Rahdo Rankings
Top games of each year

COMPARE YEARS

2025

• 1*36

  Railway Boom (2025)

  8.918

  
• 2*45

  Recall (2025)

  8.863

  
• 3*79

  Coming of Age (2025)

  8.727

  
• 4*86

  Big Sur (2025)

  8.697

  
• 5*103

  West Story: A Town Building Game (2025)

  8.645

  
• 6*116

  Arigatō (2025)

  8.611

  
• 7*123

  Map Masters (2025)

  8.589
• 8*126

  The Druids of Edora (2025)

  8.582

  
• 9*133

  Rising Cultures (2025)

  8.558

  
• 10*141

  Moon Colony Bloodbath (2025)

  8.532

  
• 11*145

  Countryside (2025)

  8.517

  
• 12*146

  National Economy (2025)

  8.515
• 13*147

  Orloj: The Prague Astronomical Clock (2025)

  8.512

  
• 14*158

  Shrinkopolis (2025)

  8.448
• 15*170

  Formidable Farm (2025)

  8.391

  
• 16*182

  The White Castle Duel (2025)

  8.347

  
• 17*183

  Click A Tree (2025)

  8.343

  
• 18*193

  Ants (2025)

  8.301
• 19*199

  Sanctuary (2025)

  8.277

  
• 20*203

  Millennia: Tracks of Time (2025)

  8.262

  
• 21*216

  Timber Town (2025)

  8.221

  
• 22*226

  How to Save a World (2025)

  8.193

  
• 23*228

  Kingdom Crossing (2025)

  8.1914
• 24*234

  Shallow Sea (2025)

  8.182

  
• 25*240

  Epona (2025)

  8.168

  
• 26*248

  Pyradice (2025)

  8.154
• 27*250

  Movie Tricks (2025)

  8.148
• 28*252

  Pilgrims: Curious Adventures (2025)

  8.145
• 29*255

  The Hobbit: There and Back Again (2025)

  8.138
• 30*257

  Knitting Circle (2025)

  8.135

  
• 31*259

  Popcorn (2025)

  8.127

  

* = overall ranking among all years.

2024

• 1*11

  Wondrous Creatures (2024)

  9.46

  
• 2*19

  Windmill Valley (2024)

  9.2

  
• 3*24

  Blueprints of Mad King Ludwig (2024)

  8.98

  
• 4*28

  Spectacular (2024)

  8.95

  
• 5*34

  Saltfjord (2024)

  8.925

  
• 6*47

  Shipwrights of the North Sea: Redux (2024)

  8.855

  
• 7*59

  Strange World Above the Clouds (2024)

  8.797

  
• 8*60

  Phoenix New Horizon (2024)

  8.795

  
• 9*74

  Castle Combo (2024)

  8.752

  
• 10*82

  Stonespine Architects (2024)

  8.715

  
• 11*84

  Cities (2024)

  8.705

  
• 12*89

  Race to Mars (2024)

  8.688

  
• 13*104

  El Burro: A La Granja Game (2024)

  8.643

  
• 14*153

  Creature Caravan (2024)

  8.47

  
• 15*168

  River of Gold (2024)

  8.393

  
• 16*169

  Tír na nÓg (2024)

  8.392
• 17*172

  Cascadia: Rolling Rivers (2024)

  8.388

  
• 18*173

  Suna Valo (2024)

  8.387

  
• 19*200

  Islebound: Emerald Edition (2024)

  8.273

  
• 20*204

  Explorers of Navoria (2024)

  8.26

  
• 21*209

  Galileo Galilei (2024)

  8.24

  
• 22*245

  Minos: Dawn of the Bronze Age (2024)

  8.159

  
• 23*247

  Tea Garden (2024)

  8.155

  
• 24*278

  Cat Packs (2024)

  7.867

  

* = overall ranking among all years.

2023

• 1*3

  Earth (2023)

  9.77

  
• 2*12

  Daybreak (2023)

  9.43

  
• 3*21

  The White Castle (2023)

  9

  
• 4*22

  Life of the Amazonia (2023)

  8.99

  
• 5*27

  Mind Space (2023)

  8.955

  
• 6*61

  Wild Tiled West (2023)

  8.79

  
• 7*62

  Fliptown (2023)

  8.787

  
• 8*70

  Delta (2023)

  8.767

  
• 9*73

  Globetrotting (2023)

  8.756

  
• 10*75

  Nimalia (2023)

  8.745

  
• 11*91

  Evenfall (2023)

  8.683

  
• 12*97

  Sagrada Artisans (2023)

  8.666

  
• 13*99

  Arborea (2023)

  8.66

  
• 14*112

  Barcelona (2023)

  8.62

  
• 15*117

  Rauha (2023)

  8.61

  
• 16*125

  Forbidden Jungle (2023)

  8.583

  
• 17*130

  Printing Press (2023)

  8.57

  
• 18*144

  Rebuilding Seattle (2023)

  8.52

  
• 19*148

  Vienna (2023)

  8.51

  
• 20*151

  Archeos Society (2023)

  8.48

  
• 21*160

  Zhanguo: The First Empire (2023)

  8.44

  
• 22*175

  Evacuation (2023)

  8.381

  
• 23*207

  Ancient Knowledge (2023)

  8.25
• 24*224

  Point City (2023)

  8.199

  
• 25*244

  Forest Shuffle (2023)

  8.16

  
• 26*277

  Faraway (2023)

  7.87

  
• 27*293

  Focus (2023)

  7.2

* = overall ranking among all years.

2022

• 1*10

  Planet Unknown (2022)

  9.5

  
• 2*13

  Free Radicals (2022)

  9.4

  
• 3*17

  The Guild of Merchant Explorers (2022)

  9.3

  
• 4*31

  The Isle of Cats: Explore & Draw (2022)

  8.935

  
• 5*51

  Marrakesh (2022)

  8.835

  
• 6*53

  Galileo Project (2022)

  8.825

  
• 7*55

  Founders of Teotihuacan (2022)

  8.815

  
• 8*56

  Hamburg (2022)

  8.81

  
• 9*72

  Woodcraft (2022)

  8.76

  
• 10*78

  Come Together (2022)

  8.73

  
• 11*90

  Merchants of the Dark Road (2022)

  8.685

  
• 12*106

  Carnegie (2022)

  8.641

  
• 13*118

  Akropolis (2022)

  8.607

  
• 14*129

  Oak (2022)

  8.573

  
• 15*137

  Old London Bridge (2022)

  8.545

  
• 16*140

  Zapotec (2022)

  8.533

  
• 17*157

  Oneironauts (2022)

  8.45

  
• 18*171

  Endless Winter: Paleoamericans (2022)

  8.39

  
• 19*186

  Inheritors (2022)

  8.33

  
• 20*213

  Jiangnan: Life of Gentry (2022)

  8.227

  
• 21*214

  Now or Never (2022)

  8.225

  
• 22*231

  Paperback Adventures (2022)

  8.186

  
• 23*243

  Star Trek: Missions (2022)

  8.161

  
• 24*263

  Discordia (2022)

  8.112

  
• 25*281

  Pocket Master Builder (2022)

  7.83
• 26*282

  Encyclopedia (2022)

  7.8

  
• 27*291

  My Shelfie (2022)

  7.25

  

* = overall ranking among all years.

2021

• 1*5

  Roll Camera!: The Filmmaking Board Game (2021)

  9.7

  
• 2*32

  Cascadia (2021)

  8.93

  
• 3*35

  Dog Lover (2021)

  8.92
• 4*38

  The Rival Networks (2021)

  8.913

  
• 5*48

  Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria (2021)

  8.85

  
• 6*50

  Ark Nova (2021)

  8.84

  
• 7*67

  Kokopelli (2021)

  8.777

  
• 8*69

  Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition (2021)

  8.77

  
• 9*85

  LUNA Capital (2021)

  8.7

  
• 10*94

  Funfair (2021)

  8.673

  
• 11*95

  Terra Futura (2021)

  8.67

  
• 12*96

  Unsettled (2021)

  8.668

  
• 13*102

  Dungeon Decorators (2021)

  8.647

  
• 14*108

  Welcome to the Moon (2021)

  8.633

  
• 15*111

  Meadow (2021)

  8.623

  
• 16*120

  Ausonia (2021)

  8.601

  
• 17*127

  Corrosion (2021)

  8.58

  
• 18*136

  Boonlake (2021)

  8.55

  
• 19*179

  Dice Miner (2021)

  8.36

  
• 20*194

  Cubitos (2021)

  8.3

  
• 21*197

  The Whatnot Cabinet (2021)

  8.282

  
• 22*211

  So Clover! (2021)

  8.236
• 23*218

  Witchstone (2021)

  8.216

  
• 24*264

  Death Valley (2021)

  8.11
• 25*287

  Botanik (2021)

  7.5

  

* = overall ranking among all years.

2020

• 1*6

  The LOOP (2020)

  9.63

  
• 2*15

  Calico (2020)

  9.37

  
• 3*39

  Hallertau (2020)

  8.91

  
• 4*40

  Furnace (2020)

  8.9

  
• 5*76

  Cosmic Colonies (2020)

  8.74

  
• 6*92

  Praga Caput Regni (2020)

  8.68

  
• 7*107

  CloudAge (2020)

  8.64

  
• 8*113

  Lost Ruins of Arnak (2020)

  8.618

  
• 9*114

  Anno 1800: The Board Game (2020)

  8.615

  
• 10*149

  Bonfire (2020)

  8.5

  
• 11*202

  Santa Monica (2020)

  8.263

  
• 12*238

  Café (2020)

  8.173

  
• 13*241

  Viscounts of the West Kingdom (2020)

  8.167

  
• 14*246

  Tawantinsuyu: The Inca Empire (2020)

  8.157

  
• 15*268

  Monasterium (2020)

  8.09

  
• 16*285

  The Coldest Night (2020)

  7.54

  
• 17*288

  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*44

  Wingspan (2019)

  8.865

  
• 4*63

  Miyabi (2019)

  8.786

  
• 5*68

  Aquatica (2019)

  8.772

  
• 6*93

  Tapestry (2019)

  8.675

  
• 7*122

  Solar Draft (2019)

  8.59

  
• 8*142

  Edge of Darkness (2019)

  8.53

  
• 9*143

  Fantastic Factories (2019)

  8.525

  
• 10*155

  Diceborn Heroes (2019)

  8.46

  
• 11*161

  Coloma (2019)

  8.43

  
• 12*164

  Cooper Island (2019)

  8.415

  
• 13*165

  Walking in Provence (2019)

  8.41

  
• 14*177

  It's a Wonderful World (2019)

  8.37

  
• 15*187

  Sierra West (2019)

  8.323

  
• 16*188

  Aerion (2019)

  8.32

  
• 17*190

  Cities: Skylines – The Board Game (2019)

  8.311

  
• 18*191

  On Tour (2019)

  8.31

  
• 19*195

  Electropolis (2019)

  8.29

  
• 20*205

  Expedition to Newdale (2019)

  8.256

  
• 21*208

  Age of Civilization (2019)

  8.246

  
• 22*220

  Old West Empresario (2019)

  8.21

  
• 23*225

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

  8.194

  
• 24*233

  Seasons of Rice (2019)

  8.183

  
• 25*254

  Bruxelles 1897 (2019)

  8.14

  
• 26*272

  Squire for Hire (2019)

  8.04

* = overall ranking among all years.

2018

• 1*42

  Forum Trajanum (2018)

  8.875

  
• 2*81

  Blackout: Hong Kong (2018)

  8.72

  
• 3*83

  NEOM (2018)

  8.71

  
• 4*115

  Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig (2018)

  8.612

  
• 5*124

  Underwater Cities (2018)

  8.588

  
• 6*166

  Teotihuacan: City of Gods (2018)

  8.4

  
• 7*201

  Spring Meadow (2018)

  8.27

  
• 8*217

  Solenia (2018)

  8.22

  
• 9*221

  Carpe Diem (2018)

  8.205

  
• 10*239

  Fine Sand (2018)

  8.17

  
• 11*256

  Railroad Ink: Deep Blue Edition (2018)

  8.137

  
• 12*258

  Walking in Burano (2018)

  8.13

  
• 13*273

  Just One (2018)

  8.03

* = overall ranking among all years.

2017

• 1*9

  Jump Drive (2017)

  9.52

  
• 2*30

  Circle the Wagons (2017)

  8.94

  
• 3*43

  Merlin (2017)

  8.87

  
• 4*71

  Near and Far (2017)

  8.762

  
• 5*101

  Pulsar 2849 (2017)

  8.65

  
• 6*134

  Gloomhaven (2017)

  8.555

  
• 7*154

  Space Explorers (2017)

  8.465

  
• 8*159

  The Castles of Burgundy: The Dice Game (2017)

  8.445

  
• 9*167

  Otys (2017)

  8.398

  
• 10*174

  Charterstone (2017)

  8.385

  
• 11*178

  London (Second Edition) (2017)

  8.362

  
• 12*185

  Riverboat (2017)

  8.337

  
• 13*192

  Space Race: The Card Game (2017)

  8.303

  
• 14*198

  Valletta (2017)

  8.28

  
• 15*227

  Sentient (2017)

  8.192

  
• 16*271

  Tybor the Builder (2017)

  8.05

  

* = overall ranking among all years.

2016

• 1*14

  The Manhattan Project: Energy Empire (2016)

  9.38

  
• 2*18

  Aeon's End (2016)

  9.25

  
• 3*46

  Roll Player (2016)

  8.86

  
• 4*49

  The Networks: Primetime (2016)

  8.845

  
• 5*77

  Warsaw: City of Ruins (2016)

  8.735

  
• 6*87

  A Feast for Odin (2016)

  8.693

  
• 7*110

  Avenue (2016)

  8.626

  
• 8*121

  Habitats (2016)

  8.6

  
• 9*163

  Photograph (2016)

  8.42

  
• 10*219

  Yokohama (2016)

  8.213

  
• 11*249

  Bohnanza: The Duel (2016)

  8.153

  
• 12*251

  Beyond Baker Street (2016)

  8.147

  
• 13*292

  Motion Pictures: Movies Out of Cardboard (2016)

  7.22

  

* = overall ranking among all years.

2015

• 1*23

  Isle of Skye: From Chieftain to King (2015)

  8.985

  
• 2*25

  The Pursuit of Happiness (2015)

  8.97

  
• 3*57

  Elysium (2015)

  8.805

  
• 4*105

  FUSE (2015)

  8.642

  
• 5*109

  Codenames (2015)

  8.63

  
• 6*139

  Tiny Epic Defenders (2015)

  8.538

  
• 7*150

  Gold West (2015)

  8.49

  
• 8*152

  Shakespeare (2015)

  8.475

  
• 9*180

  Grand Austria Hotel (2015)

  8.358

  
• 10*237

  The Grizzled (2015)

  8.175

  
• 11*253

  The Gallerist (2015)

  8.142

  
• 12*267

  Catacombs (Third Edition) (2015)

  8.1

  
• 13*276

  Tiny Epic Galaxies (2015)

  7.9

  
• 14*290

  Mottainai (2015)

  7.36

  

* = overall ranking among all years.

2014

• 1*2

  Shadowrun: Crossfire (2014)

  9.8

  
• 2*7

  Roll for the Galaxy (2014)

  9.6

  
• 3*66

  Subdivision (2014)

  8.78

  
• 4*184

  Nations: The Dice Game (2014)

  8.34

  
• 5*232

  The Captain Is Dead (2014)

  8.185

  
• 6*235

  Ancient Terrible Things (2014)

  8.18

  
• 7*236

  Akrotiri (2014)

  8.178

  
• 8*275

  Paperback (2014)

  8

  
• 9*283

  Heroes Wanted (2014)

  7.65

  

* = overall ranking among all years.

2013

• 1*41

  Nations (2013)

  8.88

  
• 2*52

  Glass Road (2013)

  8.83

  
• 3*54

  Kashgar: Merchants of the Silk Road (2013)

  8.82

  
• 4*131

  Forbidden Desert (2013)

  8.565

  
• 5*181

  Spyrium (2013)

  8.35

  
• 6*196

  SOS Titanic (2013)

  8.288

  
• 7*260

  The Great Heartland Hauling Co. (2013)

  8.125

  
• 8*261

  Sanssouci (2013)

  8.12

  
• 9*266

  Concordia (2013)

  8.101

  

* = overall ranking among all years.

2012

• 1*29

  Escape: The Curse of the Temple (2012)

  8.945

  
• 2*37

  Targi (2012)

  8.916

  
• 3*64

  Keyflower (2012)

  8.784

  
• 4*65

  Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar (2012)

  8.782

  
• 5*189

  Snowdonia (2012)

  8.318

  
• 6*262

  OddVille (2012)

  8.116

  
• 7*269

  Siberia: The Card Game (2012)

  8.088

  
• 8*279

  Myrmes (2012)

  7.865

  
• 9*284

  Morels (2012)

  7.58

  

* = overall ranking among all years.

2011

• 1*1

  The Castles of Burgundy (2011)

  9.9

  
• 2*58

  Dungeon Petz (2011)

  8.8

  
• 3*119

  The City (2011)

  8.605

  
• 4*128

  Walnut Grove (2011)

  8.577

  
• 5*132

  Trajan (2011)

  8.56

  
• 6*176

  Hawaii (2011)

  8.375

  
• 7*210

  Last Will (2011)

  8.238

  
• 8*229

  Eminent Domain (2011)

  8.1913

  
• 9*265

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

  8.106

  

* = overall ranking among all years.

2010

• 1*20

  Glen More (2010)

  9.1

  
• 2*33

  Troyes (2010)

  8.927

  
• 3*98

  Fresco (2010)

  8.663

  
• 4*206

  Prêt-à-Porter (2010)

  8.253

  
• 5*212

  Merkator (2010)

  8.23

  
• 6*222

  7 Wonders (2010)

  8.203

  
• 7*230

  Firenze (2010)

  8.19

  
• 8*286

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

  7.53

  

* = overall ranking among all years.

2009

• 1*26

  Peloponnes (2009)

  8.965

  
• 2*162

  Macao (2009)

  8.425

  
• 3*215

  At the Gates of Loyang (2009)

  8.222

  
• 4*242

  Jaipur (2009)

  8.163

  
• 5*280

  Vasco da Gama (2009)

  7.85

  

* = overall ranking among all years.

2008

• 1*16

  Pandemic (2008)

  9.33

  
• 2*156

  Dominion (2008)

  8.455
• 3*223

  Roll Through the Ages: The Bronze Age (2008)

  8.2

  
• 4*289

  Dixit (2008)

  7.37

  

* = overall ranking among all years.

2007

• 1*88

  Agricola (2007)

  8.69

  
• 2*100

  Notre Dame (2007)

  8.658

  
• 3*270

  In the Year of the Dragon (2007)

  8.07

  
• 4*274

  Biblios (2007)

  8.02

  

* = overall ranking among all years.

2005

• 1*138

  Glory to Rome (2005)

  8.54

  

* = overall ranking among all years.

2003

• 1*80

  Carcassonne: The Castle (2003)

  8.725

  

* = overall ranking among all years.

1999

• 1*135

  Ra (1999)

  8.551

  

* = overall ranking among all years.