Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Every Spring, the Board Game Geek users decide the best games of the year for the Golden Geek Awards. These are the people’s choice best Golden Geek Winners.

00:00 Intro

01:48 #10 Hegemony – 2023 – Vangelis Bagiartakis, Varnavas Timotheou   – Hegemonic Project Games
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/321608/hegemony-lead-your-class-to-victory

04:56 #9 Wingspan – 2019 – Elizabeth Hargrave – Stonemaier Games
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/266192/wingspan

06:59 #8 Terra Mystica – 2012 – Jens Drögemüller, Helge Ostertag  – Feuerland Spiele
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/120677/terra-mystica

10:12 #7 Root  – 2018 – Cole Wehrle  – Leder Games
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/237182/root

13:21 #6 Lost Ruins of Arnak – 2020 – Elwen, Mín  – CGE
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/312484/lost-ruins-of-arnak

15:40 #5 SETI –  2024 – Tomáš Holek  – CGE
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/418059/seti-search-for-extraterrestrial-intelligence

18:38 #4 Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion – 2020 – Isaac Childres  – Cephalofair Games
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/291457/gloomhaven-jaws-of-the-lion

22:58 #3 Gloomhaven  – 2017 – Isaac Childres  – Cephalofair Games
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/174430/gloomhaven

23:56 #2 Pandemic Legacy: Season 1 – 2015 – Rob Daviau, Matt Leacock  – Z-Man Games
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/161936/pandemic-legacy-season-1

27:03  #1 Ark Nova –  2021 – Mathias Wigge  – Feuerland Spiele
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/342942/ark-nova

30:50 Outro