Welcome to the 4th annual Board Game Quest Board Game Awards. Each Spring we like to take some time to honor the best and most innovative board games that came out the previous year.
We have a total of 10 award categories this year, with five nominees in each (except Game of the Year which has 7). Our editorial staff has spent a lot of time playing and debating the 2016 game releases and chosen some truly outstanding games to be nominated.
From among these nominations, our editorial staff will choose a winner. However, since we wouldn’t be doing this without you, our awesome readers, you get a vote as well!
Below is a poll for each of the 10 categories to allow you to cast a vote for which games you think should win. Our readers here will collectively get one vote, and along with each member of our editorial staff, the winner will be chosen. The voting will be open until April 7th, 2017 and the winners will be announced shortly thereafter.
Congratulations to all of this year’s nominees!
2016 Board Game Award Nominees
Best Cooperative Game
Mechs Vs Minions
Designer: Chris Cantrell, Rick Ernst, Stone Librande, Prashant Saraswat, Nathan Tiras
Riot Games
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Mansions of Madness: 2nd Edition
Designer: Nikki Valens
Fantasy Flight Games
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Arkham Horror: The Card Game
Designer: Nate French, Matthew Newman
Fantasy Flight Games
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Pandemic: Reign of Cthulhu
Designer: Matt Leacock, Chuck D. Yager
Z-Man Games
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Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle
Designer: Forrest-Pruzan Creative, Kami Mandell, Andrew Wolf
USAopoly
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Best Tactical/Combat Game
Cry Havoc
Designer: Grant Rodiek, Michał Oracz, Michał Walczak
Portal Games
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Star Wars: Rebellion
Designer: Corey Konieczka
Fantasy Flight Games
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Adrenaline
Designer: Filip Neduk
Czech Games Edition
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Orcs Must Die: The Board Game Designer: Sandy Petersen
Petersen Games
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Best iOS Board Game
Pathfinder Adventures
Developer: Obsidian Entertainment
Paizo Publishing
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Tsuro
Developer: Thunderbox Entertainment
Calliope Games
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Heroes of Normandie
Developer: Slitherine
Devil Pig Games
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Most Innovative Game
Mystic Vale
Designer: John D. Clair
Alderac Entertainment Group
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Potion Explosion
Designer: Stefano Castelli, Andrea Crespi, Lorenzo Silva
CMON Games
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Millennium Blades
Designer: D. Brad Talton, Jr.
Level 99 Games
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Cry Havoc
Designer: Grant Rodiek, Michał Oracz, Michał Walczak
Portal Games
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Vast: The Crystal Caverns
Designer: Patrick Leder, David Somerville
Leder Games
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Best Production Values
Mechs Vs Minions
Designer: Chris Cantrell, Rick Ernst, Stone Librande, Prashant Saraswat, Nathan Tiras
Riot Games
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Allegiance: A Realm Divided Designer: Paul MacKinnon
Underground Games
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Dragoon
Designer: Jake Given, Zach Given, Jonathan Ritter-Roderick
Lay Waste Games
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Vinhos Deluxe Edition
Designer: Vital Lacerda
Eagle-Gryphon Games
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Best Card Game
Mystic Vale
Designer: John D. Clair
Alderac Entertainment Group
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Tides of Madness
Designer: Kristian Čurla
Portal Games
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Millennium Blades
Designer: D. Brad Talton, Jr.
Level 99 Games
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Villages of Valeria
Designer: Rick Holzgrafe, Isaias Vallejo
Daily Magic Games
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Allegiance: A Realm Divided Designer: Paul MacKinnon
Underground Games
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Best Strategy/Euro Game
Terraforming Mars
Designer: Jacob Fryxelius
Stronghold Games
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The Networks
Designer: Gil Hova
Formal Ferret Games
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Great Western Trail
Designer: Alexander Pfister
Stronghold Games
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Tyrants of the Underdark
Designer: Peter Lee, Rodney Thompson, Andrew Veen
Gale Force 9
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Best Two Player Game
Star Wars: Rebellion
Designer: Corey Konieczka
Fantasy Flight Games
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Tides of Madness
Designer: Kristian Čurla
Portal Games
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Allegiance: A Realm Divided
Designer: Paul MacKinnon
Underground Games
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Best Family Game
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle Designer: Forrest-Pruzan Creative, Kami Mandell, Andrew Wolf
USAopoly
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Junk Art
Designer: Jay Cormier, Sen-Foong Lim
Pretzel Games
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Sushi Go: Party
Designer: Phil Walker-Harding
Gamewright Games
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Game of the Year
Mechs Vs Minions
Designer: Chris Cantrell, Rick Ernst, Stone Librande, Prashant Saraswat, Nathan Tiras
Riot Games
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Terraforming Mars
Designer: Jacob Fryxelius
Stronghold Games
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Mansions of Madness: 2nd Edition
Designer: Nikki Valens
Fantasy Flight Games
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Great Western Trail
Designer: Alexander Pfister
Stronghold Games
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Millennium Blades
Designer: D. Brad Talton, Jr.
Level 99 Games
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Clank! A Deck-Building Adventure
Designer: Paul Dennen
Renegade Game Studios
Get Your CopyNote: Whichever game wins Game of the Year will automatically be removed from any of the above categories except Best Production Values and Most Innovative Game. Our reasoning is if a game wins Game of the Year, chances are it should win any of the other categories by default. That just seemed a bit redundant. If a game wins Game of the Year, you know it is really good.
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