Top 200 Board Games Overview (#160-151)

 

2020 #160

New Stephen Feld game that I believe is going to hold fast in the long run. I don't see it moving up but I do see it staying firm around this place next year as other games fall. 

2020 #159 2019 #63 2018 #63 2017 #44 2016 #41

This game took a huge 96 spot tumble down the list this year, even though it marks the first time I ever won a game! They're both fun games but didn't get but one play this year and I think that'll be the case going forward with my growing collection. This game falls again in 2021. 

 2020 #158

With all my predictions of games falling down the list, it's time to start saying which ones I think will rise and this is one for sure I think will do it. Since my review I've played it several times and it gets better each time! I think this game is a sure bet to rise this year on the list. 

 2020 #157 2019 #171 2018 #113

This game made a comeback on my list. Straight up fun whenever it comes out. Don't know how it will fare this year on the list but since I'm making predictions I'll say it inches up a little more this year. 

2020 #156 2019 #189

Big rise for this game but I think it hits its peak and won't rise any higher on my list. I do love this game. 

2020 #155 2019 #165 2018 #88 2017 #49

Surprised by the rise in the ranks last year for this game due to the AP problem I always seem to have with my group whenever it comes out. But there's no denying this is a fantastic game. Though I doubt it ever sees my Top 100 again I'm going to say it moves back down the list in 2021. 

2020 #154

Fresh new game added to my list but I don't think it has the staying power as other do and will start to slide a little after its freshman year. The theme is great and the game very interesting. I just have a feeling it could get lost in the shuffle this year. 

2020 #153 2019 #155 2018 #89 2017 #45 2016 #19

This game battened down the hatches and held fast on my list, crawling up 2 spots after everything was said and done. Solid game that's out of print now and have folks asking a fortune for. That's sad really because it's a great game that only got removed from my Top 100 due to another pirate game entering my collection. I think the fleet stays here again in 2021. 

2020 #152

This one I think will move down. I haven't played it since the first of last year and though I do plan on bringing it out on game night I'm not sure how it'll perform so I'll play it safe and say it moves down. 

2020 #151

I'm going to start making a challenge for me to at least call 2 or 3 of these each post as "rising" since it appears all I'm doing is preaching gloom and doom. So with that said, this one will move UP the list. Beautiful looking game and components. The game play is there as well which further cements my position. 

Top 200 Board Games Overview (#170-161)

 2020 #170

If I hadn't have gotten Atlier, I would have said this one was moving up my list. Now I'm going to say it stay about where it is for 2021. 

2020 #169 2019 #90 2018 #77

Taking a plunge on my list this past year is another unexplainable event. We played it plenty of times, but I guess it just gets lost in the shuffle. I'm saying it bounces back a few spots next time around. 

2020 #168 2019 #168 2018 #91

I can't believe this stayed EXACTLY the same spot on the list for back to back years. The game has gotten more popular over the years and with the addition of the final queenie I was missing (which is still on its way from Germany) I think this game should hold fast to this spot once again. 

2020 #167 2019 #156

Not so bad a drop this past year so I think I've pretty much found the sweet spot for this game. It'll move down the list in the future but only to make room for newer games. 

2020 #166 2019 #134

Fun game but rarely gets to the table. I'm thinking this is headed for a big drop in 2021. 

2020 #165 2019 #36

This game suffered an immense drop last year. I suppose I found it a little more straight forward a game this time around with nothing new coming out of it. It's still a solid game and one I love playing. But I think it sticks close around this spot moving forward on my list. 

2020 #164 2019 #122

This game has a new kickstarter coming out for a Big Box edition with a NEW expansion. Sadly they won't let anybody order just the expansion. I think that's insulting your long term fans a bit. I don't like companies who do that. This game moves down the list and maybe out of the Top 200. 

2020 #163 2019 #95 2018 #64 2017 #55

I love this game. But now even my nephews don't want to play it anymore. Making it extremely hard to get to the table. I'll try to play it once this year but due to that, it's going to suffer another huge drop like it did this past year. 

2020 #162

A new Queen game for me. I'm curious as to how it'll perform from here on out. I don't see it moving much unless my gaming group REALLY starts to take a shine to it. 

2020 #161 2019 #89

A bit of a drop from the year before but still a great game. I foresee ill winds ahead though, as newer games enter my collection, this one will sail further south....but still make it to game night a few times along the way.  

Top 200 Board Games Overview (#180-171)

 

2020 #180

The guy who loved this game is no longer in my gaming group now that he has a job working nights. This game will fall out of the Top 200 completely without him in the group bringing it to the table whenever he can. 

2020 #179

I love the game but Mr Feld will have to settle for this one sitting out side my Top 200 come the next time around. 

2020 #178 2019 #160 2018 #96 2017 #76

Though a huge favorite with my group, I just can't wrap my head around how to win this game. It'll still get to the table a few times this year but I have a feeling it'll sit outside the Top 200 when its all said and done. 

2020 #177 2019 #154 2018 #90

This game comes out more than you would think, and since I have a new gaming group who enjoys coops I think this one won't drop as bad on my list from this point on. 

2020 #176 2019 #142

Hard to say but since I have to make the call, I say it's done being in the Top 200 from here on out. 

2020 #175 2019 #136

A great little game that isn't coming out much recently. I'll say it hangs on in the 190s next time. 

2020 #174 2019 #141 2018 #117

This game can't seem to catch a break! It's a solids game that's always a blast to bring out but consistently suffer a 30+ drop every year. I think it holds on to the Top 200 spot next year (though way lower) 

2020 #173 2019 #37

An incredible shocker to me this past year. I have no idea why it's ranked so much lower than the year before?! While I certainly don't think it'll drop that far again I guess it just goes to show you how that "new car scent" can move a game up the ranks a little higher than it should be. But I'll be kind to the game and say this one moves up in 2021. 

2020 #172

It's going to be interesting to see what this game does now that its rookie season in my collection is now complete. Could soar up the ranks or be out of the Top 200 completely. I'll flip a coin and say it's out!

2020 #171

A wonderful Kickstarter I've gotten to play a little more since I reviewed it and I think it remains somewhere in this same exact area on my list next time. 

New Year's Resolution CHECK!!!

 At long last one of the uncheck resolutions I made in 2020 is now off the list! (and I sincerely wish I hadn't have waited so long)

I finally got "Tales from the Galaxy Volume 4" printed and coming to me in the next few weeks! My 4th (yet I don't believe) volume of collectable stories from the Expanded Universe. 

Extremely proud to finally have this off the list and look forward to seeing the finished product in mid-Feb!

Thank you Mr President

 For all you've done for our economy, safety, religious freedom and the pro-life movement. The media never gave you the credit you deserved. 

You are the only Republican President I ever voted for. In another 4 years if you decide not to run, I'll be going back to choosing the best Independent candidate I can find. 

Thank you.  

Top 200 Board Games Overview (#190-181)

 

2020 #190 2019 #158

Was really surprised to see this one drop as far as it did. To be honest I bring this one out to the table a lot so for that reason I'm going to say it moves back up my list this year. 

2020 #189 2019 #161 2018 #93

After the last Kickstarter debacle I've been losing interest in this game. It falls out of my Top 200 after this point. 

  2020 #188 2019 #146

Fun little dice game but gets lost in the shuffle with my collection so I'm thinking this doesn't make my Top 200 next time around. 

2020 #187 2019 #88 2018 #58 2017 #50 2016 #4

After spending so many years in my Top 100 this game's trying its best to stay within the Top 200 after falling a staggering 99 spots on my list! Don't know what the deal is. I won it for the first time ever this past year. At this moment I'm doubtful it has the staying power to keep within the Top 200 from here on. 

2020 #186 2019 #149 2018 #80 2017 #85

An excellent racing game that doesn't get as much love as it should on my list. I'm ALWAYS up for a game of this and it plays rather quickly. But at the rate I continue getting new games in, I'm going to have to call this one out of my Top 200 in 2021. 

2020 #185 

As an oversight this was not ranked in 2019 but should have been and it may have been ranked higher I just don't know. I think this does have staying power to keep within the Top 200 though it'll rank lower on the list. 

2020 #184 2019 # 153 2018#87 2017#62 2016 #22

I really thought considering what went on this year that this game was going to soar up my list last year but it still dropped. I guess nothing can stop it now from falling out of my Top 200 completely by the end of the year. 

2020 #183 2019 #173

This didn't fall so bad on my list last year. In fact, it weathered the storm and stayed in there despite all the new games I got in. I think it shuffles down more next year and just barely misses my Top 200. 

2020 #182 2019 #185

This one climbed slightly on my list and I think it can do it again in 2021. There's not much to the game play but it's an incredibly smart game!

2020 #181 2019 #192

Last year I predicted this one would fall and instead it moved up 11 spots. I won't underestimate it again. This game moves up this year but not as many spots as the year before. 

Canceled!

 Sadly for the 2nd straight year this con has been cancelled due to unexplained fear of a 99.7% survival rate. 

Sucks fear is reigning strong once again in 2021.  

 

THE DOUBLE STANDARD

Top 200 Board Games Overview (#200-191)

 Ok, let's see what stays and what goes for next year's Top 200!!

2020 #200 2019 #139 2018 #86 2017 #71

This game plunged 61 spots to barely hold in to the Top 200. It won't be in it next year. 

2020 #199 2019 #113

From being a handful of spots away from the Top 100 to now barely hanging in the Top 200, I have to say this one doesn't make it either. 

2020 #198 2019 #87 2018 #50 2017 #43

This one was a shocker for me. A game from my Top 100 last year just barely made it into the Top 200 of my list this time and I don't think it can do so next year. There's nothing wrong with the game, I guess I just have other dice games I love playing more now. 

2020 #197

Barely made my Top 200 because I played it with my nephews that had never seen the movie before. Now they have and now they want to play it again.....I'm going to say it still falls short of my Top 200 due to newer games coming in. 

2020 #196

Another new game that squeaked in to the Top 200. It's hard to tell but I can see this one being lost in the shuffle and find itself on the outside looking in to the Top 200 by the end of the year. 

2020 #195 2019 #187

I think this is the year for these games to begin their climb on my list. I predict they go up in 2021!

2020 #194 2019 #129

It was a hefty drop from the year prior but as this game sees the table less and less each year, I'm going to have to say, it drops from my list too. 

2020 #193

Really was delighted and surprised by this game last year. Now in its sophomore year on my list will it rise or fall? Depends on how much it gets played really. But I say it fights and stays in the Top 200 for this year. 

2020 #192

Another new one I ranked conservitably on my list that I know is going to rise in 2021

2020 #191

Another new game that I think will fall outside my Top 200 once its debut is over.