It’s time once again for the Board Game Geek Golden Geek awards! Around this time every year, BGG opens up the internet to a wide discussion on which are the best board games in any given category and other board game related media. This year, there are 15 awards, for which the nominees are chosen by you. Yes, you! The gamer at home. Assuming you went onto BGG and nominated in the last month, of course. If you didn’t, well, you can vote for the game you think deserves to win. These are awards nominated and voted on by gamers so once you’re done reading here, you can go ahead and vote! Where possible, I’ve included the Zatu link so you can see the game for yourself and our thoughts.
2-Player Game
- Beer & Bread
- boop.
- Caesar! Seize Rome in 20 minutes!
- Caper: Europe
- Marvel Dice Throne
- Mindbug: First Contact
- Pagan: Fate of Roanoke
- Splendor Duel
- Twilight Struggle: Red Sea – Conflict in the Horn of Africa
- Undaunted: Stalingrad
- Wingspan Asia
Artwork & Presentation
- Blood on the Clocktower
- Carnegie
- CoraQuest
- Creature Comforts
- Endless Winter: Paleoamericans
- Everdell: The Complete Collection
- Flamecraft
- Foundations of Rome
- Heat: Pedal to the Metal
- John Company: Second Edition
- Merchants of the Dark Road
- My Father’s Work
- Return to Dark Tower
- Weather Machine
- Wonderland’s War
Cooperative Game
- Aeon Trespass: Odyssey
- burncycle
- CoraQuest
- Décorum
- Dorfromantik: The Board Game
- Frostpunk: The Board Game
- ISS Vanguard
- Keep the Heroes Out!
- Kites
- Lands of Galzyr
- Mists over Carcassonne
- Oathsworn: Into the Deepwood
- Paint the Roses
- Return to Dark Tower
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Pandemic system)
- Vagrantsong
Expansion
- Dune: Imperium – Immortality
- Dune: Imperium – Rise of Ix
- Everdell: Newleaf
- Meadow: Downstream
- On Mars: Alien Invasion
- PARKS: Wildlife
- The Red Cathedral: Contractors
- Roll Camera!: The B-Movie Expansion
- Root: The Marauder Expansion
- Star Wars: Outer Rim – Unfinished Business
- Viticulture World: Cooperative Expansion
- Wingspan Asia
Innovative
- Blood on the Clocktower
- Cat in the Box: Deluxe Edition
- Dead Reckoning
- Deal with the Devil
- Heat: Pedal to the Metal
- ISS Vanguard
- John Company: Second Edition
- Mindbug: First Contact
- My Father’s Work
- Planet Unknown
- Return to Dark Tower
- Turing Machine
Light Game Of The Year
- Akropolis
- Cat in the Box: Deluxe Edition
- Challengers!
- Dorfromantik: The Board Game
- Foundations of Rome
- Long Shot: The Dice Game
- Mindbug: First Contact
- Next Station: London
- Ready Set Bet
- Rear Window
- Sea Salt & Paper
- Splendor Duel
- Trekking Through History
Medium Game Of The Year
- Atiwa
- Blood on the Clocktower
- Clank!: Catacombs
- First Rat
- Flamecraft
- The Guild of Merchant Explorers
- Heat: Pedal to the Metal
- Lacrimosa
- Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest
- Mosaic: A Story of Civilization
- Planet Unknown
- Wonderland’s War
Heavy Game Of The Year
- Aeon Trespass: Odyssey
- Carnegie
- Dead Reckoning
- Endless Winter: Paleoamericans
- Great Western Trail: Argentina
- John Company: Second Edition
- Marrakesh
- Revive
- Tiletum
- Wayfarers of the South Tigris
- Weather Machine
- Woodcraft
Party Game
- Blood on the Clocktower
- Challengers!
- Feed the Kraken
- Fun Facts
- Gang of Dice
- Green Team Wins
- Kites
- Long Shot: The Dice Game
- Penguin Airlines
- Phantom Ink
- Ready Set Bet
Print & Play
- Aquamarine
- Birdscaping
- Copperdale
- Doctor Who: Solitaire Story Game (Third Edition)
- The Old Prince 1871
- Shu’s Tactics
- Sunshine City
- A Wayfarer’s Tale
- Woodcraft: Roll and Write
Solo Game
- Aeon Trespass: Odyssey
- Aleph Null
- Aquamarine
- Frostpunk: The Board Game
- ISS Vanguard
- Nemo’s War: The Ultimate Edition
- Paperback Adventures
- Resist!
- Siege of Valeria
- Turing Machine
Thematic Game
- Aeon Trespass: Odyssey
- Blood on the Clocktower
- Dead Reckoning
- Frostpunk: The Board Game
- Heat: Pedal to the Metal
- ISS Vanguard
- John Company: Second Edition
- My Father’s Work
- Nemesis: Lockdown
- Oathsworn: Into the Deepwood
- Return to Dark Tower
- Votes for Women
- War of the Ring: The Card Game
- Wonderland’s War
Wargame
- 1212 Las Navas de Tolosa
- Almoravid: Reconquista and Riposte in Spain 1085-1086
- Caesar! Seize Rome in 20 minutes!
- Fire & Stone: Siege of Vienna 1683
- Flashpoint: South China Sea
- Lanzerath Ridge
- A Most Fearful Sacrifice: The Three Days of Gettysburg
- Pacific War: The Struggle Against Japan, 1941-1945 (Second Edition)
- Resist!
- Salerno ’43
- Successors (Fourth Edition)
- Twilight Struggle: Red Sea – Conflict in the Horn of Africa
- Undaunted: Stalingrad
- Votes for Women
Best Podcast
- Board Games Insider
- Five Games for Doomsday
- Beyond Solitaire
- Blue Peg, Pink Peg
- Board Game BBQ
- Board Game Hot Takes
- Board Game Snobs
- Decision Space
- Game Brain: A Board Game Podcast About Our Gaming Group
- One Stop Co-Op Shop
- Rolling Dice & Taking Names Gaming Podcast
- Sporadically Board with Mike and Dan
- Talk Cardboard
- This Game Is Broken
- Board Game Blitz
Best Board Game App
- Clever 4Ever
- Everdell
- The Grizzled Armistice Digital
- Hero Realms
- LAMA by Reiner Knizia
- Maglev Metro
- Roll Player
- Wings of Glory
