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Chits and Cardboard, John'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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Dwellings of Eldervale

Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory

Inventions: Evolution of Ideas

Black Rose Wars: Rebirth

The Castles of Burgundy

Great Western Trail

Wondrous Creatures

Brass: Birmingham

Castles of Mad King Ludwig

Western Legends

Uprising: Curse of the Last Emperor

Wonderland's War

Foundations of Rome

Tyrants of the Underdark

Pax Pamir: Second Edition

Heat: Pedal to the Metal

Nemesis: Lockdown

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Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory
4
Inventions: Evolution of Ideas
6

Biggest Climbers5 total

The Castles of Burgundy+7
Dwellings of Eldervale+3
Obsession+3

Biggest Drops5 total

Brass: Birmingham-8
Root-7
Ark Nova-7

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