Here we are the final ten games in my top 100 games of all time 2023 edition.

The top spot should not be a surprise to anyone.

1 Scythe (No Change)
2 Magic: The Gathering (New Entry)
3 Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition (New Entry)
4 Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game (New Entry)
5 Dune (New Entry)
6 Xia: Legends of a Drift System (New Entry)
7 Expeditions (New Entry)
8 Dune: Imperium (New Entry)
9 A Game of Thrones: The Board Game (Second Edition) (Up from 23)
10 Lords of Waterdeep (Up from 11)

11 Tapestry (New entry)
12 Apiary (New entry)
13 Wingspan (New entry)
14 Memoir ’44 (Up from 16)
15 Kemet (Down from 6)
16 Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game (New entry)
17 Glen More (Down from 14)
18 Civilization: A New Dawn (New entry)
19 Dune: Imperium – Uprising (New entry)
20 Amun-Re: 20th Anniversary Edition (New entry)

Let’s cut to the chase and dive straight in.

Here is my top 100 games numbers 30 to 21.

21 Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest (New entry)
22 Viticulture Essential Edition (Down from 5)
23 Star Wars: Outer Rim (New entry)
24 War of the Ring: The Card Game (New entry)
25 Bohemian Villages (New entry)
26 The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – Revised Core Set (New entry)
27 Five Tribes (Down from 17)
28 Marvel Champions: The Card Game (New entry)
29 Via Nebula (New entry)
30 The Voyages of Marco Polo (New entry)

I hope you all had a good day spent with loved ones.

But it’s time to start the top half of my updated Top 100 games of all time.

Wait Doom appears again? Yeah the ranking site when it gives me this list doesn’t distinguish between the editions. I suppose I could have edited the list of games before I started the ranking process, removing the games I hadn’t played. I’ll probably do that next time. But for now we’ll assume that the Doom here is the first edition.

41 The Thing: The Boardgame (New entry)
42 Fields of Green (New entry)
43 Grail Cup (New entry)
44 Simurgh (Down from 22)
45 Doom: The Boardgame (New entry)
46 Portal: The Uncooperative Cake Acquisition Game (New entry)
47 Mechs vs. Minions (Down from 12)
48 London (Second Edition)
49 Istanbul (Down from 7)
50 Dungeons, Dice & Danger (New entry)

It’s time for the last few games before we move into the top half of my revised top 100 games.

51 Tinners’ Trail (New entry)
52 Welcome to the Moon (New entry)
53 Star Wars: Rebellion (New entry)
54 Alien Frontiers (Up from 59)
55 Star Realms (Down from 4)
56 The Others (Down from 26)
57 Awkward Guests: The Walton Case (New entry)
58 Cartographers (New entry)
59 Cry Havoc (Down from 25)
60 The Bloody Inn (New entry)

I hope folks are enjoying this format for the top 100.

I’m trying to keep the rambling to a minimum and get you to the bit you are interested in as quick as possible.

With that major hint to myself here are the games that make up the sixties.

61 Alhambra (Up from 84)
62 Tokaido (Down from 34)
63 Trekking Through History (New entry)
64 Splendor Duel (New entry)
65 Terraforming Mars: The Dice Game (New entry)
66 Trekking the World (New entry)
67 Splendor: Marvel (New entry)
68 After Us (New entry)
69 Port Royal (New entry)
70 Roll for the Galaxy (Down from 27)

I know I’ve played a lot of games since 2017. And if I’m being totally honest purchased the odd one or two as well.

But still I was taken aback a bit by the share number of new entries this top 100 has.

Here’s the bit you are interested in the most the games that make up the seventies.

71 Brazil: Imperial (New Entry)
72 Skull (New Entry)
73 Charterstone (New Entry)
74 7 Wonders Duel (Down from 9)
75 51st State: Master Set (Down from 29)
76 No Thanks! (New Entry)
77 Vampire: The Masquerade – Rivals Expandable Card Game (New Entry)
78 Adrenaline (Down from 24)
79 7 Wonders (Down from 45)
80 Cryptid (New Entry)

And I’m back with the next ten of my updated top 100 games of all time.

A lot of water has passed under the bridge, and a lot of games since I first did my top 100 in 2017.

So it feels good to have gone through this process of finding out what games made the cut.

Let’s give you the games that made it into the eighties…

81 Love Letter: Batman (Down from 58)
82 Wildlands (New Entry)
83 Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set (New Entry)
84 Sushi Go Party! (New Entry)
85 Dice Town (New Entry)
86 Riverside (New Entry)
87 DOOM: The Board Game (New Entry)
88 Eminent Domain (Down from 83)
89 Pandemic: Iberia (Down from 37)
90 Nations: The Dice Game (Down from 51)

It’s been a longtime coming but it’s finally here thanks to me using the rather wonderful game ranking site by pubmeeple.

Using this website instead of finishing my Python code has enabled me to do this a lot sooner than life would permit me otherwise.

There are some differences to our approach I think. The main being this uses just all the games in my collection, even if I’ve not played them. Whereas my code excluded unplayed games that I owned.

Right enough waffle here are the tail end Charlie’s of my Top 100 games of all time:

91 Alhambra: The Dice Game (New Entry)
92 The Flow of History (New Entry)
93 Targi (New Entry)
94 Roll Through the Ages: The Bronze Age (New Entry)
95 Rolling Realms (New Entry)
96 Silver & Gold (New Entry)
97 Jaipur (New Entry)
98 Porta Nigra (Down from 71)
99 Smash Up (New Entry)
100 Twilight Inscription (New Entry)