Best board games of 2020
From party games to RPG adventures to heavy euros, these are the best board games from 2020.
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How is this list made?
The games on this list have been calculated by aggregating many public Top 10 rankings from YouTube. They represent an overall picture of the board game scene and do not represent any one person's opinion. Check out the full list of rankings below.
View the Top 10 rankingsIt’s never been a better time to be a fan of board games with some of the best tabletop games ever made being available. Long gone are the days where you’d struggle to get anyone to pick up anything but Risk or Monopoly. With all the amazing board games out there it can be challenge to pick one, so let us help you pick from this list of the best board games. These lists include a wide variety of board games, both in terms of theme and gameplay. Whether you’re looking for the next co-op game to share with your friends, a new part game to play at the holidays, or a heavier strategic game to dig in to, you’ll be able to find an entry to fit your criteria. There are scary games, historical games, fantasy titles and even war-themed board games, meaning that whatever the weather you’ll have a fantastic tabletop title to pop onto the table.
The list: top 25 games
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Tammany Hall
Year published 2007 Designer Doug Eckhart Artists Peter Dennis Publisher StrataMax Games + 2 more Player count 3 - 5 - 24
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Merchants of Dunhuang
Year published 2020 Designer Gabriele Bubola Artists Martin Mottet Publisher Mandoo Games + 3 more Player count 2 - 4 - 23
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Hues and Cues
Year published 2020 Designer Scott Brady Artists Publisher The Op Player count 3 - 10 - 22
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Cubitos
Year published 2021 Designer John D. Clair Artists Jacqui Davis, Philip Glofcheskie + 1 more Publisher Alderac Entertainment Group + 7 more Player count 2 - 4 - 21
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Sonora
Year published 2020 Designer Rob Newton Artists Michael Parla, Tom Goyon Publisher Pandasaurus Games + 2 more Player count 1 - 4 - 20
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Far Away
Year published 2020 Designer Alexander Jerabek Artists Jake Breish Publisher Cherry Picked Games Player count 2 - 19
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Fort
Year published 2020 Designer Grant Rodiek Artists Kyle Ferrin Publisher Leder Games + 4 more Player count 2 - 4 - 18
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The Isle of Cats
Year published 2019 Designer Frank West Artists Dragolisco, Frank West Publisher The City of Games + 12 more Player count 1 - 4 - 17
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Tekhenu: Obelisk of the Sun
Year published 2020 Designer Daniele Tascini, Dávid Turczi Artists Jakub Fajtanowski, Michał Długaj + 2 more Publisher Board&Dice + 10 more Player count 1 - 4 - 16
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Beyond the Sun
Year published 2020 Designer Dennis K. Chan Artists Franz Vohwinkel Publisher Rio Grande Games + 5 more Player count 2 - 4 - 15
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Spirit Island: Jagged Earth
Year published 2020 Designer R. Eric Reuss Artists Jason Behnke, Loïc Billiau + 8 more Publisher Greater Than Games, LLC + 5 more Player count 1 - 6 - 14
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Oceans
Year published 2020 Designer Nick Bentley, Dominic Crapuchettes, Ben Goldman + 1 more Artists Guillaume Ducos, Catherine Hamilton Publisher North Star Games + 9 more Player count 2 - 4 - 13
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Pandemic Legacy: Season 0
Year published 2020 Designer Rob Daviau, Matt Leacock Artists Dan Gerlach, Monica Helland + 2 more Publisher Z-Man Games + 6 more Player count 2 - 4 - 12
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Calico
Year published 2020 Designer Kevin Russ Artists Beth Sobel Publisher Flatout Games + 16 more Player count 1 - 4 - 11
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Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion
Year published 2020 Designer Isaac Childres Artists Francesca Baerald, David Demaret + 1 more Publisher Cephalofair Games + 10 more Player count 1 - 4 - 10
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Santa Monica
Year published 2020 Designer Josh Wood Artists Jeremy Nguyen, Josh Wood Publisher Alderac Entertainment Group + 5 more Player count 2 - 4 - 9
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Fallout Shelter: The Board Game
Year published 2020 Designer Andrew Fischer Artists Publisher Fantasy Flight Games + 5 more Player count 2 - 4 - 8
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Wingspan: Oceania Expansion
Year published 2020 Designer Elizabeth Hargrave Artists Ana Maria Martinez Jaramillo, Natalia Rojas + 1 more Publisher Stonemaier Games + 14 more Player count 1 - 5 - 7
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Whistle Mountain
Year published 2020 Designer Scott Caputo, Luke Laurie Artists Alanna Kelsey, Mila Harbar + 1 more Publisher Bézier Games + 4 more Player count 2 - 4 - 6
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Lost Ruins of Arnak
Year published 2020 Designer Elwen, MÃn Artists Jiřà Kůs, OndÅ™ej Hrdina + 3 more Publisher Czech Games Edition + 13 more Player count 1 - 4 - 5
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Forgotten Waters
Year published 2020 Designer Mr. Bistro, J. Arthur Ellis, Isaac Vega Artists Anton Fadeev, Nadezhda Tikhomirova Publisher Plaid Hat Games + 8 more Player count 3 - 7 - 4
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Dwellings of Eldervale
Year published 2020 Designer Luke Laurie Artists Sergio Chaves, Anton Fadeev + 8 more Publisher Breaking Games Player count 1 - 5 - 3
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Viscounts of the West Kingdom
Year published 2020 Designer Shem Phillips, S J Macdonald Artists Mihajlo Dimitrievski Publisher Garphill Games + 14 more Player count 1 - 4 - 2
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Dune: Imperium
Year published 2020 Designer Paul Dennen Artists Clay Brooks, Brett Nienburg + 2 more Publisher Dire Wolf + 10 more Player count 1 - 4 - 1
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The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine
Year published 2019 Designer Thomas Sing Artists Marco Armbruster Publisher KOSMOS + 17 more Player count 2 - 5