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TOP Games of All Time (2025) 50-41

TOP 50-41

50. Blitzkrieg!: World War Two in 20 Minutes

SPOT: 2024 >> 2025 -2

Publisher: PSC Games
Players: 2
Playing Time: 20-45 minutes
Mechanisms: Bag Building, Area Majority, Tug of War

I don't like tug of war games because usually they provide you with too many options at one time just to make them more »interesting and complex«. This game has just enough options that you have good choices all the time but not too many so that you feel overwhelmed. We played it plenty of times and each game has been different and always on the edge.

49. Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar

SPOT: 2024 >> 2025 -6

Publisher: Czech Games Edition
Players: 2-4
Playing Time: 90 minutes
Mechanisms: Worker Placement, End Game Bonuses, Turn Order: Claim Action

I was blown away when I first played this game. Placing your workers on spaces that with time get better and then taking them back to get the action. I didn't think it was possible to plan so much in advance but it actually works. A really great worker placement game.

48. Allegiance: A Realm Divided

SPOT: 2024 >> 2025 -6

Publisher: Underground Games Inc.
Players: 2-4
Playing Time: 30-60 minutes
Mechanisms: Duel Game, Hand Management, Action Points
Sleeves: TCG 63,5x88mm

This is the best option that I found to save some money by not playing Magic: The Gathering, but still get that itch scratched. Both players draw from the same decks of creatures, actions… which would be a boring luck based game. That's why each player has a different hero with a totally different game plays. From heroes that like big armies, to heroes that drain life from the opponents etc. A lot of gameplay in this one box.

47. Sagrada

SPOT: 2024 >> 2025 -6

Publisher: Floodgate Games
Players: 1-4
Playing Time: 30-45 minutes
Mechanisms: End Game Bonuses, Open Drafting, Grid Coverage
Sleeves: TCG 63,5x88mm

One of the most colorful games our there. If you like a bit of logical thinking and planing ahead, this game is easy to teach and quick to play. A great game for gamers and non gamers alike.

46. Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle

SPOT: 2024 >> 2025 -6

Publisher: The Op Games
Players: 2-4
Playing Time: 30-60 minutes
Mechanisms: Cooperative Game, Deck Building, Variable Player Powers
Sleeves: TCG 63,5x88mm, S76 76x76mm, OSHP 102x76mm

A good deck builder that it's a great fit for any Harry Potter fan that likes games. The game is simple and quick so it should be a great fit for families.
You can really feel like you are fighting off the bad guys of the books/movies.

45. Lords of Hellas

SPOT: 2024 >> 2025 -6

Publisher: Awaken Realms
Players: 1-4
Playing Time: 60-90 minutes
Mechanisms: Area Majority, Dice Rolling, Hand Management
Sleeves: MEU 45x68mm, TCG 63,5x88mm, OSKB 102x152mm

This game looks epic and feels epic. Players can fight for area majority or go on quests around Ancient Greece… There is many interesting ways to win the game.
The techno-mythological mix is a very interesting combination as well.

44. Raising Robots

SPOT: 2024 >> 2025 -11

Publisher: Nauvoo Games
Players: 1-6
Playing Time: 60-90 minutes
Mechanisms: Simultaneous Action Selection, End Game Bonuses, Variable Player Powers
Sleeves: MEU 45x68mm, STN 57,5x89mm

This game is as beautiful as it is interesting. Players create combos from robots that give them resources that will create more combos. Add to this, that you have to read what your opponents' plans are to get some free actions.. and you have a meaty game that won't let you relax for a second.

43. Honey Buzz

SPOT: 2025 NEW

Publisher: Elf Creek Games
Players: 1-4
Playing Time: 45-90 minutes
Mechanisms: Action Retrieval, Contracts, Open Drafting, Solitaire Game, Tile Placement, Worker Placement
Sleeves: MEU 45x68mm

I love the worker placement limits in this game. You are not cut off by an opponent taking the space that you wanted. You can always pay a bit more to get that spot or wait that the opponent retrieves the workers and then jump in for a cheap action. This game offers many ways to score points.

42. The Mind

SPOT: 2024 >> 2025 -4

Publisher: NSV
Players: 2-4
Playing Time: 20 minutes
Mechanisms: Communication Limits, Cooperative Game
Sleeves: EUR 59x92mm

This game is something special that shouldn't work…but it does. Players try to play their cards from lowest to highest, on the table on a single deck. You cannot talk with others so you can only follow your instinct if it's your turn or not.

41. Happy Salmon

SPOT: 2024 >> 2025 -4

Publisher: NorthStar Game Studio
Players: 3-8
Playing Time: 2 minutes
Mechanisms: Simultaneous Action Selection

I heard only bad things from gamers about this one. So I was avoiding it for a long time. What a mistake.
This game is fun if you have players that can relax a bit and have some laughs. We played it with kids, with gamers, with family and everybody loved it.

TOP Games of All Time (2025) 50-41

TOP 50-41

50. Blitzkrieg!: World War Two in 20 Minutes

49. Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar

I was blown away when I first played this game. Placing your workers on spaces that with time get better and then taking them back to get the action. I didn't think it was possible to plan so much in advance but it actually works. A really great worker placement game.

48. Allegiance: A Realm Divided

47. Sagrada

One of the most colorful games our there. If you like a bit of logical thinking and planing ahead, this game is easy to teach and quick to play. A great game for gamers and non gamers alike.

46. Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle

A good deck builder that it's a great fit for any Harry Potter fan that likes games. The game is simple and quick so it should be a great fit for families.
You can really feel like you are fighting off the bad guys of the books/movies.

45. Lords of Hellas

This game looks epic and feels epic. Players can fight for area majority or go on quests around Ancient Greece… There is many interesting ways to win the game.
The techno-mythological mix is a very interesting combination as well.

44. Raising Robots

This game is as beautiful as it is interesting. Players create combos from robots that give them resources that will create more combos. Add to this, that you have to read what your opponents' plans are to get some free actions.. and you have a meaty game that won't let you relax for a second.

43. Honey Buzz

I love the worker placement limits in this game. You are not cut off by an opponent taking the space that you wanted. You can always pay a bit more to get that spot or wait that the opponent retrieves the workers and then jump in for a cheap action. This game offers many ways to score points.

42. The Mind

This game is something special that shouldn't work…but it does. Players try to play their cards from lowest to highest, on the table on a single deck. You cannot talk with others so you can only follow your instinct if it's your turn or not.

41. Happy Salmon

I heard only bad things from gamers about this one. So I was avoiding it for a long time. What a mistake.
This game is fun if you have players that can relax a bit and have some laughs. We played it with kids, with gamers, with family and everybody loved it.

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TOP Games of All Time (2025) 50-41

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I was blown away when I first played this game. Placing your workers on spaces that with time get better and then taking them back to get the action. I didn't think it was possible to plan so much in advance but it actually works. A really great worker placement game.

One of the most colorful games our there. If you like a bit of logical thinking and planing ahead, this game is easy to teach and quick to play. A great game for gamers and non gamers alike.

A good deck builder that it's a great fit for any Harry Potter fan that likes games. The game is simple and quick so it should be a great fit for families. You can really feel like you are fighting off the bad guys of the books/movies.

This game looks epic and feels epic. Players can fight for area majority or go on quests around Ancient Greece… There is many interesting ways to win the game.The techno-mythological mix is a very interesting combination as well.

This game is as beautiful as it is interesting. Players create combos from robots that give them resources that will create more combos. Add to this, that you have to read what your opponents' plans are to get some free actions.. and you have a meaty game that won't let you relax for a second.

I love the worker placement limits in this game. You are not cut off by an opponent taking the space that you wanted. You can always pay a bit more to get that spot or wait that the opponent retrieves the workers and then jump in for a cheap action. This game offers many ways to score points.

This game is something special that shouldn't work…but it does. Players try to play their cards from lowest to highest, on the table on a single deck. You cannot talk with others so you can only follow your instinct if it's your turn or not.

I heard only bad things from gamers about this one. So I was avoiding it for a long time. What a mistake. This game is fun if you have players that can relax a bit and have some laughs. We played it with kids, with gamers, with family and everybody loved it.

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A good deck builder that it's a great fit for any Harry Potter fan that likes games. The game is simple and quick so it should be a great fit for families.
You can really feel like you are fighting off the bad guys of the books/movies.

This game looks epic and feels epic. Players can fight for area majority or go on quests around Ancient Greece… There is many interesting ways to win the game.
The techno-mythological mix is a very interesting combination as well.

I heard only bad things from gamers about this one. So I was avoiding it for a long time. What a mistake.
This game is fun if you have players that can relax a bit and have some laughs. We played it with kids, with gamers, with family and everybody loved it.