New Year’s Eve is just around the corner and as we get ready to say goodbye to 2024, it’s time for our annual top 10 list. As is tradition here at BGQ, I’ll be teaming up with fellow reviewer Brandon to list off our Top 10 Board Games of 2024. We always pair up for these lists to help provide a bit more variety in our standout games of the year. While I tend to be more of a thematic, dice-chucking, minis-loving gamer, Brandon leans more toward the crunchy euros.
Like every year, there are also some games that we didn’t include in this list because they either just missed the cut or we didn’t have a chance to play them yet. For Tony, it was The Mandalorian Adventures, River Valley Glass Works, Moving Wild, Flip 7, Bomb Busters, Castle Combo, and Invincible: The Hero-Building Game. Brandon was content with his choices and didn’t have any extras.
Brandon: The lightest game on my list has risen the 2024 BGG ranks as it nears the top 100. It’s already in the top 20 family games. And from my experience, it deserves the praise it is receiving. Using an Azul-like selection system, Harmonies finds players building habitats for animals and trying their best to efficiently build to maximize scoring. Every choice matters, as a selection of three landscape tokens may help secure a landing place for one of your animals, or it may cause you to fill space that you desperately need for another. This plays quickly, features two sides to player boards for variety, and every habitat looks great upon completion. Tactile and rewarding.
Tony: A bit of nostalgia creeps into my top 10 for the year as Restoration Games delivered the new edition of Crossbows and Catapults. It’s a silly-fun dexterity game where you and your opponent build castles and then try and knock them down with spring-loaded siege weapons. Their remaster of this game is great, and my son has been really enjoying playing this with me. It uses a bit of card play to help spice things up, and when you pull off a trick shot
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