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Board Game Buzzz, Kim's Top Board Games - Board Game of the Year
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January 12, 2026
1
Race for the Galaxy
2007
2
Moon Colony Bloodbath
2025
3
Zombicide
2012
4
Destinies
2021
5
Arborea
2023
6
Blood Rage
2015
7
Dominion
2008
8
Expeditions
2023
9
Aeon's End
2016
10
Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar
2012
11
Lost Cities: The Board Game
2008
12
Aquatica
2019
13
The Castles of Burgundy
2011
14
Isle of Skye: From Chieftain to King
2015
15
Power Grid
2004
16
Arcs
2024
17
Wyrmspan
2024
18
Wondrous Creatures
2024
19
The Downfall of Pompeii
2004
20
Show Manager
1996
21
Stone Age
2008
22
Lords of Waterdeep
2012
23
7 Wonders
2010
24
Lost Ruins of Arnak
2020
25
Everdell
2018
26
Nemesis: Lockdown
2022
27
Apiary
2023
28
So Clover!
2021
29
Spectacular
2024
30
Clank!: A Deck-Building Adventure
2016
31
Explorers of Navoria
2024
32
Fromage
2024
33
Cartographers
2019
34
Mind Space
2023
35
Trailblazers
2023
36
Faraway
2023
37
FLOE
2025
38
Cascadero
2024
39
AQUA: Biodiversity in the Oceans
2024
40
Harmonies
2024
41
Moonrakers
2020
42
Kingdomino
2016
43
Tether
2024
44
Spirit Island
2017
45
Evolution
2014
46
Cinque Terre
2013
47
Stamp Swap
2024
48
Rise of Augustus
2013
49
Survive: Space Attack!
2015
50
The Isle of Cats
2019
51
Betrayal at House on the Hill
2004
52
Tribes of the Wind
2022
53
Splendor
2014
54
River Valley Glassworks
2024
55
Link City
2024
56
Lost Cities
1999
57
Surfosaurus MAX
2023
58
Terraforming Mars
2016
59
No Thanks!
2004
60
Lanterns: The Harvest Festival
2015
61
Freelancers: A Crossroads Game
2023
62
Mysterium
2015
63
Arkham Horror: The Card Game
2016
64
Tranquility
2020
65
Raiders of the North Sea
2015
66
Project: ELITE
2016
67
Telestrations
2009
68
Mice and Mystics
2012
69
Flamecraft
2022
70
Great Western Trail
2016
71
Calico
2020
72
Sail
2023
73
Dungeon Petz
2011
74
Bananagrams
2006
75
Operation Barclay
2024
76
Furnace
2020
77
Can't Stop
1980
78
Spots
2022
79
Ark Nova
2021
80
Portmanteau: A Cooperative Game of Linguistic Fusion
2025
81
Defenders of the Wild
2024
82
Nidavellir
2020
83
Codenames
2015
84
Landmarks
2024
85
Shadow Hunters
2005
86
Fabled: The Spirit Lands
2023
87
Root
2018
88
The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth
2024
89
Jaipur
2009
90
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle
2016
91
Chants for the Old Ones
2024
92
Century: Spice Road
2017
93
Chronicles of Crime
2018
94
Draft & Write Records
2024
95
Psychic Pizza Deliverers Go to the Ghost Town
2018
96
Ghost Stories
2008
97
Magic Rabbit
2020
98
Forbidden Desert
2013
99
Unconscious Mind
2024
100
CATAN
1995
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