| 2020 ranking | 2020 | Delta | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tichu | Gloomhaven | |
| 2 | Gloomhaven | -1 | Brass: Birmingham |
| 3 | Le Havre | 1 | Yokohama |
| 4 | Age of Steam | 15 | Le Havre |
| 5 | Brass: Lancashire | 38 | A Feast for Odin |
| 6 | Brass: Birmingham | -4 | Great Western Trail |
| 7 | Agricola | 3 | Caverna: The Cave Farmers |
| 8 | Great Western Trail | -2 | Leaving Earth |
| 9 | Orleans | 0 | Orleans |
| 10 | Glory to Rome | 14 | Agricola |
| 11 | Barrage | Power Grid | |
| 12 | 1880: China | Root | |
| 13 | 1846: The Race for the Midwest | Troyes | |
| 14 | Airship City | Near and Far | |
| 15 | Yokohama | -12 | The Grizzled: Armistice Edition |
| 16 | Troyes | -3 | Twilight Struggle |
| 17 | 1828 | Dungeon Petz | |
| 18 | Near and Far | -4 | The Gallerist |
| 19 | 1822: The Railways of Great Britian | Age of Steam | |
| 20 | Clans of Caledonia | 28 | Glass Road |
| 21 | Ra | Fields of Arle | |
| 22 | Indonesia | 3 | Pax Pamir (Second Edition) |
| 23 | High Frontier (Third Edition) | 12 | Snowdonia: Deluxe Master Set |
| 24 | A Feast for Odin | -19 | Glory to Rome |
| 25 | Caverna: The Cave Farmers | -18 | Indonesia |
| 26 | The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine | The Castles of Burgundy | |
| 27 | 1882: Assiniboia | Azul | |
| 28 | 1830: Railways & Robber Barons | Feudum | |
| 29 | 18Chesapeake | Scythe | |
| 30 | Snowdonia: Deluxe Master Set | -7 | Eclipse |
| 31 | TOKYO TSUKIJI MARKET | Tribune: Primus Inter Pares | |
| 32 | Twilight Struggle | -16 | Viticulture Essential Edition |
| 33 | Power Grid | -22 | Acquire |
| 34 | Container: 10th Anniversary Jumbo Edition! | Innovation | |
| 35 | The Grizzled: Armistice Edition | -20 | High Frontier (Third Edition) |
| 36 | Arboretum | City of the Big Shoulders | |
| 37 | Lorenzo il Magnifico | 1 | Antiquity |
| 38 | Tribune: Primus Inter Pares | -7 | Lorenzo il Magnifico |
| 39 | 1849: The Game of Sicilian Railways | Istanbul | |
| 40 | Gugong | 17 | Town Center (fourth edition) |
| 41 | Fields of Arle | -20 | Five Tribes |
| 42 | Innovation | -8 | Castles of Mad King Ludwig |
| 43 | The Gallerist | -25 | Brass: Lancashire |
| 44 | Teotihuacan: City of Gods | The Estates | |
| 45 | Dungeon Petz | -28 | At the Gates of Loyang |
| 46 | 18NewEngland | Underwater Cities | |
| 47 | Leaving Earth | -39 | Raiders of the North Sea |
| 48 | Ora et Labora | Clans of Caledonia | |
| 49 | Acquire | -16 | The Expanse Board Game |
| 50 | Raiders of the North Sea | -3 | Wildcatters |
| 51 | Antiquity | -14 | Lisboa |
| 52 | 18MEX | Medina | |
| 53 | Paladins of the West Kingdom | Across the United States | |
| 54 | Wildcatters | -4 | Sidereal Confluence: Trading and Negotiation in the Elysian Quadrant |
| 55 | TOKYO METRO | Firefly: The Game | |
| 56 | The Estates | -12 | Raiders of the North Sea |
| 57 | Lets Make a Bus Route | Gugong | |
| 58 | At the Gates of Loyang | -13 | Trade on the Tigris |
| 59 | Underwater Cities | -13 | Dead of Winter: A Crossroads Game |
| 60 | Glass Road | -40 | Terraforming Mars |
| 61 | Pax Porfiriana | Terra Mystica | |
| 62 | Union Pacific | 6 | Dragon Castle |
| 63 | Terra Mystica | -2 | Modern Art |
| 64 | Bus | Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle | |
| 65 | Azul | -38 | Pulsar 2849 |
| 66 | Modern Art | -3 | Islebound |
| 67 | 1832: The South | Gaia Project | |
| 68 | Viticulture: Essential Edition | Union Pacific | |
| 69 | Pax Transhumanity | World Without End | |
| 70 | Bruxelles 1893 | 4 | Ethnos |
| 71 | Istanbul | -32 | Mystic Vale |
| 72 | Eclipse | -42 | Takenoko |
| 73 | 1889: History of Shikoku Railways | Above and Below | |
| 74 | Town Center (Fourth Edition) | -34 | Bruxelles 1893 |
| 75 | Pax Pamir (Second Edition) | -53 | Sagrada |
| 76 | 1861: The Railways of the Russian Empire | The Flow of History | |
| 77 | Root | -65 | Galaxy Trucker |
| 78 | 18CZ | The Manhattan Project | |
| 79 | Feudum | -51 | Sushi Go Party! |
| 80 | Lisboa | -29 | Roll for the Galaxy |
| 81 | Pulsar 2849 | -16 | Isle of Skye: From Chieftain to King |
| 82 | Gaia Project | -15 | Lords of Waterdeep |
| 83 | City of the Big Shoulders | -47 | North American Railways |
| 84 | Five Tribes | -43 | Ponzi Scheme |
| 85 | Across the United States | -32 | Grand Austria Hotel |
| 86 | Galaxy Trucker | -9 | Mombasa |
| 87 | The Castles of Burgundy | -61 | Bohnanza |
| 88 | Chicago Express | 2 | Concordia |
| 89 | Isle of Skye: From Chieftain to King | -8 | Kanban: Driver's Edition |
| 90 | Reykholt | Chicago Express | |
| 91 | Grand Austria Hotel | -6 | 5x5 City |
| 92 | In the Hall of the Mountain King | Mice and Mystics | |
| 93 | Mystic Vale | -22 | Via Appia |
| 94 | Sushi Go Party! | -15 | Millennium Blades |
| 95 | Concordia | -7 | Crusaders: Thy Will Be Done |
| 96 | Islebound | -30 | Black Angel |
| 97 | Ride the Rails | Libertalia | |
| 98 | Millennium Blades | -4 | The Climbers |
| 99 | World Without End | -30 | Roll Player |
| 100 | Tiny Towns | Evolution |
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| 101 | Walking in Burano | Imhotep | |
| 102 | Kingdomino | Altiplano | |
| 103 | Castles of Mad King Ludwig | Splendor | |
| 104 | Sagrada | The Quacks of Quedlinburg | |
| 105 | Sidereal Confluence: Remastered Edition | Legendary: A Marvel Deck Building Game | |
| 106 | Scythe | Rise to Nobility | |
| 107 | Fort | SteamRollers | |
| 108 | Dragon Castle | Imperial Settlers: Empires of the North | |
| 109 | Roll for the Galaxy | Northern Pacific | |
| 110 | Trade on the Tigris | Imperial Settlers | |
| 111 | Kraftwagen | Trajan | |
| 112 | The Expanse Board Game | 7 Wonders | |
| 113 | Crusaders: Thy Will Be Done | Queendomino | |
| 114 | Biblios | 51st State: Master Set | |
| 115 | Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle | Memoir '44 | |
| 116 | 1854 | The Adventurers: The Pyramid of Horus | |
| 117 | Targi | The Great Zimbabwe | |
| 118 | Roll Player | King of New York | |
| 119 | Ethnos | Wingspan | |
| 120 | Medina | Ticket to Ride: Europe | |
| 121 | Lanterns: The Harvest Festival | Star Wars: Rebellion | |
| 122 | Irish Gauge | End of the Line | |
| 123 | The Manhattan Project | Blood Bowl: Team Manager – The Card Game | |
| 124 | Altiplano | Architects of the West Kingdom | |
| 125 | 1848: Australia | Citadels | |
| 126 | Kingdom Builder | Unearth | |
| 127 | 18Lilliput | Vast: The Crystal Caverns | |
| 128 | Above and Below | Imperial 2030 | |
| 129 | Lords of Waterdeep | 13 Days: The Cuban Missile Crisis | |
| 130 | Kanban: Driver's Edition | Onward to Venus | |
| 131 | Imhotep | Sushi Roll | |
| 132 | Evolution | XCOM: The Board Game | |
| 133 | The Flow of History | Mechs vs. Minions | |
| 134 | Carcassonne | King of Tokyo | |
| 135 | Codenames | Forbidden Desert | |
| 136 | The Palace of Mad King Ludwig | Formula Dé | |
| 137 | Sushi Go! | Forbidden Island | |
| 138 | Steamrollers | Codenames | |
| 139 | Imperial Settlers | Watergate | |
| 140 | North American Railways | Dominant Species | |
| 141 | Wits & Wagers | Kingdom Builder | |
| 142 | King of Tokyo | Colt Express | |
| 143 | 18Ireland | Coimbra | |
| 144 | Ponzi Scheme | Fist of Dragonstones: The Tavern Edition | |
| 145 | Dominant Species | Clank!: A Deck-Building Adventure | |
| 146 | Firefly: The Game | Immortals | |
| 147 | Patchwork | Edge of Darkness | |
| 148 | Unearth | 7 Wonders Duel | |
| 149 | Reef | Blue Lagoon | |
| 150 | Memoir '44 | Noctiluca | |
| 151 | Legendary: A Marvel Deck Building Game | DC Comics Deck-Building Game | |
| 152 | This War of Mine: The Board Game | Catan | |
| 153 | Via Appia | Railroad Revolution | |
| 154 | Terraforming Mars | Pandemic | |
| 155 | Bohnanza | Reef | |
| 156 | The Quacks of Quedlinburg | Flash Point: Fire Rescue | |
| 157 | Vast: The Crystal Caverns | Klondike Rush | |
| 158 | Libertalia | Machi Koro: Deluxe Edition | |
| 159 | Ticket to Ride: Europe | Risk 2210 A.D. | |
| 160 | Dead of Winter: A Crossroads Game | Rising Sun | |
| 161 | Tigris & Euphrates | Smash Up | |
| 162 | Puerto Rico | Inis | |
| 163 | Imperial Settlers: Empires of the North | Um Reifenbreite | |
| 164 | Northern Pacific | Massive Darkness | |
| 165 | Takenoko | Stockpile | |
| 166 | 13 Days: The Cuban Missile Crisis | Zombicide | |
| 167 | Fist of Dragonstones: The Tavern Edition | ||
| 168 | Blue Lagoon | ||
| 169 | Citadels | ||
| 170 | The Adventurers: The Pyramid of Horus | ||
| 171 | Forbidden Island | ||
| 172 | XCOM: The Board Game | ||
| 173 | Rise to Nobility | ||
| 174 | Architects of the West Kingdom | ||
| 175 | 7 Wonders Duel | ||
| 176 | Pandemic Legacy: Season 1 | ||
| 177 | King of New York | ||
| 178 | Forbidden Desert | ||
| 179 | 51st State; Master Set | ||
| 180 | 5x5 City | ||
| 181 | Queendomino | ||
| 182 | Blood Bowl: Team Manager – The Card Game | ||
| 183 | Splendor | ||
| 184 | 7 Wonders | ||
| 185 | Mice and Mystics | ||
| 186 | Catan | ||
| 187 | Dominion | ||
| 188 | Wingspan | ||
| 189 | Codex: Card-Time Strategy – Deluxe Set | ||
| 190 | Formula Dé | ||
| 191 | Onward to Venus | ||
| 192 | DC Comics Deck-Building Game | ||
| 193 | Ticket to Ride | ||
| 194 | Mechs vs. Minions | ||
| 195 | Colt Express | ||
| 196 | Tokyo Highway | ||
| 197 | Clank!: A Deck-Building Adventure | ||
| 198 | Welcome To... | ||
| 199 | Pandemic | ||
| 200 | Smash Up | ||
| 201 | Star Wars: Rebellion | ||
| 202 | ZÈRTZ | ||
| 203 | Railroad Rebellion | ||
| 204 | Flash Point: Fire Rescue | ||
| 205 | A Game of Thrones: The Board Game (Second Edition) | ||
| 206 | Machi Koro: Deluxe Edition | ||
| 207 | Black Angel | ||
| 208 | Point Salad | ||
| 209 | Noctiluca | ||
| 210 | Cards Against Humanity | ||
| 211 | Inis | ||
| 212 | Klondike Rush | ||
| 213 | Stockpile | ||
| 214 | Edge of Darkness | ||
| 215 | Massive Darkness | ||
| 216 | Rising Sun | ||
| 217 | Watergate | ||
| 218 | Zombicide |
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