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The Dice Tower, Karla Drake's Top Board Games - Board Game of the Year
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Mansions of Madness: Second Edition
2016
2
Scythe
2016
3
Terraforming Mars
2016
4
Railroad Revolution
2016
5
Great Western Trail
2016
6
T.I.M.E Stories
2015
7
Ark Nova
2021
8
Sagrada
2017
9
Obsession
2018
10
Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar
2012
11
Earth
2023
12
Tales of the Arthurian Knights
2024
13
Anachrony
2017
14
Maracaibo
2019
15
Comic Hunters
2020
16
Grand Austria Hotel
2015
17
Concordia
2013
18
Life of the Amazonia
2023
19
Everdell
2018
20
Let's Go! To Japan
2024
21
Point Salad
2019
22
Teotihuacan: City of Gods
2018
23
The Isle of Cats
2019
24
Agricola
2007
25
Wingspan
2019
26
Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West
2023
27
Trails of Tucana
2019
28
DinoGenics
2019
29
The Voyages of Marco Polo
2015
30
Pandemic Legacy: Season 1
2015
31
My Father's Work
2022
32
Altiplano
2017
33
Western Legends
2018
34
PARKS
2019
35
7 Wonders Duel
2015
36
Terra Mystica
2012
37
Tekhenu: Obelisk of the Sun
2020
38
Viticulture
2013
Viticulture Essential Edition
39
Deception: Murder in Hong Kong
2014
40
Azul
2017
41
Caverna: The Cave Farmers
2013
42
Canvas
2021
43
River Valley Glassworks
2024
44
The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-Earth
2019
45
Calico
2020
46
The Red Cathedral
2020
47
Trajan
2011
48
Hooky
2023
49
World Wonders
2023
50
Marvel: Remix
2022
51
Underwater Cities
2018
52
Ankh: Gods of Egypt
2021
53
Just One
2018
54
Dead of Winter: A Crossroads Game
2014
55
The Taverns of Tiefenthal
2019
56
Decrypto
2018
57
Dinosaur Island
2017
58
The White Castle
2023
59
Railways of the World
2005
60
World's Fair 1893
2016
61
Expeditions
2023
62
7 Wonders
2010
63
Heaven & Ale
2017
64
Castles of Mad King Ludwig
2014
65
Endless Winter: Paleoamericans
2022
66
Path of Civilization
2023
67
Harvest Dice
2017
68
Dixit: Disney Edition
2023
69
Tenpenny Parks
2022
70
Mosaic: A Story of Civilization
2022
71
A Game of Thrones: The Board Game (Second Edition)
2011
72
Suspects: Claire Harper Takes the Stage
2021
73
The Gallerist
2015
74
Cosmic Encounter
2008
75
Draftosaurus
2019
76
The Colonists
2016
77
Stockpile
2015
78
Letters from Whitechapel
2011
79
Catan Histories: Settlers of America – Trails to Rails
2010
80
Crystal Palace
2019
81
Foundations of Rome
2022
82
Agra
2017
83
Charterstone
2017
84
Wild: Serengeti
2022
85
Splendor: Marvel
2020
86
Wayfarers of the South Tigris
2022
87
Bärenpark
2017
88
Railroad Rivals
2018
89
Fit to Print
2023
90
Fury of Dracula (Third/Fourth Edition)
2015
91
Harry Potter: Death Eaters Rising
2019
92
A Feast for Odin
2016
93
Champions of Midgard
2015
94
Kingsburg
2007
95
Quacks
2018
96
Trickerion: Legends of Illusion
2015
97
Dice Hospital
2018
98
Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition
2017
99
Raccoon Tycoon
2018
100
Trekking Through History
2022
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