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World Cup of Board Games 2026 - WE HAVE A CHAMPION Cascadia. A 45-minute wildlife tile-layer that teaches in five minutes.It beat Terraforming Mars 75-25. It beat 7 Wonders. It beat Root in the final.

Is Root the best board game in the world? 🎲🏆 It beat Ark Nova (BGG number two). It beat Pandemic. It beat Lords of Waterdeep. It is in the final of the World Cup of Board Games 2026. It is currently behind in the vote against Cascadia

Root is an asymmetric woodland war game where every faction plays completely differently. It is loud, chaotic, and produces stories unlike almost anything else in the hobby. The people who love it love it more than almost any other fanbase in this tournament.

Is Cascadia the best board game in the world? It has beaten Terraforming Mars, 7 Wonders, and everything else put in front of it to reach the final of the World Cup of #BoardGames 2026. It came in as seed 25.

Cascadia is a tile-laying wildlife habitat game that teaches in five minutes and plays in 45 and it's currently ahead vs Root If you think Cascadia deserves to be crowned the World Cup of Board Games 2026 champion, now is the time to vote. The poll closes midnight Sunday. Vote on the blog.

VOTE NOW: THE FINAL IS HERE! This is it. Cascadia vs Root. The #WorldCup of #BoardGames 2026 champion is decided by your votes. Voting is on the blog. The link is below. Go. 200 games entered this tournament. Two remain.

#WorldCup of #BoardGames 2026 Semi Final 2 Lords of Waterdeep vs Root Thirteen years of D&D worker placement against the asymmetric woodland game full of pure personality. Lords of Waterdeep has been the steady accumulator of this tournament.

Root beat Ark Nova (#BGG number two) 62-37, came through Pandemic 57-43, and has won every match on personality and the stories it creates. Lords of Waterdeep has more players behind it than Root does. This one is closer than the billing might suggest. Which way are you voting?

#WorldCup of #BoardGames 2026 Semi Final 2 Lords of Waterdeep vs Root Thirteen years of D&D worker placement against the asymmetric woodland game full of pure personality. Lords of Waterdeep has been the steady accumulator of this tournament.

#WorldCup of #BoardGames 2026 Semi Final 1 #7Wonders vs #Cascadia Two of the warmest, most widely loved games in the last four. Neither of them is here because they are the heaviest or the most complex. Both are here because people genuinely adore them.

Cascadia is a tile-laying wildlife habitat game from 2021 that teaches in five minutes and plays in 45. It beat Terraforming Mars in the biggest result of the quarter finals. Voting is on the blog:

#WorldCup of #BoardGames 2026 Semi Final 1 #7Wonders vs #Cascadia Two of the warmest, most widely loved games in the last four. Neither of them is here because they are the heaviest or the most complex. Both are here because people genuinely adore them.

TheWorld Cup of Board Games 2026 semi finals are set. Semi Final 1: 7 Wonders vs Cascadia Semi Final 2: Lords of Waterdeep vs Root Cascadia beat Terraforming Mars 7 Wonders beat Wingspan Lords of Waterdeep beat Forest Shuffle Root beat Pandemic in the closest match.

Individual semi final posts and voting are going up on the blog this week and voting is live now. Full write up here.

TheWorld Cup of Board Games 2026 semi finals are set. Semi Final 1: 7 Wonders vs Cascadia Semi Final 2: Lords of Waterdeep vs Root Cascadia beat Terraforming Mars 7 Wonders beat Wingspan Lords of Waterdeep beat Forest Shuffle Root beat Pandemic in the closest match.

Last chance to vote in the World Cup of Board Games 2026 quarter finals 🎲 Wingspan vs 7 Wonders Terraforming Mars vs Cascadia Forest Shuffle vs Lords of Waterdeep Root vs Pandemic Voting closes soon. All four matchup posts are on the blog if you want to read about the games before you pick.

#WorldCup of #BoardGames 2026 🎲 Quarter Final 4 Root vs Pandemic letsplaygames.uk/roo... An asymmetric woodland war game against the cooperative disease-fighting classic that changed what board games could be. Root just beat Ark Nova (BGG number two) 62-37.

It wins on personality and the stories it creates. Every faction plays completely differently. The Eyrie Dynasties will break their own programme and somehow blame you for it. Pandemic has been played by more households than almost any other modern board game, probably

#WorldCup of #BoardGames 2026 Quarter Final 3 Forest Shuffle vs Lords of Waterdeep A 2023 woodland card game that has barely dropped a vote all tournament against a D&D themed worker placement classic that has been a games night staple since 2012. letsplaygames.uk/for...

Forest Shuffle has been the most consistent performer in the bottom half of this draw. It beat Sky Team 100-0, Viticulture 78-22, and Jaipur 83-17 to get here. It has not dropped below 78% in any match.

#WorldCup of #BoardGames 2026 🎲 Quarter Final 2 Terraforming Mars vs Cascadia A 90-minute planet-building engine builder against a 45-minute wildlife habitat tile-layer. Both won last round by exactly the same 83-17 margin. One semi final spot. letsplaygames.uk/ter...

Cascadia won the Kennerspiel des Jahres in 2022. It teaches in five minutes, plays in 45, and is the kind of game that works for almost any group on almost any occasion. My vote goes to Terraforming Mars. I want to see it in the semi finals.

#WorldCup of #BoardGames 2026 🎲 Quarter Final 2 Terraforming Mars vs Cascadia A 90-minute planet-building engine builder against a 45-minute wildlife habitat tile-layer. Both won last round by exactly the same 83-17 margin. One semi final spot. letsplaygames.uk/ter...

#worldcupofboardgames 2026 🎲 Quarter Final 1 #Wingspan vs 7 Wonders Two card-based #boardgames with enormous fanbases doing almost entirely different things. One semi final spot. Wingspan has been the most dominant game in this tournament. letsplaygames.uk/win...

It builds an engine over 90 minutes in a beautifully illustrated bird-filled wildlife preserve. It has not been seriously tested at any point in the draw. #7Wonders drafts a civilisation in 45 minutes with up to seven players and nobody ever waits for their turn.

World Cup of Board Games 2026 🎲 Round of 16, Match 8 Ticket to Ride: Europe vs Pandemic Two of the most important board games of the last twenty years in the same half of the draw. One spot in the quarter finals. letsplaygames.uk/wor... #boardgames #worldcupofboardgames

Ticket to Ride: Europe: claim train routes across the continent and complete destination tickets before your opponents block you. Pandemic: cooperative game where your team races to stop four diseases from overwhelming the world. Probably the most influential cooperative game ever made.

World Cup of Board Games 2026 🎲 Round of 16, Match 7 Ark Nova vs Root BGG number two and the top seed still standing vs one of the most talked about games of the last five years. This is the big one. letsplaygames.uk/wor... Voting ends sunday #boardgames #worldcupofboardgames

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World Cup of Board Games 2026 🎲 Round of 16, Match 7 Ark Nova vs Root BGG number two and the top seed still standing vs one of the most talked about games of the last five years. This is the big one. letsplaygames.uk/wor... Voting ends sunday #boardgames #worldcupofboardgames

Ark Nova: heavy zoo-building card game with 1 of the most satisfying scoring systems in modern board gaming. Top seed after Brass: Birmingham went out Root: asymmetric area control where every faction plays completely differently. Loud, chaotic, & produces better stories than almost anything else