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

• 15. Lost Ruins of Arnak (2020) #34 (new to the list)
• 14. Bärenpark (2017) #40 (down 15 from 25 in ’22)
• 13. The Hunger (2021) #41 (new to list)
• 12. Glory to Rome (2005) #13 (new to list)
• 11. Anachrony (2017) #30 (down 22 from 8 in ’22)

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)
• 13. Glory to Rome (2005) (new to list)
• 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)
• 30. Anachrony (2017) (down 22 from 8 in ’22)
• 32. Altiplano (2017) (down 23 from 9 in ’22)
• 34. Lost Ruins of Arnak (2020) (new to the list)
• 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)
• 40. Bärenpark (2017) (down 15 from 25 in ’22)
• 41. The Hunger (2021) (new to list)
• 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.