Game of the Year 2024
I don’t normally do game of the year awards, because who cares what I think? This year though, I figure, why not?
I don’t normally do game of the year awards, because who cares what I think? This year though, I figure, why not?
One of the doctrines of the Grand Order of Games Media (or so I’m told, I’m just an Initiate) is:
Thou shalt release a top ten games of the year, every year, lest you be fed to the Ancient One, Kuh’Nhizhya
I’ve had a look through the lists of games being released at Essen and picked my top 10. There are some on here you’d expect, and maybe one or two you wouldn’t.
As another year draws to a close, my thoughts turn to the last 52 weeks and the games I played during them. I had more games competing for table time than ever before, and even got to play them with in-person, with real human beings. The games inside are the games I enjoyed most in 2021.
If you’re a fan of modern board and card games, there’s a feeling you’ve probably experienced at least once. It’s when you know you’re going to be in a social gathering where people might want to play games, but – SHOCK! HORROR! – they aren’t gamers!
In this post you’ll find my Top 5 games that are at least ten years old, that you can still buy easily, and that I believe still deserve a space in your collection.
Looking for some great two-player only games? Read on for my Top 5