The Best Games of 2022… So Far!
boardgamequest.comThe year is half(ish) over and so that means it’s time for Board Game Quest’s picks for the best new games we’ve played thus far. As with every year, these picks are not only objectively correct, but they will also definitely be proven completely wrong within six months time. I’ll leave you with these questions before we dive into the picks: Which one of the four-dozen games Andrew bought night-one of GenCon will he select? Will I regret my pick seconds after we publish like I did last year? Will Brandon just ignore the prompt entirely and go with Oath even though it’s not a 2022 game? The answers to these questions and many more lie ahead, Questers. Read on!
Chosen by Chris:I definitely stole this pick from at least one of my esteemed colleagues here at Board Game Quest and I don’t feel bad about that at all. I’ve actually played a decent chunk of new games the first half of this year and the only one that truly burrowed its way into my brain has been Twilight Inscription, the complicated (but not overly so) flip-and-roll-and-write. There’s decent player interaction (which is usually absent in this type of game) and you can take practically any path to victory and still have a good shot at winning. Cubitos, my pick from this time last year, faded away as the BGQ staff tallied the votes for our year-end awards, but I guarantee Twilight Inscription will not only fare better, but it will likely improve its standing as more people play it on a regular basis. Everyone needs to stop reading this list immediately and go track down a copy of this to play. Like… now.
Chosen by Tony:After Gen Con this year, I had to give this one some thought. There were some great games released at the show (see our recap here). But I have to
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