It’s the end of 2020. A collective sigh of relief is rippling across the world, but a year can’t be fully complete until we look back at the best parts of it. For board games, the list is surprisingly strong. Despite limitations on how many games we could play in 2020, we had a challenge whittling them down to just 32.
But that’s just what we’ve done, preparing eight categories of nominees, four nominees each. They include:
Best Online Implementation:
Santorini, Teotihuacan, 7 Wonders Duel, Potion Explosion
Best App:
Root, Spirit Island, Wingspan, Roll for the Galaxy
Family Game:
Mariposas, Trekking the World, Mysterium Park, Fort
Heavy Strategy Game:
On Mars, Tekhenu, Food Chain Magnate: The Ketchup Mechanism & Other Ideas, Trickerion: Dawn of Technology/Dahlgaard’s Academy
Most Overlooked Gem:
Tokyo Tsukiji Market, Sonora , Sanctum, Tungaru
Best Kickstarter:
On Mars, 18Chesapeake, Streets, Clinic Deluxe Edition: The COVID 19
Best 2.0 Release:
Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion, Imperial Struggle, 7 Wonders & Expansions, The Fox in the Forest Duet
Game of the Year:
Lost Ruins of Arnak, Beyond the Sun, Fort, On Mars
You can listen to the full episode on which we discuss the nominees and announce the winners here, or you can watch the recording of the episode on Board Game Arena’s Twitch channel here.
But you’re here for the winners, so without further ado, here are the winners of the 2020 BGA Awards:
