Well, the setAlignmentY method has no effect here, since it acts on the panel considered as a component.
Riduidel is correct about setting setAlignmentY on the GameSelectionPanel itself, and GridBagLayout is an excellent alternative. If you prefer to stick with BoxLayout, the article Fixing Alignment Problems discusses the matter, suggesting "all the components controlled by a left-to-right Boxlayout should generally have the same Y alignment." In your example, add.
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