Rahdo Rankings
Top games of each year

COMPARE YEARS

2025

• 1*197

  Timber Town (2025)

  8.221

  
• 2*208

  Popcorn (2025)

  8.191

  
• 3*215

  The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship (2025)

  8.177

  
• 4*252

  Ofrenda (2025)

  7.89

  

* = 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

  Strange World Above the Clouds (2024)

  8.797

  
• 8*56

  Phoenix New Horizon (2024)

  8.795

  
• 9*70

  Castle Combo (2024)

  8.752

  
• 10*77

  Stonespine Architects (2024)

  8.715

  
• 11*79

  Cities (2024)

  8.705

  
• 12*83

  Race to Mars (2024)

  8.686

  
• 13*98

  El Burro: A La Granja Game (2024)

  8.643

  
• 14*137

  Creature Caravan (2024)

  8.47

  
• 15*152

  River of Gold (2024)

  8.393

  
• 16*154

  Cascadia: Rolling Rivers (2024)

  8.388

  
• 17*155

  Suna Valo (2024)

  8.387

  
• 18*180

  Islebound: Emerald Edition (2024)

  8.273

  
• 19*184

  Explorers of Navoria (2024)

  8.26

  
• 20*190

  Galileo Galilei (2024)

  8.24

  
• 21*222

  Minos: Dawn of the Bronze Age (2024)

  8.16

  
• 22*264

  Treetopia (2024)

  7.48

* = 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*57

  Wild Tiled West (2023)

  8.79

  
• 7*58

  Fliptown (2023)

  8.787

  
• 8*66

  Delta (2023)

  8.767

  
• 9*69

  Globetrotting (2023)

  8.756

  
• 10*71

  Nimalia (2023)

  8.745

  
• 11*85

  Evenfall (2023)

  8.683

  
• 12*91

  Sagrada Artisans (2023)

  8.666

  
• 13*93

  Arborea (2023)

  8.66

  
• 14*105

  Barcelona (2023)

  8.62

  
• 15*109

  Rauha (2023)

  8.61

  
• 16*114

  Forbidden Jungle (2023)

  8.583

  
• 17*118

  Printing Press (2023)

  8.57

  
• 18*130

  Rebuilding Seattle (2023)

  8.52

  
• 19*132

  Vienna (2023)

  8.51

  
• 20*135

  Archeos Society (2023)

  8.48

  
• 21*143

  Zhanguo: The First Empire (2023)

  8.44

  
• 22*157

  Evacuation (2023)

  8.381

  
• 23*187

  Ancient Knowledge (2023)

  8.25
• 24*205

  Point City (2023)

  8.199

  
• 25*253

  Faraway (2023)

  7.87

  
• 26*278

  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*68

  Woodcraft (2022)

  8.76

  
• 10*74

  Come Together (2022)

  8.73

  
• 11*84

  Merchants of the Dark Road (2022)

  8.685

  
• 12*95

  Carnegie (2022)

  8.653

  
• 13*117

  Oak (2022)

  8.573

  
• 14*124

  Old London Bridge (2022)

  8.545

  
• 15*127

  Zapotec (2022)

  8.533

  
• 16*141

  Oneironauts (2022)

  8.45

  
• 17*153

  Endless Winter: Paleoamericans (2022)

  8.39

  
• 18*168

  Inheritors (2022)

  8.33

  
• 19*194

  Jiangnan: Life of Gentry (2022)

  8.227

  
• 20*195

  Now or Never (2022)

  8.225

  
• 21*210

  Paperback Adventures (2022)

  8.186

  
• 22*221

  Star Trek: Missions (2022)

  8.161

  
• 23*235

  Discordia (2022)

  8.112

  
• 24*242

  Akropolis (2022)

  8.08

  
• 25*255

  Pocket Master Builder (2022)

  7.83
• 26*256

  Encyclopedia (2022)

  7.8

  
• 27*268

  New York City (2022)

  7.41

  
• 28*275

  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*63

  Kokopelli (2021)

  8.777

  
• 8*65

  Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition (2021)

  8.77

  
• 9*80

  LUNA Capital (2021)

  8.7

  
• 10*88

  Funfair (2021)

  8.673

  
• 11*89

  Terra Futura (2021)

  8.67

  
• 12*90

  Unsettled (2021)

  8.668

  
• 13*97

  Dungeon Decorators (2021)

  8.647

  
• 14*101

  Welcome to the Moon (2021)

  8.633

  
• 15*104

  Meadow (2021)

  8.623

  
• 16*110

  Ausonia (2021)

  8.601

  
• 17*115

  Corrosion (2021)

  8.58

  
• 18*123

  Boonlake (2021)

  8.55

  
• 19*162

  Dice Miner (2021)

  8.36

  
• 20*175

  Cubitos (2021)

  8.3

  
• 21*178

  The Whatnot Cabinet (2021)

  8.282

  
• 22*192

  So Clover! (2021)

  8.236
• 23*199

  Witchstone (2021)

  8.216

  
• 24*236

  Death Valley (2021)

  8.11
• 25*244

  Origins: First Builders (2021)

  8.06

  
• 26*249

  Voyages (2021)

  8.01

  
• 27*263

  Botanik (2021)

  7.5

  
• 28*271

  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*72

  Cosmic Colonies (2020)

  8.74

  
• 6*86

  Praga Caput Regni (2020)

  8.68

  
• 7*99

  CloudAge (2020)

  8.64

  
• 8*107

  Anno 1800: The Board Game (2020)

  8.615

  
• 9*133

  Bonfire (2020)

  8.5

  
• 10*144

  The Red Cathedral (2020)

  8.435

  
• 11*158

  Lost Ruins of Arnak (2020)

  8.38

  
• 12*183

  Santa Monica (2020)

  8.263

  
• 13*217

  Café (2020)

  8.173

  
• 14*219

  Viscounts of the West Kingdom (2020)

  8.167

  
• 15*223

  Tawantinsuyu: The Inca Empire (2020)

  8.157

  
• 16*240

  Monasterium (2020)

  8.09

  
• 17*259

  The Coldest Night (2020)

  7.6

  
• 18*265

  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*59

  Miyabi (2019)

  8.786

  
• 5*64

  Aquatica (2019)

  8.772

  
• 6*87

  Tapestry (2019)

  8.675

  
• 7*106

  Marvel Champions: The Card Game (2019)

  8.616

  
• 8*112

  Solar Draft (2019)

  8.59

  
• 9*128

  Edge of Darkness (2019)

  8.53

  
• 10*129

  Fantastic Factories (2019)

  8.525

  
• 11*139

  Diceborn Heroes (2019)

  8.46

  
• 12*145

  Coloma (2019)

  8.43

  
• 13*148

  Cooper Island (2019)

  8.415

  
• 14*149

  Walking in Provence (2019)

  8.41

  
• 15*160

  It's a Wonderful World (2019)

  8.37

  
• 16*169

  Sierra West (2019)

  8.323

  
• 17*170

  Aerion (2019)

  8.32

  
• 18*172

  Cities: Skylines – The Board Game (2019)

  8.311

  
• 19*173

  On Tour (2019)

  8.31

  
• 20*176

  Electropolis (2019)

  8.29

  
• 21*185

  Expedition to Newdale (2019)

  8.256

  
• 22*188

  Age of Civilization (2019)

  8.246

  
• 23*201

  Old West Empresario (2019)

  8.21

  
• 24*206

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

  8.194

  
• 25*212

  Seasons of Rice (2019)

  8.183

  
• 26*228

  Bruxelles 1897 (2019)

  8.14

  
• 27*245

  Squire for Hire (2019)

  8.05
• 28*261

  Heroes of Tenefyr (2019)

  7.55

  

* = overall ranking among all years.

2018

• 1*39

  Forum Trajanum (2018)

  8.875

  
• 2*76

  Blackout: Hong Kong (2018)

  8.72

  
• 3*78

  NEOM (2018)

  8.71

  
• 4*108

  Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig (2018)

  8.612

  
• 5*113

  Underwater Cities (2018)

  8.588

  
• 6*150

  Teotihuacan: City of Gods (2018)

  8.4

  
• 7*181

  Spring Meadow (2018)

  8.27

  
• 8*198

  Solenia (2018)

  8.22

  
• 9*202

  Carpe Diem (2018)

  8.205

  
• 10*218

  Fine Sand (2018)

  8.17

  
• 11*229

  Railroad Ink: Deep Blue Edition (2018)

  8.137

  
• 12*231

  Walking in Burano (2018)

  8.13

  
• 13*247

  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*67

  Near and Far (2017)

  8.762

  
• 5*96

  Pulsar 2849 (2017)

  8.65

  
• 6*121

  Gloomhaven (2017)

  8.555

  
• 7*138

  Space Explorers (2017)

  8.465

  
• 8*142

  The Castles of Burgundy: The Dice Game (2017)

  8.445

  
• 9*151

  Otys (2017)

  8.398

  
• 10*156

  Charterstone (2017)

  8.385

  
• 11*161

  London (Second Edition) (2017)

  8.362

  
• 12*167

  Riverboat (2017)

  8.337

  
• 13*174

  Space Race: The Card Game (2017)

  8.303

  
• 14*179

  Valletta (2017)

  8.28

  
• 15*207

  Sentient (2017)

  8.192

  
• 16*246

  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*73

  Warsaw: City of Ruins (2016)

  8.735

  
• 5*81

  A Feast for Odin (2016)

  8.693

  
• 6*103

  Avenue (2016)

  8.626

  
• 7*111

  Habitats (2016)

  8.6

  
• 8*147

  Photograph (2016)

  8.42

  
• 9*200

  Yokohama (2016)

  8.213

  
• 10*224

  Bohnanza: The Duel (2016)

  8.153

  
• 11*226

  Beyond Baker Street (2016)

  8.147

  
• 12*276

  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*100

  FUSE (2015)

  8.636

  
• 5*102

  Codenames (2015)

  8.63

  
• 6*126

  Tiny Epic Defenders (2015)

  8.538

  
• 7*131

  The Voyages of Marco Polo (2015)

  8.515

  
• 8*134

  Gold West (2015)

  8.49

  
• 9*136

  Shakespeare (2015)

  8.475

  
• 10*163

  Grand Austria Hotel (2015)

  8.358

  
• 11*165

  Queen's Architect (2015)

  8.345

  
• 12*216

  The Grizzled (2015)

  8.175

  
• 13*227

  The Gallerist (2015)

  8.142

  
• 14*239

  Catacombs (Third Edition) (2015)

  8.1

  
• 15*251

  Tiny Epic Galaxies (2015)

  7.9

  
• 16*269

  Mottainai (2015)

  7.4

  
• 17*277

  ...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*62

  Subdivision (2014)

  8.78

  
• 4*166

  Nations: The Dice Game (2014)

  8.34

  
• 5*182

  Orléans (2014)

  8.266

  
• 6*211

  The Captain Is Dead (2014)

  8.185

  
• 7*213

  Ancient Terrible Things (2014)

  8.18

  
• 8*214

  Akrotiri (2014)

  8.178

  
• 9*250

  Paperback (2014)

  8

  
• 10*258

  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*119

  Forbidden Desert (2013)

  8.565

  
• 5*164

  Spyrium (2013)

  8.35

  
• 6*177

  SOS Titanic (2013)

  8.288

  
• 7*189

  Amerigo (2013)

  8.244

  
• 8*225

  Viticulture (2013)

  8.15

  
• 9*230

  Capo Dei Capi (2013)

  8.133

  
• 10*232

  The Great Heartland Hauling Co. (2013)

  8.125

  
• 11*233

  Sanssouci (2013)

  8.12

  
• 12*238

  Concordia (2013)

  8.101

  
• 13*280

  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*60

  Keyflower (2012)

  8.784

  
• 4*61

  Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar (2012)

  8.782

  
• 5*171

  Snowdonia (2012)

  8.318

  
• 6*234

  OddVille (2012)

  8.116

  
• 7*241

  Siberia: The Card Game (2012)

  8.088

  
• 8*260

  Morels (2012)

  7.58

  
• 9*273

  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*116

  Walnut Grove (2011)

  8.577

  
• 4*120

  Trajan (2011)

  8.56

  
• 5*159

  Hawaii (2011)

  8.375

  
• 6*191

  Last Will (2011)

  8.238

  
• 7*237

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

  8.106

  
• 8*266

  Olympos (2011)

  7.44

  
• 9*274

  Eaten by Zombies! (2011)

  7.28

* = overall ranking among all years.

2010

• 1*19

  Glen More (2010)

  9.1

  
• 2*92

  Fresco (2010)

  8.663

  
• 3*186

  Prêt-à-Porter (2010)

  8.253

  
• 4*193

  Merkator (2010)

  8.23

  
• 5*203

  7 Wonders (2010)

  8.203

  
• 6*209

  Firenze (2010)

  8.19

  
• 7*262

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

  7.53

  
• 8*272

  K2 (2010)

  7.32

  

* = overall ranking among all years.

2009

• 1*25

  Peloponnes (2009)

  8.965

  
• 2*146

  Macao (2009)

  8.425

  
• 3*196

  At the Gates of Loyang (2009)

  8.222

  
• 4*220

  Jaipur (2009)

  8.163

  
• 5*254

  Vasco da Gama (2009)

  7.85

  

* = overall ranking among all years.

2008

• 1*15

  Pandemic (2008)

  9.33

  
• 2*140

  Dominion (2008)

  8.455
• 3*204

  Roll Through the Ages: The Bronze Age (2008)

  8.2

  
• 4*270

  Dixit (2008)

  7.37

  

* = overall ranking among all years.

2007

• 1*82

  Agricola (2007)

  8.69

  
• 2*94

  Notre Dame (2007)

  8.658

  
• 3*243

  In the Year of the Dragon (2007)

  8.07

  
• 4*248

  Biblios (2007)

  8.02

  
• 5*257

  Galaxy Trucker (2007)

  7.74

  

* = overall ranking among all years.

2005

• 1*125

  Glory to Rome (2005)

  8.54

  
• 2*279

  Fjords (2005)

  7

  

* = overall ranking among all years.

2003

• 1*75

  Carcassonne: The Castle (2003)

  8.725

  

* = overall ranking among all years.

1999

• 1*122

  Ra (1999)

  8.551

  
• 2*267

  Lost Cities (1999)

  7.42

  

* = overall ranking among all years.