#361: Collaborative Draft: Games of 2016

#361: Collaborative Draft: Games of 2016

Author: Board Game Barrage May 21, 2026 Duration: 1:07:44

We had such fun collaboratively coming up with our definitive Top 50 list back in December, that we've decided to do it again. In the spirit of award season, we're celebrating the games of yesteryear, or yester-ten-years to be precise. It's the definitive best games of 2016, as decided cooperatively by us! Before we come together, we talk about Shady Lady, In the Shadows: Resistance in France 1943 - 1944, and Duel for Cardia.

03:02 - Shady Lady
09:58 - In the Shadows: Resistance in France 1943 - 1944
20:25 - Duel for Cardia
27:12 - Games of 2016
32:28 - Krazy Wordz
35:00 - New Angeles
37:20 - The Oracle of Delphi
39:50 - Great Western Trail
42:06 - Scythe
44:40 - Fuji Flush
46:38 - A Feast for Odin
51:42 - Insider
53:48 - Inis
55:57 - SiXeS

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