This list includes games that pioneered the genre in 1977 to the hottest and most daring games in recent years. Each best custom board game is a true classic in its own way.
1.Cascadia
After winning the game world’s highest award, the Spiel des Jahres, in 2022, Cascadia combines fascinating strategy and simple gameplay. It has earned a place in the historical hall of fame. Each turn, you choose from a random pair of terrain hexes and animal tokens. Both are then added to the ever-expanding wilderness. It sounds simple, but to score, you need to carefully consider the selection and placement of both. To meet the scoring conditions randomly selected by the game. This requires specific patterns and quantities to get high scores. Simple rules and highly diverse victory conditions are a winning combination. Making the game both easy to pick up and replayable, there are even a bunch of challenges to complete. It’s a long-term campaign that also works well as a single-player game. Add in some beautiful art and components, and you have an instant best custom board game.
2. Ark Nova
Since Wingspan (another entry on this list), designers have realized the value of giving heavyweight strategy games a theme with broad appeal. The latest and best example is Ark Nova. Players design and run a modern, environmentally friendly zoo in the game. Doing so requires harnessing a variety of mechanics that have become some of the most popular and fun in recent years. From action cards that vary in power and timing depending on how you arrange them, to space and economic elements that are used as you build and fill your safari to attract visitors and put cash into your projects. The combination of a winning theme, deep strategy, and a little bit of luck has earned the game a legion of fans and countless praises since its release in 2021.
