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The 100 Best series Contents

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Game Edition Year Publisher Designers Essay author
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

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