The Hundred steps up with another quintet...
I agree with Mark that Saint Petersburg will fall down from #15 next year. It's an addictive little game ... for a while.
Not surprising to see Cosmic Encounter at #14. A classic, but one that shows some age with a highly variable playing time. Truthfully, if it weren't one of the first games I encountered (and therefore played to death), I'd probably still be playing it.
Bohnanza strikes at #13. Moderately surprising (although I suppose by now I should be tracking what hasn't shown up to figure out the Top 10). I still play one and off. And it's had consistent sales. But Bohnanza always struck me as one of those games that burst onto the scene, burned brightly for a year or two, and then flamed out. Then again, many games follow that pattern for me, but only burn for a few weeks or months...
Somewhat surprised to see Lord of the Rings [#12], although I guess I shouldn't be. A very dedicated following, and (practically) unique on the list means a high rating. Despite rating it an '8', I never thought of putting it in my Top 15.
Acquire just misses the Top 10. Ok.
All fine games, of course.
So, what haven't we seen? Here are the ones I can think of that may be contenders for the final ten.
- Puerto Rico
- Euphrat und Tigris
- Power Gird
- Prince of Florence
- Tichu
- El Grande
- Age of Steam
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Paths of Glory(admittedly a long shot, given the voters) - Settlers of Catan
- Chess
- Magic
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San Juan(Ok, I hope it's there).
There are a few dark horses that could sneak in (Up Front, Game of Thrones, etc), but unless I've just missed them in my quick glance, I think we've got the final ten covered. Although I could be wrong about Age of Steam. Was it widely available 12 months ago? I seem to recall that it just hit the stores again in February...
Update: Ticket to Ride hasn't shown up yet either, has it? Simple. Spiel des Jahres. It could easily bump a game.