Top 100 Board Games Overview (#30-21)

2020 #30 2019 #32 2018 #52

This game keeps climbing. Far surpassing my expectations but how much longer can it keep this up? I say it stays in my Top 30, even crawls up a little higher too. 

2020 #29 2019 #56 2018 #48 2017 #30 2016 #10

This game is going to come roaring back I think. No more dungeon crawls during beach vacation, we'll be racing these tracks several times. I expect to welcome it back into the Top 20 by the end of the year. 

2020 #28 2019 #46 2018 #41 2017 #26 2016 #11

This is the year of the coop. This one move up but stays in the Top 20. 

2020 #27 2019 #53 2018 #44 2017 #48

Now that I have the hard to find queenie for this game, I say it bumps up a couple more spots on my list. 

2020 #26 2019 #33 2018 #54 2017 #53

Played the long awaited (and unexpected) expansion for this recently. Under-performed. I think this game loses a few spots because of it. 

2020 #25

New to the list, it comes down a little for it's second year in my collection but stays a Top 30 game. 

2020 #24 2019 #24 2018 #30 2017 #40

It may be all out of expansions but it did come in at the same exact rating as last year. But let's be bold and say this game makes it into the Top 20!

2020 #23 2019 #27 2018 #14 2017 #4

Such a hard call this year! So since I've talked so much about games rising on my list its fitting I say one will drop. I don't know how, or why, but I'll pick this one for now. 

2020 #22 2019 #15 2018 #13 2017 #56

Same as above. Just have to balance these predictions out a bit!

2020 #21 2019 #47 2018 #42 2017 #10 2016 #8

Here we go.  My gaming group wants to do a Catanathon again. If that happens, this game is for sure in my Top 20 once again. If not....it drops, slightly. 

Top 100 Board Games Overview (#40-31)

2020 #40 2019 #54 2018 #49 2017 #47

This game is reaching an all time high on my list this year. But I think this is where it peaks and goes back to one of the earlier rankings. 

2020 #39 2019 #62 2018 #60

Another game that's hitting an all time high. It may move down a bit but will remain in my Top 50. 

2020 #38 2019 #57 2018 #16 2017#21

Nice to see this game going back up my list. I think it hovers around this area again when my next list comes out. 

2020 #37 2019 #69 2018 #78

This game is awesome. It rises every year on my list and this year I think it'll hop a few more spots but stay in my Top 40. 

2020 #36 2019 #77 2018 #56 2017 #54

Another Queen Game that bounced back on my list this past year. I think it's good enough to stay in the Top 40 in 2021 too. 

2020 #35 2019 #64 2018 #56 2017 #54

This game is riding at an all time high showing how much I love Queen Games. BUT that being said I think it follows the other back to its ranking from previous years. 

2020 #34 2019 #21 2018 #26 2017 #32

Look at this game! Back to almost where is originally started on my list so many years ago! I think it'll bounce back up a few in 2021 too. GREAT worker placement game!

2020 #33 2019 #52

A healthy 20 spots improved its standings this year. I think it'll hold in the Top 40 and maybe (just maybe) squeeze in the Top 30 if it still gets played as much as last year. 

2020 #32 2019 #18 2018#22 2017 #14

Lowest mark for this game yet. Can't explain why. I still love it. It should be a Top 20 game but this year couldn't make the Top 30. But I think it will in 2021. 

2020 #31 2019 # 59 2018 #55

Each expansion makes the game that much better. I'm calling this one in my Top 20 next year. 

Top 100 Board Games Overview (#50-41)

2020 #50

On tea games I've been 50/50 on whether they move up or down. Hmmm....let's say it moves down for now. Really fun game though. 

2020 #49 2019 #85

And here I thought it'd be moving down my list the year before. Now I think the opposite. This game moves up once more in 2021!

2020 #48 2019 #42

This tea game only fell a few spots but it's such a great game that I doubt it moves too much down this year as well. 

2020 #47 2019 #29 2018 #46

From rising in the ranks to dropping back where it almost started in the first place. I think that just goes to show you I had it right the first time through. I'm saying it stays around this ranking on the next list. 

2020 #46

New game. Fantastic game. Moving way up on my list. Possible Top 20. 

2020 #45 2019 #48

Rising only slightly on the list I think it stays in the Top 50 next year....oh heck, let's be bold. It climbs up a few more spots too!

2020 #44 2019 #82

Another game that soared up my list but I think it's hit the ceiling for as high as it'll go from here on out. 

2020 #43 2019 #28

Quite a drop from last year but it only got played once which is I think why it slipped. Hard to guess where this one goes next time but I'll say down. 

2020 #42 2019 #19 2018 #17 2017 #16

First time not in my Top 20 and I'm guessing lack of plays led to it? This year it gets back in the Top 30 at the very least. 

2020 #41 2019 #81

Roaring up my list is the older version of this game but I think it moves back a little in 2021. 

Top 100 Board Games Overview (#60-51)

2020 #50 2019 #73 2018 #66

Jurassic Park eat your heart out. This is the highest this game has ever ranked on my list before but I think it'll slip back down this year. Dinosaur World comes out later this year and I look forward to seeing what they have planned for that.  

2020 #49 2019 #78

The expansion was ho-hum but the game shines on without it fine. I do believe this one will drop a little this year (but I've been saying that of just about every game this year. What's wrong with me?!)

2020 #48 2019 #35 2018 #29 2017 #23

This one slowly drops a little each year but is consistent. I believe that trend continues this year. 

2020 #47 2019 #91

I KNEW this one would go up! It's such a great game and one of the few on my list that others agree with me on. I think it climbs a bit more this year too. 

2020 #46 
 

This new game to my list will probably hold around this area. I love the different strategies you have to win and that the right move can catapult you to the top. Awesome game. 

2020 #45

I think this game is moving higher on my list this year. I love painting themes and this one is the best in my collection. Well worth checking out if you haven't before. 

2020 #44 2019 #70 2018 #97

Gotta stop doubting this game. It moves up every year. I think it will again but by 10 spots at the most. The games above it are really good. 

2020 #43 2019 #79

Like I knew it would, this game shot up my list. I'm thinking it's peaked at this point and will hold at this position. 

2020 #42 2019 #83

Such a great game. It's a little like Splendor but with three caravans of choices to complete contracts with. Even though the game did well on the list last year, I think this is where it stops climbing and holds like all the others. 

2020 #41 2019 #92

Yep, this one's moving up again in 2021 I just know it. Lovely game that grows on me more and more over time. 

Florida

 I've never wanted to live anywhere more than I do in Florida right now. 

Beautiful!

These folks live by faith and not fear. Love it. 

My new favorite state!

Top 100 Board Games Overview (#70-61)

2020 #70 2019 #43 2018 #34 2017 #33

This game took its biggest drop yet on my list. Can't say why, I guess because I love this game where you build around the box and have a player eliminated at the end for the most corruption. Such a great game. It stays on my list, maybe dropping a few more spots. 

2020 #69 2019 # 39

Another game from the year before that had its newness wear off and is now settling in on my list at the proper spot. This one is very hard to win because of the extreme lack of money in the game but I love it all the same. I think it makes a comeback on my list and moves up. 

2020 #68 2019 #20 2018 #15 2017 #35

This game's in trouble. My nephews and my gaming group don't like it for some reason and I'm having trouble getting it to the table. It only appeared once and that's going to hurt it this year if that remains true, so I'm saying this one takes another tumble down the list in 2021. 

2020 #67 2019 #49

Another game that lost its newness and took a hit in the rankings but I don't think it falls much more if at all after this year. 

 2020 #66 2019 #80

The expansion was a hit and so this game benefitted by rising on my list! However, I believe it made start moving back down the list after this. 

2020 #65 

New game added to my collection and I have a feeling its heading North when the end of the year comes around. 

2020 #64 2019 #52

Only a small drop which I think will continue as the years go by. Such a simple game but SO much fun for adults or kids. This is the reason Valdora's having problems climbing up my list. This one's just a better game, no question. 

2020 #63 2019 #55 2018 #31 2017 #39

This one's been in my collection for a while and only recently got competition in my collection as other Viking games came into my collection. I think this one is suffering the same fate as Black Fleet did when it got replaced with another game of the same theme. It drops even further in 2021. 

2020 #62 2019 #61 2018 #53 2017 #28

Great Uwe Rosenburg game that I believe stays where it's been hovering for the past 3 years. 

2020 #61 2019 #66 2018 #70 2017 #41

This is a beautiful game that really hasn't budged much on my list for the past 3 years so I say nothing changes for 2021.