The information below is provided by each game’s designer(s). All opinions are those of the designers and all rights are retained by the designers.
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Stack World
Drew Krehel & Ed McCreary
No Captions
1st Place
Score 8.9444
Semi-Finalist
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Cocubu
Kevin Kotowski
No Captions
2nd Place
Score 8.3750
Semi-Finalist
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Braila: City of Progress
Stefan Calin
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3rd Place
Score 8.2000
Semi-Finalist
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Tabula Rasa
Mary Flanagan, Max Seidman, Spring Yu, Emma Hobday
No Captions
4th Place
Score 7.8636
Semi-Finalist
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Nomads: Origin Stories
Piotrek Chojnowski
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5th Place
Score 7.7333
Semi-Finalist
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Skyrift
Mitchell and Will Brannan
No Captions
5th Place
Score 7.7333
Semi-Finalist
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Sleeping Giants
Jeff Johnston
No Captions
7th Place
Score 7.5625
Semi-Finalist
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Duwen
Jeremy Lounds
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8th Place
Score 7.5500
Semi-Finalist
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Heading Forward
John du Bois
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9th Place
Score 7.5333
Semi-Finalist
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Uranus!
Ellie Dix
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10th Place
Score 7.4375
Semi-Finalist
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Defenders of Yellowstone
Justin Schroeder
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11th Place
Score 7.3750
Semi-Finalist
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Rising Waters
Scout Blum
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12th Place
Score 7.3529
Semi-Finalist
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Tear-a-Form on Mars
Adam Singer
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13th Place
Score 7.2941
Semi-Finalist
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Scoinga
Justin Bari
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14th Place
Score 7.1667
Semi-Finalist
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Just Dandy!
Chace Daley
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15th Place
Score 7.0667
Semi-Finalist
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Watchsmith
Robert Fisk
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15th Place
Score 7.0667
Semi-Finalist
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Drawing Conclusions
Perry Kleinhenz
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17th Place
Score 7.0625
Semi-Finalist
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The Restorers
Amy Price
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18th Place
Score 7.0000
Semi-Finalist
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Zodiac War
Paul Starr
No Captions
18th Place
Score 7.0000
Semi-Finalist
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Scission
Alexandre Larrain & Elena Marimon
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20th Place
Score 6.8889
Semi-Finalist
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Mush!
Asa Bari
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21st Place
Score 6.8000
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Distilled
Dave Beck
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22nd Place
Score 6.7333
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Gusher Falls
Chace Daley
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22nd Place
Score 6.7333
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Elemancy
Stefan Barkow
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24th Place
Score 6.6667
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Paint By Number
Arya, Gavin, and Graeme Jahns
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24th Place
Score 6.6667
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The Red Herring
Mary Flanagan, Max Seidman, Spring Yu
No Captions
24th Place
Score 6.6667
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Pollen Wars
Axel Kremer
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27th Place
Score 6.6000
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Empower Empathy
Angel Liang & Tina Shimizu
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28th Place
Score 6.5556
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Pulsar Runner
Ryan Podany, Jay McNew, and Aaron Ocker
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29th Place
Score 6.4737
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Catastrophic Contraptions
Stefan Barkow
No Captions
30th Place
Score 6.4667
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Centuries
Pierson Guthrey
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30th Place
Score 6.4667
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The Cat Catchers
Bert Hardeman
No Captions
30th Place
Score 6.4667
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Dependent Origination
Daniel Perez, Brandon Behl
No Captions
33rd Place
Score 6.4000
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High Tides
Brian Compter
No Captions
34th Place
Score 6.3333
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Exploding Tracks
Zach Bearinger
No Captions
35th Place
Score 6.2667
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Flora
Dallas E. Caldwell
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35th Place
Score 6.2667
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Furrenzy
Jeremy Lounds
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35th Place
Score 6.2667
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Ballerina Battle Arena
Caleb Segura
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38th Place
Score 6.2500
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Lunarynth
Robin O'Connor
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39th Place
Score 6.2222
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IMIT
Corey Young
No Captions
40th Place
Score 6.2000
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Chromabuild
Andrew & Hillary Allan
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41st Place
Score 6.1875
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Planetus
John C Gonzalez
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42nd Place
Score 6.1250
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Solo Una Noche
Eric Wahlstrom
No Captions
43rd Place
Score 6.0667
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Huff and Puff
Matt Harding
No Captions
44th Place
Score 6.0588
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Skyhook
Patrick Rauland
No Captions
45th Place
Score 6.0000
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Squirrel island!
Rasmus Karlsson and Robin Karlsson
No Captions
45th Place
Score 6.0000
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Scents and Sensibility
David Bruglia, Carla Kopp, Nick Kopp
No Captions
47th Place
Score 5.8824
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Infamous
Michael Brown
No Captions
48th Place
Score 5.8750
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Die Versteckten: The Hidden Ones
Celeborn Stringham and Scott M. Stringham
No Captions
49th Place
Score 5.8667
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Jukebox
Eric Alvarado
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49th Place
Score 5.8667
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Jungled
Mantas Minkauskas
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49th Place
Score 5.8667
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Polter-Diced
Mark Drejza
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49th Place
Score 5.8667
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Royal Chambers
Till
No Captions
49th Place
Score 5.8667
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Corona Yuga-Board Game
Veer Kashyap
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54th Place
Score 5.8333
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Amartisse
Stefan Calin
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55th Place
Score 5.8000
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Knights of the Rectangle
Dustin Dowdle
No Captions
55th Place
Score 5.8000
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Skull Canyon Ski Fest
Jason Klinke and Kip Noschese
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55th Place
Score 5.8000
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The eleMentals
Ben Hoban
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55th Place
Score 5.8000
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Ye Olde Magick Shoppe
Clarence Simpson
No Captions
59th Place
Score 5.6667
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Pawful
Jeremy Lounds
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60th Place
Score 5.6471
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Dino-Lico
Simon Jutras
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61st Place
Score 5.6000
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Aspieteria: Khufu
Justin Bari
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62nd Place
Score 5.5333
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Graves & Goldmines
Anthony Broussard
No Captions
63rd Place
Score 5.4706
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Automatown
Seth Jaffee, Michael Brown
No Captions
64th Place
Score 5.4000
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Skies of Steam
Chris Metivier & Harb
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64th Place
Score 5.4000
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Avast and Set Sail
Dustin Dowdle
No Captions
66th Place
Score 5.2667
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Polychrome
Kelly Parker
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66th Place
Score 5.2667
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The Monte Carlo Heist Challenge
Manny Dominguez & Daniel Dominguez
No Captions
68th Place
Score 5.2222
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Avoid the Cacti!
Joe Slack
No Captions
69th Place
Score 5.2000
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Fractal Worlds: Sidiah
Ian Reid
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69th Place
Score 5.2000
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POTUS: Race to the White House
Paul Klatzman
No Captions
71st Place
Score 5.1333
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30 Seconds to Live
William Angus
No Captions
72nd Place
Score 5.0667
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Street Thief
Asa Bari
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72nd Place
Score 5.0667
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Periaspie: One Hundred to One
Justin Bari
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74th Place
Score 5.0625
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Burnout
Brennan Smith
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75th Place
Score 5.0000
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Compact Carnival
Kellen Freeman
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76th Place
Score 4.9375
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Looters and Losers: A Roll and Raid Adventure
Nathaniel Ogborne
No Captions
77th Place
Score 4.8125
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The Contraltos
Jason Costa
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77th Place
Score 4.8125
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Dis-Enchanted Forest
Kendall Woffinden
No Captions
79th Place
Score 4.8000
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Enchanting
Candy Weber
No Captions
80th Place
Score 4.7059
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Smorgasbord
Justin Antezana
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81st Place
Score 4.6875
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Dicey Drafting
Kellen Freeman
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82nd Place
Score 4.6667
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25,374th Annual Galactic Pumpkin Festival
Alice Andersen
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83rd Place
Score 4.6471
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Word Hog
R. Wayne Lapidez
No Captions
84th Place
Score 4.5625
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Otter Park
Matt Williams
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85th Place
Score 4.5333
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Westward
Alice Andersen
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86th Place
Score 4.4667
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Grab-It Rabbit
Rob Greanias
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87th Place
Score 4.3333
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Researchers
Diego Burgos and Benjamín Valderrama
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88th Place
Score 4.2667
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Dogo Dash
Talita Rhein, Johanna Janiszewsky, and Margherita Barrera
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89th Place
Score 4.2632
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The Mannequin
Sarah Trice
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90th Place
Score 4.2222
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Dreadnought Defense
Zac Misener
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91st Place
Score 4.2000
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Tournament of Dragons
Nathaniel Ogborne
No Captions
92nd Place
Score 4.1333
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Super Trivia Bowl
Christopher Lynch & Eugene Gagliardi
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93rd Place
Score 4.1250
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Ship Race !
Yuta Yamada
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94th Place
Score 3.9333
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Apocalypse Prepers
Kazimar Guenther
No Captions
95th Place
Score 3.7333
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Adventurer's Life
Zac Misener
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96th Place
Score 3.6000
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Pugno
Deacon Gibbs
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97th Place
Score 3.2667
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