Many people in the U.S. may not know this, but Qwirkle just won the very prestigious Spiel des Jahres award.  This means it's the German family board game of the year.  Germans take their board games pretty seriously.  Yes, lots of games mention the awards they have.  Most of those awards are weak.  Congratulations to Susan McKinley Ross for this elegant, beautiful and family friendly game.  Keep a lookout for her new game called Color Stix.  (no, I'm not affiliated in any way with this game... I'm just a board game fan).  [...]