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BoardGameRatings.com Best Game Awards Winners
The BoardGameRatings.com Best Game Awards go to the best strategy, family, and 2-player board games that rated the highest during the year by our editorial staff. Other top-rated games in each category are listed as BoardGameRatings.com Recommended Games. Our ratings are based on the following criteria:
- Quality of the game's artwork and components
- Clarity of the game's instructions
- How well the game fits its audience: game length, complexity, time to learn, # of players, price
- Strength of the game's idea/theme
- How fun the game is!
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BoardGameRatings.com Best Strategy Game 2011
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 | | Roll Through the Ages by Fred Distribution
BoardGameRatings.com Best Family Game 2011
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 | | Lancaster by Queen Games GmbH
BoardGameRatings.com Recommended Strategy Game 2011
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 | | Asara by Rio Grande Games
BoardGameRatings.com Recommended Strategy Game 2011
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 | | Forbidden Island by Ceaco
BoardGameRatings.com Recommended Family Game 2011
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 | | Assyria by Rio Grande Games
BoardGameRatings.com Best Strategy Game 2010
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 | | Tobago by Rio Grande Games
BoardGameRatings.com Best Family Game 2010
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 | | Royal Palace by Rio Grande Games
BoardGameRatings.com Recommended Strategy Game 2010
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 | | Macao by Rio Grande Games
BoardGameRatings.com Recommended Strategy Game 2010
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 | | Snow Tails (includes bonus tile) by Asmodee Editions
BoardGameRatings.com Recommended Family Game 2010
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 | | Alea Iacta Est by Rio Grande Games
BoardGameRatings.com Recommended Family Game 2010
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 | | Fast Flowing Forest Fellers by Rio Grande Games
BoardGameRatings.com Recommended Family Game 2010
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 | | Dixit by Asmodee Editions
BoardGameRatings.com Recommended Family Game 2010
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 | | MoW Card Game by Asmodee / Hurrican Games
BoardGameRatings.com Recommended Family Game 2010
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 | | Small World Board Game by Days of Wonder, Inc.
BoardGameRatings.com Best Strategy Game 2009
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 | | Lost Cities: The Board Game by Rio Grande Games
BoardGameRatings.com Best Family Game 2009
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 | | Dominion by Rio Grande Games
BoardGameRatings.com Recommended Strategy Game 2009
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 | | Wasabi! by Z-Man Games, Inc.
BoardGameRatings.com Recommended Strategy Game 2009
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 | | Finca by Rio Grande Games
BoardGameRatings.com Recommended Strategy Game 2009
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 | | Fits Puzzle Game by Ravensburger
BoardGameRatings.com Recommended Family Game 2009
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 | | Maori by Rio Grande Games
BoardGameRatings.com Recommended Family Game 2009
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 | | Word on the Street by Out of the Box Publishing Inc.
BoardGameRatings.com Recommended Family Game 2009
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 | | Ra: The Dice Game by Rio Grande Games
BoardGameRatings.com Recommended Family Game 2009
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 | | Stone Age by Rio Grande Games
BoardGameRatings.com Best Strategy Game 2008
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 | | Metropolys by Rio Grande Games / Ystari Games
BoardGameRatings.com Best Family Game 2008
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 | | Tzaar by Rio Grande Games
BoardGameRatings.com Best 2-Player Game 2008
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 | | The Hanging Gardens by Rio Grande Games
BoardGameRatings.com Recommended Strategy Game 2008
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 | | Nefertiti by Rio Grande Games
BoardGameRatings.com Recommended Strategy Game 2008
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 | | Lascaux by Mayfair Games
BoardGameRatings.com Recommended Family Game 2008
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 | | Witch's Brew by Rio Grande Games
BoardGameRatings.com Recommended Family Game 2008
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 | | Cold War : CIA Vs. KGB by Fantasy Flight
BoardGameRatings.com Recommended 2-Player Game 2008
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 | | Dragons Of Kir Board Game by 1i Productions
BoardGameRatings.com Recommended 2-Player Game 2008
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 | | Thief of Baghdad by Rio Grande Games
BoardGameRatings.com Best Strategy Game 2007
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 | | Qwirkle by Mindware
BoardGameRatings.com Best Family Game 2007
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 | | Mr Jack by Hurrican
BoardGameRatings.com Best 2-Player Game 2007
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 | | Colosseum by Days of Wonder
BoardGameRatings.com Recommended Strategy Game 2007
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 | | Zooloretto by Rio Grande Games
BoardGameRatings.com Recommended Family Game 2007
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 | | Medici vs Strozzi by Rio Grande Games
BoardGameRatings.com Recommended 2-Player Game 2007
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 | | Australia by Rio Grande Games
BoardGameRatings.com Best Strategy Game 2005
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 | | That's Life! by Rio Grande Games
BoardGameRatings.com Best Family Game 2005
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 | | Jambo! by Rio Grande Games
BoardGameRatings.com Best 2-Player Game 2005
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 | | Saint Petersburg by Rio Grande Games
BoardGameRatings.com Best Strategy Game 2004
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 | | Ticket to Ride by Days of Wonder
BoardGameRatings.com Best Family Game 2004
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 | | Memoir '44 by Days of Wonder
BoardGameRatings.com Best 2-Player Game 2004
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 | | San Juan by Rio Grande Games
BoardGameRatings.com Recommended Strategy Game 2004
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 | | Goa by Rio Grande Games
BoardGameRatings.com Recommended Strategy Game 2004
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 | | Tongiaki by Uberplay Entertainment
BoardGameRatings.com Recommended Family Game 2004
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 | | Oasis by Uberplay Entertainment
BoardGameRatings.com Recommended Family Game 2004
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 | | Yinsh by Rio Grande Games
BoardGameRatings.com Recommended 2-Player Game 2004
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