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300 games
Wonderland's War

Wonderland's War

 293 Points
 2-5 Players
 45-125 Minutes
 Tim Eisner
 Druid City Games
 Manny Trembley
 3.05 / 5
1
BGotY
13
2nd Place
6
3rd Place
8
4th Place
3
5th Place
2
Total Lists
56
Endless Winter: Paleoamericans

Endless Winter: Paleoamericans

 250 Points
 1-4 Players
 60-120 Minutes
 Stan Kordonskiy
 Fantasia Games
 Mihajlo Dimitrievski
 3.32 / 5
2
BGotY
7
2nd Place
8
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6
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3
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2
Total Lists
45
Heat: Pedal to the Metal

Heat: Pedal to the MetalRecommended

 204 Points
 1-6 Players
 30-60 Minutes
 Asger Harding Granerud
 Days of Wonder
 Vincent Dutrait
 2.20 / 5
3
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4
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4
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9
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3
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4
Total Lists
43
Foundations of Rome

Foundations of Rome

 196 Points
 1-5 Players
 60-90 Minutes
 Emerson Matsuuchi
 Arcane Wonders
 Stephen Gibson
 1.99 / 5
4
BGotY
6
2nd Place
6
3rd Place
2
4th Place
5
5th Place
2
Total Lists
40
Oathsworn: Into the Deepwood

Oathsworn: Into the Deepwood

 188 Points
 1-4 Players
 30-90 Minutes
 Jamie Jolly
 Shadowborne Games
 Francesca Baerald
 3.69 / 5
5
BGotY
7
2nd Place
9
3rd Place
3
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3
5th Place
2
Total Lists
29
Planet Unknown

Planet Unknown

 172 Points
 1-6 Players
 60-80 Minutes
 Ryan Lambert
 Adam's Apple Games, LLC
 Yoma
 2.25 / 5
6
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5
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1
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5
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3
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5
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40
Wayfarers of the South Tigris

Wayfarers of the South Tigris

 161 Points
 1-4 Players
 60-90 Minutes
 S J Macdonald
 Garphill Games
 Mihajlo Dimitrievski
 3.81 / 5
7
BGotY
5
2nd Place
5
3rd Place
4
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3
5th Place
3
Total Lists
26
Tiletum

Tiletum

 159 Points
 1-4 Players
 60-100 Minutes
 Simone Luciani
 Board&Dice
 Giorgio De Michele
 3.39 / 5
8
BGotY
4
2nd Place
4
3rd Place
5
4th Place
3
5th Place
5
Total Lists
26
Mosaic: A Story of Civilization

Mosaic: A Story of Civilization

 158 Points
 2-6 Players
 120 Minutes
 Glenn Drover
 Forbidden Games
 Jared Blando
 3.03 / 5
9
BGotY
5
2nd Place
2
3rd Place
2
4th Place
5
5th Place
2
Total Lists
32
Carnegie

Carnegie

 152 Points
 1-4 Players
 90-120 Minutes
 Xavier Georges
 Quined Games
 Ian O'Toole
 3.81 / 5
10
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3
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6
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1
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3
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2
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36
The Guild of Merchant Explorers

The Guild of Merchant Explorers

 150 Points
 1-4 Players
 45 Minutes
 Matthew Dunstan
 Alderac Entertainment Group
 Gerralt Landman
 2.04 / 5
11
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4
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6
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3
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1
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3
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33
Ark Nova

Ark NovaPublished Year: 2021

 138 Points
 1-4 Players
 90-150 Minutes
 Mathias Wigge
 Feuerland Spiele
 Steffen Bieker
 3.79 / 5
12
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11
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2
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1
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2
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29
Flamecraft

Flamecraft

 137 Points
 1-5 Players
 60 Minutes
 Manny Vega
 Cardboard Alchemy
 Sandara Tang
 2.19 / 5
13
BGotY
2
2nd Place
3
3rd Place
1
4th Place
2
5th Place
10
Total Lists
34
Ready Set Bet

Ready Set Bet

 132 Points
 2-9 Players
 45-60 Minutes
 John D. Clair
 Alderac Entertainment Group
 Kirk W. Buckendorf
 1.30 / 5
14
BGotY
2
2nd Place
3
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1
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4
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3
Total Lists
34
Revive

ReviveRecommended

 131 Points
 1-4 Players
 90-120 Minutes
 Helge Meissner
 Aporta Games
 Gjermund Bohne
 3.46 / 5
15
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3
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5
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4
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2
5th Place
0
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23