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The Dice Tower, Roy Cannaday's Top Board Games - Board Game of the Year

The Dice Tower

Roy Cannaday

2022 2023 2024 2025 All-Time

2022 2023 2024 2025 All-Time

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Dune: War for Arrakis

Marvel Champions: The Card Game

War of the Ring

Xia: Legends of a Drift System

Summoner Wars (Second Edition)

BattleLore: Second Edition

Mansions of Madness: Second Edition

Unmatched Adventures: Tales to Amaze

Cosmic Encounter

Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition

Dune: Imperium – Uprising

Heroes of Land, Air & Sea

War of the Ring: The Card Game

Star Wars: Rebellion

Thunder Road: Vendetta

Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game

Ashes Reborn: Red Rains – The Corpse of Viros

Shadows over Camelot

Runewars Miniatures Game

Clank!: Catacombs

Deception: Murder in Hong Kong

Magic: The Gathering

Champions of Midgard

Fallout Shelter: The Board Game

Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game

Starship Samurai

Freelancers: A Crossroads Game

Alien Frontiers

Race for the Galaxy

Arkham Horror: The Card Game

Forgotten Waters

Robot Quest Arena

Century: Golem Edition

Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy

Return to Dark Tower

Mosaic: A Story of Civilization

Western Legends

Marvel D.A.G.G.E.R.

Chronicles of Crime

Splendor: Marvel

Tales of the Arabian Nights

Dwellings of Eldervale

Legendary: A Marvel Deck Building Game

Eldritch Horror

After the Empire

The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-Earth

5-Minute Marvel

Mechs vs. Minions

Kemet: Blood and Sand

Marvel Dice Throne

Android: Netrunner

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Flash Point: Fire Rescue

Let's Go! To Japan

Sheriff of Nottingham

Foundations of Rome

Massive Darkness 2: Hellscape

Pokémon Trading Card Game

Marvel United: X-Men

War of the Ring: Second Edition

Unmatched Game System

The 7th Continent

Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion

Ashes Reborn: Rise of the Phoenixborn

KeyForge: Call of the Archons

Ankh: Gods of Egypt

Dead of Winter: A Crossroads Game

Star Trek: Ascendancy

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New on List13 total

Dune: War for Arrakis
1
War of the Ring
3
Unmatched Adventures: Tales to Amaze
8

Biggest Climbers19 total

Thunder Road: Vendetta+62
Cryo+27
Space Base+18

Biggest Drops66 total

Kemet: Blood and Sand-45
Rhino Hero-42
Cthulhu Wars-41

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