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Remembering 2003

RANDOM MUSINGS on the fin-de-millénaire games scene . . .

21 May 2005 . . . A snapshot of the top games of 2003 at the end of 2004 . . .
Age of Mythology · Alexandros · Alhambra · Amun-Re · Atta Ants · Attika · Auf und Ab · Balloon Cup · Banditos · Carcassonne - Die Burg · Carcassonne: Traders and Builders · Coloretto · Crocodile Pool Party · Dante's Inferno · Dwarven Dig · Eketorp · Europatour · Fantasy Pub · Feuerschlucker · Finstere Flure · Fish Eat Fish · Flaschenteufel · Flower of the Lotus · Die Fugger · Goldrausch · High Society · History's Mysteries Card Game · In 80 Karten Um Die Welt · Industria · Joust · Kanaloa [Tilsit] · King's Breakfast · Kogge · Logistico · Light Speed · Magna Grecia · Mare Nostrum · Maya · Mermaid Rain · Mission Command Land · Mystery of the Abbey · Mystery Rummy #4: Al Capone and the Chicago Underworld · New England · Paris Paris · Picknick Panik · Princes of the Renaissance · Queen's Necklace · Richelieu · Santiago · Schwarzarbeit · Die Sieben Siegel · Wo ist Jack the Ripper · Yinsh

Position  Score  Avg  Game Title                      Publisher                   SDev #Vot Year Inventor                                                   AKA                                    Comments
  16    ^3 7.203  7.58 Attika                          Hans im Gluck               1.59   53 2003 Marcel-Andre Casasola Merkle                                                                                                                                                                                              
  42    ^2 6.914  7.18 Amun-Re                         Hans im Gluck               1.48   68 2003 Reiner Knizia                                              Amun Re                                                                                                                                                        
  48       6.827  7.14 Alhambra                        Queen Games                 1.68   57 2003 Dirk Henn                                                                                         Rerelease with changes of Stimmt So!                                                                                    
  69       6.645  7.02 Coloretto                       Abacus                      1.61   45 2003 Michael Schacht                                                                                                                                                                                                           
  75   ^20 6.616  7.08 Finstere Flure                  2F-Spiele                   1.52   36 2003 Friedemann Friese                                          Sinister Corridors                                                                                                                                             
  85    ^2 6.565  6.75 High Society                    Ravensburger                1.44   91 1995 Reiner Knizia                                                                                     Rereleased in 2003, which is the available version.                                                                     
  93   ^24 6.539  7.15 Princes of the Renaissance      Warfrog                     1.97   27 2003 Martin Wallace                                                                                                                                                                                                            
 101   v12 6.516  6.90 Carcassonne - Builders and Tra  Hans im Gluck               1.66   43 2003 Klaus-Jurgen Wrede                                         Carcassonne: Die Händler & Baumeister;                                                                                                                         
 108       6.507  7.02 Zoosim                          Cwali                       1.38   32 2002 Corne van Moorsel                                          Zoo Sim;;ZooSim;;Zoo-Sim;;O Zoo le Mio Rereleased as "O Zoo le Mio" in 2003 by Zoch.                                                                           
 147    v4 6.375  6.76 New England                     Goldsieber                  1.58   41 2003 Alan Moon and Aaron Weissblum                                                                                                                                                                                             
 183    v5 6.260  7.05 Santiago                        Amigo                       1.44   19 2003 Claudia Hely and Roman Pelek                                                                                                                                                                                              
 197    v1 6.221  6.93 Domaine                         Kosmos                      1.11   21 2003 Klaus Teuber                                               Löwenherz (Kosmos)                     New version of Teuber's Lowenherz.  Significant changes.                                                                
 198   v29 6.221  6.72 Der Flaschenteufel              Bambus Spiele               1.72   30 1996 Gunther Cornett                                            Flaschenteufel                         Rereleased in 2003 with same name and minor changes.                                                                    
 218       6.173  8.00 Ambition (Church)               Mike Church                 2.20    8 2003 Mike Church                                                                                                                                                                                                               
 221       6.162  7.13 Zendo                           Looney Labs                 2.10   15 2003 Kory Heath                                                                                        Icehouse variant (requires Icehouse pieces).                                                                            
 233   ^96 6.117  7.55 Yinsh                           Don & Co.                   1.17   10 2003 Kris Burm                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 234       6.115  6.56 Balloon Cup                     Kosmos                      1.61   32 2003 Stephen Glenn                                              Ballon Cup                                                                                                                                                     
 285       5.995  6.32 Murder in the Abbey             Multisim                    1.81   42 1997 Bruno Faidutti                                             Meurtre a L'Abbaye;;Meurtre à l'Abbaye Republished by Days of Wonder in 2003 as Mystery of the Abbey                                                           
 288   ^30 5.990  6.71 Carcassonne - Die Burg          Hans im Gluck               1.17   19 2003 Reiner Knizia and Klaus-Jurgen Wrede                       Die Burg;;Carcassone: The Castle;;Carc                                                                                                                         
 361   v22 5.850  6.50 Die Brucken von Shangrila       Kosmos                      2.06   20 2003 Leo Colovini                                               Bridges of Shangrila;;The Bridges of S                                                                                                                         
 391    ^1 5.801  6.24 King's Breakfast                Abacus                      1.35   29 2003 Alan Moon and Aaron Weissblum                              King Lui;;The King's Breakfast                                                                                                                                 
 421       5.750  7.00 Richelieu                       Ravensburger                0.94   10 2003 Michael Schacht                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 450  ^185 5.688  7.43 Ruckkehr der Helden             Pegasus Spiele              1.64    7 2003 Lutz Stepponat                                             Rückkehr der Helden;;Die Ruckkehr der                                                                                                                          
 466   v17 5.656  6.29 Industria                       Queen                       1.81   19 2003 Michael Schacht                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 492       5.604  7.29 Tom Tube                        Kronberger Spiele           1.60    7 2003 Roland and Tobias Goslar                                                                                                                                                                                                  
 511  ^150 5.558  7.00 Kogge                           MOD Games                   1.41    8 2003 Andreas Steding                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 545   ^82 5.511  6.18 The Queen's Necklace            Days of Wonder              1.77   17 2003 Bruno Faidutti                                             Queen's Necklace;;Das Halsband der Kön                                                                                                                         
 554   ^16 5.490  6.05 Magna Grecia                    Clementoni                  2.08   20 2003 Leo Colovini and Michael Schacht                                                                                                                                                                                          
 559  v127 5.484  6.50 Maniki!                         Jumbo                       2.27   11 2003 Dominique Ehrhard                                          Maniki;;Ma Ni Ki;;Ma Ni Ki!;;Crazy Cir                                                                                                                         
 601   v96 5.431  6.27 Feurio                          Edition Erlkonig            1.72   13 2003 Heinrich Glumpler                                                                                                                                                                                                         
 602   ^87 5.430  5.97 Age of Mythology: The Boardgam  Eagle Games                 1.80   20 2003 Glenn Drover                                               Age of Mythology                                                                                                                                               
 607   ^48 5.425  7.60 Schwarzarbeit                   BeWitched                   1.34    5 2003 Friedemann Friese and Andrea Meyer                                                                                                                                                                                        
 613  v114 5.417  6.50 Anno 1503                       Kosmos                      1.72   10 2003 Klaus Teuber                                                                                                                                                                                                              
 647       5.375  6.56 Formula De Mini                 Eurogames                   0.73    9 2003 Eric Randall and Laurent Lavaur                                                                                                                                                                                           
 710   v33 5.284  5.71 Eiszeit                         Alea                        1.81   24 2003 Alan Moon and Aaron Weissblum                              Ice Age;;Mammoth Hunters                                                                                                                                       
 711   v10 5.283  6.30 Cronberg                        Kronberger Spiele           0.82   10 2003 Tobias and Roland Goslar                                   Bonobo Beach                                                                                                                                                   
 725   v55 5.274  5.91 Maya (Abacus)                   Abacus                      1.24   16 2003 Bernd Eisenstein                                           Maya                                                                                                                                                           
 745       5.250  6.50 Die Fugger                      Adlung                      1.31    8 2003 Klaus-Jurgen Wrede                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 746   v18 5.250  6.50 Die Sieben Siegel               Amigo                       1.77    8 2003 Stefan Dorra                                                                                                                                                                                                              
 750       5.250  5.96 Europa Tour                     Schmidt Spiel               1.89   14 2003 Alan Moon and Aaron Weissblum                              Europatour                                                                                                                                                     
 759   ^31 5.239  5.82 Logistico                       Cwali                       1.32   17 2003 Corne van Moorsel                                                                                                                                                                                                         
 760   ^14 5.237  5.53 Paris Paris                     Abacus                      1.67   34 2003 Michael Schacht                                            Paris, Paris                                                                                                                                                   
 803       5.188  6.57 Railroad Dice                   Wassertal Spieleverlag      1.90    7 2003 Jens Kappe                                                                                                                                                                                                                
 810       5.173  6.38 10 Days In Africa               Out of the Box              1.09    8 2003 Aaron Weissblum and Alan R. Moon                                                                                                                                                                                          
 839   v19 5.139  7.50 Global Powers                   Eggert-Spiele               1.73    4 2003 Leif Busse                                                                                                                                                                                                                
 849       5.125  7.00 Mermaid Rain                    Group SNE                   2.12    5 2003 Keiji Kariya and Hitoshi Yasuda                                                                                                                                                                                           
 856       5.114  6.67 Age of Napoleon                 Phalanx Games               2.07    6 2003 REnaud Verlaque                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 898       5.078  5.91 Light Speed                     Cheapass                    1.76   11 2003 James Ernest and Tom Jolly                                                                                                                                                                                                
 907  v103 5.066  5.71 Duel of Ages                    Venatic Games               2.28   14 2003 Brett G. Murrell                                           Duel of Ages: Worldspanner                                                                                                                                     
 911  ^162 5.058  6.19 Warcraft - the Boardgame        Fantasy Flight Games        1.13    8 2003 Kevin Wilson                                               Warcraft                                                                                                                                                       
 919   v54 5.042  5.73 Gulo Gulo                       Zoch Verlag                 1.54   13 2003 Wolfgang Kramer, Jurgen P.K. Grunau and Hans Raggan                                                                                                                                                                       
 927       5.036  9.50 PeaceBowl                       Angelo Porazzi              0.71    2 2003 Angelo Porazzi                                                                                                                                                                                                            
 935       5.031  8.00 Squad Seven                     Jumbo                       2.65    3 2003 Roberto Fraga                                                                                                                                                                                                             
 944       5.025  6.80 Ark of the Covenant             Inspiration Games           1.25    5 2003 Klaus-Jurgen Wrede                                         The Ark of the Covenant                                                                                                                                        
 948   ^97 5.025  6.80 Rumis                           Murmel Games                1.48    5 2003 Stefan Kogl                                                                                                                                                                                                               
 959       5.021  6.29 Mystery Rummy #4: Al Capone     US Games                    1.25    7 2003 Mike Fitzgerald and Nick Sauer                                                                                                                                                                                            
1135       4.841  6.17 Schicki Micki                   Zoch Verlag                 1.94    6 2003 Jacques Zeimet                                                                                                                                                                                                            
1136       4.841  6.17 Smarty Party                    R&R Games                   1.72    6 2003 Aaron Weissblum & Pitt Crandlemire                                                                                                                                                                                        
1138  v154 4.839  5.72 Alexandros (Winning Moves)      Winning Moves Deutschland               1.99    9 2003 Leo Colovini                                               Alexandros                                                                                                                                                     
1171   ^19 4.812  5.93 Fantasy Pub                     Mind the Move               1.48    7 2003 Emanuele Ornella                                                                                                                                                                                                          
1175  ^708 4.806  6.75 Crossword Pyramids              CardChess International     2.06    4 2003 Jeff Widderich                                             Kreuzwort-Pyramiden                                                                                                                                            
1211       4.779  5.42 Capt'n Clever                   Zoch Verlag                 1.56   12 2003 Liesbeth Bos                                               Captain Clever                                                                                                                                                 
1215       4.775  6.30 10 Days In The USA              Out of the Box              1.10    5 2003 Aaron Weissblum and Alan R. Moon                                                                                                                                                                                          
1241       4.750  8.50 Liberty                         Columbia                    0.71    2 2003 Mark Kwasny, Grant Dagliesh and Tom Dagliesh                                                                                                                                                                              
1276       4.729  5.79 Battle Ball                     Milton Bradley Hasbro       0.99    7 2003                                                            Battleball                                                                                                                                                     
1282       4.725  6.20 Attack! Expansion               Eagle Games                 1.64    5 2003                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
1303       4.712  5.62 Gang of Four (Days of Wonder)   Days of Wonder              2.13    8 2003 Lee F. Yih                                                 Gang of Four (DoW)                                                                                                                                             
1340       4.675  6.10 Circus Maximus (from Rome)      GMT Games                   1.88    5 2003 Reiner Knizia                                                                                                                                                                                                             
1343  ^214 4.672  5.32 King Me!                        daVinci Games               1.90   11 2003 Stefano Luperto                                            King Me;;Viva il Re!                                                                                                                                           
1367       4.656  7.00 Imperium (from Rome)            GMT Games                   1.00    3 2003 Reiner Knizia                                                                                                                                                                                                             
1378   v70 4.646  5.64 Scream Machine                  Jolly Roger                 1.97    7 2003 Joseph Huber                                                                                                                                                                                                              
1384       4.639  6.38 Corsari                         Piatnik                     0.75    4 2003 Leo Colovini                                                                                                                                                                                                              
1397  ^369 4.625  6.00 Atta Ants                       Realm of Fantasy            1.58    5 2003 Richard de Rijk                                                                                                                                                                                                           
1496  v167 4.558  5.38 Lucky Loop                      Queen Games                 1.69    8 2003 Wolfgang Panning and Karsten Hartwig                                                                                                                                                                                      
1521  ^834 4.531  6.67 Dracula (Kosmos)                Kosmos/RGG                  1.53    3 2003                                                            Dracula                                                                                                                                                        
1530       4.531  6.67 Lunar Rails                     Mayfair Games               0.58    3 2003 M. Robert Stribula                                                                                                                                                                                                        
1544   ^60 4.528  6.12 Ludoviel                        Tagungshaus Drubberholz     1.31    4 2003 Friedemann Friese, Hartmut Kommerell, Thorsten Gimmler, An                                                                                                                                                                
1548       4.525  5.80 Dwarven Dig                     Kenzer and Co.              0.84    5 2003 Anthony J. Gallela and Japji Khalsa                                                                                                                                                                                       
1564   ^11 4.518  5.22 Message to the Czar             Winning Moves Deutschland               1.64    9 2003 Christiane Knepel                                          Kurier des Zaren                       Revision of Muscat.                                                                                                     
1594       4.475  5.70 Dungeoneer                      Citizen Games               0.67    5 2003 Thomas Denmark                                                                                                                                                                                                            
1664   v73 4.425  5.60 Coyote                          Kidultgame                  2.97    5 2003 Spartaco Albertarelli                                                                                                                                                                                                     
1678       4.417  5.88 Phoenix                         Eurogames                   1.31    4 2003 Zach and Amanda Greenvoss                                                                                                                                                                                                 
1679       4.417  5.88 Senjutsu                        Salvador Games              1.65    4 2003 Mark McDonald and Craig Lyon                                                                                                                                                                                              
1696       4.406  6.33 Eiertanz                        HABA                        1.15    3 2003 Roberto Fraga                                                                                                                                                                                                             
1729       4.386  5.33 Fish Eat Fish                   Out of the Box              0.61    6 2003 Reiner Knizia                                                                                                                                                                                                             
1732       4.386  5.33 Spooks                          Steve Jackson Games         1.97    6 2003 Jason Wittman                                                                                                                                                                                                             
1735       4.375 10.00 1844                            Self-published              0.00    1 2003 Helmut Ohley and Peter Minder                                                                                                                                                                                             
1740       4.375 10.00 Coronets                        Weber Games                 0.00    1 2003 Candace Weber                                                                                                                                                                                                             
1756       4.375  5.50 Nobody But Us Chickens          Diet Evil Games             1.66    5 2003 Kevin G. Nunn                                                                                                                                                                                                             
1779       4.361  5.75 Der Plumpsack geht um           Staupe Spiele               2.87    4 1999 Reinhard Staupe                                                                                   Rereleased in 2003 by Amigo.                                                                                            
1793   v91 4.361  5.75 The Penguin Ultimatum           Eight Foot Llama            1.50    4 2003 Jim Doherty                                                ThePenguin Ultimatum                                                                                                                                           
1831       4.321  7.00 Den of Thieves                  Rogue Publishing            1.41    2 2003 Scott David Gray                                                                                                                                                                                                          
1834  ^451 4.321  7.00 Goldgeier                       Yun Games                   1.41    2 2003 Kemal Yun                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
1855  ^950 4.321  7.00 Veld Railroads                  Winsome                     0.00    2 2003 Martin Wallace                                                                                                                                                                                                            
1901       4.281  6.00 Hannibal vs Rome (from Rome)    GMT Games                   2.00    3 2003 Reiner Knizia                                                                                                                                                                                                             
1902       4.281  6.00 Hector and Achilles             Phalanx Games               1.00    3 2003 Leo Colovini, Marco Maggi, and Francesco Nepitello                                                                                                                                                                        
1906       4.281  6.00 Rival Den of Thieves            Rogue Publishing            3.00    3 2003 Scott David Gray                                                                                                                                                                                                          
1921       4.271  5.00 Attack!                         Eagle Games                 1.15    7 2003                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
1975       4.225  5.20 Quicksand                       Fantasy Flight              1.92    5 2003 Stefano Cavane                                                                                                                                                                                                            
1995       4.208  9.00 ANDcetera                       Splotter                    0.00    1 2003 Jeroen Dournen                                                                                                                                                                                                            
2005       4.208  9.00 Europe Engulfed                 GMT                         0.00    1 2003 Rick Young and Jesse Evans                                                                                                                                                                                                
2015       4.208  9.00 Passe-Trappe                    Ferti                       0.00    1 2003 Albert Jean-Marie de Festijeux                                                                                                                                                                                            
2024       4.208  9.00 The Mother Lode of Sticky Gulc  Dogtown Games               0.00    1 2003 Scott Starkey                                                                                                                                                                                                             
2071   v82 4.179  6.50 Das Schloss                     Yun Games                   3.54    2 2003 Kemal Yun                                                  Das Schloß                                                                                                                                                     
2073       4.179  6.50 Das war der Wilde Westen        Eurogames                   2.12    2 2003                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
2094       4.179  6.50 Pingvinas                       Bambus                      2.12    2 2003 Alvydas Jakeliunas                                                                                                                                                                                                        
2107  ^705 4.179  6.50 Zauberschwert und Drachenei     Adlung                      0.71    2 2003 Jochen Schwinghammer                                                                                                                                                                                                      
2134       4.156  5.67 Froschkonig                     Zoch Verlag                 1.53    3 2003 Uwe Rapp and Bernhard Lach                                 Froschkönig                                                                                                                                                    
2140  ^227 4.156  5.67 Lord of the Rings: The Return   Games Workshop              1.15    3 2003 Rick Priestley, Alessio Cavatore and Matthew Ward          HdR-Ruckkehr des Konigs;;HdR-Rückkehr                                                                                                                          
2141       4.156  5.67 Magdar                          Fantasy Flight Games        0.58    3 2003 Kevin Wilson                                                                                                                                                                                                              
2151       4.156  5.67 Steam Tunnel                    Cheapass Games              1.15    3 2003 James Ernest                                                                                                                                                                                                              
2182       4.139  5.25 Medieval                        GMT Games                   1.71    4 2003 Richard Berg                                                                                                                                                                                                              
2193       4.139  5.25 Time is Money                   Ravensburger                2.36    4 2003 Lucien Geelhoed and Roberto Fraga                                                                                                                                                                                         
2233       4.107  6.25 Dschunke: Das Legespiel         Spiele aus Timbuktu         1.06    2 2003 Michael Schacht                                                                                                                                                                                                           
2252       4.094  5.50 Feuerschlucker                  Ravensburger                0.50    3 2003 Reiner Knizia                                                                                                                                                                                                             
2281       4.042  8.00 Against All Odds                Critical Hit                0.00    1 2003 Ray Tapio                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
2282       4.042  8.00 Arnhem - Defiant Stand          Critical Hit                0.00    1 2003 Kurt Martin and Ray Tapio                                                                                                                                                                                                 
2300       4.042  8.00 F*ck This                       Blacksburg Tactical Resear  0.00    1 2003 Greg Porter                                                                                                                                                                                                               
2301       4.042  8.00 Faces                           Piatnik                     0.00    1 2003 S. Lawson and A.B.J.                                                                                                                                                                                                      
2331       4.042  8.00 Lock 'N Load: Forgotten Heroes  Shrapnel                    0.00    1 2003 Mark H. Walker                                                                                                                                                                                                            
2332       4.042  8.00 Monty's Gamble: Market-Garden   Multi-Man Publishing        0.00    1 2003 Michael Rinella                                                                                                                                                                                                           
2386       4.036  6.00 In 80 Karten um die Welt        Krimsus Krimskrams-Kiste    0.00    2 2003 Ralf Sandfuchs                                                                                                                                                                                                            
2416       4.036  6.00 World Factgame                  Spielzeit                   0.00    2 2003 Volker Hesselmann and Christian Kraus                                                                                                                                                                                     
2422       4.031  5.33 Eketorp                         db-Spiele                   2.08    3 2003 Dirk Henn                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
2427       4.031  5.33 Lawless                         Eurogames                   0.58    3 2003 Bruno Cathala                                                                                                                                                                                                             
2450  ^143 4.028  5.00 Die Dracheninsel                Amigo                       2.16    4 2003 Tom Schoeps                                                                                                                                                                                                               
2617       3.906  5.00 Die Nacht der Vampire           Ravensburger                1.73    3 2003 Wolfgang Kramer and Horst-Rainer Rosner                                                                                                                                                                                   
2643  ^788 3.893  5.50 Auf und Ab                      Franjos                     0.71    2 2003 Ed Pegg                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
2650       3.893  5.50 China Moon                      Eurogames                   0.71    2 2003 Bruno Faidutti                                             Flower of the Lotus                                                                                                                                            
2656       3.893  5.50 Fridolin Fuchs                  Goldsieber                  0.71    2 2003 Edith Grein-Bottcher                                                                                                                                                                                                      
2665       3.893  5.50 Lecker Darwinismus              spiel-O-lution              0.71    2 2003 Jorn Gieseler                                                                                                                                                                                                             
2666       3.893  5.50 Leonardo                        Amigo                       2.12    2 2003 Reinhard Staupe                                                                                                                                                                                                           
2693       3.875  7.00 20th Century Time Travel Card                               0.00    1 2003 Mike Fitzgerald                                                                                                                                                                                                           
2757       3.875  7.00 Kampf der Kulturen              Sphinx Spieleverlag         0.00    1 2003 Greg Turner                                                                                                                                                                                                               
2793       3.875  7.00 Sashay                          Pin International           0.00    1 2003 Claus Peter Bickel                                                                                                                                                                                                        
2824       3.875  7.00 Wreckage                        Fantasy Flight              0.00    1 2003 Darrell Hardy and Barry Stockinger                                                                                                                                                                                        
2836       3.861  4.62 Igloo Pop                       Zoch Verlag                 2.14    4 2003 Klaus Zoch and Heinz Meister                                                                                                                                                                                              
2860  ^384 3.825  4.40 Yellowstone Park                Amigo                       1.82    5 2003 Uwe Rosenberg                                                                                                                                                                                                             
2891       3.792  6.50 Rags to Riches                  College Hill Games          0.00    1 2003 Aaron Kim                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
2979       3.750  5.00 History's Mysteries             US Games                    0.00    2 2003 Mike Fitzgerald                                                                                                                                                                                                           
3062       3.708  6.00 Anathema                        Ape Games                   0.00    1 2003 Ray Mulford and Kevin Brusky                                                                                                                                                                                              
3104       3.708  6.00 Edelweiss                       Avalanche Press             0.00    1 2003 Michael Bennighof                                                                                                                                                                                                         
3116       3.708  6.00 Frenzy                          Fantasy Flight              0.00    1 2003 Eric M. Lang                                                                                                                                                                                                              
3124       3.708  6.00 IQ5                             Varioplay                   0.00    1 2003 Klaus Beuth                                                                                                                                                                                                               
3169       3.708  6.00 Reiner Knizia's Decathlon       Web Published               0.00    1 2003 Reiner Knizia                                                                                                                                                                                                             
3184       3.708  6.00 Scottish Corridor - Lion Rampa  Critical Hit                0.00    1 2003 Ray Tapio                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
3204       3.708  6.00 The Great Safari                White Rabbit Games          0.00    1 2003                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
3205       3.708  6.00 The Perilous Parlor Game        Mattel                      0.00    1 2003 Brian Yu                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
3248       3.694  4.25 Die Kinder von Catan            Kosmos                      2.22    4 2003 Klaus Teuber                                                                                                                                                                                                              
3252       3.694  4.25 Nuggets                         Winning Moves Deutschland               0.50    4 2003 Christwart Conrad                                                                                                                                                                                                         
3346       3.607  4.50 Atlanteon                       Esdevium                    2.12    2 2003 Reiner Knizia                                                                                                                                                                                                             
3376       3.607  4.50 Maka Bana                       Tilsit                      2.12    2 2003 Francois Haffner                                                                                                                                                                                                          
3381  ^163 3.607  4.50 Picknick Panik                  Yun Games                   0.71    2 2003 Kemal Yun                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
3419  v148 3.583  4.00 Fliegen                         Asmodee                     2.00    4 2003 Philippe des Pallieres                                     Comme des Mouches                                                                                                                                              
3461       3.542  5.00 Big Top                         ape Games                   0.00    1 2003 Ray Mulford                                                                                                                                                                                                               
3465   NEW 3.542  5.00 Bohnaparte                      Lookout Games               0.00    1 2003 Hanno Girke and Uwe Rosenberg                                                                                                                                                                                             
3524       3.542  5.00 Joust                           The Games Journal           0.00    1 2003 Joseph Huber                                                                                                                                                                                                              
3547       3.542  5.00 Merlin                          Amigo                       0.00    1 2003 Reinhard Staupe                                                                                                                                                                                                           
3556       3.542  5.00 Ninja Burger                    Steve Jackson Games         0.00    1 2003 Steve Jackson                                                                                                                                                                                                             
3573       3.542  5.00 Prinzessin Pimpernell           Goldsieber                  0.00    1 2003 Heinz Meister                                                                                                                                                                                                             
3584   NEW 3.542  5.00 Schatz des Drachen              Winning Moves Deutschland               0.00    1 2003 Reiner Knizia                                                                                                                                                                                                             
3595       3.542  5.00 Spank the Monkey                Gigantoskop                 0.00    1 2003 Peter Hansson                                                                                                                                                                                                             
3639       3.542  5.00 Wo ist Jack the Ripper          Krimsus Krimskrams-Kiste    0.00    1 2003 Anja and Patrick Menon                                                                                                                                                                                                    
3654       3.531  4.00 Crocodile Pool Party            Kosmos                      2.00    3 2003 Rudi Hoffman                                                                                                                                                                                                              
3661       3.531  4.00 Mission Command Air             Milton Bradley              2.65    3 2003                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
3662       3.531  4.00 Mission Command Sea             Milton Bradley              1.00    3 2003                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
3713       3.464  4.00 Crazy Chicken                   Ravensburger                0.00    2 2003 Michael Shacht                                                                                                                                                                                                            
3736       3.464  4.00 Secrets of the Tombs            Rio Grande                  1.41    2 2003 Martin Wallace                                                                                                                                                                                                            
3750       3.464  4.00 Thingamajig                     R&R Games                   1.41    2 2003 Aaron Weissblum                                                                                                                                                                                                           
3828       3.375  4.00 Bakerstreet                     Ravensburger                0.00    1 2003 Marcel-Andre Casasola Merkle                                                                                                                                                                                              
3850       3.375  4.00 Das Alte Reich                  Kuhlmann Geschichtsspiele   0.00    1 2003 Gerhard H. Kuhlmann                                                                                                                                                                                                       
3857   NEW 3.375  4.00 Die Flößer am Katarakt          Werksiedlung Kandem         0.00    1 2003 Clemens Helldoerfer                                                                                                                                                                                                       
3891   NEW 3.375  4.00 Ideology                        Z-Man Games                 0.00    1 2003 Andrew Parks                                                                                                                                                                                                              
3892       3.375  4.00 Ideology The war of ideas       Z-Man Games                 0.00    1 2003                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
3893   NEW 3.375  4.00 InterUrban                      Winsome                     0.00    1 2003 Michael Schacht                                                                                                                                                                                                           
3918       3.375  4.00 Millenarocca                    Scribabs                    0.00    1 2003 Paolo Vallerga and Valerio Porporato                                                                                                                                                                                      
3948   NEW 3.375  4.00 Schneckenrennen                 Goldsieber                  0.00    1 2003 Volker Schwagerl                                                                                                                                                                                                          
3973       3.375  4.00 TimeLine                        Cheapass                    0.00    1 2003 James Ernest                                                                                                                                                                                                              
4087       3.292  3.50 Time Control                    Thompson Industries         0.00    1 2003 Anthony Thompson                                                                                                                                                                                                          
4102       3.281  3.33 Polterdice                      Kidultgame                  1.53    3 2003 Spartaco Albertarelli                                                                                                                                                                                                     
4149       3.208  3.00 Break the Safe                  Mattel                      0.00    1 2003 Forrest-Pruzan                                                                                                                                                                                                            
4154       3.208  3.00 Chaos in der Geisterbahn        Ravensburger                0.00    1 2003 Gunter Baars                                                                                                                                                                                                              
4204       3.208  3.00 Mamoonia                        Giochi Rari                 0.00    1 2003 Guido Aprea                                                                                                                                                                                                               
4208   NEW 3.208  3.00 Mouse Chaos                     CardChess International     0.00    1 2003 Jeff Widderich                                             Mäuse Chaos;;Mause Chaos                                                                                                                                       
4246       3.208  3.00 The Antoni Gaudi Tile Game      Casa Consultors             0.00    1 2003 Oriol Comas and Jep Ferret                                                                                                                                                                                                
4299       3.156  3.00 Dante's Inferno                 Twilight Creations          1.00    3 2003 Kerry and Todd Breitenstein                                                                                                                                                                                               
4336       3.042  2.00 Affentempel                     Ravensburger                0.00    1 2003 Gunter Baars                                                                                                                                                                                                              
4344       3.042  2.00 Babylone                        Interlude La Meche          0.00    1 2003 Bruno Faidutti                                                                                                                                                                                                            
4392       3.042  2.00 Mission Command Land            Milton Bradley              0.00    1 2003                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
4395       3.042  2.00 Monstrosity                     Dead Ant Games              0.00    1 2003 Jason Sinclair Long                                                                                                                                                                                                       
4459  v136 3.036  2.50 Gruftmeister                    Die Wuselmause              0.71    2 2003 Kemal Yun                                                  Der Gruftmeister                                                                                                                                               
4465       3.036  2.50 Pussy Cat                       Goldsieber                  0.71    2 2003 Christophe Boelinger                                                                                                                                                                                                      
4531       2.893  2.00 Ghettopoly                      Stolen Property Fencing     1.41    2 2003 David T. Chang                                                                                                                                                                                                            
4558       2.875  1.00 Memo Street                     Ravensburger                0.00    1 2003 Reiner Knizia                                                                                                                                                                                                             
4576       2.875  1.00 Wild Side!                      Out of the Box              0.00    1 2003                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
Explanation of the columns:
Position = position in the survey, the lower the number, the better. A "^" (or "v") after the number means that this game is moving up (down) in the standings, the amount indicated by the trailing number.
Score = mathematical score based on ratings and number of ratings
Avg = pure average rating, 1 being low, 10 being high, see SDev below
Game Title = game title minus diacritical marks
Publisher = company which published the game
SDev = standard deviation of the ratings, see Avg above
#Vot = number of voters who have rated this game
Year = year the game was published
Inventor = name of the person(s) who invented the game
AKA = "also known as", i.e. other titles for the same game, such as translations
Comments = miscellaneous information

   

by Rick Heli