Rahdo Rankings
Top games of each year

COMPARE YEARS

2025

• 1*195

  Timber Town (2025)

  8.221

  
• 2*260

  Ofrenda (2025)

  7.43

  

* = overall ranking among all years.

2024

• 1*11

  Wondrous Creatures (2024)

  9.46

  
• 2*18

  Windmill Valley (2024)

  9.2

  
• 3*23

  Blueprints of Mad King Ludwig (2024)

  8.98

  
• 4*27

  Spectacular (2024)

  8.95

  
• 5*32

  Saltfjord (2024)

  8.925

  
• 6*43

  Shipwrights of the North Sea: Redux (2024)

  8.855

  
• 7*55

  Phoenix New Horizon (2024)

  8.795

  
• 8*69

  Castle Combo (2024)

  8.752

  
• 9*76

  Stonespine Architects (2024)

  8.715

  
• 10*78

  Cities (2024)

  8.705

  
• 11*82

  Race to Mars (2024)

  8.686

  
• 12*97

  El Burro: A La Granja Game (2024)

  8.643

  
• 13*135

  Creature Caravan (2024)

  8.47

  
• 14*150

  River of Gold (2024)

  8.393

  
• 15*152

  Cascadia: Rolling Rivers (2024)

  8.388

  
• 16*153

  Suna Valo (2024)

  8.387

  
• 17*178

  Islebound: Emerald Edition (2024)

  8.273

  
• 18*182

  Explorers of Navoria (2024)

  8.26

  
• 19*188

  Galileo Galilei (2024)

  8.24

  
• 20*218

  Minos: Dawn of the Bronze Age (2024)

  8.16

  

* = overall ranking among all years.

2023

• 1*3

  Earth (2023)

  9.77

  
• 2*12

  Daybreak (2023)

  9.43

  
• 3*20

  The White Castle (2023)

  9

  
• 4*21

  Life of the Amazonia (2023)

  8.99

  
• 5*26

  Mind Space (2023)

  8.955

  
• 6*56

  Wild Tiled West (2023)

  8.79

  
• 7*57

  Fliptown (2023)

  8.787

  
• 8*65

  Delta (2023)

  8.767

  
• 9*68

  Globetrotting (2023)

  8.756

  
• 10*70

  Nimalia (2023)

  8.745

  
• 11*84

  Evenfall (2023)

  8.683

  
• 12*90

  Sagrada Artisans (2023)

  8.666

  
• 13*92

  Arborea (2023)

  8.66

  
• 14*104

  Barcelona (2023)

  8.62

  
• 15*107

  Rauha (2023)

  8.61

  
• 16*112

  Forbidden Jungle (2023)

  8.583

  
• 17*116

  Printing Press (2023)

  8.57

  
• 18*128

  Rebuilding Seattle (2023)

  8.52

  
• 19*130

  Vienna (2023)

  8.51

  
• 20*133

  Archeos Society (2023)

  8.48

  
• 21*141

  Zhanguo: The First Empire (2023)

  8.44

  
• 22*155

  Evacuation (2023)

  8.381

  
• 23*185

  Ancient Knowledge (2023)

  8.25
• 24*203

  Point City (2023)

  8.199

  
• 25*272

  Forest Shuffle (2023)

  7.05

  

* = overall ranking among all years.

2022

• 1*10

  Planet Unknown (2022)

  9.5

  
• 2*13

  Free Radicals (2022)

  9.4

  
• 3*16

  The Guild of Merchant Explorers (2022)

  9.3

  
• 4*30

  The Isle of Cats: Explore & Draw (2022)

  8.935

  
• 5*47

  Marrakesh (2022)

  8.835

  
• 6*49

  Galileo Project (2022)

  8.825

  
• 7*51

  Founders of Teotihuacan (2022)

  8.815

  
• 8*52

  Hamburg (2022)

  8.81

  
• 9*67

  Woodcraft (2022)

  8.76

  
• 10*73

  Come Together (2022)

  8.73

  
• 11*83

  Merchants of the Dark Road (2022)

  8.685

  
• 12*94

  Carnegie (2022)

  8.653

  
• 13*115

  Oak (2022)

  8.573

  
• 14*122

  Old London Bridge (2022)

  8.545

  
• 15*125

  Zapotec (2022)

  8.533

  
• 16*139

  Oneironauts (2022)

  8.45

  
• 17*151

  Endless Winter: Paleoamericans (2022)

  8.39

  
• 18*166

  Inheritors (2022)

  8.33

  
• 19*192

  Jiangnan: Life of Gentry (2022)

  8.227

  
• 20*193

  Now or Never (2022)

  8.225

  
• 21*207

  Paperback Adventures (2022)

  8.186

  
• 22*217

  Star Trek: Missions (2022)

  8.161

  
• 23*231

  Discordia (2022)

  8.112

  
• 24*238

  Akropolis (2022)

  8.08

  
• 25*249

  Pocket Master Builder (2022)

  7.83
• 26*250

  Encyclopedia (2022)

  7.8

  
• 27*262

  New York City (2022)

  7.41

  
• 28*269

  My Shelfie (2022)

  7.25

  

* = overall ranking among all years.

2021

• 1*5

  Roll Camera!: The Filmmaking Board Game (2021)

  9.7

  
• 2*31

  Cascadia (2021)

  8.93

  
• 3*33

  Dog Lover (2021)

  8.92
• 4*35

  The Rival Networks (2021)

  8.913

  
• 5*44

  Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria (2021)

  8.85

  
• 6*46

  Ark Nova (2021)

  8.84

  
• 7*62

  Kokopelli (2021)

  8.777

  
• 8*64

  Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition (2021)

  8.77

  
• 9*79

  LUNA Capital (2021)

  8.7

  
• 10*87

  Funfair (2021)

  8.673

  
• 11*88

  Terra Futura (2021)

  8.67

  
• 12*89

  Unsettled (2021)

  8.668

  
• 13*96

  Dungeon Decorators (2021)

  8.647

  
• 14*100

  Welcome to the Moon (2021)

  8.633

  
• 15*103

  Meadow (2021)

  8.623

  
• 16*108

  Ausonia (2021)

  8.601

  
• 17*113

  Corrosion (2021)

  8.58

  
• 18*121

  Boonlake (2021)

  8.55

  
• 19*160

  Dice Miner (2021)

  8.36

  
• 20*173

  Cubitos (2021)

  8.3

  
• 21*176

  The Whatnot Cabinet (2021)

  8.282

  
• 22*190

  So Clover! (2021)

  8.236
• 23*197

  Witchstone (2021)

  8.216

  
• 24*232

  Death Valley (2021)

  8.11
• 25*240

  Origins: First Builders (2021)

  8.06

  
• 26*245

  Voyages (2021)

  8.01

  
• 27*257

  Botanik (2021)

  7.5

  
• 28*265

  The Crew: Mission Deep Sea (2021)

  7.35

* = overall ranking among all years.

2020

• 1*6

  The LOOP (2020)

  9.63

  
• 2*14

  Calico (2020)

  9.37

  
• 3*36

  Hallertau (2020)

  8.91

  
• 4*37

  Furnace (2020)

  8.9

  
• 5*71

  Cosmic Colonies (2020)

  8.74

  
• 6*85

  Praga Caput Regni (2020)

  8.68

  
• 7*98

  CloudAge (2020)

  8.64

  
• 8*131

  Bonfire (2020)

  8.5

  
• 9*142

  The Red Cathedral (2020)

  8.435

  
• 10*156

  Lost Ruins of Arnak (2020)

  8.38

  
• 11*181

  Santa Monica (2020)

  8.263

  
• 12*213

  Café (2020)

  8.173

  
• 13*215

  Viscounts of the West Kingdom (2020)

  8.167

  
• 14*219

  Tawantinsuyu: The Inca Empire (2020)

  8.157

  
• 15*236

  Monasterium (2020)

  8.09

  
• 16*253

  The Coldest Night (2020)

  7.6

  
• 17*258

  Truffle Shuffle (2020)

  7.46

  

* = overall ranking among all years.

2019

• 1*4

  Maracaibo (2019)

  9.73

  
• 2*8

  Tiny Towns (2019)

  9.55

  
• 3*41

  Wingspan (2019)

  8.865

  
• 4*58

  Miyabi (2019)

  8.786

  
• 5*63

  Aquatica (2019)

  8.772

  
• 6*86

  Tapestry (2019)

  8.675

  
• 7*105

  Marvel Champions: The Card Game (2019)

  8.616

  
• 8*110

  Solar Draft (2019)

  8.59

  
• 9*126

  Edge of Darkness (2019)

  8.53

  
• 10*127

  Fantastic Factories (2019)

  8.525

  
• 11*137

  Diceborn Heroes (2019)

  8.46

  
• 12*143

  Coloma (2019)

  8.43

  
• 13*146

  Cooper Island (2019)

  8.415

  
• 14*147

  Walking in Provence (2019)

  8.41

  
• 15*158

  It's a Wonderful World (2019)

  8.37

  
• 16*167

  Sierra West (2019)

  8.323

  
• 17*168

  Aerion (2019)

  8.32

  
• 18*170

  Cities: Skylines – The Board Game (2019)

  8.311

  
• 19*171

  On Tour (2019)

  8.31

  
• 20*174

  Electropolis (2019)

  8.29

  
• 21*183

  Expedition to Newdale (2019)

  8.256

  
• 22*186

  Age of Civilization (2019)

  8.246

  
• 23*199

  Old West Empresario (2019)

  8.21

  
• 24*204

  Masters of Renaissance: Lorenzo il Magnifico – The Card Game (2019)

  8.194

  
• 25*209

  Seasons of Rice (2019)

  8.183

  
• 26*224

  Bruxelles 1897 (2019)

  8.14

  
• 27*241

  Squire for Hire (2019)

  8.05
• 28*255

  Heroes of Tenefyr (2019)

  7.55

  

* = overall ranking among all years.

2018

• 1*39

  Forum Trajanum (2018)

  8.875

  
• 2*75

  Blackout: Hong Kong (2018)

  8.72

  
• 3*77

  NEOM (2018)

  8.71

  
• 4*106

  Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig (2018)

  8.612

  
• 5*111

  Underwater Cities (2018)

  8.588

  
• 6*148

  Teotihuacan: City of Gods (2018)

  8.4

  
• 7*179

  Spring Meadow (2018)

  8.27

  
• 8*196

  Solenia (2018)

  8.22

  
• 9*200

  Carpe Diem (2018)

  8.205

  
• 10*214

  Fine Sand (2018)

  8.17

  
• 11*225

  Railroad Ink: Deep Blue Edition (2018)

  8.137

  
• 12*227

  Walking in Burano (2018)

  8.13

  
• 13*243

  Just One (2018)

  8.03

* = overall ranking among all years.

2017

• 1*9

  Jump Drive (2017)

  9.52

  
• 2*29

  Circle the Wagons (2017)

  8.94

  
• 3*40

  Merlin (2017)

  8.87

  
• 4*66

  Near and Far (2017)

  8.762

  
• 5*95

  Pulsar 2849 (2017)

  8.65

  
• 6*119

  Gloomhaven (2017)

  8.555

  
• 7*136

  Space Explorers (2017)

  8.465

  
• 8*140

  The Castles of Burgundy: The Dice Game (2017)

  8.445

  
• 9*149

  Otys (2017)

  8.398

  
• 10*154

  Charterstone (2017)

  8.385

  
• 11*159

  London (Second Edition) (2017)

  8.362

  
• 12*165

  Riverboat (2017)

  8.337

  
• 13*172

  Space Race: The Card Game (2017)

  8.303

  
• 14*177

  Valletta (2017)

  8.28

  
• 15*205

  Sentient (2017)

  8.192

  
• 16*242

  Tybor the Builder (2017)

  8.04

  

* = overall ranking among all years.

2016

• 1*17

  Aeon's End (2016)

  9.25

  
• 2*42

  Roll Player (2016)

  8.86

  
• 3*45

  The Networks (2016)

  8.845

  
• 4*72

  Warsaw: City of Ruins (2016)

  8.735

  
• 5*80

  A Feast for Odin (2016)

  8.693

  
• 6*102

  Avenue (2016)

  8.626

  
• 7*109

  Habitats (2016)

  8.6

  
• 8*145

  Photograph (2016)

  8.42

  
• 9*198

  Yokohama (2016)

  8.213

  
• 10*220

  Bohnanza: The Duel (2016)

  8.153

  
• 11*222

  Beyond Baker Street (2016)

  8.147

  
• 12*270

  Motion Pictures: Movies Out of Cardboard (2016)

  7.22

  

* = overall ranking among all years.

2015

• 1*22

  Isle of Skye: From Chieftain to King (2015)

  8.985

  
• 2*24

  The Pursuit of Happiness (2015)

  8.97

  
• 3*53

  Elysium (2015)

  8.805

  
• 4*99

  FUSE (2015)

  8.636

  
• 5*101

  Codenames (2015)

  8.63

  
• 6*124

  Tiny Epic Defenders (2015)

  8.538

  
• 7*129

  The Voyages of Marco Polo (2015)

  8.515

  
• 8*132

  Gold West (2015)

  8.49

  
• 9*134

  Shakespeare (2015)

  8.475

  
• 10*161

  Grand Austria Hotel (2015)

  8.358

  
• 11*163

  Queen's Architect (2015)

  8.345

  
• 12*212

  The Grizzled (2015)

  8.175

  
• 13*223

  The Gallerist (2015)

  8.142

  
• 14*235

  Catacombs (Third Edition) (2015)

  8.1

  
• 15*247

  Tiny Epic Galaxies (2015)

  7.9

  
• 16*263

  Mottainai (2015)

  7.4

  
• 17*271

  ...and then, we held hands. (2015)

  7.1

  

* = overall ranking among all years.

2014

• 1*2

  Shadowrun: Crossfire (2014)

  9.8

  
• 2*7

  Roll for the Galaxy (2014)

  9.6

  
• 3*61

  Subdivision (2014)

  8.78

  
• 4*164

  Nations: The Dice Game (2014)

  8.34

  
• 5*180

  Orléans (2014)

  8.266

  
• 6*208

  The Captain Is Dead (2014)

  8.185

  
• 7*210

  Ancient Terrible Things (2014)

  8.18

  
• 8*211

  Akrotiri (2014)

  8.178

  
• 9*246

  Paperback (2014)

  8

  
• 10*252

  Heroes Wanted (2014)

  7.65

  

* = overall ranking among all years.

2013

• 1*38

  Nations (2013)

  8.88

  
• 2*48

  Glass Road (2013)

  8.83

  
• 3*50

  Kashgar: Merchants of the Silk Road (2013)

  8.82

  
• 4*117

  Forbidden Desert (2013)

  8.565

  
• 5*162

  Spyrium (2013)

  8.35

  
• 6*175

  SOS Titanic (2013)

  8.288

  
• 7*187

  Amerigo (2013)

  8.244

  
• 8*221

  Viticulture (2013)

  8.15

  
• 9*226

  Capo Dei Capi (2013)

  8.133

  
• 10*228

  The Great Heartland Hauling Co. (2013)

  8.125

  
• 11*229

  Sanssouci (2013)

  8.12

  
• 12*234

  Concordia (2013)

  8.101

  
• 13*274

  Thermopyles (2013)

  6.9

* = overall ranking among all years.

2012

• 1*28

  Escape: The Curse of the Temple (2012)

  8.945

  
• 2*34

  Targi (2012)

  8.916

  
• 3*59

  Keyflower (2012)

  8.784

  
• 4*60

  Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar (2012)

  8.782

  
• 5*169

  Snowdonia (2012)

  8.318

  
• 6*230

  OddVille (2012)

  8.116

  
• 7*237

  Siberia: The Card Game (2012)

  8.088

  
• 8*254

  Morels (2012)

  7.58

  
• 9*267

  Lords of Waterdeep (2012)

  7.3

  

* = overall ranking among all years.

2011

• 1*1

  The Castles of Burgundy (2011)

  9.9

  
• 2*54

  Dungeon Petz (2011)

  8.8

  
• 3*114

  Walnut Grove (2011)

  8.577

  
• 4*118

  Trajan (2011)

  8.56

  
• 5*157

  Hawaii (2011)

  8.375

  
• 6*189

  Last Will (2011)

  8.238

  
• 7*233

  The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game (2011)

  8.106

  
• 8*259

  Olympos (2011)

  7.44

  
• 9*268

  Eaten by Zombies! (2011)

  7.28

* = overall ranking among all years.

2010

• 1*19

  Glen More (2010)

  9.1

  
• 2*91

  Fresco (2010)

  8.663

  
• 3*184

  Prêt-à-Porter (2010)

  8.253

  
• 4*191

  Merkator (2010)

  8.23

  
• 5*201

  7 Wonders (2010)

  8.203

  
• 6*206

  Firenze (2010)

  8.19

  
• 7*256

  Space Hulk: Death Angel – The Card Game (2010)

  7.53

  
• 8*266

  K2 (2010)

  7.32

  

* = overall ranking among all years.

2009

• 1*25

  Peloponnes (2009)

  8.965

  
• 2*144

  Macao (2009)

  8.425

  
• 3*194

  At the Gates of Loyang (2009)

  8.222

  
• 4*216

  Jaipur (2009)

  8.163

  
• 5*248

  Vasco da Gama (2009)

  7.88

  

* = overall ranking among all years.

2008

• 1*15

  Pandemic (2008)

  9.33

  
• 2*138

  Dominion (2008)

  8.455
• 3*202

  Roll Through the Ages: The Bronze Age (2008)

  8.2

  
• 4*264

  Dixit (2008)

  7.37

  

* = overall ranking among all years.

2007

• 1*81

  Agricola (2007)

  8.69

  
• 2*93

  Notre Dame (2007)

  8.658

  
• 3*239

  In the Year of the Dragon (2007)

  8.07

  
• 4*244

  Biblios (2007)

  8.02

  
• 5*251

  Galaxy Trucker (2007)

  7.74

  

* = overall ranking among all years.

2005

• 1*123

  Glory to Rome (2005)

  8.54

  
• 2*273

  Fjords (2005)

  7

  

* = overall ranking among all years.

2003

• 1*74

  Carcassonne: The Castle (2003)

  8.725

  

* = overall ranking among all years.

1999

• 1*120

  Ra (1999)

  8.551

  
• 2*261

  Lost Cities (1999)

  7.42

  

* = overall ranking among all years.