Top 10 Hottest Board Games: May 2026 - The Best of BGG

Welcome to another month of all things Geek! Get some news, hear some things we’re excited about happening on BoardGameGeek and as always, we talk about the hottest games of the month!

00:00 Introduction

01:12 BGG News:
Golden Geek Awards
https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3689889/20th-annual-golden-geek-awards-nominations-open

BGG Artist Series
https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3700798/bgg-artist-series-11-preview-day-3

03:00 The BGG Hotness

03:14 #10 - Seti: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence- 2024 - Tomas Holek - CGE
BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/418059/seti-search-for-extraterrestrial-intelligence

04:46 #9 - Lairs - 2026 - Josh Cappel, Christopher Westmaas - KTBG
BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/404883/lairs

08:05 #8 - Yotei - 2025 - Huy Pham - Kumagera Seisaku G.K.  Mighty Boards.
BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/456860/yotei

08:21 #7 -  Brass: Pittsburgh - 2027 - Gavan Brown, Martin Wallace - Roxley
BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/452264/brass-pittsburgh

09:57 #6 - The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship - 2025 - Matt Leacock - Z-Man Games
BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/436217/the-lord-of-the-rings-fate-of-the-fellowship

12:14 #5 - The Old King's Crown - 2025 - Pablo Clark - Eerie Idol Games
BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/357873/the-old-kings-crown

14:32 #4 - Eternal Decks - 2025 - Hiroken - Tricktakers Games
BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/424981/eternal-decks

17:11 #3 - World Order - 2026 - Vangelis Bagiartakis, Varnavas Timotheou - Hegemonic Project Games
BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/403150/world-order

19:31 #2 - Nippon: Zaibatsu - 2026 - Nuno Bizarro Sentieiro, Paulo Soledade  - CrowD Games
BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/434367/nippon-zaibatsu

21:09 #1  - Dungeon Crawler Carl: Unstoppable - 2026 - John D. Clair - Renegade Game Studios
BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/459928/dungeon-crawler-carl-unstoppable

24:31  Most Played Games of the Month

26:43 Murph Picks

Nick: Insane 3-d printed insert for Eternal Decks
https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3695552/magical-3d-printed-insert

Mike: All In One Marvel Champions Box/Stand
https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3700563/i-made-an-all-in-one-box-with-upgraded-accessories

26:07 Outro/Favorite Game:

Nick: Coal Baron
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/143515/coal-baron

Mike: Recall
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/446493/recall Receive SMS online on sms24.me

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