In getting ready to write my 2021 Year in Review, I realized that I never posted a 2020 Year in Review.

Maybe that's because 2020 felt like a gap year for everybody – and many things just didn't happen.

Well, that gives me a better chance to take a look at both years and compare how they've shaken out for family board game playing time.

2020 & 2021 – Years in Review is an article from The Board Game Family

"Back in the Game"

That was the bold statement on the winning t-shirt design for SaltCon End of Summer 2021. And it couldn't have been more appropriate!

It was awesome to be back at SaltCon this past weekend playing game after game for a couple of days straight.

SaltCon is the big board game convention in Utah, USA and it's packed with gaming goodness. The event is typically held for 4 days in March each year, so I was sad when it was announced last Fall that the March event would be canceled. But, the news a few months ago that they'd hold an "End of Summer" SaltCon for 3 days at the end of July got me excited again.

Let's dive in!

SaltCon 2021 End of Summer Fun is an article from The Board Game Family

The best board games, card games, dice games, family games, and party games of 2020 have been awarded!

The Dice Tower recently announced the winners of The Dice Tower Awards -- the annual crowing of the best board games published last year.

With thousands of new games published every year, there's never a shortage of great new board games to play.

Top board game reviewers, podcasters, and industry contributors from around the world participated in the nomination and voting process.

Now, let's see The Dice Tower Award Winners for 2020:

Best Games of 2020! – The Dice Tower Awards is an article from The Board Game Family

2019 marked a huge milestone for The Board Game Family. We celebrated 10 years of doing family board game reviews!

With our video reviews hitting 2 million views and our written reviews and articles being read by millions more, it's been an amazing 10 years.

But today's not about looking back on all 10 years (we've already done that). Instead, we're just looking back at 2019.

As I've done at the start of each year, let's take a quick look back at the games we've enjoyed the most from 2019.

2019 – Year in Review is an article from The Board Game Family

Wow – what a fantastic decade in board gaming!

Now that we’ve rolled into 2020, we want to pay homage to the stellar board games published over the past decade. It just so happens that we’ve also been reviewing family board games, card games, party games and more for just over 10 years!

In October 2019, we celebrated the 10 year mark for The Board Game Family!

Which means we’ve been front and center with the amazing new games that have hit family tables across the world this past decade.

So, here’s our list of great family games from 2010-2019.

Favorite Games of the Decade! is an article from The Board Game Family

We’ve reviewed over 400 games, written over 350 other game and family-related articles, and our video reviews have close to 1.8 million views!

I’ve been reflecting about the games we’ve played the most over the past 9 years and trying to predict the games we’ll still be playing 9 years from now.

It’s interesting to think about. Because in 9 years, all our kids will be out of the house and we’ll most likely have grandkids in the mix (woah, that’s weird to think about). That means more 2-player and lighter games hitting the table for my wife and I. And it also means pulling out younger kid games again for grandkids. But I’ll also still have game nights with my boys, so games they love to play make the list as well.

So which games will we still be playing with regularity in 2027?

33 games we’ll still be playing in 9 years is an article from The Board Game Family

Happy 2018!!

Ok, so we may be a little late on wishing everyone a Happy New Year since we’re already 3 weeks into 2018. But we still wish you a great new year!

Now let’s get on with which family board games, published in 2017, we’ve enjoyed the most as a family…

Top 5 Family Board Games of 2017 is an article from The Board Game Family

Are you ready to find some great board games for your family and friends?

It’s time again for our annual Board Game Gift Guide so you can find the perfect game gift!

This year’s Board Game Gift Guide includes 38 great game ideas!

Board Game Gift Guide 2017! is an article from The Board Game Family