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Gizmo Board Games, Brian'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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The Castles of Burgundy

The White Castle

The Magnificent

Clans of Caledonia

Raiders of the North Sea

SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence

Ezra and Nehemiah

Jiangnan: Life of Gentry

Russian Railroads

Viticulture Essential Edition

Clank!: A Deck-Building Adventure

Race for the Galaxy

Architects of the West Kingdom

Great Western Trail

Lost Ruins of Arnak

Wayfarers of the South Tigris

Legendary: A Marvel Deck Building Game

Heat: Pedal to the Metal

Five Tribes: The Djinns of Naqala

Thunder Road: Vendetta

Shipwrights of the North Sea: Redux

Shadows over Camelot

The Isle of Cats

Endless Winter: Paleoamericans

BANG! The Dice Game

Rococo: Deluxe Edition

Lorenzo il Magnifico

Teotihuacan: City of Gods

Dinosaur Island

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New on List13 total

Rococo
6
Civolution
14
SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
15

Biggest Climbers17 total

Clans of Caledonia+19
Ezra and Nehemiah+18
Pandemic+18

Biggest Drops19 total

Heat: Pedal to the Metal-22
Shadows over Camelot-20
Lost Ruins of Arnak-15

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