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Game | Edition | Year | Publisher | Designers | Essay author |
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Forward | (not a game) | Reiner Knizia | |||
Introduction | (not a game) | James Lowder | |||
Acquire | Second Edition | 1966 | 3M | Sid Sackson | Bruce C. Shelley |
Amber Diceless | 1991 | Phage Press | Erick Wujcik | Nicole Lindroos | |
Amun-Re | English Edition | 2003 | Rio Grande Games | Reiner Knizia | Ian Livingstone |
Ars Magica | First Edition | 1987 | Lion Rampant | Jonathan Tweet, Mark Rein-Hagen | Stewart Wieck |
Axis & Allies | Second Edition | 1984 | Milton Bradley | Larry Harris | Thomas M. Reid |
Battle Cry | 2000 | Avalon Hill | Richard Borg | Tracy Hickman | |
BattleTech | Second Edition | 1985 | FASA Corporation | Jordan Weisman, L. R. "Butch" Leeper, Forest G. Brown, Wm. John Wheeler, L. Ross Babcock III | Philip Reed |
Blood Bowl | Third Edition | 1994 | Games Workshop | Jervis Johnson | Justin Achilli |
Bohnanza | English Edition | 1997 | Rio Grande Games | Uwe Rosenberg | Mike Selinker |
Britannia | Revised Edition | 2005 | Fantasy Flight Games | Lewis Pulsipher | Tom Dalgliesh |
Button Men | 1999 | Cheapass Games | James Ernest | Greg Stolze | |
Call of Cthulhu | First Edition | 1981 | Chaosium | Sandy Petersen | Monte Cook |
Carcassonne | English Edition | 2000 | Rio Grande Games | Klaus-Jürgen Wrede | Steven E. Schend |
Car Wars | Second Edition Compendium | 1990 | Steve Jackson Games | Chad Irby, Steve Jackson (US) | Jeff Tidball |
Champions | Revised Edition | 1982 | Hero Games | Steve Peterson, George MacDonald | Bill Bridges |
Circus Maximus | Revised Edition | 1980 | Avalon Hill | Michael Matheny, Don Greenwood | Stan! |
Citadels | English Edition | 2002 | Fantasy Flight Games | Bruno Faidutti | Tom Jolly |
Civilization | First U.S. Edition | 1981 | Avalon Hill | Francis Tresham | Steven Savile |
Cosmic Encounter | First Edition | 1977 | Eon | Bill Eberle, Jack Kittredge, Peter Olotka | Bruno Faidutti |
Cosmic Wimpout | 1976 | C3, Inc | The Cosmic Wimpout Clubhouse | Andrew Looney | |
Dawn Patrol | Seventh Edition | 1982 | TSR, Inc. | Mike Carr | Skip Williams |
Descent | 2005 | Fantasy Flight Games | Kevin Wilson | Alan R. Moon | |
Diplomacy | 1959 | Avalon Hill | Allan B. Calhamer | Larry Harris | |
Dungeons & Dragons | First Edition | 1974 | TSR, Inc. | Gary Gygax, Dave Arneson | Richard Garfield |
Dynasty League Baseball | 1995 | Design Depot | Michael Cieslinski | William W. Connors | |
El Grande | English Edition | 2001 | Rio Grande Games | Wolfgang Kramer, Richard Ulrich | Christian T. Petersen |
Empires in Arms | Revised Edition | 1985 | Avalon Hill | Harry Rowland, Greg Pinder | Alessio Cavatore |
Empires of the Middle Ages | First Edition | 1980 | Simulations Publications, Inc. | James F. Dunnigan, Redmond A. Simonsen, Anthony F. Buccini | Timothy Brown |
The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen | 1998 | Hogshead Publishing | James Wallis | Allen Varney | |
Fire and Fury | 1990 | Dave Waxtel and Quantum Publishing | Richard W. Hasenauer | Phil Yates | |
Flames of War | Second Edition | 2006 | Battlefront Miniatures | Phil Yates | William Jones |
Fluxx | 1997 | Looney Labs | Andrew Looney | Rick Loomis | |
Formula Dé | English Edition | 1991 | Asmodée Editions | Laurent Lavaur, Eric Randall | John Kovalic |
The Fury of Dracula | First Edition | 1987 | Games Workshop | Stephen Hand | Anothy J. Gallela |
A Game of Thrones | 2003 | Fantasy Flight Games | Christian T. Petersen | Jesse Scoble | |
Gettysburg | First Edition | 1958 | Avalon Hill | Charles S. Roberts | Lou Zocchi |
Ghostbusters | 1986 | West End Games | Sandy Petersen, Lynn Willis, Greg Stafford, Greg Costikyan | James Wallis | |
The Great Khan Game | 1989 | TSR, Inc. | Tom Wham, Richard Hamblen | James M. Ward | |
Hammer of the Scots | 2002 | Columbia Games | Jerry Taylor, Tom Dalgliesh | Gav Thorpe | |
Here I Stand | 2006 | GMT Games | Ed Beach, Matthew Beach, Ananda Gupta, Dave Cross | Uli Blennemann | |
A House Divided | First Edition | 1981 | Game Designers' Workshop | Frank Chadwick | S. Craig Taylor Jr. |
Illuminati | First Edition | 1982 | Steve Jackson Games | Steve Jackson (US) | Scott Haring |
Johnny Reb | Third Edition | 1996 | The Johnny Reb Game Company | John Hill, Steve St. Clair, Bernie Kempinski | Dana Lombardy |
Junta | Second Edition | 1985 | West End Games | Vincent Tsao, Eric Goldberg, Ben Grossman | Darren Watts |
Kingmaker | Revised Edition | 1975 | Avalon Hill | Andrew McNeil, Mick (Mike) Uhl, Don Turnbull | Greg Stafford |
Kremlin | English Edition | 1988 | Avalon Hill | Urs Hostettler, Stefan Hosli | Lester Smith |
Legend of the Five Rings | 1995 | Alderac Entertainment Group | David Williams, John Wick, Matt Staroscik, John Zinser, Ryan S. Dancey, David Seay, Matt Wilson | Wolfgang Baur | |
Lensman | Second Edition | 1969 | Spartan International | Philip N. Pritchard | Marc W. Miller |
London's Burning | 1995 | Avalon Hill | Ben Knight, Mark Simonitch | Ted S. Raicer | |
Lord of the Rings | 2000 | Fantasy Flight Games | Reiner Knizia | Teeuwynn Woodruff | |
Machiavelli | First Edition | 1977 | Battleline Publications | James G. Woods, S. Craig Taylor Jr. | Mike Breault |
Magic: The Gathering | 1993 | Wizards of the Coast | Richard Garfield | Jordan Weisman | |
Marvel Super Heroes | Basic Set | 1984 | TSR, Inc. | Jeff Grubb, Steve Winter | Steve Kenson |
Metamorphosis Alpha | Fourth Edition | 2006 | Mudpuppy Games | James M. Ward | Gary Gygax |
My Life with Master | 2003 | Half-Meme Press | Paul Czege | Greg Costikyan | |
Mythos | 1996 | Chaosium | Charlie Krank | John D. Rateliff | |
Napoleon's Last Battles | First Edition | 1976 | Simulations Publications, Inc. | Kevin Zucker, J. A. Nelson | Chris "Gerry" Klug |
Naval War | First Edition | 1979 | Battleline Publications | S. Craig Taylor Jr., Nel Zimmerer | John Scott Tynes |
Ogre | First Edition | 1977 | Metagaming | Steve Jackson (US) | Erick Wujcik |
Once Upon a Time | Second Edition | 1995 | Atlas Games | Richard Lambert, Andrew Rilestone, James Wallis | Marc Gascoigne |
PanzerBlitz | First Edition | 1970 | Avalon Hill | James F. Dunnigan | Mike Bennighof |
Paranoia | First Edition | 1984 | West End Games | Greg Costikyan, Dan Gelber, Eric Goldberg, Ken Rolston | Steve Jackson (US) |
Pendragon | Fifth Edition | 2006 | White Wolf | Greg Stafford | Shannon Appelcline |
Pirate's Cove | English Edition | 2003 | Days of Wonder | Paul Randles, Daniel Stahl | JD Wiker |
Plague! | 1991 | B&B Productions | Steven Barsky | Richard H. Berg | |
Power Grid | English Edition | 2004 | Rio Grande Games | Friedemann Friese | Martin Wallace |
Puerto Rico | English Edition | 2002 | Rio Grande Games | Andreas Seyfarth | Tom Wham |
Renaissance of Infantry | Strategy & Tactics #22 July/Aug 1970 | 1970 | Simulations Publications, Inc. | Albert A. Nofi, Redmond A. Simonsen | Joseph Miranda |
RoboRally | First Edition | 1994 | Wizards of the Coast | Richard Garfield | James Ernest |
RuneQuest | First Edition | 1978 | Chaosium | Steve Perrin, Ray Turney, Steve Henderson, Warren James, Greg Stafford | Paul Jaquays |
The Settlers of Catan | English Edition | 1995 | Mayfair Games | Klaus Teuber | Richard Dansky |
Shadowfist | 1995 | Daedalus Entertainment | Robin D. Laws, Jose Garcia | Ken St. Andre | |
Shadowrun | Second Edition | 1992 | FASA Corporation | Jordan Weisman, Bob Charrette, Paul Hume, Tom Dowd, L. Ross Babcock III, Sam Lewis, Dave Wylie | Steven S. Long |
Shadows over Camelot | English Edition | 2005 | Days of Wonder | Serge Laget, Bruno Cathala | Peter Corless |
Silent Death: The Next Millennium | 1995 | Iron Crown Enterprises | Kevin Barrett, Matt Forbeck | Dale Donovan | |
Space Hulk | First Edition | 1989 | Games Workshop | Richard Halliwell | Matt Forbeck |
Squad Leader | 1977 | Avalon Hill | John Hill, Don Greenwood | Ray Winninger | |
Stalingrad | First Edition | 1963 | Avalon Hill | Thomas Shaw, Lindsley Schutz | Lewis Pulsipher |
Star Fleet Battles | Designer's Edition | 1979 | Task Force Games | Stephen V. Cole | Bruce Nesmith |
The Sword and the Flame | 1979 | Yaquinto Publications | Larry V. Brom | Steve Winter | |
Tales of the Arabian Nights | 1985 | West End Games | Eric Goldberg | Jeff Grubb | |
Talisman | Second Edition | 1985 | Games Workshop | Robert Harris | Shane Lacy Hensley |
Terrible Swift Sword | First Edition | 1976 | Simulations Publications, Inc. | Richard H. Berg | Douglas Niles |
Thurn and Taxis | English Edition | 2006 | Rio Grande Games | Karen Seyfarth, Andreas Seyfarth | Ed Greenwood |
Ticket to Ride | English Edition | 2004 | Days of Wonder | Alan R. Moon | Mike Fitzgerald |
Tigris & Euphrates | English Edition | 1999 | Mayfair Games | Reiner Knizia | Thomas Lehmann |
Tikal | English Edition | 1999 | Rio Grande Games | Michael Kiesling, Wolfgang Kramer | Warren Spector |
Toon | 1984 | Steve Jackson Games | Greg Costikyan, Warren Spector | David "Zeb" Cook | |
Traveller | First Edition | 1977 | Game Designers' Workshop | Marc W. Miller | Mike Pondsmith |
Twilight Struggle | 2005 | GMT Games | Ananda Gupta, Jason Matthews | Zev Shlasigner | |
Unknown Armies | First Edition | 1998 | Atlas Games | Greg Stolze, John Scott Tynes | Kenneth Hite |
Up Front | 1983 | Avalon Hill | Courtney F. Allen | Sandy Petersen | |
Vampire: The Eternal Struggle | Third Edition | 2006 | White Wolf | Richard Garfield, L. Scott Johnson, Robert Goudie | R. Hyrum Savage |
Vampire: The Masquerade | First Edition | 1991 | White Wolf | Mark Rein-Hagen | George Vasilakos |
Vinci | 1999 | Descartes Editeur | Philippe Keyaerts | Kevin Wilson | |
War and Peace | 1980 | Avalon Hill | Mark D. McLaughlin | R. A. Salvatore | |
Warhammer 40,000 | Fourth Edition | 2004 | Games Workshop | Rick Priestly, Andy Chambers, Gav Thorpe | Jack Emmert |
The Warlock of Firetop Mountain | First Edition | 1982 | Puffin Books | Steve Jackson (UK), Ian Livingstone | Chris Pramas |
The Warlord | Red Box Edition | 1966 | Self-published | Mike Hayes | Steve Jackson (UK) |
Wiz-War | Fifth Edition | 1991 | Jolly Games | Tom Jolly | John Wick |
Afterword | (not a game) | James F. Dunnigan | |||
Appendix: Finding Hobby Games | (not a game) | Bill Bodden | |||
Foreword | (not a game) | Mike Gray | |||
Introduction | (not a game) | James Lowder | |||
Afterword | (not a game) | Wil Wheaton | |||
Appendix A: Games and Education | (not a game) | David Millians | |||
Appendix B: Family Games in Hobby Games: The 100 Best | (not a game) | James Lowder | |||
10 Days in the USA | 2003 | Out of the Box Publishing | Alan R. Moon, Aaron Weissblum | Carrie Bebris | |
1960: The Making of the President | Second Edition | 2007 | Z-Man Games | Christian Leonhard, Jason Matthews | Steven E. Schend |
Apples to Apples | 1999 | Out of the Box Publishing | Matthew Kirby, Mark Alan Osterhaus | Dominic Crapuchettes | |
The Awful Green Things from Outer Space | Third Edition | 1980 | TSR, Inc | Tom Wham | Mike Breault |
Balderdash | 1984 | Western Publishing Company | Laura Robinson, Paul Toyne | Jeff Tidball | |
Bang! | Fourth Edition | 2008 | DaVinci Games | Emiliano Sciarra | Keith Baker |
Battleship | 1967 | Milton Bradley | Clifford Von Wickler | Bruce Harlick | |
Bausack | 1987 | Zoch Verlag | Klaus Zoch | James Wallis | |
Black Box | 1977 | Parker Brothers | Eric Solomon | Paul Jaquays | |
Blokus | 2000 | Educational Insights | Bernard Tavitian | Lewis Pulsipher | |
Boggle | 1972 | Parker Brothers | Bill Cooke, Alan Turoff | Teeuwynn Woodruff | |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer | 2000 | Milton Bradley | Rob Daviau, Bill Sabram, Craig Van Ness | Fred Hicks | |
Candy Land | 1949 | Milton Bradley | Eleanor Abbott | James Ernest | |
Can't Stop | 1980 | Parker Brothers | Sid Sackson | Ian Livingstone | |
Careers | 1955 | Parker Brothers | James Cooke Brown | Bruce Whitehill | |
Cat | 2004 | Wicked Dead Brewing Company | John Wick | Jared Sorensen | |
Cathedral | 1978 | Family Games, Inc. | Robert P. Morse | Wolfgang Baur | |
Clue | First U.S. Edition | 1949 | Parker Brothers | Anthony Ernest Patt | John Scott Tynes |
Condottiere | First Edition | 1995 | Eurogames | Dominique Ehrhard, Duccio Vitale | Alessio Cavatore |
Connect Four | 1974 | Milton Bradley | Uncredited (Connect Four) | Elaine Cunningham | |
Cranium | 1998 | Cranium, Inc. | Whit Alexander, Richard Tait | Will Hindmarch | |
Crossbows and Catapults | First Edition | 1983 | Lakeside | Henri Sala | Erik Mona |
Dark Tower | 1981 | Milton Bradley | Roger Burten, Alan Coleman, Vincent A. A. J. Erato | William W. Connors | |
Dogfight | 1963 | Milton Bradley | Uncredited (Dogfight) | John D. Rateliff | |
Dungeon! | Third Edition | 1981 | TSR, Inc. | David R. Megarry, Gary Gygax, Mike Gray, Steve Winter | Robert J. Schwalb |
Dvonn | English Edition | 2001 | Rio Grande Games | Kris Burm | jim pinto |
Easter Island | 2006 | Twilight Creations, Inc. | Odet L'Homer, Roberto Fraga | Gav Thorpe | |
Eurorails | 1990 | Mayfair Games | Darwin Bromley | Jeff Grubb | |
Faery's Tale Deluxe | Deluxe Edition | 2007 | Green Ronin Publishing / Firefly Games | Patrick Sweeney, Sandy Antunes | Kenneth Hite |
Family Business | 1982 | Mayfair Games | David Bromley | Richard Dansky | |
Focus | 1965 | Whitman/Western Publishing Company | Sid Sackson | Warren Spector | |
For Sale | Second Edition | 2005 | Überplay | Steffan Dorra | Corey Konieczka |
Fortress America | 1986 | Milton Bradley | Mike Gray | James M. Ward | |
Frank's Zoo | English Edition | 1999 | Rio Grande Games | Doris Matthäus, Frank Nestal | Stan! |
The Game of Life | 1960 | Milton Bradley | Milton Bradley, Reuben Klamer | Bruce C. Shelley | |
A Gamut of Games | 1969 | Random House | Sid Sackson | Phil Orbanes | |
Gloom | 2005 | Atlas Games | Keith Baker | Monica Valentinelli | |
Go Away Monster! | 2001 | Gamewright | Ann Stambler, Monty Stambler | Matt Leacock | |
The Great Dalmuti | 1995 | Wizards of the Coast | Richard Garfield | Steve Jackson (UK) | |
Guillotine | 1998 | Wizards of the Coast | Paul Peterson | David "Zeb" Cook | |
Gulo Gulo | English Edition | 2003 | Rio Grande Games | Wolfgang Kramer, Jürgen P. Grunau, Hans Raggan | Jason Matthews |
Halli Galli | English Edition | 1992 | Rio Grande Games | Haim Shafir | Joshua Howard |
Hare & Tortoise | 1974 | Intellect Games | David Parlett | Bruce Nesmith | |
HeroClix | 2002 | WizKids | Jordan Weisman, Monte Cook, Mike Mulvihill, Jeff Quick, Matt Robinson, Jim Long | Mike Pondsmith | |
HeroQuest | 1989 | Milton Bradley | Stephen Baker | Anthony J. Gallela | |
HeroScape | 2004 | Milton Bradley | Craif Van Ness, Rob Daviau, Stephen Baker | Chris Pramas | |
Hey! That's My Fish! | English Edition | 2005 | Phalanx Games/Mayfair Games | Alvydas Jakeliunas, Günter Cornett | Ed Greenwood |
Hive | Third Edition | 2007 | Smart Zone Games/Gen Four Two Games | John Yianni | Colin McComb |
Hoity Toity | Revised Edition | 2004 | Überplay | Klaus Teuber | Alan R. Moon |
Ingenious | 2004 | Fantasy Flight Games | Reiner Knizia | Jon Leitheusser | |
Java | English Edition | 2000 | Rio Grande Games | Wolfgang Kramer, Michael Kiesling | Uli Blennemann |
Jungle Speed | English Edition | 2003 | Asmodée Éditions | Thomas Vuarchex, Pierric Yakovenko | Luke Crane |
Kill Doctor Lucky | First Edition | 1996 | Cheapass Games | James Ernest | Monte Cook |
Knightmare Chess | English Edition | 1996 | Steve Jackson Games | Pierre Cléquin, Bruno Faidutti | Emiliano Sciarra |
Liar's Dice | 1987 | Milton Bradley | Richard Borg | Todd A. Breitenstein | |
Loopin' Louie | 1992 | Milton Bradley | Carol Wisely | Marc Gascoigne | |
Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation | 2002 | Fantasy Flight Games | Reiner Knizia | Andrew Parks | |
Lost Cities | English Edition | 1999 | Rio Grande Games | Reiner Knizia | Seth Johnson |
Magi-Nation | 2000 | Interactive Imagination Corporation | Philip Tavel, Dan Tibbles, Josh Lytle | John Yianni | |
Master Labyrinth | First Edition | 1991 | Ravensburger | Max J. Kobbert | Bill Bodden |
Mastermind | 1971 | Invicta | Mordecai Meirowitz | Andrew Greenberg | |
Memoir '44 | 2004 | Days of Wonde | Richard Borg | Ken Levine | |
Mille Bornes | First U.S. Edition | 1962 | Parker Brothers | Edmond Dujardin | Scott Haring |
Monopoly | 1935 | Parker Brothers | Charles B. Darrow, Elizabeth J. Magie | Steve Jackson (US) | |
Mouse Trap | 1963 | Ideal | Marvin Glass, Harvey Kramer, Gordon Barlow, Burt Meyer | Sheri Graner Ray | |
Mystery Rummy: Murders in the Rue Morgue | 1999 | U.S. Game Systems | Mike Fitzgerald | Kevin G. Nunn | |
The Omega Virus | 1992 | Milton Bradley | Mike Gray | Dale Donovan | |
Othello | First U.S. Edition | 1975 | Gabriel | Goro Hasegawa, James R. Becker, Lewis Waterman, J. W. Mollett | Darren Watts |
Pandemic | 2008 | Z-Man Games | Matt Leacock | Charles Ryan | |
Pente | 1977 | Pente Games | Gary Gabrel | Michelle Lyons | |
Pictionary | 1985 | Western Publishing Company | Rob Angel | Thomas M. Reid | |
Pieces of Eight | 2006 | Atlas Games | Jeff Tidball | Nicole Lindroos | |
Pit | 1904 | Parker Brothers | Edgar Cayce, George S. Parker, Harry Gavitt | John Wick | |
Pokémon | English Edition | 1998 | Wizards of the Coast | Tsunekaz Ishihara, Kouichi Ooyama, Takumi Akabane | Matt Forbeck |
Prince Valiant | 1989 | Chaosium | Greg Stafford, William Dunn, Lynn Willis | Robin D. Laws | |
Qwirkle | 2006 | MindWare | Susan McKinley Ross | Stephen Glenn | |
Ricochet Robots | Second English Edition | 2003 | Rio Grande Games | Alex Randolph | Sébastien Pauchon |
Risk | 1959 | Parker Brothers | Albert Lamorisse | Peter Olotka | |
Rummikub | 1977 | Lemada Light Industries/Pressman Toy | Ephraim Hertzano | Richard Breese | |
Scotland Yard | English Edition | 1985 | Milton Bradley | Werner Schlegel, Dorothy Garrels, Fritz Ifland, Manfred Burggraf, Werner Scheerer, Wolf Hörmann | Jesse Scoble |
Scrabble | 1948 | Selchow & Righter | Alfred Mosher Butts | Richard Garfield | |
Set | 1990 | Set Enterprises | Marsha J. Falco | Mike Selinker | |
Small World | 2009 | Days of Wonder | Philippe Keyaerts | Rob Heinsoo | |
Sorry! | First U.S. Edition | 1934 | Parker Brothers | William Henry Storey | Hal Mangold |
Stratego | First U.S. Edition | 1961 | Milton Bradley | Jacques Johan Mogendorff, Hermance Edan | Jess Lebow |
Strat-O-Matic Baseball | 1962 | Strat-O-Matic Game Company | Hal Richman | Eric Goldberg | |
Survive! | 1982 | Parker Brothers | Julian Courtland-Smith, C. Courtland-Smith | Andrea Angiolino | |
Thebes | 2007 | Queen Games | Peter Prinz | Karl Deckard | |
Time's Up! | 2000 | R&R Games | Peter Sarrett | Dan Tibbles | |
Trade Winds | 1960 | Parker Brothers | Geoffrey Bull | Tom Wham | |
TransAmerica | English Edition | 2002 | Rio Grande Games | Franz-Benno Delonge | Susan McKinley Ross |
Trivial Pursuit | First U.S. Edition | 1983 | Selchow & Righter | Chris Haney, Scott Abbot | Ray Winninger |
Twixt | 1962 | 3M | Alex Randolph | Leo Colovini | |
Uno | 1971 | Uno Games/International Games | Merle Robbins | Matthew Kirby | |
Upwords | 1981 | Milton Bradley | Elliot Rudell | David Parlett | |
Werewolf | 1997 | Public Domain | Dimitry Davidoff, Andrew Plotkin | Lester Smith | |
Wits & Wagers | 2005 | North Star Games | Dominic Crapuchettes | John Kovalic | |
Yahtzee | 1956 | E. S. Lowe | Uncredited (Yahtzee) | Philip Reed | |
Zendo | Boxed Edition | 2003 | Looney Labs | Kory Heath | Kevin Wilson |
Zooloretto | English Edition | 2007 | Rio Grande Games | Michael Schacht | Jess Hartley |