Mensa Select is an annual award given by American Mensa since 1990 to five board games that are "original, challenging and well designed". The awards are presented at the annual Mensa Mind Games competition.

Past winners

YearLocationWinners
1990New York, NYAbalone Scattergories Taboo Tribond Trivial Pursuit: Genus Edition
1991New York, NYClue: The Great Museum Caper Lapis Master Labyrinth Pyramis Set
1992New York, NYKinesis Q4 Terrace Traverse Why Not?
1993New York, NYFarook Inklings Overturn Quadrature Quarto
1994New York, NYChar Chung Toi Down Fall Magic: The Gathering Pylos
1995New York, NYContinuo Duo (game) Quixo The Great Dalmuti Wordspin Scramble
1996Atlanta, GA6 nimmt! (also called Take 5!) Pirateer Quadwrangle Rat-a-Tat Cat Touche
1997Chicago, ILHattrick Quoridor Rush Hour Sagarian Stops
1998Phoenix, AZAvalam Cube Checkers Kram Spy Alley Wadjet
1999Seattle, WAApples to Apples Bollox (Also called Boku) Doubles Wild Fluxx Quiddler
2000Atlanta, GA3 Stones Finish Lines Imaginiff... Time's Up! ZÈRTZ (in the GIPF project)
2001Medina, OHBrainstrain Dao Metro Shapes Up! Thepollgame
2002Minneapolis, MNCurses! DVONN (in the GIPF project) Muggins Smart Mouth The Legend of Landlock
2003Houston, TXBlokus Cityscape Fire & Ice Octiles TransAmerica
2004Chicago, IL10 Days in Africa Basari Rumis The Bridges of Shangri-La YINSH (in the GIPF project)
2005Tampa, FLDa Vinci's Challenge Ingenious Loot Niagara Zendo
2006Portland, ORDeflexion (now called "Khet") Hive Keesdrow Pentago Wits and Wagers
2007Pittsburgh, PAGemlok Gheos Hit or Miss (not to be confused with Hit or Miss, a solitaire card game) Qwirkle Skullduggery
2008Phoenix, AZAmuseAmaze Eye Know Jumbulaya Pixel Tiki Topple
2009Cincinnati, OHCornerstone Dominion Marrakech Stratum Tic-Tac-Ku
2010San Diego, CAAnomia Dizios Forbidden Island Word on the Street Yikerz!
2011Albany, NYInStructures Pastiche Pirate versus Pirate Stomple Uncle Chestnut's Table Gype (Eternal Revolution)
2012Herndon, VACoerceo Iota Mine Shift Snake Oil Tetris Link
2013St. Louis, MOForbidden Desert Ghooost! KerFlip! Kulami Suburbia
2014Austin, TXEuphoria: Build a Better Dystopia Gravwell: Escape from the 9th Dimension Pyramix Qwixx The Duke
2015San Diego, CACastles of Mad King Ludwig Dragonwood Lanterns: The Harvest Festival Letter Tycoon Trekking the National Parks
2016Wheeling, ILCircular Reasoning Favor of the Pharaoh New York 1901 The Last Spike World’s Fair 1893
2017Herndon, VAAmalgam Around the World In 80 Days Clank! Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle Imagine
2018Denver, COAzul Constellations: The Game of Stargazing and the Night Sky Ex Libris Photosynthesis Raiders of the North Sea
2019Wadsworth, OHArchitects of the West Kingdom Gizmos Gunkimono Planet Victorian Masterminds
2020Irving, TXNo games selected
2021Houston, TXBermuda Pirates ClipCut Parks Gates of Delirium Gridopolis Ishtar: Gardens of Babylon Kodama 3D Mental Blocks Stripes Village Pillage WHO KNOWS WHO
2022S. Portland, MEAtheneum: Mystic Library Genotype: A Mendelian Genetics Game Life of a Chameleon Miyabi Shifting Stones
2023Columbus, OHTrekking Through History Mille Fiori Gartenbau Akropolis boop.
2024Charlotte, VAAbducktion First in Flight: A Historical Aviation Board Game In the Footsteps of Darwin The Vale of Eternity Wandering Towers
2025Chicago, ILAgueda: City of Umbrellas Diatoms Farms Race Deluxe Edition HUTAN In the Footsteps of Marie Curie Plundering Times Treasure of the Dragons

External links

  • at Mensa Mind Games