Board Game Geek Hall of Fame
Board Game Geek recently published their inductees to the Hall of Fame. As part of their 25th year celebration, they inducted 25 titles into the Hall of Fame
Haven’t played one of these? We have many of them, come in and give them a try.
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| Library | Game | Year | BGG Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1830: Railways & Robber Barons | 1986 | 285 |
| 7 Wonders | 2010 | 100 |
| Acquire | 1964 | 345 |
| Agricola | 2007 | 56 |
| Brass: Lancashire | 2007 | 21 | |
| Carcassonne | 2000 | 230 |
| The Castles of Burgundy | 2011 | 16 |
| CATAN | 1995 | 574 |
| Caylus | 2005 | 117 | |
| Civilization | 1980 | 452 | |
| Concordia | 2013 | 25 | |
| Cosmic Encounter | 2008 | 209 |
| Diplomacy | 1959 | 812 |
| Dominion | 2008 | 139 |
| El Grande | 1995 | 91 | |
| Magic: The Gathering | 1993 | 166 | |
| Pandemic | 2008 | 158 |
| Power Grid | 2004 | 66 |
| Ra | 1999 | 131 |
| Race for the Galaxy | 2007 | 80 |
| Terra Mystica | 2012 | 31 |
| Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization | 2015 | 14 |
| Ticket to Ride | 2004 | 247 |
| Tigris & Euphrates | 1997 | 110 |
| Twilight Struggle | 2005 | 13 |
Foros
Foros is a 3D version of connect four. Players take turns placing blocks on the board, attempting to be the first to get 4 in a row on any level or diagonally.
3D Connect Four has been done before, but Foros stands out from previous versions. The decision to use cubes and cylinders as playing pieces make it easier to see where your pieces are and how they line up.
Foros also offers the ability to play traditional connect 4 and a circular Stonehenge version.
The quality of this game makes it standout against any competitors. This is a perfect game for younger players. Come in to try it out at Unplugged.
Backed by Unplugged – Knitting Circle
Backed by Unplugged – World Order
Tabletop Toolbox Top 100 Games
Local Dice Tower contributor, Jeff Knapp, has put out his top 100 games of all time.
https://www.dicetower.com/video/jeff-knapps-top-100-games-all-time-100-91
Be sure to check out his other content https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopToolbox. Give it a like and subscribe to the channel.
The list contains a healthy dose of
- Lacerda Games – Weather Machine, The Gallerist, On Mars, Escape Plan, and Kanban
- Games from my Shelf of Shame – Caper Europe, Hallertau, Brew Crafters, Rocketmen, Imperial Settlers: Empires of the North
- Games from my wish list – Anno 1800 and Planet Unknown
- Many games you can try out at the Cafe
This list truly offers a variety of light weight, mid weight and heavy weight games. There are games to enjoy with your family or just solo.
I was inspired to revisit my own list and here are my top 10. My list is a combination of my favorite strategy games and the ones that my family likes to play.
- 10 Clank
- 9 Underwater Cities
- 8 Wingspan
- 7 Boop
- 6 Space Base
- 5 Blood Rage
- 4 Obsession
- 3 Teotihuacan: City of Gods
- 2 Ark Nova
- 1 Yokohama
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Vote For Richmond’s Best
https://richmond.com/exclusive/readerschoice/ballot-2024
If you feel that we are worthy, we are nominated in 2 categories. Best date night and hidden gem.
Come out for Mushrooms by Moonlight Demo
This Thursday demo local game designer Joel Davis’s upcoming game Mushrooms by Moonlight!
The Best Card Games
The New York Times recently printed an article about the best card games. Many are available in our library. Come in and check them out.
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| Library | Game | Note | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skull | The best bluffing card game | 2011 |
| Dominion | The best deck-building game | 2008 |
| Cat in the box | The best trick-taking game | 2020 |
| SCOUT | The best ladder-climbing game | 2019 | |
| Hanabi | The best set collection game | 2010 |
| Sprawlopolis | The best layout game | 2018 |
| Bohnanza | The best negotiation game | 1997 |
| Queen by Midnight | Other good card games | 2023 | |
| Regicide | Other good card games | 2020 | |
| Food Chain Island | Other good card games | 2020 |
| The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine | Other good card games | 2019 |
| Race for the Galaxy | Other good card games | 2007 |
| Aeon’s End | 2016 | ||
| Arboretum | 2015 | |
| Boss Monster: The Dungeon Building Card Game | 2013 | |
| Cockroach Poker | 2004 | |
| Fantasy Realms | 2017 | ||
| Fort | 2020 | |
| Hero Realms | 2016 | ||
| Monopoly Deal | 2014 | |
| No Thanks! | 2004 | ||
| Point Salad | 2019 | |
| Silver | 2019 | ||
| Smash Up | 2012 | |
| Startups | 2017 | ||
| Take 5 | 1994 | |
| Trailblazers | 2023 | ||
| Tussie Mussie | 2019 | |
| UNO | 1971 |
Scythe
Scythe hit the table last night for the board game social. This 5 player battle was played on the larger board and took about 2.5 hours.
Chesterfield native Jamey Stegmaier is the designer of this game which is in the Board Game Geek top 20 games of all time. Check out our Scythe page to see details on this game and where it ranks on other lists.
Jamey also donated some other games he designed or published, to our cafe. Check those out as well.
Sentinels of Multiverse
Sentinels of the Multiverse is a cooperative, fixed-deck card game with a comic book flavor. Each player plays as one of ten heroes, against one of four villains, and the battle takes place in one of four different dynamic environments.
Thanks to Greater Than Games who donated this game to our library.
We were able to get a 3 player game to the table tonight.
This game is quick to learn. Players play the role of heroes battling a villain who gets a turn at the start of each round. Then each hero takes a turn where they can play a card and perform one of their powers. At the conclusion of the hero turn, they draw a card. The round ends when the environment also takes a turn. The ultimate goal is to reduce the hit points of the villain to zero.
Holiday Staff Game Day
We were closed on Black Friday to enjoy a game day with our employees and families.
Sidereal Confluence
Sidereal Confluence: Trading and Negotiation in the Elysian Quadrant is a singularly unique trading and negotiation game for 4-9 players. Over the course of the game, each race must trade and negotiate with the rest to acquire the resource cubes necessary to fund their economy and allow it to produce goods for the next turn
Deception: Murder in Hong Kong
A game of deduction and deception for 4-12 players that plays in about 20 minutes.
In the game, players take on the roles of investigators attempting to solve a murder case – but there’s a twist. The killer is one of the investigators! Each player’s role and team are randomly assigned at the start of play and include the unique roles of Forensic Scientist, Witness, Investigator, Murderer, and Accomplice. While the Investigators attempt to deduce the truth, the murderer’s team must deceive and mislead. This is a battle of wits!
Junk Art
In Junk Art, players are presented with junk from which they must create art. Thus the name.
Junk Art contains more than ten game modes, along with more than sixty big colorful wooden or plastic components. In one version of the game, players pile all of the wooden or plastic parts in the center of the table, then are dealt a number of cards, with each card depicting one of these parts. On a turn, a player presents their left-hand neighbor with two cards from their hand. This neighbor takes one card in hand, then takes the part shown on the other card and places it on their base or on other parts that they’ve already placed. If something falls, it stays on the table and the player continues to build on whatever still stands. Once players have finished playing cards, whoever has the tallest work of art wins.
Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition
An engine-building game in which players control interplanetary corporations with the goal of making Mars habitable (and profitable). You will do this by investing mega credits (MC) into project cards that will directly or indirectly contribute to the terraforming process. In order to win, you will want to accumulate a high terraform rating (TR) and as many victory points (VP) as you can. Players raise their TR by increasing global parameters: oceans, oxygen, and temperature. TR also determines each corporation’s basic income, and, at the end of the game TR counts as VP. Additional VP and production capabilities are awarded for building project cards and other actions taken during the game.
