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<h2 id="history">History</h2> <p>BoardGameGeek was founded in January 2000 by Scott Alden and Derk Solko,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> and marked its 20th anniversary on 20 January 2020.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> </p><p>Since 2005, BoardGameGeek hosts an annual board game convention, BGG.CON, that has a focus on playing games, and where winners of the Golden Geek Awards are announced. New games are showcased and convention staff is provided to teach rules.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> There is also an annual Spring BGG.CON which is family friendly, and an annual BGG@Sea which is held on a cruise. </p><p>In 2010, BoardGameGeek received the <a href="/facts/Diana_Jones_Award/vn2nUQUw">Diana Jones Award</a>, which recognized it as "a resource without peer for board and card gamers, the recognized authority of this online community."<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> The <i><a href="/facts/The_New_York_Times/T9marWVX">New York Times</a></i> has called BoardGameGeek "the hub of board gaming on the Internet."<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> </p><p>In 2020, <i>BoardGameGeek</i> was inducted into the <a href="/facts/Origins_Award/4EIEKItu">Origins Award</a> Hall of Fame.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> </p><p>The site has branched out into other fields by using the same system for RPGs and video games (rpggeek.com and videogamegeek.com).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="golden-geek-award">Golden Geek Award</h2> <p>Since 2006, the site annually awards the best new board games of the year with the Golden Geek Award. Winners are selected based on a vote by registered users.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a> </p> <h3>2006–2009</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>Category</th><th>2006</th><th>2007</th><th>2008</th><th>2009</th></tr><tr><td>Game of the Year<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/Caylus_(game)/dqqIVpa7">Caylus</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Shogun_(2006_board_game)/Vrw5N5S4">Shogun</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Agricola_(board_game)/H73LWKsH">Agricola</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Dominion_(game)/DeoNtXC2">Dominion</a></td></tr><tr><td>Best Strategy Game<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a></td><td>Caylus</td><td>Shogun</td><td>Agricola</td><td><a href="/facts/Le_Havre_(board_game)/u09q3kmI">Le Havre</a></td></tr><tr><td>Best Wargame<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/Twilight_Struggle/wYKMvjGR">Twilight Struggle</a></td><td>Combat Commander: Europe</td><td>Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage</td><td>Combat Commander: Pacific</td></tr><tr><td>Best Children's Board Game<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19"><sup>19</sup></a></td><td>Nacht Der Magier</td><td><a href="/facts/Zooloretto/7qT5cTUU">Zooloretto</a></td><td>Chateau Roquefort</td><td>Sorry! Sliders</td></tr><tr><td>Best 2-Player Board Game<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:20" href="#fn:20"><sup>20</sup></a></td><td>Twilight Struggle</td><td><a href="/facts/BattleLore/QPDyFDgV">BattleLore</a> and <a href="/facts/Commands_%26_Colors:_Ancients/ylbIjpar">Commands & Colors: Ancients</a></td><td>Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage</td><td><a href="/facts/Space_Hulk/nla0Xcc4">Space Hulk</a> (third edition)</td></tr><tr><td>Best Family Board Game<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:21" href="#fn:21"><sup>21</sup></a></td><td>Ingenious</td><td>Zooloretto</td><td>Thebes</td><td><a href="/facts/Pandemic_(board_game)/Xt9dNdRW">Pandemic</a></td></tr><tr><td>Best Party Board Game<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:22" href="#fn:22"><sup>22</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/Diamant_(board_game)/la4CuBxN">Diamant</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Wits_and_Wagers/zwFFebFT">Wits and Wagers</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Say_Anything_(board_game)/48S6AvKE">Say Anything</a></td><td>Time's Up! Deluxe</td></tr><tr><td>Best Card Game<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:23" href="#fn:23"><sup>23</sup></a></td><td>-</td><td><a href="/facts/Caylus_Magna_Carta/dqqIVpa7">Caylus Magna Carta</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Race_for_the_Galaxy/YVVq7ASR">Race for the Galaxy</a></td><td>Dominion</td></tr><tr><td>Best Board Game Artwork/Presentation<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:24" href="#fn:24"><sup>24</sup></a></td><td>-</td><td><a href="/facts/BattleLore/QPDyFDgV">BattleLore</a></td><td>Jamaica</td><td>Space Hulk (third edition)</td></tr><tr><td>Best Board Game Expansion<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:25" href="#fn:25"><sup>25</sup></a></td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>Pandemic: On The Brink</td></tr><tr><td>Best Print & Play Board Game<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:26" href="#fn:26"><sup>26</sup></a></td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>Dune Express</td></tr><tr><td>Best Innovative Board Game<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:27" href="#fn:27"><sup>27</sup></a></td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td><a href="/facts/Space_Alert/2VrFjQ7z">Space Alert</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>2010–2019</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>Category</th><th>2010</th><th>2011</th><th>2012</th><th>2013</th><th>2014</th><th>2015</th><th>2016</th><th>2017</th><th>2018</th><th>2019</th></tr><tr><td>Game of the Year<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:28" href="#fn:28"><sup>28</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/Hansa_Teutonica/p0VMyLAT">Hansa Teutonica</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Dominant_Species_(board_game)/JEK5bCS2">Dominant Species</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Eclipse_(board_game)/ulzpKJQd">Eclipse</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Terra_Mystica/Jn6hqHJy">Terra Mystica</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Splendor_(board_game)/SscKjDty">Splendor</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Pandemic_Legacy/Xt9dNdRW">Pandemic Legacy</a>: Season 1</td><td><a href="/facts/Scythe_(board_game)/YsgmFTb5">Scythe</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Gloomhaven/oX66Wsex">Gloomhaven</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Root_(board_game)/wPUu6J2N">Root</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Wingspan_(board_game)/GWywb7th">Wingspan</a></td></tr><tr><td>Best Strategy Game<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:29" href="#fn:29"><sup>29</sup></a></td><td>Hansa Teutonica</td><td>Dominant Species</td><td>Eclipse</td><td>Terra Mystica</td><td><a href="/facts/Five_Tribes_(board_game)/HIMMadob">Five Tribes</a></td><td>Pandemic Legacy: Season 1</td><td>Scythe</td><td>Gloomhaven</td><td><a href="/facts/Brass:_Birmingham/h73cCrwL">Brass: Birmingham</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Wingspan_(board_game)/GWywb7th">Wingspan</a></td></tr><tr><td>Best Wargame<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:30" href="#fn:30"><sup>30</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/Washington%27s_War/hutsbPWN">Washington's War</a></td><td><a href="/facts/A_Few_Acres_of_Snow_(board_game)/vwFrLr9C">A Few Acres of Snow</a></td><td>Sekigahara: The Unification of Japan</td><td>1775: Rebellion</td><td>Fire in the Lake</td><td>Churchill</td><td>Falling Sky: The Gallic Revolt Against Caesar</td><td>878 Vikings: Invasions of England</td><td>Hannibal & Hamilcar</td><td>Undaunted: Normandy</td></tr><tr><td>Best Children's Board Game<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:31" href="#fn:31"><sup>31</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/Forbidden_Island_(game)/qcCnuD7q">Forbidden Island</a></td><td>Animal Upon Animal: Balancing Bridge</td><td><a href="/facts/King_of_Tokyo/DdxSkkSf">King of Tokyo</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Forbidden_Desert/LkjDqwSX">Forbidden Desert</a></td><td>Tales & Games: The Hare & the Tortoise</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Best 2-Player Board Game<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:32" href="#fn:32"><sup>32</sup></a></td><td>Washington's War</td><td><a href="/facts/A_Few_Acres_of_Snow_(board_game)/vwFrLr9C">A Few Acres of Snow</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Android:_Netrunner/hyTk9wrl">Android: Netrunner</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Star_Wars:_X-Wing_Miniatures_Game/xb66uA11">Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Star_Realms/a6FhmTJx">Star Realms</a></td><td>7 Wonders Duel</td><td><a href="/facts/Star_Wars:_Rebellion_(board_game)/bAJaWDVs">Star Wars: Rebellion</a></td><td>Codenames: Duet</td><td>KeyForge: Call of the Archons</td><td><a href="/facts/Watergate_(board_game)/JbHWI1dy">Watergate</a></td></tr><tr><td>Best Family Board Game<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:33" href="#fn:33"><sup>33</sup></a></td><td>Tobago</td><td><a href="/facts/7_Wonders_(board_game)/q8HuNL2U">7 Wonders</a></td><td><a href="/facts/King_of_Tokyo/DdxSkkSf">King of Tokyo</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Love_Letter_(board_game)/YYLANzgv">Love Letter</a></td><td>Splendor</td><td><a href="/facts/Codenames_(board_game)/5ppj3gza">Codenames</a></td><td>Codenames: Pictures</td><td><a href="/facts/Azul_(board_game)/LPU7HveR">Azul</a></td><td><a href="/facts/The_Quacks_of_Quedlinburg/gJq4h9BN">The Quacks of Quedlinburg</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Wingspan_(board_game)/GWywb7th">Wingspan</a></td></tr><tr><td>Best Party Board Game<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:34" href="#fn:34"><sup>34</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/Telestrations/MujbGqWL">Telestrations</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Dixit_Odyssey/NJSkeKPV">Dixit Odyssey</a></td><td>King of Tokyo</td><td>Love Letter</td><td>Cash n' Guns 2nd Ed.</td><td>Codenames</td><td>Codenames: Pictures</td><td>Warewords</td><td>The Mind</td><td>Wavelength</td></tr><tr><td>Best Card Game<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:35" href="#fn:35"><sup>35</sup></a></td><td>Innovation</td><td>7 Cudów Świata</td><td>Android: Netrunner</td><td>Love Letter</td><td>Star Realms</td><td>7 Wonders Duel</td><td>Arkham Horror: The Card Game</td><td>Century: Spice Road</td><td>The Mind</td><td><a href="/facts/Wingspan_(board_game)/GWywb7th">Wingspan</a></td></tr><tr><td>Best Board Game Artwork/Presentation<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:36" href="#fn:36"><sup>36</sup></a></td><td>-</td><td>Merchants & Marauders</td><td><a href="/facts/Takenoko_(board_game)/NkGEhAuY">Takenoko</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Mice_and_Mystics/fJXFk47D">Mice and Mystics</a></td><td>Abyss</td><td>Mysterium</td><td>Scythe</td><td><a href="/facts/Photosynthesis_(board_game)/9ELPdslf">Photosynthesis</a></td><td>Root</td><td><a href="/facts/Wingspan_(board_game)/GWywb7th">Wingspan</a></td></tr><tr><td>Best Board Game Expansion<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:37" href="#fn:37"><sup>37</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/Dominion:_Prosperity/DeoNtXC2">Dominion: Prosperity</a></td><td>Twilight Imperium: Shards of the Throne</td><td>Alien Frontiers: Factions</td><td><a href="/facts/Lords_of_Waterdeep:_Scoundrels_of_Skullport/RQlFqoHf">Lords of Waterdeep: Scoundrels of Skullport</a></td><td>7 Wonders: Babel</td><td>Ticket to Ride Map Collection: Volume 5 United Kingdom & Pennsylvania</td><td>7 Wonders Duel: Pantheon</td><td>Scythe: The Wind Gambit</td><td>Scythe: The Rise of Fenris</td><td>Wingspan: European Expansion</td></tr><tr><td>Best Print & Play Board Game<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:38" href="#fn:38"><sup>38</sup></a></td><td>Zombie in My Pocket</td><td>The Thing</td><td>D-Day Dice: Free Trial Version</td><td>Tiny Epic Kingdoms & Coin Age</td><td>...and then we held hands...</td><td>Dune: The dice game</td><td>Star Trek: The Dice Game</td><td>My Little Scythe</td><td>Orchard: A 9 card solitaire game</td><td>TINYforming Mars</td></tr><tr><td>Best Innovative Board Game<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:39" href="#fn:39"><sup>39</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/Catacombs/LVPPpVSw">Catacombs</a></td><td><a href="/facts/A_Few_Acres_of_Snow_(board_game)/vwFrLr9C">A Few Acres of Snow</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Risk:_Legacy/1LElQGYa">Risk: Legacy</a></td><td>Love Letter</td><td>Dead of Winter: A Crossroads Game</td><td>Pandemic Legacy: Season 1</td><td>Captain Sonar</td><td>Gloomhaven</td><td>Root</td><td><a href="/facts/Wingspan_(board_game)/GWywb7th">Wingspan</a></td></tr><tr><td>Best Thematic Board Game<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:40" href="#fn:40"><sup>40</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/War_of_the_Ring_Collector%27s_Edition/m2SoaWU9">War of the Ring Collector's Edition</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Mansions_of_Madness/uLkLYWzr">Mansions of Madness</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Mage_Knight_Board_Game/1cp5oaoU">Mage Knight Board Game</a></td><td>Robinson Crusoe: Adventure on the Cursed Island</td><td>Dead of Winter: A Crossroads Game</td><td>Pandemic Legacy: Season 1</td><td>Scythe</td><td>Gloomhaven</td><td>Root</td><td>Dune</td></tr><tr><td>Best Abstract Board Game<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:41" href="#fn:41"><sup>41</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/FITS_(board_game)/fIa6K1BF">FITS</a></td><td>Paris Connection</td><td><a href="/facts/Kingdom_Builder/zyXndxNb">Kingdom Builder</a></td><td>Tash-Kalar: Arena of Legends</td><td><a href="/facts/Patchwork_(board_game)/TVgykg4x">Patchwork</a></td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Best Cooperative Game<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:42" href="#fn:42"><sup>42</sup></a></td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td><a href="/facts/Mechs_vs._Minions/plT3wlst">Mechs vs. Minions</a></td><td>Gloomhaven</td><td>The Mind</td><td>The Crew: The Quest For Planet Nine</td></tr><tr><td>Best Solo Game<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:43" href="#fn:43"><sup>43</sup></a></td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>Imperial Settlers</td><td>Tiny Epic Galaxies</td><td>Scythe</td><td>Gloomhaven</td><td>That's Pretty Clever</td><td>Wingspan</td></tr></tbody></table> RPG and Video Game awards <p>RPG and Video game awards were introduced in 2014 and awarded through 2017. Only 1 category was awarded in 2018, and none in following years. </p> <table><tbody><tr><th>Category</th><th>2014</th><th>2015</th><th>2016</th><th>2017</th><th>2018</th></tr><tr><td>Best RPG Artwork/Presentation</td><td>Player's Handbook (D&D 5e)</td><td>Mouse Guard (2nd Edition)</td><td>Volo's Guide to Monsters</td><td>Xanathar's Guide to Everything</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Best RPG Supplement Winner</td><td>Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set</td><td>The Dracula Dossier: Director's Handbook</td><td>Volo's Guide to Monsters</td><td>Xanathar's Guide to Everything</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>RPG of the Year</td><td>Dungeon Master's Guide (D&D 5e)<p>Player's Handbook (D&D 5e)Dungeons & Dragons (5th Edition)</p></td><td>Blades in the Dark</td><td>7th Sea</td><td><a href="/facts/Tales_from_the_Loop_(role-playing_game)/wILkA7WG">Tales from the Loop</a></td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Best Indie Video Game Winner</td><td>Star Realms</td><td>Rocket League</td><td>Stardew Valley</td><td>Cuphead</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Best Mobile/Handheld Video Game</td><td>Star Realms</td><td><a href="/facts/Fallout_Shelter_(video_game)/IJ8zPSPU">Fallout Shelter</a></td><td>Twilight Struggle</td><td>Through the Ages</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Best Video Game Visuals/Artwork</td><td>The Banner Saga</td><td>The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt</td><td><a href="/facts/Overwatch_(video_game)/KjfuwewL">Overwatch</a></td><td><a href="/facts/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Breath_of_the_Wild/AnhulLHy">The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild</a></td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Most Innovative Video Game</td><td>Galaxy Trucker</td><td>-</td><td><a href="/facts/Pok%C3%A9mon_GO/ux1nVIgd">Pokémon GO</a></td><td>The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Video Game of the Year Winner</td><td><a href="/facts/Hearthstone/Kgf88AQb">Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft</a></td><td>Multiple Winners</td><td>Multiple Winners</td><td>Multiple Winners</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Best Board Game App Winner</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>Twilight Struggle</td><td>Through the Ages</td><td>Ganz Schön Clever</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>2020–present</h3> <p>2020 saw many awards replaced with new categories, such as "Board Game of the Year" replaced with "Game of the Year, Light", "Medium" and "Heavy". </p> <table><tbody><tr><th>Category</th><th>2020</th><th>2021</th><th>2022</th><th>2023</th></tr><tr><td>Game of the Year, Light<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:44" href="#fn:44"><sup>44</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/MicroMacro:_Crime_City/aN0BCUXE">MicroMacro: Crime City</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Cascadia_(board_game)/71RaG0zo">Cascadia</a></td><td>Cat in the Box: Deluxe Edition</td><td><a href="/facts/Thunder_Road_(board_game)/mvxv0HhI">Thunder Road: Vendetta</a></td></tr><tr><td>Game of the Year, Medium<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:45" href="#fn:45"><sup>45</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/Lost_Ruins_of_Arnak/RdCY90Ju">Lost Ruins of Arnak</a></td><td><a href="/facts/The_Crew:_Mission_Deep_Sea/Ty9Xvdkj">The Crew: Mission Deep Sea</a></td><td>Heat: Pedal to the Metal</td><td><a href="/facts/Earth_(board_game)/tnB8rEV9">Earth</a></td></tr><tr><td>Game of the Year, Heavy<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:46" href="#fn:46"><sup>46</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/Gloomhaven:_Jaws_of_the_Lion/oX66Wsex">Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Ark_Nova/uyoqvnIK">Ark Nova</a></td><td>Carnegie</td><td>Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory</td></tr><tr><td>Best Wargame<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:47" href="#fn:47"><sup>47</sup></a></td><td>Imperial Struggle</td><td>Undaunted: Reinforcements</td><td>Undaunted: Stalingrad</td><td>Undaunted: Battle of Britain</td></tr><tr><td>Best 2-Player Board Game<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:48" href="#fn:48"><sup>48</sup></a></td><td>Undaunted: North Africa</td><td>Radlands</td><td>Splendor Duel</td><td>Sky Team</td></tr><tr><td>Best Card Game<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:49" href="#fn:49"><sup>49</sup></a></td><td>Dune: Imperium</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Best Board Game Artwork & Presentation<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:50" href="#fn:50"><sup>50</sup></a></td><td>On Mars</td><td>Sleeping Gods</td><td>Flamecraft</td><td><a href="/facts/The_Castles_of_Burgundy/t6qVkdsn">The Castles of Burgundy</a>: Special Edition</td></tr><tr><td>Best Board Game Expansion<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:51" href="#fn:51"><sup>51</sup></a></td><td>Wingspan: Oceania Expansion</td><td>Lost Ruins of Arnak: Expedition Leaders</td><td>Dune: Imperium – Rise of Ix</td><td>Ark Nova: Marine Worlds</td></tr><tr><td>Best Print & Play Board Game<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:52" href="#fn:52"><sup>52</sup></a></td><td>7 Wonders Duel: Solo</td><td>Gloomholdin'</td><td>Aquamarine</td><td>Waypoints</td></tr><tr><td>Most Innovative Board Game<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:53" href="#fn:53"><sup>53</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/MicroMacro:_Crime_City/aN0BCUXE">MicroMacro: Crime City</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Oath:_Chronicles_of_Empire_and_Exile/XYdRgle2">Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile</a></td><td>Cat in the Box: Deluxe Edition</td><td>Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory</td></tr><tr><td>Best Thematic Board Game<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:54" href="#fn:54"><sup>54</sup></a></td><td>Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion</td><td>Sleeping Gods</td><td>Heat: Pedal to the Metal</td><td>Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory</td></tr><tr><td>Best Cooperative Game<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:55" href="#fn:55"><sup>55</sup></a></td><td>Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion</td><td>The Crew: Mission Deep Sea</td><td><a href="/facts/Return_to_Dark_Tower/ogNTGYFl">Return to Dark Tower</a></td><td>Sky Team</td></tr><tr><td>Best Solo Board Game<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:56" href="#fn:56"><sup>56</sup></a></td><td>Under Falling Skies</td><td>Final Girl</td><td>Turing Machine</td><td>Legacy of Yu</td></tr><tr><td>Best Zoomable Game<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:57" href="#fn:57"><sup>57</sup></a></td><td>Forgotten Waters</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Best Party Game<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:58" href="#fn:58"><sup>58</sup></a></td><td>-</td><td>So Clover!</td><td>Ready Set Bet</td><td>That's Not a Hat</td></tr><tr><td>Best Podcast</td><td>So Very Wrong About Games</td><td>Board Game Barrage</td><td>This Game Is Broken</td><td>One Stop Co-Op Shop</td></tr><tr><td>Best Board Game App</td><td>Root (2020)</td><td><a href="/facts/Gloomhaven/oX66Wsex">Gloomhaven</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Everdell/gtJGfz8u">Everdell</a></td><td>Unmatched: Digital Edition</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Amerigame/MGVWSuKm">Amerigame</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Eurogame/EjXeHVDr">Eurogame</a></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Going_Cardboard/3eKD8lkh">Going Cardboard</a></i> (documentary)</li></ul> <h2 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