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1
Merchant of Venus
1988
+3
2
Viticulture
2013
0
3
Pandemic
2008
NEW
4
Return to Dark Tower
2022
+9
5
Tiny Epic Galaxies
2015
-4
6
Quacks
2018
NEW
7
Earth
2023
+82
8
Res Arcana
2019
+1
9
Istanbul
2014
+10
10
Unlock!: Escape Adventures
2017
-7
11
Alien Frontiers
2010
+6
12
Scythe
2016
+3
13
Dominion
2008
+13
14
Gizmos
2018
-8
15
Mechs vs. Minions
2016
-3
16
Potion Explosion
2015
NEW
17
Legendary: A Marvel Deck Building Game
2012
-1
18
Food Chain Magnate
2015
NEW
19
The Crew: Mission Deep Sea
2021
+1
20
Stop Thief!
2017
-9
21
Roll for the Galaxy
2014
-16
22
Power Grid
2004
NEW
23
Valley of the Kings: Premium Edition
2019
+45
24
Space Base
2018
+53
25
Project L
2020
-7
26
Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization
2015
NEW
27
Minigolf Designer
2020
+9
28
Splendor
2014
+1
29
Firefly: The Game
2013
+32
30
Unmatched Game System
2019
NEW
31
Jump Drive
2017
0
32
Just One
2018
+24
33
Nova Luna
2019
-25
34
Horrified
2019
NEW
35
Flamecraft
2022
+11
36
Downforce
2017
+58
37
EXIT: The Game – The Abandoned Cabin
2016
NEW
38
Mind MGMT: The Psychic Espionage “Game.”
2021
-15
39
Xia: Legends of a Drift System
2014
-2
40
Logistico
2003
NEW
41
Cubitos
2021
NEW
42
Comic Hunters
2020
NEW
43
Clank!: Catacombs
2022
-36
44
Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Rise of the Runelords – Base Set
2013
-19
45
Robo Rally
2023
-3
46
Agricola
2007
+19
47
Nations: The Dice Game
2014
NEW
48
Lost Ruins of Arnak
2020
-14
49
Reef
2018
NEW
50
Ark Nova
2021
NEW
51
Familiar Tales
2022
-24
52
Bus
1999
NEW
53
King of Tokyo: Dark Edition
2020
NEW
54
Splendor Duel
2022
NEW
55
Marvel Champions: The Card Game
2019
+2
56
Attika
2003
-12
57
Specter Ops
2015
-35
58
Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy
2011
NEW
59
CoraQuest
2021
NEW
60
Mobile Markets: A Smartphone Inc. Game
2021
+13
61
Century: Spice Road
2017
-6
62
Concordia
2013
NEW
63
Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition
2021
NEW
64
SCOUT
2019
+11
65
Can't Stop
1980
-13
66
Meeple Circus
2017
-13
67
Wingspan
2019
NEW
68
Strike
2012
-27
69
Antike
2005
+5
70
Codenames
2015
-21
71
Root
2018
+7
72
Cryptid
2018
-40
73
Orléans
2014
NEW
74
Turing Machine
2022
-64
75
Stuffed Fables
2018
-37
76
Terraforming Mars
2016
NEW
77
Azul
2017
NEW
78
Time's Up!
1999
NEW
79
Fort
2020
NEW
80
Super-Skill Pinball: 4-Cade
2020
-20
81
Terra Mystica
2012
-57
82
Mice and Mystics
2012
-10
83
Entdecker
1996
-55
84
Wavelength
2019
NEW
85
Ready Set Bet
2022
-34
86
KLASK
2014
NEW
87
Foundations of Rome
2022
+9
88
Fine Sand
2018
NEW
89
So Clover!
2021
-27
90
Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar
2012
NEW
91
Forbidden Island
2010
NEW
92
TransAmerica
2001
-38
93
Oh My Goods!
2015
NEW
94
Cantaloop: Book 1 – Breaking into Prison
2020
NEW
95
Heat: Pedal to the Metal
2022
NEW
96
Airlines Europe
2011
NEW
97
Power Rangers: Deck-Building Game
2021
NEW
98
Bohnanza
1997
NEW
99
Letter Jam
2019
-1
100
Innovation
2010
DROP
—15
Legendary Encounters: An Alien Deck Building Game
2014
DROP
—22
Valley of the Kings
2014
DROP
—31
The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine
2019
DROP
—34
Pandemic: The Cure
2014
DROP
—36
King of Tokyo
2011
DROP
—40
Aftermath
2019
DROP
—41
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle
2016
DROP
—44
Race for the Galaxy
2007
DROP
—46
Adventure Games: The Dungeon
2019
DROP
—48
Clank! In! Space!: A Deck-Building Adventure
2017
DROP
—49
Defenders of the Realm
2010
DROP
—51
Pulsar 2849
2017
DROP
—59
Decrypto
2018
DROP
—60
Indonesia
2005
DROP
—64
Imperial
2006
DROP
—65
Istanbul: The Dice Game
2017
DROP
—67
Snow Tails
2008
DROP
—68
Mansions of Madness: Second Edition
2016
DROP
—70
Pueblo
2002
DROP
—71
Great Western Trail
2016
DROP
—72
Burgle Bros.
2015
DROP
—77
The Networks: Primetime
2016
DROP
—80
Underwater Cities
2018
DROP
—81
Dice Forge
2017
DROP
—82
The Reckoners
2018
DROP
—83
Disney Villainous: The Worst Takes it All
2018
DROP
—84
Near and Far
2017
DROP
—85
Die Magier von Pangea
2001
DROP
—86
T.I.M.E Stories
2015
DROP
—87
Flip City
2014
DROP
—88
Paperback
2014
DROP
—89
VOLT: Robot Battle Arena
2014
DROP
—91
Thunderstone
2009
DROP
—92
Detective: City of Angels
2019
DROP
—93
Würfel Bohnanza
2012
DROP
—94
The Quest for El Dorado
2017
DROP
—96
New Frontiers
2018
DROP
—98
Guildhall
2012
DROP
—100
Clank!: A Deck-Building Adventure
2016
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Changes this update
vs. previous list
New on List39 total
  • Return to Dark TowerReturn to Dark Tower
    4
  • EarthEarth
    7
  • Legendary: A Marvel Deck Building GameLegendary: A Marvel Deck Building Game
    17
Biggest Climbers24 total
  • Res ArcanaRes Arcana+82
  • EXIT: The Game – The Abandoned CabinEXIT: The Game – The Abandoned Cabin+58
  • Project LProject L+53
Biggest Drops34 total
  • Stuffed FablesStuffed Fables-64
  • Mice and MysticsMice and Mystics-57
  • WavelengthWavelength-55
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