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Changes since Sep 15, 2024
+6
1
Ultimate Railroads
2021
0
2
Gaia Project
2017
-2
3
Dune: Imperium
2020
+4
4
Anachrony
2017
-1
5
Great Western Trail: New Zealand
2023
NEW
6
Western Legends
2018
-4
7
Sea Salt & Paper
2022
-3
8
A Feast for Odin
2016
+6
9
Everdell
2018
+18
10
Orléans
2014
-2
11
Planet Unknown
2022
NEW
12
Dorfromantik: Sakura
2024
-7
13
Village
2011
-1
14
Lost Ruins of Arnak
2020
+18
15
Forest Shuffle
2023
+1
16
Root
2018
-7
17
Kanban: Driver's Edition
2014
0
18
Near and Far
2017
-7
19
Draftosaurus
2019
NEW
20
Clank! Legacy: Acquisitions Incorporated
2019
+8
21
Tapestry
2019
+2
22
Carcassonne
2000
+7
23
Dwellings of Eldervale
2020
-1
24
SCOUT
2019
-14
25
Ark Nova
2021
-5
26
Hadrian's Wall
2021
NEW
27
Pandemic Legacy: Season 0
2020
+20
28
Welcome To...
2018
+30
29
Terraforming Mars
2016
-11
30
Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig
2018
+36
31
Spirit Island
2017
-12
32
Horrified
2019
+3
33
Viticulture
2013
-12
34
Parade
2007
+3
35
Star Wars: Rebellion
2016
-9
36
Marvel Champions: The Card Game
2019
0
37
Downforce
2017
+39
38
7 Wonders Duel
2015
-14
39
Final Girl
2021
+9
40
Botanik
2021
-15
41
Architects of the West Kingdom
2018
+8
42
Azul
2017
NEW
43
Heat: Pedal to the Metal
2022
+2
44
Living Forest
2021
NEW
45
Stardew Valley: The Board Game
2021
-3
46
Caverna: The Cave Farmers
2013
+34
47
Trickerion: Legends of Illusion
2015
NEW
48
Bus & Stop
2024
+6
49
Imperial Settlers: Empires of the North
2019
NEW
50
Endeavor: Deep Sea
2024
-9
51
Brass: Birmingham
2018
-18
52
Cascadia
2021
+8
53
Teotihuacan: City of Gods
2018
+19
54
The Prodigals Club
2015
-20
55
Marvel United
2020
+44
56
Courtisans
2024
NEW
57
Unmatched: Battle of Legends, Volume One
2019
-14
58
Scythe
2016
-7
59
Suburbia
2012
+12
60
Istanbul
2014
-45
61
Voidfall
2023
+31
62
Darwin's Journey
2023
NEW
63
Skull King
2013
NEW
64
SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
2024
-24
65
Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory
2023
-6
66
Tidal Blades: Heroes of the Reef
2020
NEW
67
Vantage
2025
NEW
68
Railroad Ink: Deep Blue Edition
2018
-6
69
Fields of Arle
2014
NEW
70
Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game
2023
+12
71
Faraway
2023
+2
72
Tiletum
2022
-8
73
Beyond the Sun
2020
+8
74
The Manhattan Project: Energy Empire
2016
NEW
75
7 Wonders: Architects
2021
NEW
76
Dinosaur World
2021
+1
77
Merchants Cove
2021
-16
78
Distilled
2023
-13
79
Obsession
2018
-9
80
Tribes of the Wind
2022
-49
81
Wonderland's War
2022
+3
82
Euphoria: Build a Better Dystopia
2013
-25
83
Explorers of the North Sea
2016
-31
84
Flamme Rouge
2016
NEW
85
Rebirth
2024
+3
86
Civilization: A New Dawn
2017
NEW
87
Castle Combo
2024
-32
88
The White Castle
2023
NEW
89
Captain Flip
2024
-10
90
Paladins of the West Kingdom
2019
-51
91
Terra Mystica
2012
NEW
92
Luthier
2025
NEW
93
Santorini
2016
-26
94
Septima
2023
NEW
95
Beacon Patrol
2023
-9
96
Underwater Cities
2018
-28
97
Camel Up
2014
-2
98
Mage Knight Board Game
2011
-60
99
Bärenpark
2017
NEW
100
Concordia
2013
DROP
—14
Dorfromantik: The Board Game
2022
DROP
—31
Unmatched Game System
2019
DROP
—45
Iberia
2016
DROP
—47
Earth
2023
DROP
—51
Clank!: A Deck-Building Adventure
2016
DROP
—54
Ganymede
2018
DROP
—57
Strike
2012
DROP
—64
Trails of Tucana
2019
DROP
—70
Res Arcana
2019
DROP
—75
The Crew: Mission Deep Sea
2021
DROP
—76
Kutná Hora: The City of Silver
2023
DROP
—79
Carnegie
2022
DROP
—84
Nucleum
2023
DROP
—86
Harmonies
2024
DROP
—88
Tang Garden
2019
DROP
—90
Unfair
2017
DROP
—91
The Guild of Merchant Explorers
2022
DROP
—92
Jaipur
2009
DROP
—94
Cartographers
2019
DROP
—95
Honey Buzz
2020
DROP
—97
Meadow
2021
DROP
—98
Sierra West
2019
DROP
—99
The Isle of Cats
2019
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Changes this update
vs. previous list
New on List23 total
  • Western LegendsWestern Legends
    6
  • Dorfromantik: SakuraDorfromantik: Sakura
    12
  • Clank! Legacy: Acquisitions IncorporatedClank! Legacy: Acquisitions Incorporated
    20
Biggest Climbers31 total
  • CourtisansCourtisans+44
  • 7 Wonders Duel7 Wonders Duel+39
  • Spirit IslandSpirit Island+36
Biggest Drops43 total
  • BärenparkBärenpark-60
  • Terra MysticaTerra Mystica-51
  • Wonderland's WarWonderland's War-49
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