Like "Battlestar Galactica," "Unfathomable" promises to test the loyalties of your board game group and ensure that at least one person goes home nursing a grudge. Thankfully, Fantasy Flight Games has stepped in to fill the void, working alongside Konieczka to create "Unfathomable." Fantasy Flight's new game, set in its popular Arkham Horror universe, is an unapologetic spiritual successor to "Battlestar," trading space for the ocean and Cylons for cultists and placing players aboard the steamship Atlantica. It may not reflect every good game that came out in 2021, but it should hopefully highlight some of the titles that will endure in the months and years to come.īut as is so often the case with out-of-print titles, the secondary market for "Battlestar Galactica" quickly made it impossible to play. Every board game category had its moment in the sun.Īnd since the board game industry has yet to spawn its version of Rotten Tomatoes - seriously, someone should get on that - the following titles were selected based on a combination of BoardGameGeek scores and independent reviews. Want to engage in countless evolving campaigns against your friends? Try "Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile" or "Descent: Legends of the Dark." Need something the whole family can enjoy? Break out a copy of "Streets" or "Cascadia" and place people and animals on colorful tiles.
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So, unless you receive advance review copies or have embarrassingly deep pockets, this may be the first time you hear about a few of the titles on this list.īut none of that should distract from another great year for board games, one that featured a title for everyone, regardless of your preferred style of play.
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But for board game publishers - an industry dependent upon crowdfunding and limited by global supply chain issues - many titles can slip into circulation unnoticed, even with a regular dose of fulfillment updates available to the masses. In any other industry, the best titles of the year would hit the market with an appropriate amount of fanfare and industry coverage.