The links with descriptions are included as a hyperlink in the year. This is strictly a synopsis. My top game of the year is blue for each year.
Top Five
7 Wonders, Dominant Species, Fresco, Hanabi and Lords of Vegas
Honorable Mention
K2 and Merchants and Marauders
Top Five
The Castles of Burgundy, A Game of Thrones: The Board Game, Letters from Whitechapel, Mage Knight and Risk Legacy
Honorable Mention
Kingdom Builder and Skull
Top Five
Agricola: All Creatures Big and Small, Freedom: The Underground Railroad, The Manhattan Project, Tzolk’in: The Mayan Calendar and Zombicide
Honorable Mention
Keyflower and A Fake Artist Goes to New York
Top Five
Concordia, Eldritch Horror, Gravwell: Escape from the 9th Dimension, Terror in Meeple City (Rampage) and Zombicide Season 2: Prison Outbreak
Honorable Mention
Sushi Go! and Forbidden Desert
Top Five
Camel Up, Dead of Winter: A Crossroads Game, Deception: Murder in Hong Kong, Patchwork and Spyfall
Honorable Mention
Five Tribes and Orléans
Top Five
7 Wonders Duel, Broom Service, Codenames, Food Chain Magnate and Pandemic Legacy: Season 1
Honorable Mention
Between Two Cities, Burgle Bros and Viticulture Essential Edition
Top Five
Captain Sonar, Clank!: A Deck-Building Adventure, Kingdomino, Secret Hitler and Terraforming Mars
Honorable Mention
Flamme Rouge, Great Western Trail, Imhotep, Junk Art, Mansions of Madness Second Edition, Pandemic: Iberia and Scythe
Top Five
Azul, Downforce, Gloomhaven, My Little Scythe and Twilight Imperium 4th Edition
Honorable Mention
Bunny Kingdom, Clans of Caledonia, The Quest for El Dorado, Rajas of the Ganges, Sagrada and Spirit Island
Top Five
Chronicles of Crime, Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game, Fireball Island: Curse of Vul-Kar, Railroad Ink and Western Legends
Honorable Mention
Betrayal Legacy, The Mind and Welcome to…
2019
Top Five
Dune, Point Salad, Undaunted: Normandy, Watergate and Wingspan
Honorable Mention
Tapestry and Tiny Towns
My top ten board games of the decade
7 Wonders, The Castles of Burgundy, Freedom: The Underground Railroad, Gloomhaven, Pandemic Legacy: Season 1, Patchwork, Terraforming Mars, Western Legends, Wingspan and Zombicide Season 2: Prison Outbreak
My top five board games of the decade
The Castles of Burgundy, Freedom: The Underground Railroad, Gloomhaven, Pandemic Legacy: Season 1 and Terraforming Mars
My top three board games of the decade
The Castles of Burgundy, Gloomhaven and Pandemic Legacy: Season 1
My top two board games of the decade
The Castles of Burgundy and Gloomhaven
My top board game of the decade
The Castles of Burgundy
