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Earth
Board Game of the Year 2023

Earth

From 194 board gaming content creators' aggregated "Best of 2023" lists.

Earth was on 71 "Best of 2023" lists in total and received 421 total points overall, over 200 more than the runner-up. It was the "BGotY" on 14 lists and was ranked within the top-three in 36 lists. Congratulations to designer Maxime Tardif, artists M81 Studio, Conor McGoey, Yulia Sozonik, Kenneth Spond and publisher Inside-Up Games for this resounding victory!

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Earth
1

Earth

Earth is a tableau builder with simple rules and countless strategic possibilities. With its encyclopedic nature and a near-infinite number of tableau combinations, every single game will allow you to discover new syn…
421
71
1-5
45-90
Thunder Road: Vendetta
2

Thunder Road: Vendetta

Thunder Road: Vendetta is a revved-up restoration of the classic 1986 game of mayhem on the asphalt. Grab your crew, roll your dice, race your cars, shoot your guns, and try not to get wrecked. This new version featu…
225
43
2-4
45-75
The White Castle
3

The White Castle

The heron flies over the Himeji sky while the Daimyo, from the top of the castle, watches his servants move. Gardeners tend the pond, where the koi carp live, warriors stand guard on the walls, and courtiers crowd the…
219
40
1-4
80
Voidfall
4

Voidfall

For centuries, the Novarchs, descendants of the royal House of Novarchon, have ruled with an iron fist over the feudalistic galactic empire of humankind, the Domineum. During this time, they brought stunning technolog…
196
25
1-4
90-240
Sky Team
5

Sky Team

Sky Team is a co-operative game, exclusively for two players, in which you play a pilot and co-pilot at the controls of an airliner. Your goal is to work together as a team to land your airplane in different airports …
186
47
2
20
Apiary
6

Apiary

In a far-distant future, humans no longer inhabit Earth. The cause of their disappearance (or perhaps their demise) is unknown, but their absence left a void ready to be filled by another sentient species. Over the s…
181
37
1-5
60-90
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