I feel like this year absolutely flew by! It was a super weird year for me, lots of changes. But one thing that hasn’t changed is that I still love playing games! There’s a few new gems on the list this year, but my very favorites have been pretty consistent.

New games below are noted with a (N), while games that appeared on last year’s list have (#) next to them, with whatever place they were at last time.
How many crossovers do you have? ☺️

100 – 91

100.Tumblin’ Dice (N) – This isn’t brand new to the list, but did fall off last year, so… welcome back!
99. Western Legends (95)
98. Harvest Dice (N)
97. Starship Captains (55)
96. JinxO (N) – I thought this was an awesome new party game!
95. Dice Hospital (88)
94. Run, Fight, or Die! (N)
93. Monikers (20) I’m playing this a lot less this year, hence the drop, but I still think it’s a solid game!
92. Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig (N)
91. Rampage (100)

90 – 81

90. Codenames (N)
89. The Guild of Merchant Explorers (N)
88. Wacky Races: The Board Game (87) – Pretty consistent!
87. Martian Dice (N) – It’s been a few years since this one was on the list, but glad to see if back
86. Kingdomino (N) – I had been more into Origins for a bit, but after revisiting both this year, I landed on this being my favorite version
85. Calico (66)
84. Scythe (77)
83. Takenoko (78)
82. Potion Explosion (69)
81. Suburbia (53)

80 – 71

80. Broom Service (N) – It’s been a little bit since this has made the list, but I’m glad I got to play it again after a while this year!
79. Sonic the Hedgehog: Battle Racers (N) – This one is a beast to learn, and I feel like I’m new to it every time I play it, but I always end up having a great time!
78. Escape: The Curse of the Temple (61)
77. The Quest for El Dorado (76) – Pretty consistent!
76. Tidal Blades: Heroes of the Reef (86)
75. Quacks (32) – This definitely fell, cause there is a lot of luck in this one, and I’ve seen some people have really bad plays of it, but I still think it’s a lot of fun
74. Stonespine Architects (N)
73. Fairy Tale Inn (N)
72. Cat Lady (N) – I can’t believe this hasn’t made the list before!
71. Bunny Kingdom (34)

70 – 61

70. Grand Austria Hotel (58)
69. Empyreal: Spells & Steam (94)
68. Confusing Lands (44)
67. The Search for Planet X (68)
66. Bitoku (24)
65. Pokémon Splendor (N) – Definitely better than regular Splendor for me!
64. Merchants of Magick: A Set a Watch Tale (63)
63. Forges of Ravenshire (28)
62. Stockpile (89)
61. Suna Valo (N) – This was a big hit for me last year at PAXU, so I’m really glad I got to pick up my own copy this year!

60 – 51

60. Animals in Espionage (57)
59. The Key (70) – I admit, there have been some duds in the series, but overall, I really like all of these!
58. Decktective (49)
57. Museum Suspects (40)
56. Neodreams (80)
55. Pátzcuaro (54)
54. Picture Perfect (74) – This is a logic puzzle to the 10th degree, haha, but always a fun time!
53. Meeples & Monsters (33)
52. The Few and Cursed (30)
51. Chronicles of Crime (60) – I wish I played this more, but I really prefer playing it with others, and I don’t really have anyone else to play with at the moment

50 – 41

50. Living Forest (15)
49. Mystic Vale (84)
48. Wild Gardens (N)
47. Vivarium (41)
46. Love Letter (38) – I played like 3 new (to me) versions of this game this year too! I think I have them all…at least for now!
45. Creature Caravan (N)
44. Duck & Cover (N) – Super cute light and simple game!
43. Asking for Trobils (47)
42. Alien Frontiers (51)
41. Dicenstein (65)

40 – 31

40. Ex Libris (N)
39. ROVE: Results-Oriented Versatile Explorer (46) – Still one of my fave solo puzzles!
38. Draftosaurus (37)
37. Dixit (79) – I find this game so fun to introduce to people!
36. Comic Hunters (48) – Can not believe we realized after so many plays that we were playing the tracks slightly wrong lol, ready to finally fix that!
35. Mysterium (39)
34. Abyss (43)
33. Istanbul (50)
32. Cartoon Network Crossover Crisis Deck-Building Game (31) – On board with anything that include Steven Universe!
31. Cascadia (27)

30 – 21

30. 18Escape (26) – This encompasses all the escape games from Grand Gamers Guild – Holiday Hijinks, Endangered, etc. I think this minimalist escape rooms are super fun!
29. Explorers of Navoria (N)
28. The Princess Bride Adventure Book Game (N) – I finally painted these minis recently, and they honestly came out so nice, which makes me even more excited to play this game. It’s not the best game by any means, but I just love this theme haha
27. Middara (N) – I have been obsessed with this since getting it! I love it!
26. Heroes of Barcadia (N)
25. Merchants Cove (29)
24. Trinket Trove (N) – This game is so cute!!
23. Masters of Crime (N)
22. Lords of Waterdeep (18)
21. Sheriff of Nottingham (25)

20 – 11

20. Deception: Murder in Hong Kong (22)
19. Argent: The Consortium (21)
18. Cartographers (16)
17. The Red Dragon Inn (45)
16. Just One (13)
15. T.I.M.E Stories (14) – I’m really starting to want to replay the whole mainline series from the start again…I hope I don’t remember too much!
14. Whirling Witchcraft (11)
13. Natsumemo (8)
12. Everdell (17)
11. Dead of Winter: A Crossroads Game (25) – Still my favorite game to play around spooky time with a full group of 5!

Top 10!

10. For Northwood! A Solo Trick-Taking Game (9) – Literally the only trick-taking game I will be caught dead playing
9. Cowboy Bebop: Space Serenade (7)
8. Sagrada (6)
7. MicroMacro: Crime City (5)
6. Flamecraft (3) – Just got the expansion for this too, can’t wait to try it!
5. Monsters on Board (12)
4. Space Base (4)
3. Unlock! (10) – Definitely my favorite escape room style board game.
2. Similo (2) – Love introducing new players to this as often as I can
1. Marvel United (1) – DUH! This one is likely going to hold this spot for a good, long time. I absolutely adore this game.