After nearly two full years of delays, convention cancellations, and upheaval in cardboard, 2022 shaped up to be a solid year for board games, as you can see in our full list of this year’s nominees and winners.
The nominees are:
Best Digital Implementation:
Everdell, Roll Player, Hero Realms, Munchkin Digital
Best Family Game:
Streets, My Lil’ Everdell, Jurassic World: The Legacy of Isla Nublar, Starship Captains
Best Strategy Game:
Lacrimosa, Ark Nova, Carnegie, Tiletum
Best Overlooked Gem:
Trekking through History, Free Ride, Streets, Zapotec
Best Kickstarter:
Moon, Keyforge: Winds of Exchange, Turczi Junior Promo Pack, Unconscious Minds
Best 2.0 Release:
Heat: Pedal to the Metal, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Skymines, War of the Ring: the Card Game
Best Solo Game:
Twilight Inscription, The Guild of Merchant Explorers, X-Men United, Turing Machine
Best Expansion:
Dune Imperium – Rise of Ix, On Mars: Alien Invasion, Root: Marauders/Clockwork 2, The Red Cathedral: Contractors
Game of the Year:
Ark Nova, X-Men United, The Guild of Merchant Explorers, Lacrimosa, War of the Ring: The Card Game, Tiletum, Cat in the Box
Listen to the full Awards Ceremony on Episode 406 of the podcast here or view the winners below:
Best Digital Implementation: Everdell (Direwolf Digital)
Best Family Game: My Lil’ Everdell (Starling Games)
Best Strategy Game: Ark Nova (Feuerland, Capstone Games)
Best Overlooked Gem: Trekking Through History (Underdog Games)
Best Kickstarter: Moon (Sinister Fish Games)
Best 2.0 Release: Skymines (Pegasus Spiele)
Best Solo Game: The Guild of Merchant Explorers (AEG)
Best Expansion: Dune Imperium – Rise of Ix (Direwolf)
Game of the Year: War of the Ring: The Card Game (Ares Games)
