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Before You Play, Naveen's Top Board Games - Board Game of the Year

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2022 2023 2024 2025 All-Time

2022 2023 2024 2025 All-Time

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Brass: Lancashire

The Castles of Burgundy

A Feast for Odin

Trickerion: Legends of Illusion

The Search for Planet X

Clans of Caledonia

CO₂: Second Chance

Hansa Teutonica

Russian Railroads

Rajas of the Ganges

The King Is Dead: Second Edition

Animal Kingdoms

The Manhattan Project: Energy Empire

Lorenzo il Magnifico

Paladins of the West Kingdom

Mythic Mischief

Trickerion: Collector's Edition

The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine

Kanban: Driver's Edition

Pandemic Legacy: Season 1

Unlock!: Heroic Adventures

Isle of Skye: From Chieftain to King

Rococo: Deluxe Edition

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New on List18 total

Cuba Libre
6
Kanban EV
9
Ark Nova
11

Biggest Climbers12 total

Arboretum+25
Concordia+19
Dune: Imperium+9

Biggest Drops16 total

Kemet-20
Space Base-18
Calimala-18

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