BoardGameGeek has announced the winners of the 2020 Golden Geeks. For the first time, there are three Game of the Year winners–one each for Light, Medium, and Heavy games. Here are the winners and the two runner ups in each of these categories:
Light GotY
Winner –Â MicroMacro: Crime City
Runner Up – Project L
Runner Up – Santa Monica
Medium GotY
Winner – Lost Ruins of Arnak
Runner Up – Dune: Imperium
Runner Up – Calico
Heavy GotY
Winner – Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion
Runner Up – On Mars
Runner Up – Viscounts of the West Kingdom
And here are the winners in the other voting categories.
2-Player Game – Undaunted: North Africa
Artwork Presentation – On Mars
Card Game – Dune: Imiperium
Cooperative Game – Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion
Expansion – Wingspan: Oceania Expansion
Innovative – MicroMacro: Crime City
Print & Play – 7 Wonders Duel: Solo
Solo Game – Under Falling Skies
Thematic Game – Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion
Wargame – Imperial Struggle
Zoomable Game – Forgotten Waters
Best Podcast – So Very Wrong About Games
Best Board Game App – Root (2020)
Congratulations to all the winners!
Really happy to see a variety of games recognized, rather than a “sweep”.