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Beer City Board Games, Clay's Top Board Games - Board Game of the Year
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October 26, 2023
1
Brass: Birmingham
2018
2
La Granja: Deluxe Master Set
2023
3
The Castles of Burgundy
2011
The Castles of Burgundy: Special Edition
4
Glen More II: Chronicles
2019
5
Glass Road
2013
6
Clans of Caledonia
2017
7
Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition
2017
8
Dungeon Petz
2011
9
Kemet: Blood and Sand
2021
10
Yokohama
2016
11
Amerigo
2013
12
War of the Ring: Second Edition
2011
13
Orléans
2014
14
Trajan
2011
15
Terra Mystica
2012
16
Great Western Trail: Second Edition
2021
17
Concordia
2013
18
Dune: Imperium
2020
19
Maracaibo
2019
20
Barrage
2019
21
Scythe
2016
22
Grand Austria Hotel
2015
23
Darwin's Journey
2023
24
Notre Dame
2007
25
Smartphone Inc.
2018
26
Marco Polo II: In the Service of the Khan
2019
27
Rajas of the Ganges
2017
28
Distilled
2023
29
Star Wars: Rebellion
2016
30
Ra
1999
31
Five Tribes: The Djinns of Naqala
2014
32
Jaipur
2009
33
Bruges
2013
34
San Juan (Second Edition)
2014
35
Viticulture
2013
Viticulture Essential Edition
36
Expeditions
2023
37
Ark Nova
2021
38
Biblios
2007
39
Discworld: Ankh-Morpork
2011
40
Ready Set Bet
2022
41
Puerto Rico
2002
42
Res Arcana
2019
43
Istanbul
2014
44
The Crew: Mission Deep Sea
2021
45
Gaia Project
2017
46
A Feast for Odin
2016
47
Project: ELITE
2016
48
Cascadia
2021
49
Race for the Galaxy
2007
50
Gloomhaven
2017
51
Merlin
2017
52
Cthulhu: Death May Die
2019
53
Inis
2016
54
Calimala
2017
55
Power Grid
2004
56
Beer & Bread
2022
57
Furnace
2020
58
Food Chain Magnate
2015
59
Beyond the Sun
2020
60
Champions of Midgard
2015
61
Paladins of the West Kingdom
2019
62
No Thanks!
2004
63
Suburbia
2012
64
Port Royal
2014
65
Pulsar 2849
2017
66
Crusaders: Thy Will Be Done
2018
67
878 Vikings: Invasions of England
2017
68
Raiders of the North Sea
2015
69
Targi
2012
70
7 Wonders Duel
2015
71
Mansions of Madness: Second Edition
2016
72
Kingsburg
2007
73
Bruxelles 1893
2013
74
Euphoria: Build a Better Dystopia
2013
75
Wayfarers of the South Tigris
2022
76
Ankh: Gods of Egypt
2021
77
Vinhos
2010
78
Marvel Dice Throne
2022
79
Wingspan
2019
80
For Sale
1997
81
Endless Winter: Paleoamericans
2022
82
Wonderland's War
2022
83
Eldritch Horror
2013
84
Ostia
2022
85
Lords of Waterdeep
2012
86
Castell
2018
87
Root
2018
88
Troyes
2010
89
Mombasa
2015
90
Tiny Epic Galaxies
2015
91
Walnut Grove
2011
92
Village
2011
93
Blood Rage
2015
94
7 Wonders
2010
95
The Castles of Burgundy: The Dice Game
2017
96
Revive
2022
97
The Red Cathedral
2020
98
Cat in the Box: Deluxe Edition
2022
99
Clank!: A Deck-Building Adventure
2016
100
The Isle of Cats
2019
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