Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the first annual Every Night is Game Night Solo awards! Anthony and I would like to look back and reward the best in solo gaming over the past year. Also, because so many of the games on this list are cooperative, we figured we’d throw a little love that way, as well.
We are going to finalize our nominees and make a final determination for awards sometimes in January. Some very key games will come out at the end of the year (i.e., Charterstone, Gaia Project, Fallout, and more), so we want to hold off until we play as many of them as possible.
In the meantime, it’s Christmas season! What’s more useful to a gamer than a giant list of games to buy for themselves and their loved ones? With that in mind, I’d like to present the entire pool of potential nominees for each award category. From these games, we will pick official nominees and, eventually, winners.
If you have any opinions as to which games you would like to see nominated and/ or get the nod, let us know! Or if you think we’re missing a game, you can let us know that, as well. Any and all comments are welcome.
Without further ado, here are the games of 2017!
Best Short Card Game/ Filler Game
| The Lost Expedition |
| NMBR9 |
| Caverna: Cave vs. Cave |
| Triplock |
| Dresden Files Coop Card Game |
| Mint Works |
| Dungeon Time |
| The Castles of Burgundy: The Dice Game |
| Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Card Game |
| Flipships |
| 5 Minute Dungeon |
| Indian Summer |
| Superhot: The Card Game |
| Quests of Valeria |
| Finished |
Best Family/ Casual Strategy Game
| Tiny Epic Quest |
| Sagrada |
| Hotshots |
| Escape from 100 Million BC |
| Fate of the Elder Gods |
| Castles of Caladale |
| The Exit Series |
| Unlock! |
| BrilliAnts |
| Arkham Noir |
| Mole Rats in Space |
| Planetarium |
Best Complex Strategy Game
| Anachrony |
| Lisboa |
| Terra Mystica: Gaia Project |
| Spirit Island |
| Card City XL |
| Charterstone |
| Clans of Caledonia |
Best Adventure Game
| 7th Continent |
| Fallout |
| First Martians |
| Folklore: The Affliction |
| Gloom of Kilforth |
| Gloomhaven |
| Legacy of Dragonholt |
| Masmorra: Dungeons of Arcadia |
| Massive Darkness |
| Pandemic Legacy: Season 2 |
| Perdition’s Mouth: Abyssal Rift |
| Shadowscape |
| Sword and Sorcery |
| This War of Mine |
| Too Many Bones |
| Dark Souls: The Board Game |
| Aventuria Adventure Card Game |
| Dragonfire |
Best Expansion
| Runebound: Unbreakable Bonds |
| Hostage Negotiator: Crime Wave |
| Arhkam Horror LCG: Dunwich Legacy |
| Eldritch Horror: Cities of Ruin |
| Scythe: The WInd Gambit |
| Aeon’s End: War Eternal |
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Sherlock Holmes: Jack the Ripper & West End Adventures
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| Oh My Goods! Expansion |
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Star Trek Ascendancy: Borg Assimilation
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| Nations: The Dice Game: Unrest |
| Between Two Cities: Capitals |
| Xia: Embers of a Forsaken Star |
Best Board Game App
| Through the Ages |
| Onirim |
| Race for the Galaxy |
| Jaipur |
| Tokaido |
| Terra Mystica |
| 7 Wonders |
| Friday |
***Special thanks to Michael Rankin for designing our awards logo. You can check out his artwork and comic strip stylings over at rustyandco.com