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913 games
10 to Leave

10 to Leave

 0 Points
 2-5 Players
 10-20 Minutes
 Kula
 Compound Eye Fox Studio
 Kula
 1.33 / 5
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BGotY
0
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0
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0
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0
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0
Total Lists
1
12 Rivers

12 Rivers

 0 Points
 2-4 Players
 45-75 Minutes
 Romain Caterdjian
 Good Games Publishing
 1.63 / 5
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BGotY
0
2nd Place
1
3rd Place
0
4th Place
1
5th Place
0
Total Lists
2
13 Leaves

13 Leaves

 0 Points
 3-6 Players
 20 Minutes
 Masato Uesugi
 Cranio Creations
 SMLXL
 1.29 / 5
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BGotY
0
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0
3rd Place
1
4th Place
0
5th Place
1
Total Lists
4
18RoyalGorge: The Rails of Fremont County and the Royal Gorge Wars

18RoyalGorge: The Rails of Fremont County and the Royal Gorge Wars

 0 Points
 2-4 Players
 120-180 Minutes
 Kayla Ross
 18Wood
 Mark Melnikov
 3.25 / 5
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BGotY
0
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0
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0
4th Place
1
5th Place
1
Total Lists
2
1906 San Francisco

1906 San FranciscoPublished Year: 2018

 0 Points
 1-4 Players
 45-60 Minutes
 Perepau Llistosella
 Looping Games
 Pedro Soto
 2.38 / 5
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BGotY
0
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0
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0
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0
5th Place
0
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1
20 Strong: Tanglewoods

20 Strong: Tanglewoods

 0 Points
 1 Players
 30-60 Minutes
 Logan Giannini
 Chip Theory Games
 2.50 / 5
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BGotY
0
2nd Place
0
3rd Place
1
4th Place
0
5th Place
0
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2
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

 0 Points
 1-5 Players
 45 Minutes
 Alberto Millán
 Looping Games
 Pedro Soto
 2.00 / 5
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BGotY
0
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0
3rd Place
0
4th Place
0
5th Place
0
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1
23 Knives

23 Knives

 0 Points
 3-8 Players
 30-60 Minutes
 Tyler J. Brown
 Play to Z
 Danny Brown
 2.33 / 5
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BGotY
0
2nd Place
0
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0
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0
5th Place
0
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1
3 Chapters

3 ChaptersPublished Year: 2024

 0 Points
 2-6 Players
 30 Minutes
 Joe Hout
 AMIGO
 Jan Bintakies
 1.67 / 5
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BGotY
0
2nd Place
0
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0
4th Place
1
5th Place
0
Total Lists
5
3 Tricky Pigs

3 Tricky Pigs

 0 Points
 3-5 Players
 30-60 Minutes
 Andrew Stiles
 Baron Jon Games
 Racknar Teyssier
 1.50 / 5
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BGotY
0
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0
3rd Place
0
4th Place
0
5th Place
0
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1
3 Witches

3 Witches

 0 Points
 3 Players
 20 Minutes
 Corey Young
 Allplay
 別府さい (Sai Beppu)
 2.00 / 5
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BGotY
0
2nd Place
0
3rd Place
1
4th Place
0
5th Place
0
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2
52 Duels

52 Duels

 0 Points
 1-2 Players
 20-30 Minutes
 Matthew Dunstan
 Postmark Games
 Rory Muldoon
-
BGotY
0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1
6 nimmt! Baron Oxx

6 nimmt! Baron Oxx

 0 Points
 2-10 Players
 30 Minutes
 Michael Kiesling
 AMIGO
 Franz Vohwinkel
 1.00 / 5
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BGotY
0
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0
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0
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1
7 Empires

7 EmpiresPublished Year: 2024

 0 Points
 2-6 Players
 90-150 Minutes
 Mac Gerdts
 PD-Verlag
 David Roterberg
 2.97 / 5
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BGotY
0
2nd Place
0
3rd Place
0
4th Place
2
5th Place
0
Total Lists
2
7 Wonders Dice

7 Wonders Dice

 0 Points
 2-7 Players
 25-30 Minutes
 Antoine Bauza
 Repos Production
 Agnès Ripoche
 2.50 / 5
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BGotY
0
2nd Place
0
3rd Place
1
4th Place
0
5th Place
0
Total Lists
4