Golden Geek Awards: BoardGameGeek Winners Announced

BoardGameGeek is undoubtedly the largest and most famous board game database in the world. This year, the Golden Geek awards took place for the 18th time, honoring the best board games across several categories. Since the largest community of players participates in the voting, you can be sure that any game you choose will be a winner.

Best Cooperative Game and Best 2-Player Game: Sky Team

In this cooperative game for two players, you take on the role of an airline pilot and attempt to land your plane at one of eleven international airports. It’s not as easy as it looks at first glance. However, players who can keep their cool and work together will definitely have a blast.

Best Presentation: The Castles of Burgundy

The beautiful historical eurogame The Castles of Burgundy recently celebrated its 20th anniversary. In it, you become the lord of a small estate in medieval France. The anniversary edition includes all eight expansions, so you're set for entertainment during long evenings, and not just in winter.

Best Expansion: Ark Nova: Marine Worlds

Ark Nova is clearly one of the best board games of the past year, and this excellent expansion only confirms it. By the way, check out our review.

Best Thematic, Heavy, and Most Innovative Game: Hegemony

Hegemony is an asymmetric political-economic board game for 2 to 4 players that puts you in the role of one of the socioeconomic groups in a fictional state: the working class, the middle class, the capitalist class, or the state. Which one will you choose? Plus, Hegemony will soon be released in Czech!

Best Light Game: Thunder Road: Vendetta

Do you like Mad Max? Racing? The board game Thunder Road was originally released back in 1986, but the concept was so fun that it received a new, restored edition. 2 to 4 players can enjoy this vehicular mayhem.

Best Medium Game: Planet Unknown

Planet Unknown is another board game that’s fun to play and, if you’re not careful, you might even learn something! That’s never a bad thing. In Planet Unknown, your task is to tune the island's ecosystem so that everything survives, thrives, and earns the most points.

Best Wargame: Undaunted: Battle of Britain

This popular series of board games for two focuses on World War II military operations. The new installment, subtitled Battle of Britain, covers the aerial combat between the British RAF and the German Luftwaffe. Maintain cohesion among your pilots, avoid anti-aircraft fire, use talented aces, and maybe you'll win the battle for the skies!

Best Party Game: That's Not a Hat

This card game tests your ability to keep a close eye on the table and your memory. Players give each other gifts while trying to remember who gave what to whom and which gift is currently in front of them. If a player can't remember, they have to bluff to avoid a penalty point.

author Karel Krajča