My top ten board games
This is my current list with reviews for 9 of my top 10 modern board games. I'd probably put chess, bridge, cribbage and backgammon on my list of classic games.
- Azul: Finely crafted strategy and satisfying interactions
- Nusfjord: Fishing for a new economy
- Star Realms: Luck is the residue of its design
- Lost Cities: The espresso of card games
- Bohnanza: The game about (trading) beans
- Carcassonne: Why Carcassonne has a permanent place on my game shelf
- Sushi Go!: Lowering the barrier for drafting games
- Codenames
- Torres: A game of vertical area control
- Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition: A game about applied research