It’s the time of year where I rank my favorite board games! I have been doing this annually for a while now, and I always find it interesting to see how games move around. At the time of this list, I own 96 unique board games (excluding children’s games) and have played/rated a total of 404 unique board games. That means this “Top 50” accounts for the top half of games I have kept in my collection and the top ~12% of games I have ever played. Maybe you’ll find some new favorites; on to the list!
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In case you are curious, here are my rankings for games I own that missed my top 50:
#96 - Hues and Cues (NEW) #95 - Illusion (-21) #94 - No Thanks! (NEW) #93 - When I Dream (-17) #92 - Take 5 (a.k.a. 6 Nimmt!) (NEW) #91 - Rampage (-18) #90 - Morels (-24) #89 - Muse (NEW) #88 - Circle the Wagons (NEW) #87 - Beasts of Balance (NEW) #86 - PUSH (NEW) #85 - Concept (-10) #84 - L.L.A.M.A. (NEW) #83 - Cribbage (-21) #82 - Super Mega Lucky Box (NEW) #81 - Deception: Murder in Hong Kong (-11) #80 - Chronicles of Crime (NEW) #79 - Hive (-21) #78 - Sprawlopolis (-13) #77 - Just One (-6) #76 - Telestrations (-8) #75 - Can’t Stop (-6) #74 - Kingdomino (-17) #73 - Mysterium (-12) #72 - Wavelength (-9) #71 - Dragon Castle (-15) #70 - Dixit (-22) #69 - 7 Wonders: Architects (NEW) #68 - Point Salad (-15) #67 - Sushi Go Party! (-8) #66 - Wits & Wagers (-2) #65 - Ransom Notes (NEW) #64 - Camel Up (-4) #63 - Santorini (-9) #62 - Las Vegas Royale (NEW) #61 - Paperback (-19) #60 - Awkward Guests (NEW) #59 - Canvas (-5) #58 - Lost Cities (-3) #57 - Fantasy Realms (NEW) #56 - Meadow (NEW) #55 - Codenames (-5) #54 - Codenames: Duet (-5) #53 - Cascadia (NEW) #52 - My City (NEW) #51 - KLASK (-14)
Games that left my collection this year:
<aside> 🎲 Total Plays: 11
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<aside> 🗓️ Plays in Last Year: 6
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Rank Over Time: 41 » 50
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We live in a world of more roll/flip-and-write games than anyone could possibly need, and most of them share a variety of elements that are very common to the genre. Super Skill Pinball certainly contains some of those elements, but it manages to feel more fresh and unique than any other <blank>-and-write I’ve played. This is mainly due to the ball that moves around your sheet, and its location determining which options are available to you. This would have been a cool concept to explore in general, but it is perfect for the pinball theme, and it ends up being one of the most thematic games in the genre as well. A lot of my plays of this have actually been solo (and if there is one knock, it is that it can take a little long with more players), but I have really enjoyed my plays so far.
<aside> 🎲 Total Plays: 11
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<aside> 🗓️ Plays in Last Year: 2
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<aside> 📊 Rank Over Time: 45 » 49
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