an image by BGG contributor zgabor