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BoardGameGeek
OwnerScott Alden
Founder(s)Scott Alden and Derk Solko
URLboardgamegeek.com Edit this at Wikidata
LaunchedJanuary 2000; 26 years ago (2000-01)

BoardGameGeek (BGG) is an online forum for board gaming hobbyists and a user-generated game database that holds reviews, images and videos for over 150,000 different tabletop games. The site allows users to rate games on a 1–10 scale and shows these as a ranked list of board games.[1][2] It is considered the most-used website by board game enthusiasts since the 2000s, and recent academic literature about board games relies on the website.[3] The New York Times in 2019 called it "the hub of board gaming on the internet."[4]

History

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BoardGameGeek was founded in January 2000 by Scott Alden and Derk Solko.[5] Alden had an ambition for the website to be the "worldwide definitive resource for board games." The site's early structure was based on Alden's earlier work from 1996, 3DGameGeek. This was a similar site which hosted discussions on digital games with three-dimensional graphics.[6]

In 2005, BGG began hosting an annual board game convention, BGG.CON, that has a focus on playing games and where winners of the Golden Geek Awards are announced. New games are showcased and convention staff is provided to teach rules.[7] In 2010, BGG received the Diana Jones Award for Excellence in Gaming which recognized it as "a resource without peer for board and card gamers, the recognized authority of this online community."[8] On the BGG forums, posts seeking new players and groups for playing tabletop games roughly tripled from 2005 to 2015, growing at a rate of 10% per year.[9] By 2014, the website's database held cross-referenced entries for over 65,000 games, 9,000 artists, 13,000 publishers and 18,000 designers.[10] By April 2019, it covered 80,000 titles. Over 250,000 users had rated at least one game on the website, with a total of 15 million ratings.[11]

In 2019, the site updated its logo, which originally depicted a white blond man with spectacles running with a checkerboard. Alden wrote that "BGG welcomes all gamers, whatever your level of experience or particular tastes, and updating the logo reflects our belief that gaming is for everyone, not just geeky guys with glasses. Whatever our differences individually, gaming brings us together. Our new symbol is a nod to BGG's past, while also inviting you to see yourself in that silhouette—or to find your passion for play represented in that 'game flame.'"[12]

In 2020, BGG was inducted into the Origins Award Hall of Fame that year.[13] In 2024, the website had information on over 150,000 board games,[14] and was being regularly accessed by 300,000 active users.[15]

Design

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BoardGameGeek's central piece is its large database of cross-referenced entries of board games, artists, publishers and designers. To navigate this database, users can browse categories of board games.[10] The website groups games by their 'families', using broad concepts such as 'strategy' instead of directly classifying themes. It also logs the games' mechanisms.[3] Information on the website is the result of user-driven labor. The database can be accessed to conduct quantitative research,[6] with much recent academic literature about board games relying on BGG.[3]

BGG has a live rating system, through which games are rated by users on a scale of 1 to 10.[3] To supplement this, they are also allowed to give a qualitative description of their rating. The lowest rating, 1, is suggested by the website to correspond with the words, "Defies description of a game. You won't catch me dead playing this. Clearly broken", whereas games rated 10 are "Outstanding. Always want to play and expect this will never change". Ratings of 8 and above generally indicate that a game is well-liked, whereas ratings under 7 indicate the opposite.[11] Users of the website generally prefer games which are longer and more complex.[3] The website's user reviews are often placed next to those of more established outlets such as Shut Up & Sit Down and The Dice Tower, rather than being purely curated through online magazine ratings as per the digital game industry.[6]

Users can visit BGG's online forums,[10] which involve reviews, errata, news, play logs, design notes, articles about strategy, and images. Users maintain a personal profile where they may list, rank, and review their board game collections, manage a blog, and advertise projects and local conventions.. the website's international userbase is highlighted through use of flags denoting users' countries of origin that exist next to all user avatars.[6] They can view 'Geeklists' which are lists of games put together by other users;[10] one of these lists a history of the number-one ranked games on BGG.[3] Contributors can buy 'geek gold', which buys cosmetics for users on the website, and BGG also gains funds through an annual end-of-year fundraiser.[6]

Users can also shop for games and accessories,[10] trade and sell games between one another through the site's market or through Amazon and eBay, and take part in user-and company-driven giveaways and contests.[6]

Golden Geek Award

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BoardGameGeek chose Root as its Game of the Year in 2018

Since 2006, the site annually awards the best new board games of the year with the Golden Geek Award. Winners are selected based on a vote by registered users.[16]

2006–2009

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Category 2006 2007 2008 2009
Game of the Year[17] Caylus Shogun Agricola Dominion
Best Strategy Game[18][19][20] Caylus Shogun Agricola Le Havre
Best Wargame[21] Twilight Struggle Combat Commander: Europe Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage Combat Commander: Pacific
Best Children's Board Game[22] Nacht Der Magier Zooloretto Chateau Roquefort Sorry! Sliders
Best 2-Player Board Game[23] Twilight Struggle BattleLore and Commands & Colors: Ancients Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage Space Hulk (third edition)
Best Family Board Game[24] Ingenious Zooloretto Thebes Pandemic
Best Party Board Game[25] Diamant Wits and Wagers Say Anything Time's Up! Deluxe
Best Card Game[26] - Caylus Magna Carta Race for the Galaxy Dominion
Best Board Game Artwork/Presentation[27] - BattleLore Jamaica Space Hulk (third edition)
Best Board Game Expansion[28] - - - Pandemic: On The Brink
Best Print & Play Board Game[29] - - - Dune Express
Best Innovative Board Game[30] - - - Space Alert

2010–2019

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Category 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Game of the Year[17] Hansa Teutonica Dominant Species Eclipse Terra Mystica Splendor Pandemic Legacy: Season 1 Scythe Gloomhaven Root Wingspan
Best Strategy Game[18] Hansa Teutonica Dominant Species Eclipse Terra Mystica Five Tribes Pandemic Legacy: Season 1 Scythe Gloomhaven Brass: Birmingham Wingspan
Best Wargame[21] Washington's War A Few Acres of Snow Sekigahara: The Unification of Japan 1775: Rebellion Fire in the Lake Churchill Falling Sky: The Gallic Revolt Against Caesar 878 Vikings: Invasions of England Hannibal & Hamilcar Undaunted: Normandy
Best Children's Board Game[22] Forbidden Island Animal Upon Animal: Balancing Bridge King of Tokyo Forbidden Desert Tales & Games: The Hare & the Tortoise - - - - -
Best 2-Player Board Game[23] Washington's War A Few Acres of Snow Android: Netrunner Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game Star Realms 7 Wonders Duel Star Wars: Rebellion Codenames: Duet KeyForge: Call of the Archons Watergate
Best Family Board Game[24] Tobago 7 Wonders King of Tokyo Love Letter Splendor Codenames Codenames: Pictures Azul The Quacks of Quedlinburg Wingspan
Best Party Board Game[25] Telestrations Dixit Odyssey King of Tokyo Love Letter Cash n' Guns 2nd Ed. Codenames Codenames: Pictures Warewords The Mind Wavelength
Best Card Game[26] Innovation 7 Cudów Świata Android: Netrunner Love Letter Star Realms 7 Wonders Duel Arkham Horror: The Card Game Century: Spice Road The Mind Wingspan
Best Board Game Artwork/Presentation[27] - Merchants & Marauders Takenoko Mice and Mystics Abyss Mysterium Scythe Photosynthesis Root Wingspan
Best Board Game Expansion[28] Dominion: Prosperity Twilight Imperium: Shards of the Throne Alien Frontiers: Factions Lords of Waterdeep: Scoundrels of Skullport 7 Wonders: Babel Ticket to Ride Map Collection: Volume 5 United Kingdom & Pennsylvania 7 Wonders Duel: Pantheon Scythe: The Wind Gambit Scythe: The Rise of Fenris Wingspan: European Expansion
Best Print & Play Board Game[29] Zombie in My Pocket The Thing D-Day Dice: Free Trial Version Tiny Epic Kingdoms & Coin Age ...and then we held hands... Dune: The dice game Star Trek: The Dice Game My Little Scythe Orchard: A 9 card solitaire game TINYforming Mars
Best Innovative Board Game[30] Catacombs A Few Acres of Snow Risk: Legacy Love Letter Dead of Winter: A Crossroads Game Pandemic Legacy: Season 1 Captain Sonar Gloomhaven Root Wingspan
Best Thematic Board Game[31] War of the Ring Collector's Edition Mansions of Madness Mage Knight Board Game Robinson Crusoe: Adventure on the Cursed Island Dead of Winter: A Crossroads Game Pandemic Legacy: Season 1 Scythe Gloomhaven Root Dune
Best Abstract Board Game[32] FITS Paris Connection Kingdom Builder Tash-Kalar: Arena of Legends Patchwork - - - - -
Best Cooperative Game[33] - - - - - - Mechs vs. Minions Gloomhaven The Mind The Crew: The Quest For Planet Nine
Best Solo Game[34] - - - - Imperial Settlers Tiny Epic Galaxies Scythe Gloomhaven That's Pretty Clever Wingspan
RPG and Video Game awards

RPG and Video game awards were introduced in 2014 and awarded through 2017. Only 1 category was awarded in 2018, and none in following years.

Category 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Best RPG Artwork/Presentation Player's Handbook (D&D 5e) Mouse Guard (2nd Edition) Volo's Guide to Monsters Xanathar's Guide to Everything -
Best RPG Supplement Winner Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set The Dracula Dossier: Director's Handbook Volo's Guide to Monsters Xanathar's Guide to Everything -
RPG of the Year Dungeon Master's Guide (D&D 5e)

Player's Handbook (D&D 5e)
Dungeons & Dragons (5th Edition)

Blades in the Dark 7th Sea Tales from the Loop -
Best Indie Video Game Winner Star Realms Rocket League Stardew Valley Cuphead -
Best Mobile/Handheld Video Game Star Realms Fallout Shelter Twilight Struggle Through the Ages -
Best Video Game Visuals/Artwork The Banner Saga The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Overwatch The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild -
Most Innovative Video Game Galaxy Trucker - Pokémon GO The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild -
Video Game of the Year Winner Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft Multiple Winners Multiple Winners Multiple Winners -
Best Board Game App Winner - - Twilight Struggle Through the Ages Ganz Schön Clever

2020–present

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2020 saw many awards replaced with new categories, such as "Board Game of the Year" replaced with "Game of the Year, Light", "Medium" and "Heavy".

Category 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Game of the Year, Light[35] MicroMacro: Crime City Cascadia Cat in the Box: Deluxe Edition Thunder Road: Vendetta Castle Combo
Game of the Year, Medium[36] Lost Ruins of Arnak The Crew: Mission Deep Sea Heat: Pedal to the Metal Earth Harmonies
Game of the Year, Heavy[37] Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion Ark Nova Carnegie Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Best Wargame[21] Imperial Struggle Undaunted: Reinforcements Undaunted: Stalingrad Undaunted: Battle of Britain Arcs
Best 2-Player Board Game[23] Undaunted: North Africa Radlands Splendor Duel Sky Team The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth
Best Card Game[26] Dune: Imperium - - - -
Best Board Game Artwork & Presentation[27] On Mars Sleeping Gods Flamecraft The Castles of Burgundy: Special Edition Unconscious Mind
Best Board Game Expansion[28] Wingspan: Oceania Expansion Lost Ruins of Arnak: Expedition Leaders Dune: Imperium – Rise of Ix Ark Nova: Marine Worlds Arcs: The Blighted Reach Expansion
Best Print & Play Board Game[29] 7 Wonders Duel: Solo Gloomholdin' Aquamarine Waypoints 52 Realms: Adventures
Most Innovative Board Game[30] MicroMacro: Crime City Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile Cat in the Box: Deluxe Edition Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory Arcs
Best Thematic Board Game[31] Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion Sleeping Gods Heat: Pedal to the Metal Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Best Cooperative Game[33] Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion The Crew: Mission Deep Sea Return to Dark Tower Sky Team The Fellowship of the Ring: Trick-Taking Game
Best Solo Board Game[34] Under Falling Skies Final Girl Turing Machine Legacy of Yu Slay the Spire: The Board Game
Best Zoomable Game[38] Forgotten Waters - - - -
Best Party Game[25] - So Clover! Ready Set Bet That's Not a Hat Flip 7
Best Podcast So Very Wrong About Games Board Game Barrage This Game Is Broken One Stop Co-Op Shop Beyond Solitaire
Best Board Game App Root (2020) Gloomhaven Everdell Unmatched: Digital Edition Dune: Imperium

See also

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