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BoardGameGeek (BGG) is an online forum for board gaming hobbyists and a game database that holds reviews, images and videos for over 125,600 different tabletop games, including European-style board games, wargames, and card games.cite-ref-eurogames-1-0[1]cite-ref-2[2] In addition to the game database, the site allows users to rate games on a 1–10 scale and publishes a ranked list of board games.cite-ref-3[3]cite-ref-4[4]cite-ref-5[5]

• History

• Golden Geek Award

• 2006–2009

• 2010–2019

• 2020–present

• See also

• References

• External links

BoardGameGeek was founded in January 2000 by Scott Alden and Derk Solko,cite-ref-0-6-0[6] and marked its 20th anniversary on 20 January 2020.cite-ref-7[7]

Since 2005, BoardGameGeek hosts 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.cite-ref-8[8] There is also an annual Spring BGG.CON which is family friendly, and an annual BGG@Sea which is held on a cruise.

In 2010, BoardGameGeek received the Diana Jones Award, which recognized it as "a resource without peer for board and card gamers, the recognized authority of this online community."cite-ref-9[9] The New York Times has called BoardGameGeek "the hub of board gaming on the Internet."cite-ref-nyt-draper-2019-10-0[10]

In 2020, BoardGameGeek was inducted into the Origins Award Hall of Fame.cite-ref-11[11]

The site has branched out into other fields by using the same system for RPGs and video games (rpggeek.com and videogamegeek.com).cite-ref-12[12]

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.cite-ref-13[13]

| Category | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |

|---|---|---|---|---|

| Game of the Year [ 14 ] | Caylus | Shogun | Agricola | Dominion |

| Best Strategy Game [ 15 ] [ 16 ] [ 17 ] | Caylus | Shogun | Agricola | Le Havre |

| Best Wargame [ 18 ] | Twilight Struggle | Combat Commander: Europe | Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage | Combat Commander: Pacific |

| Best Children's Board Game [ 19 ] | Nacht Der Magier | Zooloretto | Chateau Roquefort | Sorry! Sliders |

| Best 2-Player Board Game [ 20 ] | Twilight Struggle | BattleLore and Commands & Colors: Ancients | Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage | Space Hulk (third edition) |

| Best Family Board Game [ 21 ] | Ingenious | Zooloretto | Thebes | Pandemic |

| Best Party Board Game [ 22 ] | Diamant | Wits and Wagers | Say Anything | Time's Up! Deluxe |

| Best Card Game [ 23 ] | - | Caylus Magna Carta | Race for the Galaxy | Dominion |

| Best Board Game Artwork/Presentation [ 24 ] | - | BattleLore | Jamaica | Space Hulk (third edition) |

| Best Board Game Expansion [ 25 ] | - | - | - | Pandemic: On The Brink |

| Best Print & Play Board Game [ 26 ] | - | - | - | Dune Express |

| Best Innovative Board Game [ 27 ] | - | - | - | Space Alert |

| Category | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |

|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|

| Game of the Year [ 14 ] | Hansa Teutonica | Dominant Species | Eclipse | Terra Mystica | Splendor | Pandemic Legacy : Season 1 | Scythe | Gloomhaven | Root | Wingspan |

| Best Strategy Game [ 15 ] | Hansa Teutonica | Dominant Species | Eclipse | Terra Mystica | Five Tribes | Pandemic Legacy: Season 1 | Scythe | Gloomhaven | Brass: Birmingham | Wingspan |

| Best Wargame [ 18 ] | 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 [ 19 ] | Forbidden Island | Animal Upon Animal: Balancing Bridge | King of Tokyo | Forbidden Desert | Tales & Games: The Hare & the Tortoise | - | - | - | - | - |

| Best 2-Player Board Game [ 20 ] | 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 [ 21 ] | Tobago | 7 Wonders | King of Tokyo | Love Letter | Splendor | Codenames | Codenames: Pictures | Azul | The Quacks of Quedlinburg | Wingspan |

| Best Party Board Game [ 22 ] | Telestrations | Dixit Odyssey | King of Tokyo | Love Letter | Cash n' Guns 2nd Ed. | Codenames | Codenames: Pictures | Warewords | The Mind | Wavelength |

| Best Card Game [ 23 ] | 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 [ 24 ] | - | Merchants & Marauders | Takenoko | Mice and Mystics | Abyss | Mysterium | Scythe | Photosynthesis | Root | Wingspan |

| Best Board Game Expansion [ 25 ] | 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 [ 26 ] | 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 [ 27 ] | 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 [ 28 ] | 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 [ 29 ] | FITS | Paris Connection | Kingdom Builder | Tash-Kalar: Arena of Legends | Patchwork | - | - | - | - | - |

| Best Cooperative Game [ 30 ] | - | - | - | - | - | - | Mechs vs. Minions | Gloomhaven | The Mind | The Crew: The Quest For Planet Nine |

| Best Solo Game [ 31 ] | - | - | - | - | Imperial Settlers | Tiny Epic Galaxies | Scythe | Gloomhaven | That's Pretty Clever | Wingspan |

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 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 |

|---|---|---|---|---|

| Game of the Year, Light [ 32 ] | MicroMacro: Crime City | Cascadia | Cat in the Box: Deluxe Edition | Thunder Road: Vendetta |

| Game of the Year, Medium [ 33 ] | Lost Ruins of Arnak | The Crew: Mission Deep Sea | Heat: Pedal to the Metal | Earth |

| Game of the Year, Heavy [ 34 ] | Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion | Ark Nova | Carnegie | Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory |

| Best Wargame [ 18 ] | Imperial Struggle | Undaunted: Reinforcements | Undaunted: Stalingrad | Undaunted: Battle of Britain |

| Best 2-Player Board Game [ 20 ] | Undaunted: North Africa | Radlands | Splendor Duel | Sky Team |

| Best Card Game [ 23 ] | Dune: Imperium | - | - | - |

| Best Board Game Artwork & Presentation [ 24 ] | On Mars | Sleeping Gods | Flamecraft | The Castles of Burgundy : Special Edition |

| Best Board Game Expansion [ 25 ] | Wingspan: Oceania Expansion | Lost Ruins of Arnak: Expedition Leaders | Dune: Imperium – Rise of Ix | Ark Nova: Marine Worlds |

| Best Print & Play Board Game [ 26 ] | 7 Wonders Duel: Solo | Gloomholdin' | Aquamarine | Waypoints |

| Most Innovative Board Game [ 27 ] | MicroMacro: Crime City | Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile | Cat in the Box: Deluxe Edition | Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory |

| Best Thematic Board Game [ 28 ] | Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion | Sleeping Gods | Heat: Pedal to the Metal | Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory |

| Best Cooperative Game [ 30 ] | Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion | The Crew: Mission Deep Sea | Return to Dark Tower | Sky Team |

| Best Solo Board Game [ 31 ] | Under Falling Skies | Final Girl | Turing Machine | Legacy of Yu |

| Best Zoomable Game [ 35 ] | Forgotten Waters | - | - | - |

| Best Party Game [ 22 ] | - | So Clover! | Ready Set Bet | That's Not a Hat |

| Best Podcast | So Very Wrong About Games | Board Game Barrage | This Game Is Broken | One Stop Co-Op Shop |

| Best Board Game App | Root (2020) | Gloomhaven | Everdell | Unmatched : Digital Edition |

• Amerigame

• Eurogame

• Going Cardboard (documentary)

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