Shelley and I reflect on our plays of 'new to us' games in 2021 and choose our favorites (though we forgot one that both of us would have added to our lists!).

Honorable Mentions (Shelley):

Nidavellir by Serge Laget from GRRRE Games

Ten by Johnson, Melvin & Stankewich from AEG

Juicy Fruits by Christian Stöhr from Deep Print Games

Meadow by Klemens Kalicki by Rebel

Nanga Parbat by Steve Finn from Dr. Finn's Games

Honorable Mentions (Doug): 

New York Zoo by Uwe Rosenberg by Capstone Games and Feuerland Spiele

Cascadia by Randy Flynn from Flatout Games and AEG

Llamaland by Phil Walker-Harding from Lookout Spiele (we may have said that this was by Uwe - oops!!!)

On The Underground by Sebastian Bleasdale from Ludicreations

Maglev Metro by Ted Alspach from Bezier Games

Shelley's Top Ten:

Point Salad by Johnson, Melvin, & Stankewich from AEG

Evidence by Orestis Leontaritis from Edition Spielwiese and Pegasus Spiele

Hadrian's Wall by Bobby Hill from Garphil Games and Renegade Game Studio

Project L by Mikes, Soukal, & Spanel from Boardcubator

Praga Caput Regni by Vladimir Suchy from Delicious Games and Rio Grande Games

Explorers by Phil Walker-Harding from Ravensburger

Savannah Park by Kramer & Kiesling from Deep Print Games and Capstone Games

Mini Express by Mark Gerrits from Moaideas Game Design

Flourish by Wilson & Wilson from Starling Games and Matagot

Doug's Top Ten:

Café by Costa and Rola from PYTHAGORAS

Faiyum by Freidemann Friese from 2F Spiele and Rio Grande Games

Praga Caput Regni by Vladimir Suchy from Delicious Games and Rio Grande Games

Meadow by Klemens Kalicki by Rebel

Flourish by Wilson & Wilson from Starling Games and Matagot

Project L by Mikes, Soukal, & Spanel from Boardcubator

Let's Make A Bus Route: The Dice Game by Saashi from Saashi & Saashi

Point Salad by Johnson, Melvin, & Stankewich from AEG

Mini Express by Mark Gerrits from Moaideas Game Design

Hallertau by Uwe Rosenberg from Lookout Spiele

(and we both would have included Witchstone by Reiner Knizia from R&R Games in our Top Tens if we both hadn't had a brain fart)