Babylonia

Reiner Knizia (2019)

10/10

This is my favorite game. It is a network building tile layer with a simple turn structure and deep strategy built around deliciously interconnected scoring. What is there to even say? It's perfect. It can be taught to board game newbies and hobbyists alike. Interaction is very high, but it's hard to get shut out. The spatial play is very fun and tactical, but you need an overall strategy. Timing is even more important though. If I had to describe what makes the game most beautiful though, it is the scoring. There are about 5 ways to score and most of them will be affected by any given tile placement.