Dear game lovers,

 

The game database, which I maintain since mid 2002, contains 3848 games.   

A game can only be taken into account if it has at least 3 ratings. Those ratings come from 26 internet sources
The ratings of Spiele Truhe have been removed because no updates were available anymore since more than 1 year.

 

This amounts to exactly 1740 games with 3 or more ratings.
 

Still number 1: Puerto Rico (Alea)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New in the top 50: Antike (Eggert-Spiele)

From the official website:

’ANTIKE for 2 to 6 players from 12 years onwards is a fast strategy game with many variations,
but quite simple gamerules. To win the game does not depend on the luck of cards or dices.
It only depends on strategic planning and persuasing diplomacy. The game takes about 90 to 120 minute time.’


The top 10:

1 (1) Puerto Rico (Alea)
2 (3) Caylus (Ystari Games)

3 (2) Euphrat & Tigris (Hans im Glück)

4 (6) Yinsh (Don & Co)

5 (4) San Juan/ Puerto Rico Kartenspiel (Alea)

6 (5) Die Fürsten von Florenz (Alea)

7 (7) El Grande (Hans im Glück)

8 (8) Die Siedler von Catan(Kosmos)

9 (10) Die Siedler von Catan: Card game + expansions (Kosmos)

10 (9) Der Herr der Ringe: Der Ringkrieg/ War of the Ring (Phalanx Games, Fantasy Flight Games)

The current top 50 of best games is:

Version: 09/04/2006 (previous version: 26/01/2006)

PositionLast positionGamePublisherYearPlayersDurationTypeAuthor
1 1 Puerto Rico Alea 2002 3-5 90 Board Andreas Seyfarth
2 3 Caylus Ystari Games 2005 2-5 150 Board William Attia
3 2 Euphrat & Tigris / Eufraat & Tigris Hans im Glück 1997 2-4 90 Board Reiner Knizia
4 6 Yinsh Don & Co 2003 2 30 Board Kris Burm
5 4 San Juan/ Puerto Rico Kartenspiel Alea 2003 2-4 45 Card Andreas Seyfarth
6 5 Die Fürsten von Florenz/ Princes of Florence Alea 2000 3-5 90 Board Wolfgang Kramer, Richard Ulrich
7 7 El Grande Hans im Glück 1995 2-5 90 Board Wolfgang Kramer, Richard Ulrich
8 8 Die Siedler von Catan Kosmos 1995 3-4 90 Board Klaus Teuber
9 10 Die Siedler von Catan: Card game + expansions Kosmos 1996 2 90 Card Klaus Teuber
10 9 Der Herr der Ringe: Der Ringkrieg/ War of the Ring Phalanx Games, Fantasy Flight Games 2004 2-4 240 Board Marco Maggi, Francesco Nepitello, Roberto di Meglio
11 13 Torres FX Games/ Ravensburger 2001 2-4 90 Board Wolfgang Kramer, Michael Kiesling
12 12 Keythedral R&D Games, Pro Ludo 2002 - 2004 2-5 90 Board Richard Breese
13 15 Funkenschlag 2F- Spiele 2001 3-6 120 Board Friedemann Friese
14 14 Java Ravensburger 2000 2-4 120 Board Michael Kiesling, Wolfgang Kramer
15 16 Goa Hans im Glück 2004 2-4 90 Board Rüdiger Dorn
16 11 Medina Hans im Glück 2001 3-4 90 Board Stefan Dorra
17 20 Löwenherz / Domaine Goldsieber, Kosmos 1997 - 2003 2-4 90 Board Klaus Teuber
18 18 Machiavelli/ Ohne Furcht und Adel/ Citadelles Hans im Glück 2000 2-7 60 Card Bruno Faidutti
19 19 Rush Hour Binary Arts 1996 1 15 Board Nob Yoshigahara
20 21 Magic the Gathering/ Magic die Zusammenkunft Wizard of the Coast, Amigo 1990 - 1995 2 20 Card Richard Garfield
21 17 Blokus Sekkoia, Winning Moves 2000 1-4 30 Board Bernard Tavitian
22 22 Louis XIV - Ränkespiele am Hofe des Sonnenkönigs Alea 2004 2-4 90 Board Rüdiger Dorn
23 23 Raja: Palastbau in Indien/ Maharadja Phalanx Games 2004 2-5 90 Board Wolfgang Kramer, Michael Kiesling
24 27 Schatten über Camelot/ Shadows over Camelot/ Les Chevaliers de la Table Ronde Days of Wonder 2005 3-7 90 Board Serge Laget, Bruno Cathala
25 26 Carcassonne Hans im Glück 2000 2-5 60 Tegel Klaus-Jurgen Wrede
26 25 Serenissima /Méditerranée Descartes 1996 2-4 120 Board Dominique Erhard
27 24 Die Händler von Genua/ Traders of Genoa Alea 2001 2-5 120 Board Rüdiger Dorn
28 28 Age of Steam Warfrog/Winsome Games 2002 3-6 120 Board Martin Wallace
29 32 Santiago Amigo 2003 3-5 90 Board Claudia Hely, Roman Pelek
30 29 Go 3M, Ishi, ... 1973 - ev 2 90 Board  
31 31 Ursuppe Doris & Frank 1997 3-4 120 Board Doris Matthaus, Frank Nestel
32 33 Tikal Ravensburger 1999 2-4 120 Board Wolfgang Kramer, Kiesling
33 30 Sankt Petersburg Hans im Glück 2004 2-4 60 Card Michael Tummelhofer
34 39 Einfach Genial/ Genius Kosmos 2004 1-4 20 Board Reiner Knizia
35 35 Tadsch Mahal Alea 2000 3-5 90 Board Reiner Knizia
36 34 Die Werwölfe von Düsterwald/ Les Loups-Garous de Thiercelieux/ Mafia of Kansas City/ De weerwolven van Wakkerdam/ Werewolf Asmodée, daVinci games 2002 8-18 60 Card Philippe des Pallières, Hervé Marly
37 37 Zicke Zacke Hühnerkacke/ Jakkiebak! Kippenkak!/ Chicken Cha Cha Cha Zoch 1998 2-4 15 Kind Klaus Zoch
38 36 Die Macher Hans im Glück, Moskito 1997 3-5 240 Board Karl-Heinz Schmiel
39 40 Oltremare - Merchants of Venice Mind the Move, Amigo 2004 2-5 60 Board Emanuele Ornella
40 38 Roads and Boats Splotter Spellen 1999 - 2000 1-4 240 Board Joris Wiersinga, Jeroen Doumen
41 41 Middle Earth: the Wizards Iron Crown Enterprises/ Queen Games 1995 2-5 90 Card Coleman Charleton
42 42 Das Zepter von Zavandor Lookout Games 2004 2-6 60 Board Jens Drögemüller
43 43 Rumis Murmel 2002 2-4 60 Board Stefan Kögl
44 44 Junta Descartes, West End Games, ASS 1985 2-7 240 Board Vincent Tsao, Ben Grossman, Eric Goldberg
45 47 Obstgärtchen/ Boomgaardje/ Le petit verger Haba 2004 2-8 10 Kind Vera Baumeister
46 Antike Eggert-Spiele 2005 2-6 120 Board Mac Gerdts
47 48 Dvonn Don & Co/ Rio Grande Games 2001 2 30 Board Kris Burm
48 49 Civilization Avalon Hill 1986 2-8 360 Board Francis G. Tresham
49 46 La Citta Kosmos 2000 2-5 120 Board Gerd Fenchel
50 Sternenschiff Catan/ Starship Catan Kosmos 2001 2 60 Board Klaus Teuber

Dropped out of the top 50:

Last positionGamePublisherYear
45 Lauras Sternenspiel Amigo 2002
50 Betrayal at House on the hill Avalon Hill 2004

 

 

Best new games compared to last mailing:

 

Best new game this month: Nacht der Magier (Drei Magier Spiele).

 

From Bruno Faidutti's website:

Nacht der Magier is a new game for 2-4 players, and is played in the dark...
It's a game like no other, a strange mix of tactics and poetry, that works even better with adults than with children.

Overview best games compared to the previous update:

  1. (63) Nacht der Magier (Drei Magier Spiele)
  2. (99) Blokus Duo (Sekkoia, Winning Moves)
  3. (130) Husch Husch kleine Hexe/ Heksjes-race (FX Schmid, Ravensburger)
  4. (148) Freya's Folly (Sagacity Games)
  5. (200) Black Elephant (LudoArt)
  6. (242) Marquis (LudoArt)
  7. (279) Das Kleine Gespenst (Kosmos)
  8. (317) Runebound (Fantasy Flight Games)
  9. (371) Ostia (Pro Ludo)
  10. (377) Tier auf Tier (Haba)