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Board Game Rundown, Bob Hooper's Top Board Games - Board Game of the Year

Board Game Rundown

Bob Hooper

2022 2023 2024 2025 All-Time

2022 2023 2024 2025 All-Time

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Axis & Allies Anniversary Edition

Forges of Ravenshire

Star Wars: Rebellion

Magic: The Gathering

Crusaders: Thy Will Be Done

Smartphone Inc.

Orléans: Deluxe Edition

Slay the Spire: The Board Game

The Downfall of Pompeii

Terracotta Army

XCOM: The Board Game

Path of Civilization

A War of Whispers

A Game of Thrones: The Board Game (Second Edition)

Khôra: Rise of an Empire

Empires: Age of Discovery

Perseverance: Castaway Chronicles – Episodes 1 & 2

Galileo Galilei

Mosaic: A Story of Civilization

Clank!: Catacombs

Endeavor: Deep Sea

Evil High Priest

The Taverns of Tiefenthal

Heat: Pedal to the Metal

Letters from Whitechapel

The Age of Atlantis

Foundations of Rome

Hoplomachus: Remastered

Defenders of the Realm

The Last Command

The Castles of Burgundy

The Castles of Burgundy: Special Edition

Fleet: The Dice Game (Second Edition)

How to Save a World

GKR: Heavy Hitters

Wonderland's War

Descent: Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition)

Thunder Road: Vendetta

Zombie Survival Infection

CATAN: Starfarers

Abomination: The Heir of Frankenstein

My Father's Work

Euphoria: Build a Better Dystopia

Sol: Last Days of a Star

Champions of Midgard

Ascension: Curse of the Golden Isles

Cthulhu: Death May Die

Guards of Atlantis II

Zombicide: Black Plague

Tyrants of the Underdark

Merchants of the Dark Road

The Great Split

Hansa Teutonica

Light Speed: Arena

Brass: Birmingham

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Board Game

Fire & Axe: A Viking Saga

History of the World

Unconscious Mind

After the Empire

Northgard: Uncharted Lands

Sid Meier's Civilization: The Board Game

Cockroach Poker

Andromeda's Edge

Sniper Elite: The Board Game

Deep Sea Adventure

Sausage Sizzle!

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Ostia
1
Magic: The Gathering
6
Crusaders: Thy Will Be Done
8

Biggest Climbers9 total

A Game of Thrones: The Board Game (Second Edition)+70
Evil High Priest+58
Blood Rage+29

Biggest Drops30 total

Venice-56
Looot-55
Fire & Axe: A Viking Saga-52

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