I haven’t published a BGG rank change report since this time last year, I guess because (aside from one demo and one campaign-length game using Tabletop Simulator) I haven’t been playing board games during quarantine. The prospect of trying out a bunch of new games in person with friends still seems a ways off. Anyway, here are the games that seem to have moved up a lot in the rankings this year. The usual caveats about re-categorized games, second editions, etc. still apply.

Fast, positive movers among 'Board games':
017 (+483) Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion
045 (+455) Maracaibo
054 (+446) The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine
055 (+414) Marvel Champions: The Card Game
073 (+427) On Mars
078 (+422) Barrage
083 (+417) Clank! Legacy: Acquisitions Incorporated
084 (+416) Paladins of the West Kingdom
087 (+413) Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon
110 (+260) Pax Pamir (Second Edition)
139 (+198) Res Arcana
142 (+358) Cartographers
155 (+345) The Isle of Cats
167 (+120) Just One
177 (+323) Azul: Summer Pavilion
191 (+309) PARKS
205 (+295) Horrified
223 (+277) Watergate
233 (+120) Space Base
235 (+265) Cthulhu: Death May Die
242 (+258) It's a Wonderful World
248 (+106) Dominion (Second Edition)
257 (+243) Glen More II: Chronicles
258 (+105) Vindication
273 (+152) Aeon's End: Legacy
280 (+220) Star Wars: Outer Rim
282 (+218) Concordia Venus
283 (+217) The Taverns of Tiefenthal
290 (+210) Undaunted: Normandy
313 (+187) War Chest
320 (+128) Tiny Towns
323 (+177) Marco Polo II: In the Service of the Khan
326 (+174) Dune
337 (+100) London (Second Edition)
344 (+156) Too Many Bones: Undertow
391 (+109) Star Realms: Frontiers
392 (+108) Twice as Clever!
396 (+104) Awkward Guests
397 (+103) Nusfjord

Fast, positive movers among 'Strategy games':
010 (+490) Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion
022 (+478) Pandemic Legacy: Season 2
027 (+453) Maracaibo
043 (+457) On Mars
045 (+455) The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine
047 (+305) Barrage
052 (+213) Paladins of the West Kingdom
095 (+405) The Isle of Cats
121 (+379) Watergate
126 (+374) Concordia Venus
127 (+373) Glen More II: Chronicles
146 (+354) Marco Polo II: In the Service of the Khan
147 (+353) It's a Wonderful World
177 (+323) Dune
180 (+224) The Taverns of Tiefenthal
204 (+296) Aeon's End: The New Age
221 (+279) Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy
255 (+245) Imperial Settlers: Empires of the North
282 (+201) Hadara

Fast, positive movers among 'War games':
023 (+477) Imperial Struggle
106 (+394) Blitzkrieg!: World War Two in 20 Minutes
114 (+386) 13 Days: The Cuban Missile Crisis
148 (+352) UBOOT: The Board Game
171 (+329) Undaunted: North Africa
178 (+322) Stronghold (2nd edition)
180 (+320) V-Commandos
194 (+306) Nevsky: Teutons and Rus in Collision 1240-1242
210 (+290) Stalingrad '42: Southern Russia, June-December, 1942
212 (+288) Days of Ire: Budapest 1956
214 (+286) Battle for Rokugan
232 (+268) Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team
269 (+231) World At War 85: Storming the Gap
272 (+228) Mordheim: City of the Damned
288 (+212) Conquest of Paradise
291 (+209) The Last Hundred Yards
300 (+200) Time of Legends: Joan of Arc

Fast, positive movers among 'Family games':
003 (+497) The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine
010 (+490) The Isle of Cats
013 (+487) Istanbul
017 (+483) Azul: Summer Pavilion
026 (+474) Horrified
056 (+444) Exit: The Game – Dead Man on the Orient Express
123 (+377) Calico
126 (+343) Silver & Gold
141 (+359) Onirim (Second Edition)
163 (+337) Atlantis Rising (Second Edition)
179 (+321) Tang Garden
189 (+311) The Lost Expedition
192 (+308) Disney Villainous: Wicked to the Core
198 (+262) Letter Jam
234 (+266) Disney Villainous: Evil Comes Prepared
237 (+263) Royals
245 (+250) Ecos: First Continent
246 (+254) Roam
248 (+252) Love Letter
253 (+247) Era: Medieval Age
256 (+244) Ticket to Ride: London
266 (+211) Copenhagen
270 (+230) Sushi Roll
272 (+228) Little Town
273 (+227) Obscurio
284 (+216) Trails of Tucana

Fast, positive movers among 'Collectible games':
018 (+482) KeyForge: Age of Ascension
024 (+476) KeyForge: Worlds Collide
041 (+459) Marvel Dice Masters: The Amazing Spider-Man
060 (+440) Skytear
065 (+435) Enchanters: Overlords
066 (+434) KeyForge: Mass Mutation
168 (+332) INWO SubGenius
235 (+265) Shift: The Single Card CCG

Fast, positive movers among 'Thematic games':
003 (+497) Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition
004 (+496) Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion
007 (+493) Clank! Legacy: Acquisitions Incorporated
029 (+442) Cthulhu: Death May Die
050 (+450) Undaunted: Normandy
052 (+219) Dune
080 (+420) The Godfather: Corleone's Empire
086 (+414) Escape Plan
093 (+407) Forgotten Waters
106 (+394) Unlock!: Heroic Adventures
121 (+376) The King's Dilemma
164 (+336) Zombicide: Invader
221 (+279) Project: ELITE
225 (+217) Abomination: The Heir of Frankenstein
229 (+271) Exit: The Game – The Polar Station
237 (+263) Warhammer Quest: Blackstone Fortress
244 (+256) Rallyman: GT
251 (+249) GKR: Heavy Hitters
264 (+236) Unlock!: Mystery Adventures – The Tonipal's Treasure
286 (+214) Thanos Rising: Avengers Infinity War