2020 has been a year unlike any other! For most things, that’s not a ringing endorsement, but for board games, it’s been a pretty solid year! Listen as we rundown our Games of the Year in eight categories, with nominees including:
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
Click here to see all the winners!
We also answer our question of the week: have you ever had to confront anyone about their AP, or cheating, or etc.? (Thank you AC for the question suggestion!)
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