Here's a complete list of the board games which have won the Spiel des Jahres game award and the individuals who designed those games.
2012: Kingdom Builder (designed by Donald X. Vaccarino, published by Queen Games)
2011: Qwirkle (designed by Susan McKinley Ross, published by MindWare and Schmidt Spiele)
2010: Dixit (designed by Jean-Louis Roubira, published by Asmodée Editions)
2009: Dominion (designed by Donald X. Vaccarino, published by Rio Grande Games)
2008: Keltis (designed by Reiner Knizia)
2007: Zooloretto (designed by Michael Schacht)
2006: Thurn and Taxis (designed by Karen and Andreas Seyfarth)
2005: Niagara (designed by Thomas Liesching)
2004: Ticket to Ride (designed by Alan R. Moon)
2003: Alhambra (designed by Dirk Henn)
2002: Villa Paletti (designed by Bill Payne)
2001: Carcassonne (designed by Klaus-Jürgen Wrede)
2000: Torres (designed by Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling)
1999: Tikal (designed by Michael Kiesling and Wolfgang Kramer)
1998: Elfenland (designed by Alan R. Moon)
1997: Mississippi Queen (designed by Werner Hodel)
1996: El Grande (designed by Wolfgang Kramer and Richard Ulrich)
1995: The Settlers of Catan (designed by Klaus Teuber)
1994: Manhattan (designed by Andreas Seyfarth)
1993: Call My Bluff / Liar's Dice (designed by Richard Borg)
1992: Um Reifenbreite (designed by Rob Bontenbal)
1991: Drunter und Druber (designed by Klaus Teuber)
1990: Adel Verpflichtet / Hoity Toity (designed by Klaus Teuber)
1989: Cafe International (designed by Rudi Hoffmann)
1988: Barbarossa (designed by Klaus Teuber)
1987: Auf Achse (designed by Wolfgang Kramer)
1986: Heimlich & Co. / Top Secret Spies (designed by Wolfgang Kramer)
1985: Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective (designed by Raymond Edwards, Suzanne Goldberg and Gary Grady)
1984: Railway Rivals (designed by David Watts)
1983: Scotland Yard (designed by Werner Schlegel, Dorothy Garrels, Fritz Ifland, Manfred Burggraf, Werner Scheerer and Wolf Hoermann)
1982: Enchanted Forest (designed by Alex Randolph and Michel Matschoss)
1981: Focus (designed by Sid Sackson)
1980: Rummikub (designed by Ephraim Hertzano)
1979: Hare and Tortoise (designed by David Parlett)
