Published by Riot Games, known for their insanely popular League of Legends video game, Mechs vs Minions impressed us from day one. Out of nowhere this year came Mechs vs Minions. The designer did a great job of capturing the essence of the FPS in a game that is high on action, shooting and carnage. Unlike previous failures in the genre ( Frag), Adrenaline is actually really fun to play. Adrenaline takes the concept of a first person shooter video game (FPS) and brings it to our tabletop. 1-5 Players Įver since I demo’d Adrenaline at Gen Con this year, I’ve been itching to play it again. While it wasn’t my favorite game of the year, its production qualities were outstanding, the gameplay solid, and overall I found it to be really enjoyable.
And on that front, Scythe didn’t disappoint. That, combined with some amazing artwork from Jakub Rozalski and you have all the hallmarks of a game that people can’t wait to get to the table. Stonemaier Games already has an excellent track record with their releases, so expectations were sky-high on this one. Scythe is probably the game on this list that had the most hype coming into 2016. I actually enjoy it much more than regular Pandemic and probably won’t be going back to the original game anytime soon. While many mechanics in the game are similar, Pandemic: Reign of Cthulhu gives players its own take on the game as players must stop the elder gods from awakening. Pandemic: Reign of Cthulhu is far from just a re-skin of the original Pandemic. I enjoy playing Pandemic every now and then, however I was definitely ready for a new twist on the game. Completely self-contained, it takes the MTG concept and adds in both shared decks and unique heroes. This dueling card game has completely replaced Magic: The Gathering for me when I ever need to get a fix in. I’m doubly impressed because it was from a first time publisher. 2 Players Īllegiance has some of the best production values from a Kickstarter game I’ve ever seen. In the game, Agility is a race to take three dogs through an agility course. Yet even under the great canine theme, Agility is a pretty fun euro game that’s both easy to learn and has some pretty solid mechanics. Designed by Brent Povis ( Morels), I was initially attracted to this one because of the theme (dogs!). One of my surprise hits of the year is the two player game Agility. With lots of thematic elements, this one almost feels like a board game/RPG hybrid. Now fully cooperative, players must work together to unravel the mysterious happenings in Arkham Massachusetts. This year, Fantasy Flight Games have ditched their Call of Cthulhu Living Card Game in favor of the Arkham Horror Card Game.
Long time readers of this site will know that I’m always attracted to games in the Cthulhu Mythos. So I’m giving it an honorable mention, for now.
I haven’t gotten it to the table enough yet to decide if it should have a place in the top 10, but early play have it close for sure. That being said, I’ve played it twice so far and really enjoyed the game.
I wasn’t sure whether this should be a 2016 or 2017 release, as it has only recently gotten into the hands of its Kickstarter backers. Top 10 Board Games of 2016 Honorable Mention: Orcs Must Die And there are a few still that I’ve yet to try out: notable Star Wars: Rebellion, Captain Sonar, Terraforming Mars. That distinction is saved for our annual Board Game Awards this coming spring. That also doesn’t necessarily mean these games are the consensus best games of the year. I want to stress that these are my Top 10 Board Games of 2016. Hundreds, if not thousands of new games are available for players to enjoy on their tabletop.Īs I do every year, I’ve somehow narrowed down the slate of games to my 10 favorite. Thanks to the rise of Kickstarter, we had quite a few new games released this year. With 2016 coming to an end, we can finally close the books on a year of board gaming.
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