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Lists are a staple of every board gamer's diet and Board Game Barrage are no different. Every one of the 0 episodes that feature a list is ... listed at the end of this page. Alternatively, the following provides a more curated guide to the episodes and includes links to the final lists:
Top 50 Games of All-Time
One List to rule them all, One Year to find them, One ... yearly ritual inventively called the Board Game Barrage Top 50 Games of All-Time.
2023
Three tanks. Unprecedented 51 games on someone's list! 128 unique games! Only 3 triple crossovers.
50-41, 40-31, 30-21, 20-11, 10-1
(view 2023 lists)
2022
Three tanks. 122 unique games - the most diverse lists yet for a three tank panel but still it seems they can agree on some things; 5 triple crossovers.
50-41, 40-31, 30-21, 20-11, 10-1
(view 2022 lists)
2021
Three tanks. And then suddenly four! And peanuts and the Sin Zone and crossovers and ... Oh yes, games! 121 unique games!
50-41, 40-31, 30-21, 20-11, 10-1
(view 2021 lists)
2020
Four tanks, 5 quadruple crossovers and 138 unique games!
50-41, 40-31, 30-21, 20-11, 10-1
(view 2020 lists)
2019
Three tanks, 6 triple crossovers and 118 unique games.
50-41, 40-31, 30-21, 20-11, 10-1
(view 2019 lists)
2018
The inaugural year; three tanks, 5 triple crossovers and 117 unique games.
50-41, 40-31, 30-21, 20-11, 10-1
(view 2018 lists)
Listener Favourites
Top 5 games ...
Five selections per tank, per episode ...
by situation
by experience or mechanic
- co-operative games
- games that deliver unique experiences
- relaxing games
- dexterity games
- gobble gobble (2019)
- gobble gobble (2020)
- cute games
in tank history
- games we are bad at (September 2018)
- most anticipated, unplayed games (October 2018)
- most anticipated games, Essen 2018
- games we want to play again (April 2019)
- games we thought we were going to hate but we loved (June 2019)
- games that we are ashamed that we haven't played (September 2019)
- most anticipated games, Essen 2019
- games that left our collections (March 2020)
- games we are looking forward to after quarantine (April 2020)
- most anticipated games, Essen 2020
that are so very wrong
BGB BOB
Originally slated to be normal Top 5 list episodes but things got weird. Each tank submits their own list of the best games and, using the Pub Meeple ranking engine, these appear in a series of 1 v 1 battles. In each battle the tanks reach a majority decision on which game they prefer, ultimately producing a ranked list of the best games according to Board Game Barrage.
(dictionary entry)
Fire away!
- bird games
- timeless games
- storytelling games
- dice-rolling games
- beautiful games
- combat systems
- science fiction games
- board game gifts
- heart warming games
- board game bugbears (no, these are not games but they get the BGB BOB treatment anyway; this is what happens when Kellen is out of town)
- social deduction games
- party games
- filler games
Draft
The Tanks compete to draft games to create the best collection of five. Whether to pursue critical integrity or shamelessly pander to popular opinion is a difficult choice because the best collection is ultimately decided by a listener vote.
Strange Situations
- games for a desert island - see Top 5 games by situation
- post apocalyptic $100 rebuild - Kellen
- post apocalyptic $100 rebuild - Neilan, Mark and Christina
Episode featured topics not yet implemented, hence ...
Pages in category "Ranked List"
The following 75 pages are in this category, out of 75 total.
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- Episode 8: Just Deserts
- Episode 10: Everyone is Wrong and We are Right
- Episode 13: We're Still Right
- Episode 17: The Best Things in Life Are $20 or Less
- Episode 20: Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
- Episode 30: Party Party Party
- Episode 33: You Can't Win 'Em All
- Episode 36: Your Unfulfilled Potential
- Episode 39: Essen SPIEL 2018 Preview
- Episode 42: We've Been Co-opted
- Episode 46: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2018: 50-41
- Episode 47: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2018: 40-31
- Episode 48: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2018: 30-21
- Episode 49: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2018: 20-11
- Episode 50: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2018: 10-1
- Episode 54: 2019: An Up and Coming Year
- Episode 59: Ain't Nothing Like It
- Episode 62: A Melange of Games to Play Again
- Episode 65: Board Games and Chill
- Episode 71: A Hate-Love Relationship
- Episode 76: Gen Con 2019 Preview
- Episode 83: Dexterous Laboratory
- Episode 86: Shame! Shame! Shame!
- Episode 95: Holiday Hits
- Episode 98: Thanks, Ghost Turkey!
- Episode 100: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2019: 50-41
- Episode 101: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2019: 40-31
- Episode 102: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2019: 30-21
- Episode 103: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2019: 20-11
- Episode 104: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2019: 10-1
- Episode 119: The Seven Week Itch
- Episode 123: Filler Up
- Episode 150: Revenge of the Ghost Turkey
- Episode 154: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2020: 50-41
- Episode 155: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2020: 40-31
- Episode 156: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2020: 30-21
- Episode 157: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2020: 20-11
- Episode 158: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2020: 10-1
- Episode 163: Our Listeners' Top 20 Board Games of All-Time 2021
- Episode 175: Cute As a Button
- Episode 184: Science Based Friction
- Episode 201: I Choose You, Ghost Turkey!
- Episode 204: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2021: 50-41 (ft. Mike Dilisio)
- Episode 205: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2021: 40-31 (ft. Monique & Naveen)
- Episode 206: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2021: 30-21 (ft. Mike Walker)
- Episode 207: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2021: 20-11 (ft. Ambie Valdés)
- Episode 208: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2021: 10-1 (ft. Tom Brewster)
- Episode 218: Our Listeners’ Top 20 Board Games of All-Time 2022
- Episode 236: Gen Con 2022 Preview
- Episode 245: Essen SPIEL 2022 Hype List
- Episode 256: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2022: 50-41
- Episode 257: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2022: 40-31
- Episode 258: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2022: 30-21
- Episode 259: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2022: 20-11
- Episode 260: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2022: 10-1
- Episode 267: Our Listeners’ Top 20 Board Games of All-Time 2023
- Episode 269: Keep On Rollin', Bob
- Episode 273: Bob Chat
- Episode 284: Gen Con 2023 Preview
- Episode 295: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2023: 50-41
- Episode 296: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2023: 40-31
- Episode 297: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2023: 30-21
- Episode 298: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2023: 20-11
- Episode 299: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2023: 10-1
- Episode 304: Our Listeners’ Top 20 Board Games of All-Time 2024
- Episode 323: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2024: Mark's 50-31
- Episode 324: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2024: Neilan's 50-31
- Episode 325: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2024: Mark's 30-11
- Episode 326: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2024: Neilan's 30-11
- Episode 327: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2024: 10-1
- Episode 337: Our Listeners’ Top 20 Board Games of All-Time 2025
- Episode 348: Got 'Em, Ghost Turkey
- Episode 350: Combined Top 50 Games of All-Time 2025 Draft: 50-31
- Episode 351: Combined Top 50 Games of All-Time 2025 Draft: 30-11
- Episode 352: Combined Top 50 Games of All-Time 2025 Draft: 10-1