Pick Up & Deliver 696: My Top 50 … by Art (part 7)

Pick Up and Deliver

Brendan presents his updated Top 50 games, but in order of how good their art is. Join us, won’t you?

  • 20. Last Night on Earth: The Zombie Game (2007) #39 (up 3 from 42 in ’22; high 20 in ’15)
  • 19. London (Second Edition) (2017) #17 (down 1 from 18 in ’22; high 14 in ‘19)
  • 18. Res Arcana (2019) #6 (up 13 from 19 in ’22)
  • 17. Gloomhaven (2017) #11 (down 9 from 2 in ’22)
  • 16. Mottainai (2015) #27 (same as ’22; high 12 in ’17)
Top 2025 Updated 50 list revealed so far:
  • 04. Ark Nova (2021) (new to list)
  • 05. Trickerion: Legends of Illusion (2015) (up 1 from 6 in ’22)
  • 07. Orléans (2014) (up 10 from 17 in ’22)
  • 08. Terraforming Mars (2016) (up 3 spots from 11 in ’22)
  • 09. Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization (2015) (up 5 from 14 in ’22; highest)
  • 10. Innovation (2010) (new to the list)
  • 11. Gloomhaven (2017) (down 9 from 2 in ’22)
  • 12. A Study in Emerald (2013) (up 14 from 28 in ’22; high 1 in ’15)
  • 14. Vampire: The Eternal Struggle (1994) (up 6 spots from 21 in ’22; highest)
  • 15. Star Wars: Rebellion (2016) (up 8 from 23 in ’22; high 5 in ’17)
  • 16. Revive (2022) (new to list)
  • 17. London (Second Edition) (2017) (down 1 from 18 in ’22; high 14 in ‘19)
  • 18. Obsession (2018) (up 2 spots from 20 in ’22)
  • 19. Pandemic Legacy (2015) (down 12 spots from #7 in ’22. Highest #3 in ’17)
  • 20. Pulsar 2849 (2017) (not on the list in ’22. Highest: #11 in ’19)
  • 23. Praga Caput Regni (2020) (new to the list)
  • 24. Underwater Cities (2018) (down 19 spots from 5 in ’22)
  • 25. Agricola (2007) (down 15 from 10 in ’22; high 4 in ’15)
  • 26. The Castles of Burgundy (2011) (up 19 from 45 in in ’22)
  • 27. Mottainai (2015) (same as ’22; high 12 in ’17)
  • 28. Mosaic: A Story of Civilization (2022) (first time on list)
  • 32. Altiplano (2017) (down 23 from 9 in ’22)
  • 35. Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition (2017) (first time on list)
  • 37. Ghost Stories (2008) (previously #38 in ’15; absent since then)
  • 38. Lords of Waterdeep (2012) (up 2 spots from #40 in ’22)
  • 39. Last Night on Earth: The Zombie Game (2007) (up 3 from 42 in ’22; high 20 in ’15)
  • 42. Carpe Diem (2018) (down 26 spots from 16 in ’22. Highest: 12 in ’19)
  • 43. Messina 1347 (2021) (new to the list)
  • 44. Anno 1800: The Board Game (2020) (down 10 spots from 34 in ’22)
  • 45. 7 Wonders (2010) (up 4 spots from 49 in ’22. Highest: 37 in ’17)
  • 46. Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective (1982) (down 34 spots from 12 in ’22. Highest: #2 in ’15)
  • 47. Concordia (2013) (new to the list)
  • 49. Evacuation (2023) (new to the list)
  • 50. Sidereal Confluence (2017) (down 21 from 29 in ’22)
Link to the full list (spoilers ahead!)What are your favorite games with sub-standard art? Share over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

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