WHICH BOARD GAME HAD THE BEST ART OF 2017?

I asked for your help to find out which game released in 2017 had the best overall artwork and your response far exceed my expectations. Over eight days you nominated more than 80 different games for the award, illustrated by first time artists all the way to industry favorites. Only the top 10 most nominated could make the final list and once the nominations closed you voted in your hundreds to bring us the results below.

A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE VOTE

I decided to do this on a whim, after waiting for a vote about board game art to take part in but not finding any. I decided to create my own and from this decision to the page going live only a day had passed. I feel like it's important we continue to talk about the art in games and as my website is designed to highlight the artists it felt right that I should use this platform to encourage that conversation. It's filled countless hours over the last few weeks and I hope it inspires you to think back and consider the games and art you've loved. Mainly, I feel honored to have had you along for the ride in this experiment.

A HUGE THANK YOU

I’d like to send out a massive thank you to all who took part, from the people who put in a nomination or vote, to the artists and all of those who made these games happen. This vote is for you.

THE RESULTS

The results start with the runners up (in alphabetical order) moving on to a top 5 (or in this case, top 6), with the winner saved for last. It's safe to say that wherever a game ended up on the list, all here deserve praise for the hard work and talent put into them.

For every nominee I've listed the names of the artists, game and publisher with each of these also doubling up as links to the artist websites, the game listing on Board Game Geek and the publishers websites. These aren't affiliate links, merely to help guide you where appropriate.

Images have come from a number of sources, such as the publishers, game artists, my own photography and generous members of the board game community who helped me scramble them together before these results went live. I've credited the source in each case. The images themselves are here to give you a little idea of the games art. I encourage you to seek the games out in person if you want a better look.

I've thrown in the publishers description of the games to give you some idea what they are all about and finally, as an added bonus the artists themselves (where possible) have been kind enough to say a few words. So without further adieu I give you the results of Best Board Game Art of 2017.