For a brief recap of how I came up with my list, refer back to my previous post:
2019 Top 100 Games I Want to Play - #100-91
Here we go with #90-81!
#90 - Goa (January 2018 - #33--- ↓57)
This classic auction game, which I think was once in the Top 50 on BoardGameGeek, has always been on my radar. Early on when I started playing board games, I hunted high and low until I was able to land a copy. But I haven't played it yet and with all the new games coming out, it has really gotten lost in the shuffle. Not out of my Top 100 Games I Want to Play yet, but trending that way. But I just realized that this game is by Rudiger Dorn and I really liked Istanbul, so there might be still hope that this hangs in there until it gets played.
#89 - 1989: Dawn of Freedom (New)
Another highly rated, card-driven war game by one of the designers of Twilight Struggle, set in a shorter period during the end of the Cold War? Consider me sold! This, along with 1960: The Making of the President, which will show up higher in this list, are games that are always recommended for those looking for a variation on the hugely popular Twilight Struggle. I hope to play this one day, but like I mentioned just now, I would like to play 1960: The Making of the President first.
#88 - Clank! In! Space! (New)
Clank! is a deck building game that came out in the last couple years that I have not played yet but heard it is a great push-your-luck game built around deck-building mechanics. It is in the Top 100 on BoardGameGeek for a reason! However, a re-theme of the game came out set in space, which I heard was equally fun but also fixes a few issues with the original game. That is why this new version, which has a theme I enjoy more than the fantasy setting of the original game, is on my list instead.
#87 - Betrayal Legacy (New)
I have not played many legacy games but continuously I am sucked into the hype based on the experience I had with Pandemic Legacy. There are a lot of new legacy games coming out these days, some based on existing games and others completely new - this is one belongs in the former category. I have not played Betrayal at House on the Hill and heard it was broken in several ways. However, early feedback is that this fixes many of the problems and since it was also one of Rob Daviau's original designs, it's exciting to see what he has done to one of his own games.
#86 - Wasteland Express Delivery Service (January 2018 - #56 --- ↓30)
When this game was released, there was a lot of hype surrounding it. From one of the designers of Dead of Winter combined with Mad Max inspired theming and strong pick-up-and-delivery mechanics, it had the makings of a winner. I still want to play this game, but it has slipped over the year as in general pick-up-and-deliver is not one of my preferred styles of gameplay.
#85 - Century: Spice Road (January 2018 - #58 --- ↓27)
This supposed Splendor-killer has been on my radar since its release and I'm surprised that I still have not played it yet. The fact that it is able to combine with the two other games in the series, Eastern Wonders and A New World, adds a very interesting element to the game idea. It has fallen a bit simply because this game came out a couple years ago, but I still really want to try it out.
#84 - Hail Hydra (New)
Taking one of the most popular franchises and wrapping a solid social deduction game around it sounds like a very fun idea. I've heard really good things about this game, which apparently condenses the Battlestar Galactica into a shorter, one-hour experience with a much more accessible theme. Hopefully I will be able to play this one soon.
#83 - Near and Far (January 2018 - #55 --- ↓28)
Ryan Laukat makes beautiful looking games and this is probably the one that has been the most popular. A follow-up to Above and Below, it is another entry into his "story-telling" line. Though I have only played one of his games, Eight-Minute Empire, I look forward to playing this even though it has dropped over the past year. The drop is likely due to it falling outside of the games I typically play.
#82 - Raiders of the North Sea (New)
With all the hype surrounding Architects of the West Kingdom, which will end up higher on these rankings, I was also drawn into looking at some of Shem Phillips older games, particularly his North Sea trilogy. This game is the highest rated of the three and with an app coming out later this year, it is likely only a matter of time before I play it.
#81 - Port Royal (New)
Oh My Goods! is a game that I was able to play this last year and, with the expansions, was a really fun push-your-luck engine-building game. Port Royal is another small box card game from Alexander Pfister that also has a recently released campaign expansion and if it can capture the same magic that Oh My Goods! did, it will likely make my Top 100 next year.
2019 Top 100 Games I Want to Play - #100-91
Here we go with #90-81!
#90 - Goa (January 2018 - #33--- ↓57)
This classic auction game, which I think was once in the Top 50 on BoardGameGeek, has always been on my radar. Early on when I started playing board games, I hunted high and low until I was able to land a copy. But I haven't played it yet and with all the new games coming out, it has really gotten lost in the shuffle. Not out of my Top 100 Games I Want to Play yet, but trending that way. But I just realized that this game is by Rudiger Dorn and I really liked Istanbul, so there might be still hope that this hangs in there until it gets played.
#89 - 1989: Dawn of Freedom (New)
Another highly rated, card-driven war game by one of the designers of Twilight Struggle, set in a shorter period during the end of the Cold War? Consider me sold! This, along with 1960: The Making of the President, which will show up higher in this list, are games that are always recommended for those looking for a variation on the hugely popular Twilight Struggle. I hope to play this one day, but like I mentioned just now, I would like to play 1960: The Making of the President first.
#88 - Clank! In! Space! (New)
#87 - Betrayal Legacy (New)
I have not played many legacy games but continuously I am sucked into the hype based on the experience I had with Pandemic Legacy. There are a lot of new legacy games coming out these days, some based on existing games and others completely new - this is one belongs in the former category. I have not played Betrayal at House on the Hill and heard it was broken in several ways. However, early feedback is that this fixes many of the problems and since it was also one of Rob Daviau's original designs, it's exciting to see what he has done to one of his own games.
#86 - Wasteland Express Delivery Service (January 2018 - #56 --- ↓30)
When this game was released, there was a lot of hype surrounding it. From one of the designers of Dead of Winter combined with Mad Max inspired theming and strong pick-up-and-delivery mechanics, it had the makings of a winner. I still want to play this game, but it has slipped over the year as in general pick-up-and-deliver is not one of my preferred styles of gameplay.
#85 - Century: Spice Road (January 2018 - #58 --- ↓27)
This supposed Splendor-killer has been on my radar since its release and I'm surprised that I still have not played it yet. The fact that it is able to combine with the two other games in the series, Eastern Wonders and A New World, adds a very interesting element to the game idea. It has fallen a bit simply because this game came out a couple years ago, but I still really want to try it out.
#84 - Hail Hydra (New)
Taking one of the most popular franchises and wrapping a solid social deduction game around it sounds like a very fun idea. I've heard really good things about this game, which apparently condenses the Battlestar Galactica into a shorter, one-hour experience with a much more accessible theme. Hopefully I will be able to play this one soon.
#83 - Near and Far (January 2018 - #55 --- ↓28)
Ryan Laukat makes beautiful looking games and this is probably the one that has been the most popular. A follow-up to Above and Below, it is another entry into his "story-telling" line. Though I have only played one of his games, Eight-Minute Empire, I look forward to playing this even though it has dropped over the past year. The drop is likely due to it falling outside of the games I typically play.
#82 - Raiders of the North Sea (New)
With all the hype surrounding Architects of the West Kingdom, which will end up higher on these rankings, I was also drawn into looking at some of Shem Phillips older games, particularly his North Sea trilogy. This game is the highest rated of the three and with an app coming out later this year, it is likely only a matter of time before I play it.
#81 - Port Royal (New)
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