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Foster the Meeple, Jeff'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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War of the Ring: Second Edition

Vast: The Crystal Caverns

Dune: War for Arrakis

Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation

Star Wars: Rebellion

Brass: Birmingham

Great Western Trail: Second Edition

A Feast for Odin

Grand Austria Hotel

The Prodigals Club

Dominant Species

Undaunted: Normandy

Caverna: The Cave Farmers

Mechs vs. Minions

Pax Pamir: Second Edition

Twilight Struggle

Mansions of Madness: Second Edition

Cthulhu: Death May Die

The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-Earth

Rococo: Deluxe Edition

Trick & Snipers

Brian Boru: High King of Ireland

A Game of Thrones: The Board Game (Second Edition)

Bayonets & Tomahawks

Space Empires 4X

The Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation

Great Western Trail

Wonderland's War

London (Second Edition)

Star Wars: Imperial Assault

Star Wars Villainous: Power of the Dark Side

Stardew Valley: The Board Game

Viticulture Essential Edition

The Castles of Burgundy

The Castles of Burgundy: Special Edition

Sea Salt & Paper

A Distant Plain

Baseball Highlights: 2045

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New on List16 total

War of the Ring: Second Edition
2
Dune: War for Arrakis
5
Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation
8

Biggest Climbers13 total

The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-Earth+11
Scythe+10
Obsession+9

Biggest Drops20 total

A Game of Thrones: The Board Game (Second Edition)-28
Twilight Struggle-23
Brian Boru: High King of Ireland-19

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