2018 Mensa Select Award Winners!
Each year, members of Mensa meet over one weekend to play and rate the year’s newest board games. The top five games earn Mensa Select® distinction and may display the Mensa Select seal on their packaging. Look for the Mensa Select seal when purchasing games.
These titles have been awarded the official Mensa Select distinction because each is original in concept, challenging, and well designed. Additionally, these games provide a high value for the price, are easy to comprehend and play, and prove highly entertaining.
This year’s winning games are:
Azul Plan B Games Colorful tile-laying abstract game. |
Ex Libris Renegade Games Become the Grand Librabrian by creating the most prominent collection of books. |
Photosynthesis Blue Orange Games Plant and shape the ever- changing forest as you cultivate your seeds and your strategy. |
Raiders Of The North Sea Renegade Games Assemble a crew, collect provisions and set sail to plunder gold, iron, and livestock. |
Constellations Xtronaut Enterprises Explore the night sky to collect the right stars to define constellations. |
Past Mensa Select award winning games include Clank! (2017), World’s Fair 1893 (2016), and Lanterns (2015) by Renegade Games, Castles of Mad King Ludwig (2015) and Suburbia (2013) by BĂ©zier Games, Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle (2017) by USAopoly, New York 1901 (2016) by Blue Orange Games, Forbidden Desert (2013)and Forbidden Island (2010) by Gamewright, to name a few.
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