Analogue gaming is a trend that just keeps growing. Some have suggested it’s a rejection of all the screen time that keeps us locked into digital worlds. Others that it’s a retreat from confusing modernity into a more comfortable past. The truth, though, is that modern board game design keeps delivering better and better games.

Turns out that 2019 is a bumper year for such quality, and it isn’t over yet. Some publishers save their top releases for October and the world’s biggest board game event, Spiel, in Germany. A few big titles are jostling for this year’s limelight. Civilization builder Tapestry, from Stonemaier Games, is currently heading the hype train.

That’s the future, though, so who knows how those games will pan out? Here are ten 2019 titles of proven excellence that you can enjoy right now.

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Source: IGN.com The Best Board Games of 2019