Anything from Leader Games and illustrated by Kyle Ferrin (Root, Oath, Fort…) feels like cheating but still, I absolutely adore their art style

Everdell, Photosynthesis, Parks, look nice as well

I also bought an updated edition of Costa Ruana just because of the illustrations: https://www.pamwishbow.com/client-work/project-four-yjynj-pafyx

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    Maybe I’m just a bird man but Wingspan is absolutely stunning. I bought second copies of the base game and addons to put cards into a binder

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      I was hopping in to comment wingspan and then immediately realized of course everyone had already been talking about how beautiful this game is

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    Root for sure, but I agree that’s almost cheating.

    Second to that, Everdell. I pretty much bought it solely because how pretty it is.

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    Great question!

    I really like when the games art immediately pulls players in. Everyone wants to play Flamecraft because the art work is so damn cute. Players are already engaged with the.gsme, before it even started.

    Everdell is great too!

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    Brass: Birmingham - the art quality and dark Victorian aesthetic of the board and cards are evocative of the early industrial revolution. This game also gets the “most improved” award, when compared to the original edition. The add-on iron clays are fantastic. The other components are very average though.

    War of the Ring - beautifully painted over-sized cards

    Pax Pamir: top notch, unique components and a cool cloth board, but the card design could be better.

    Everdell for the card art, of course. They give you the feeling that there is a story behind the game.

    Beyond the Sun. Just kidding. It’s a great game but the art is pretty much non-existent.