Ok, maybe you’re not rejoicing since you have no involvement in the following games but here are the nominees regardless.
From the IGA:
GENERAL STRATEGY – MULTI-PLAYER CATEGORY
Dungeon Petz – Vlaada Chvatil – Czech Games Edition
Eclipse – Touko Tahkokallio – Lautapelit.fi / Asmodee
Hawaii – Greg Daigle – Hans im Glück / Rio Grande Games
Helvetia – Matthias Cramer – Kosmos
Kingdom Builder – Donald X. Vaccarino – Queen Games
Last Will – Vladimir Suchy – Czech Games Edition
Mage Knight: Board Game – Vlaada Chvatil – Wiz Kids
Ora et Labora – Uwe Rosenberg – Lookout Games / Z-Man Games
Pret-a-Porter – Ignacy Trzewiczek – Portal Publishing
Risk Legacy – Rob Daviau & Chris Dupuis – Hasbro
Trajan – Stefan Feld – Ammonit
Village – Markus & Inka Brand – Eggertspiele
GENERAL STRATEGY – 2-PLAYER CATEGORY
Agricola: All Creatures Big & Small – Uwe Rosenberg – Lookout Games / Z-Man Games
Star Trek Fleet Captains – Mike Elliott, Bryan Kinsella & Ethan Pasternack – Wiz Kids
Summoner Wars – Colby Dauch – Plaid Hat Games
Targi – Andreas Steiger – Kosmos