The 16th Annual Dice Tower Awards

Spoilers below, don’t scroll down if you don’t want to see the results!!

Best welcoming game

Winner:

• Flamecraft

Runner-ups:

• Akropolis

• boop.

• Ready Set Bet

• Trekking through history

Best expansion

Winner:

• Dune: Imperium – Rise of Ix

Runner-ups:

• Dune: Imperium – Immortality

• Star Wars: Outer Rim

• Viticulture World: Cooperative Expansion

• Wingspan Asia

Best party game

Winner:

• Ready Set Bet

Runner-ups:

• Blood on the Clocktower

• Feed the Kraken

• Green team Wins

• Phantom Ink

Best solo game

Winner:

• Return to Dark Tower

Runner-ups:

• Batman: The Dark Knight Returns

• Frostpunk: The Board Game

• Heat: Pedal to the Metal

• Wayfarers of the South Tigris

Best two-player game

Winner:

• Splendor Duel

Runner-ups:

• Beer & Bread

• boop.

• Caesar!: Seize Rome in 20 Minutes!

• War of the Ring: The Card Game

Best reprinted game

Winner:

• Cat in the Box: Deluxe Edition

Runner-ups:

• Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Collector’s Edition

• Get on Board: New York & London

• Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest

• Return to Dark Tower

Best co-operative game

Winner:

• Return to Dark Tower

Runner-ups:

• CoraQuest

• Lands of Galzyr

• Nemesis Lockdown

• Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Best game by new designer

Winner:

• Akropolis

Runner-ups:

• Blood on the Clocktower

• boop.

• CoraQuest

• Starship Captains

Best game by small publisher

Winner:

• Flamecraft

Runner-ups:

• Blood on the Clocktower

• CoraQuest

• Planet Unknown

• Three Sisters

Best theming

Winner:

• My Father’s Work

Runner-ups:

• Heat: Pedal to the Metal

• Nemesis Lockdown

• Return to Dark Tower

• Wonderland’s War

Best production value

Winner:

• Foundations of Rome

Runner-ups:

• Endless Winter: Paleoamericans

• Flamecraft

• Return to Dark Tower

• Wonderland’s War

Best artwork

Winner:

• Flamecraft

Runner-ups:

• Endless Winter: Paleoamericans

• Merchants of the Dark Road

• Trekking through history

• Wonderland’s War

Best strategy game

Winner:

• Endless Winter: Paleoamericans

Runner-ups:

• Carnegie

• Planet Unknown

• Wayfarers of the South Tigris

• Woodcraft

Most innovative game

Winner:

• Turing Machine

Runner-ups:

• 3000 scoundrels

• Blood on the Clocktower

• Cat in the Box: Deluxe Edition

• Planet Unknown

Best game of the year

Winner:

• Heat: Pedal to the Metal

Runner-ups:

• Blood on the Clocktower

• Endless Winter: Paleoamericans

• Flamecraft

• Foundations of Rome

• Planet Unknown

• Ready Set Bet

• Return to Dark Tower

• Wayfarers of the South Tigris

• Wonderland’s War