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Board Gaming Ramblings, Johannes's Top Board Games - Board Game of the Year
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A Feast for Odin
2016
2
Lisboa
2017
3
The Castles of Burgundy
2011
The Castles of Burgundy: Special Edition
4
Frosthaven
2022
5
Brass: Birmingham
2018
6
Kanban EV
2020
7
Vinhos
2010
8
Clans of Caledonia
2017
9
Federation
2022
10
Age of Innovation
2023
11
Madeira
2013
12
Bora Bora
2013
13
Revive
2022
14
Grand Austria Hotel
2015
15
Nations
2013
16
Le Havre
2008
17
Arkwright
2014
18
Bruxelles 1893
2013
19
Great Western Trail: New Zealand
2023
20
Lignum
2015
21
Age of Steam
2002
22
Troyes
2010
23
Wildcatters
2013
24
Die Macher
1986
25
Nippon
2015
26
Ginkgopolis
2012
27
Riverboat
2017
28
The Princes of Florence
2000
29
Gaia Project
2017
30
Lancaster
2011
31
Bonfire
2020
32
In the Year of the Dragon
2007
33
Crisis
2016
34
Ultimate Railroads
2021
35
Marrakesh
2022
36
Tekhenu: Obelisk of the Sun
2020
37
Cooper Island
2019
38
Evacuation
2023
39
Heaven & Ale
2017
40
Weather Machine
2022
41
Small City
2015
42
Hard to Get
2023
43
Agemonia
2024
44
Caverna: The Cave Farmers
2013
45
Rajas of the Ganges
2017
46
Pulsar 2849
2017
47
Messina 1347
2021
48
Architects of the West Kingdom
2018
49
Clank! Legacy: Acquisitions Incorporated
2019
50
Lost Ruins of Arnak
2020
51
Pictomania
2011
52
Medici
1995
53
Pirates of Maracaibo
2023
54
Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar
2012
55
Blood Rage
2015
56
Mysterium Park
2020
57
Zhanguo: The First Empire
2023
58
Boonlake
2021
59
Keyflower
2012
60
Roll Player Adventures
2021
61
Pipeline
2019
62
Doodle Dash
2021
63
Star Wars: Rebellion
2016
64
La Granja: Deluxe Master Set
2023
65
Cascadia
2021
66
Voidfall
2023
67
Galaxy Trucker
2007
68
Unlock!: Escape Adventures
2017
69
Woodcraft
2022
70
Pandemic Legacy: Season 1
2015
71
Raiders of Scythia
2020
72
For Sale
1997
73
Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game
2018
74
Tawantinsuyu: The Inca Empire
2020
75
Barrage
2019
76
High Society
1995
77
Concordia
2013
78
Horseless Carriage
2023
79
Shogun no Katana
2023
80
Glen More II: Chronicles
2019
81
The Crew: Mission Deep Sea
2021
82
Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory
2023
83
Similo
2019
84
Trickerion: Legends of Illusion
2015
85
The White Castle
2023
86
The Gallerist
2015
87
On Mars
2020
88
Quadropolis
2016
89
Art Society
2023
90
DVONN
2001
91
T.I.M.E Stories
2015
92
Barcelona
2023
93
Forge War
2015
94
The Great Wall
2021
95
Underwater Cities
2018
96
Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon
2019
97
That Time You Killed Me
2021
98
Arboretum
2015
99
Trajan
2011
100
Magic: The Gathering
1993
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