November 21, 2026Quito, EcuadorThird edition

Board Game Olympics 2026

You play on your own. You win as a team. Eight games, sixteen teams and one day where every match counts toward reaching the top together.

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BGO 2026 · Board Game Olympics — Every table: four players from four teams.

09:00 · Opening

Every game is a discipline. Every result counts.

Board Game Olympics is a board game gathering inspired by the Olympics. The day starts with the lighting of the flame and, from then on, every player represents their team and every result adds to an overall ranking.

Everyone stays in the race. Finishing second, third or fourth at your first table does not knock you out: you can still earn points for your team.

Teams: 16
Players: 64
Mini tournaments: 8
Medals: 24

Connect people and build community
Meet people, share interests and make friends through play.
Encourage healthy competition
Fair play, respect for others, and enjoying the wins as much as the lessons.
Meet away from screens
In-person fun to talk, share and spend quality time together.
An inclusive, respectful space
People from different backgrounds and walks of life, in a welcoming atmosphere.
Spread board game culture
Show the variety of modern games and their social and cultural value.
Build personal and team skills
Strategy, decision-making, communication and cooperation in every match.

09:30 · Complex

Four complex games for the morning

Each player plays one complex and/or one light game. In every game, only one person per team competes.

Complex
Lost Ruins of Arnak
Exploración y construcción de mazo en una isla llena de ruinas y misterios.
Complex
Dune Imperium
Colocación de trabajadores e intriga política por el control de Arrakis.
Complex
Red Cathedral
Gremios rivales compiten por construir la catedral de San Basilio.
Complex
ROOT
Facciones asimétricas luchan por el dominio del bosque.

How each mini tournament works

The same path repeats in all eight games, morning and afternoon: 16 simultaneous tables and 64 matches over the day.

Step 1
One player per team
All 16 teams send one player to each mini tournament, split across four tables of four.
Step 2
Qualifier match
Your finishing place (first, second, third or fourth) decides which final you play.
Step 3
Finals by placement
Winners face winners, runners-up face runners-up, and so on for third and fourth places. Every table earns points.

16 players, one per team, at four tables of four.

Table A

Qualifier match

A22nd at A

A11st at A

A44th at A

A33rd at A

Table B

Qualifier match

B11st at B

B33rd at B

B22nd at B

B44th at B

Table C

Qualifier match

C44th at C

C22nd at C

C11st at C

C33rd at C

Table D

Qualifier match

D33rd at D

D44th at D

D11st at D

D22nd at D

13:30 · Break

What an Olympics feels like

Between blocks: matches, uniforms, medals and shared moments from past editions.

14:30 · Light

Four light games for the afternoon

Shorter games, same format. By then every team knows how far it has to go.

Light
Splendor
Comerciantes de gemas que buscan el favor de los nobles.
Light
Harmonies
Construye paisajes que alberguen a la mayor cantidad de animales.
Light
7 Wonders
Lleva tu civilización a la gloria a lo largo de tres eras.
Light
Faraway
Un viaje por Alula que se revela al recorrerlo al revés.

Every table counts for the team

Points depend on the final you play and the place you finish in it. Tap any cell.

Points earned for the team by final and place. Use the arrow keys to move between cells.
Final	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
winners
runners-up
third place
fourth place

Your share

18pts

Finishing 1st in the runners-up final earns your team 18 points.

The team title

The team with the most points across the eight mini tournaments wins. Tiebreak: most golds, then silvers, then bronzes and, if still tied, a draw.

Individual medals

In every game, the top three of the winners' final earn gold, silver and bronze: 24 medals in total.

18:00 · Awards

How 2025 ended

The awards close the day: medals in every game and the title for the team that scored the most.

Lintu Team
124 points
ARPI
108 points
La Resistencia del Meeple Oliva
105 points

See the 2025 edition All-time medal table

2024
Where the Olympics began
First edition, on 29 June in Quito: eight teams and seven disciplines. Team scoring, medals per game and fair play were born.
2025
The format that stays
Sixteen teams of four, two disciplines per person and eight mini tournaments in two blocks, with finals by placement. Champion: Lintu Team.
2026
The third edition
Keeps the 2025 structure with new games: Arnak, Dune Imperium, Red Cathedral, ROOT, Splendor, Harmonies, 7 Wonders and Faraway.