Dear game lovers,

The new top 50 of unplugged board and cardgames has been put online

The ratings of the Goblin website have been removed as not many new ratings were added in the last year(s).

On the other hand, a new website has been added: Truus en Truus (http://www.truusentruus.nl/index.php )

6 new games in the top 50 compared to the previous update:

            11. Dominion (Hans im Glück – 2008)

            24. Pandemic (Z-Man Games – 2008)

            31. Memoir’44 (Days of Wonder – 2004)

            38. Die Macher (Hans im Glück, Moskito – 1997)

            42. Im Jahr des Drachen (Alea – 2007)

            50. Sankt Petersburg (Hans im Glück – 2004)

Dominion and Pandemic are real entries in the top 50.

• Dominion was selected as game of the moment last mailing. It’s a card game with many interesting options.
• Pandemic is a co-operative game in which you try to prevent a world-wide pandemic outbreak.

Dominion – new on nr. 11 -                    Pandemic – new on nr. 24 -

Puerto Rico (Alea) remains the number 1. Number 2 still is Funkenschlag (2F-spiele) and number 3 is War of the Ring.

Best new game this mailing is Ghost Stories, a co-operative game in which the players try to defeat the spirit of Wu-Feng,

the lord of hell, and his legions of ghosts before they haunt a town and recover the ashes that will allow him to return to life.

Each Player represents a taoist monk ghost hunter who is working together with the others to fight off waves of spirits

and other beings mostly inspired by eastern mythology. (text from BGG)

Ghost Stories: best new game! (3D demo version shown above)

The top 20 of best 2-player games has been updated: the top 3 remains: 1. Yinsh – 2. Catan card game – 3. Blokus Duo

The top 20 of best children games has been updated: The top 3 is now 1. Loopin’ Louie – 2. Zicke Zacke Hühnerkacke - 3. Akaba