Spiel des Jahres

Columns: Year | Winner | Designer | Publisher
2005 | Niagara | Thomas Liesching | Zoch Verlag | 2004 | Ticket to Ride | Alan R. Moon | Days of Wonder | 2003 | Alhambra | Dirk Henn | Queen Games | 2002 | Villa Paletti | Bill Payne | Zoch Verlag | 2001 | Carcassonne | Klaus-Jürgen Wrede | Hans im Glück | 2000 | Torres | Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling | Ravensburger

Example questions:
What game is a railway-themed board game which won Spiel des Jahres award , from a designer born in Southampton , England ? | What prolific German-style board game which won Spiel des Jahres award , is marketed in the US as Lost Cities ? | What strategic board game which won Spiel des Jahres award , has illustrations by Oliver Schlemmer where settlers ' houses are placed in various locations ? | What publisher , based New Mexico , won Spiel des Jahres award with a deck-building card game ?

Answers:
Ticket to Ride | Reiner Knizia | Kingdom Builder | Rio Grande Games