As I’ve mentioned before here, I moderate a board on Board Game Geek called What Couples Have Been Playing where those who game in pairs post the games post the games they’ve been playing along with some commentary.
The list has been growing since its inception with last year seeing 8,789 postings (up 959 from 2021) on 1,832 different games (up 134) from 179 individuals (up 7).
Here are the 50 most played games during 2022 by contributors to the list, along with the change in position from 2021. Each game gets one “play” per contributor per month. The original Geek List for this article also includes historical information back to 2018.
Expansions are totaled into the base game (i.e., listings for the European, Oceania or Asian expansions for Wingspan are included in the Wingspan count).
Games that were in the top 25 last year that did not make the top 50 this year:
- Kingdomino (#19)
- Homes: Sherlock & Mycroft (#22 (tie))
- Dominion (#24 (tie))
- Space Base (#24 (tie))
To contribute to our little group, go to the January list.
| Position | Game | Change from 2021 |
| 1 | Wingspan | 4th Straight Year at #1 |
| 2 | Cascadia | Up 20 spots |
| 3 | Lost Ruins of Arnak | Up 6 spots |
| 4 | Azul | Up 1 spot |
| 5 | Lost Cities | Down 3 spots |
| 6 | Everdell | Same |
| 7 | The Castles of Burgundy | Up 21 spots |
| 8 | Jaipur | Down 5 spots |
| 9 | 7 Wonders: Duel | Down 6 spots |
| 10 (tie) | Ark Nova | New |
| 10 (tie) | Targi | Same |
| 12 | The Isle of Cats | Up 15 spots |
| 13 | Viticulture | Up 18 spots |
| 14 | Quacks of Quedlinburg | Up 17 spots |
| 15 | Terraforming Mars | Down 2 spots |
| 16 | That’s Pretty Clever! | Up 32 spots |
| 17 (tie) | Carcassonne | Same |
| 17 (tie) | PARKS | Same |
| 17 (tie) | Patchwork | Down 10 spots |
| 20 (tie) | Rajas of the Ganges | Up 42 spots |
| 20 (tie) | Welcome to… | Up 1 spot |
| 22 (tie) | Calico | Down 11 spots |
| 22 (tie) | Grand Austria Hotel | Up 9 spots |
| 24 (tie) | Codenames: Duet | Down 11 spots |
| 24 (tie) | Meadow | Up 46 spots |
| 26 | Sagrada | Down 6 spots |
| 27 | The Quest for El Dorado | Down 3 spots |
| 28 (tie) | The Crew: The Quest for Planet None | Same |
| 28 (tie) | Race for the Galaxy | Up 61 spots |
| 28 (tie) | Spirit Island | Up 12 spots |
| 28 (tie) | Splendor | Down 15 spots |
| 32 | Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition | New |
| 33 (tie) | Mandala | Up 15 spots |
| 33 (tie) | Obsession | Down 26 spots |
| 33 (tie) | Ticket to Ride | Down 17 spots |
| 36 (tie) | Canopy | New |
| 36 (tie) | Cubitos | Up 47 |
| 38 | Fantasy Realms | New |
| 39 (tie) | Five Tribes | Up 35 spots |
| 39 (tie) | Res Arcana | Down 28 spots |
| 41 (tie) | Cartographers | Down 10 spots |
| 41 (tie) | Twice as Clever! | New |
| 43 (tie) | Battle Line | Up 5 spots |
| 43 (tie) | Botanik | New |
| 43 (tie) | Fantastic Factories | Up 39 spots |
| 43 (tie) | Habitats | Down 8 spots |
| 43 (tie) | Piraten kapern | Up 27 spots |
| 43 (tie) | Schotten Totten | Down 7 spots |
| 43 (tie) | The Voyages of Marco Polo | Returned for the first time since 2018 |
| 50 (tie) | Carpe Diem | Returned for the first time since 2019 |
| 50 (tie) | Tussie Mussie | New |
| 50 (tie) | Underwater Cities | Up 12 spots |
