The POPULAR MECHANICS Board Game Awards
IN THE PAST 12 months, I played as many new board games as I could get my hands on. And I’m not particularly picky, so if it was popular, I played it. If it had a fascinating theme or novel game mechanic, I played it. And if other reviewers said they loved it, I played it. I only avoided games that required any sort of phone or app.
In total, I tested just shy of 40 new games. I played most of
