Blood on the Clocktower leads nominations for 17th Golden Geek Awards

Voting has kicked off for BoardGameGeek‘s 17th Annual Golden Geek Awards, with Blood on the Clocktower leading the nominations as a contender in five categories.

Return to Dark Tower and the second edition of John Company both have four nominations. The pair are going head to head against Blood on the Clocktower in the Artwork & Presentation, Innovative and Thematic categories in the 2022 awards, where voting has just gone live via this link.

John Company is also up for the prestigious Heavy Game of the Year category, but faces stiff competition from strong nominees including Carnegie, Great Western Trail: Argentina and Revive.

Heat: Pedal to the Metal also picked up four nominations, while Wonderland’s War, Frostpunk: The Board Game and Mindbug: First Contact received three each.

Wingspan Asia, the latest expansion for 2019 Golden Geek Board Game of the Year winner Wingspan, is up for the 2-Player Game and Expansion categories, while both Dune: Imperium’s well-regarded expansions also got the nod for the latter.

Other games featuring in two different categories include Flamecraft, Resist! and Endless Winter: Paleoamericans.

Voting for the competition closes just before midnight Central Standard Time on May 7.

The full list of nominees for this year’s awards are:

2-Player Game
Beer & Bread
boop.
Caesar!: Seize Rome in 20 Minutes!
Caper: Europe
Marvel Dice Throne
Mindbug: First Contact
Pagan: Fate of Roanoke
Splendor Duel
Twilight Struggle: Red Sea – Conflict in the Horn of Africa
Undaunted: Stalingrad
Wingspan Asia

Artwork & Presentation
Blood on the Clocktower
Carnegie
CoraQuest
Creature Comforts
Endless Winter: Paleoamericans
Everdell: The Complete Collection
Flamecraft
Foundations of Rome
Heat: Pedal to the Metal
John Company: Second Edition
Merchants of the Dark Road
My Father’s Work
Return to Dark Tower
Weather Machine
Wonderland’s War

Cooperative Game
Aeon Trespass: Odyssey
burncycle
CoraQuest
Décorum
Dorfromantik: The Board Game
Frostpunk: The Board Game
ISS Vanguard
Keep the Heroes Out!
Kites
Lands of Galzyr
Mists over Carcassonne
Oathsworn: Into the Deepwood
Paint the Roses
Return to Dark Tower
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Vagrantsong

Expansion
Dune: Imperium – Immortality
Dune: Imperium – Rise of Ix
Everdell: Newleaf
Meadow: Downstream
On Mars: Alien Invasion
PARKS: Wildlife
The Red Cathedral: Contractors
Roll Camera!: The B-Movie Expansion
Root: The Marauder Expansion
Star Wars: Outer Rim – Unfinished Business
Viticulture World: Cooperative Expansion
Wingspan Asia

Innovative
Blood on the Clocktower
Cat in the Box: Deluxe Edition
Dead Reckoning
Deal with the Devil
Heat: Pedal to the Metal
ISS Vanguard
John Company: Second Edition
Mindbug: First Contact
My Father’s Work
Planet Unknown
Return to Dark Tower
Turing Machine

Light GOTY
Akropolis
Cat in the Box: Deluxe Edition
Challengers!
Dorfromantik: The Board Game
Foundations of Rome
Long Shot: The Dice Game
Mindbug: First Contact
Next Station: London
Ready Set Bet
Rear Window
Sea Salt & Paper
Splendor Duel
Trekking Through History

Medium GOTY
Atiwa
Blood on the Clocktower
Clank!: Catacombs
First Rat
Flamecraft
The Guild of Merchant Explorers
Heat: Pedal to the Metal
Lacrimosa
Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest
Mosaic: A Story of Civilization
Planet Unknown
Wonderland’s War

Heavy GOTY
Aeon Trespass: Odyssey
Carnegie
Dead Reckoning
Endless Winter: Paleoamericans
Great Western Trail: Argentina
John Company: Second Edition
Marrakesh
Revive
Tiletum
Wayfarers of the South Tigris
Weather Machine
Woodcraft

Party Game
Blood on the Clocktower
Challengers!
Feed the Kraken
Fun Facts
Gang of Dice
Green Team Wins
Kites
Long Shot: The Dice Game
Penguin Airlines
Phantom Ink
Ready Set Bet

Print & Play
Aquamarine
Birdscaping
Copperdale
Doctor Who: Solitaire Story Game (Third Edition)
The Old Prince 1871
Shu’s Tactics
Sunshine City
A Wayfarer’s Tale
Woodcraft: Roll and Write

Solo Game
Aeon Trespass: Odyssey
Aleph Null
Aquamarine
Frostpunk: The Board Game
ISS Vanguard
Nemo’s War: The Ultimate Edition
Paperback Adventures
Resist!
Siege of Valeria
Turing Machine

Thematic Game
Aeon Trespass: Odyssey
Blood on the Clocktower
Dead Reckoning
Frostpunk: The Board Game
Heat: Pedal to the Metal
ISS Vanguard
John Company: Second Edition
My Father’s Work
Nemesis: Lockdown
Oathsworn: Into the Deepwood
Return to Dark Tower
Votes for Women
War of the Ring: The Card Game
Wonderland’s War

Wargame
1212 Las Navas de Tolosa
Almoravid: Reconquista and Riposte in Spain 1085-1086
Caesar!: Seize Rome in 20 Minutes!
Fire & Stone: Siege of Vienna 1683
Flashpoint: South China Sea
Lanzerath Ridge
A Most Fearful Sacrifice: The Three Days of Gettysburg
Pacific War: The Struggle Against Japan, 1941-1945 (Second Edition)
Resist!
Salerno ’43
Successors (Fourth Edition)
Twilight Struggle: Red Sea – Conflict in the Horn of Africa
Undaunted: Stalingrad
Votes for Women

Best Podcast
Beyond Solitaire
Blue Peg, Pink Peg
Board Game BBQ
Board Game Blitz
Board Game Hot Takes
Board Game Snobs
Board Games Insider
Decision Space
Five Games for Doomsday
Game Brain: A Board Game Podcast About Our Gaming Group
One Stop Co-Op Shop
Rolling Dice & Taking Names Gaming Podcast
Sporadically Board with Mike and Dan
Talk Cardboard
This Game Is Broken

Best Board Game App
Clever 4Ever
Everdell
The Grizzled Armistice Digital
Hero Realms
LAMA by Reiner Knizia
Maglev Metro
Roll Player
Wings of Glory