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The Board Game Garden, Jenna Beasley's Top Board Games 2025 - Board Game of the Year
The Board Game Garden
Jenna Beasley
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February 21, 2026
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Tend
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Galileo Galilei
2024
3
Saltfjord
2024
4
Sweet Lands
5
Shallow Sea
6
TEDOKU
7
Ayar: Children of the Sun
8
Kingdom Crossing
9
Eternal Decks
10
Wispwood
11
The Voynich Puzzle
12
Moon Colony Bloodbath
13
Forestry
14
HUTAN: Life in the Rainforest
15
Emberleaf
16
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Trick-Taking Game
2024
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Covenant
18
Luthier
19
Critter Kitchen
20
Tea Witches
21
Crafting the Cosmos
22
Farm Hand
23
Sanctuary
24
Pergola
25
Take Time
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The Druids of Edora
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Feya's Swamp
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Ada's Dream
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