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409 games
Earth

EarthRecommended

 421 Points
 1-5 Players
 45-90 Minutes
 Maxime Tardif
 Inside Up Games
 M81 Studio
 2.90 / 5
1
Board Game ArenaBoard Game Arena
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14
2nd Place
11
3rd Place
11
4th Place
3
5th Place
8
Total Lists
71
Thunder Road: Vendetta

Thunder Road: VendettaRecommended

 225 Points
 2-4 Players
 45-75 Minutes
 Dave Chalker
 Restoration Games
 Marie Bergeron
 1.96 / 5
2
Watch It PlayedWatch It Played
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BGotY
7
2nd Place
5
3rd Place
4
4th Place
8
5th Place
2
Total Lists
43
The White Castle

The White CastleRecommended

 219 Points
 1-4 Players
 80 Minutes
 Isra C.
 Devir
 Joan Guardiet
 3.05 / 5
3
Board Game ArenaBoard Game Arena
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9
2nd Place
2
3rd Place
6
4th Place
4
5th Place
3
Total Lists
40
Voidfall

Voidfall

 196 Points
 1-4 Players
 90-240 Minutes
 Nigel Buckle
 Mindclash Games
 Ian O'Toole
 4.59 / 5
4
BGotY
11
2nd Place
3
3rd Place
5
4th Place
3
5th Place
1
Total Lists
25
Sky Team

Sky TeamRecommended

 186 Points
 2 Players
 20 Minutes
 Luc Rémond
 Scorpion Masqué
 Eric Hibbeler
 2.04 / 5
5
Board Game ArenaBoard Game Arena
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4
2nd Place
5
3rd Place
1
4th Place
1
5th Place
8
Total Lists
47
Apiary

ApiaryRecommended

 181 Points
 1-5 Players
 60-90 Minutes
 Connie Vogelmann
 Stonemaier Games
 Kwanchai Moriya
 3.00 / 5
6
Board Game ArenaBoard Game Arena
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3
2nd Place
4
3rd Place
4
4th Place
5
5th Place
6
Total Lists
37
Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory

Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory

 167 Points
 2-4 Players
 90-180 Minutes
 Vangelis Bagiartakis
 Hegemonic Project Games
 Dimitris Anastasiadis
 4.24 / 5
7
BGotY
8
2nd Place
2
3rd Place
4
4th Place
4
5th Place
1
Total Lists
27
Darwin's Journey

Darwin's JourneyRecommended

 165 Points
 1-4 Players
 60-120 Minutes
 Simone Luciani
 ThunderGryph Games
 Kristiaan der Nederlanden
 3.90 / 5
8
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7
2nd Place
2
3rd Place
2
4th Place
4
5th Place
3
Total Lists
33
Distilled

Distilled

 142 Points
 1-5 Players
 30-150 Minutes
 Dave Beck
 Paverson Games
 Erik Evensen
 3.02 / 5
9
Board Game ArenaBoard Game Arena
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5
2nd Place
4
3rd Place
3
4th Place
3
5th Place
0
Total Lists
25
Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West

Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the WestRecommended

 139 Points
 2-5 Players
 20-90 Minutes
 Rob Daviau
 Days of Wonder
 Cyrille Daujean
 2.58 / 5
10
BGotY
3
2nd Place
4
3rd Place
3
4th Place
4
5th Place
4
Total Lists
24
Expeditions

ExpeditionsRecommended

 138 Points
 1-5 Players
 60-90 Minutes
 Jamey Stegmaier
 Stonemaier Games
 Jakub Rozalski
 3.05 / 5
11
BGotY
0
2nd Place
5
3rd Place
3
4th Place
3
5th Place
5
Total Lists
30
Nucleum

Nucleum

 138 Points
 1-4 Players
 60-150 Minutes
 Simone Luciani
 Board&Dice
 Andreas Resch
 4.20 / 5
12
BGotY
3
2nd Place
3
3rd Place
2
4th Place
5
5th Place
5
Total Lists
25
Unmatched Adventures: Tales to Amaze

Unmatched Adventures: Tales to Amaze

 134 Points
 1-4 Players
 20-60 Minutes
 Jason Hager
 Restoration Games
 JJ Ariosa
 2.30 / 5
13
BGotY
5
2nd Place
3
3rd Place
5
4th Place
1
5th Place
3
Total Lists
22
World Wonders

World Wonders

 125 Points
 1-5 Players
 50-70 Minutes
 Zé Mendes
 MeepleBR
 Odysseas Stamoglou
 2.26 / 5
14
Watch It PlayedWatch It Played
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BGotY
3
2nd Place
3
3rd Place
5
4th Place
5
5th Place
0
Total Lists
22
Barcelona

BarcelonaRecommended

 117 Points
 1-4 Players
 60-90 Minutes
 Dani Garcia
 Board&Dice
 Zuzanna Kołakowska
 3.36 / 5
15
BGotY
3
2nd Place
3
3rd Place
5
4th Place
1
5th Place
2
Total Lists
26