Spiel des Jahres is Colt Express.
Kennerspiel des Jahres is Broom Service.
A bit of a slow year in my opinion. I haven't played either winner yet but reviews indicate they are good games. It's just that the competition seemed underwhelming.
Patchwork would have been a solid candidate but was hampared by being a two player. Nothing else stands out as a must have to me.
What do you think?
It's always interesting to see the difference in games that get nominated and win the Spiel des Jahres and those that get a lot of buzz in the sort of hobbyist communities that I get most of my news from. I had heard a lot about Machi Koro, which lost, but I know virtually nothing about Colt Express. And I don't know Broom Service, either, even though the Kennerspiel des Jahres caters much more towards the hobbyist community. I'll have to check these out at some point.