Games 100

The Games 100 is an annual feature of "Games" magazine, a United States-based magazine devoted to games and puzzles. The Games 100 first appeared in the November/December 1980 issue as an alphabetic list of the 100 games preferred by the editors of the magazine. In 1981, Games introduced The Games 100 Contest, which involved identifying pieces from games listed in the Games 100, with the grand prize being more than half of the games on that list. Games continues to publish this list as The Buyers Guide to Games, broken out into The Traditional Games 100 and The Electronic Games 100.

Lists are published in either the November or December of the year prior to the year of the list. The categories and winners for the following years were as follows:

2008

:Game of the Year: Pillars of the Earth:Abstract Strategy: Easter Island :Advanced Strategy: Khronos:Family: If Wishes Were Fishes:Family Card: Bull in a China Shop:Family Strategy: Shear Panic:Party/Trivia: Gifttrap:Puzzle: Sacred Mythis and Legends Series:Word Game: Unspeakable Words:Historical Simulation: Rancite news
title = 2008 Buyer's Guide To Games
work = Games
publisher = GAMES Publications
volume = 31
issue = 236
pages = 35-50
year = 2007
month = December

2007

:Game of the Year: Vegas Showdown:Abstract Strategy: PUNCT:Advanced Strategy: Reef Encounter:Family: Tricky Town:Family Card Games: Trump, Tricks, Game!:Family Strategy: Hacienda:Party Games: Wits and Wagers:Puzzles: Gordian's Knot:Word Games: Parlay:Historical Simulation: Silent Warcite news
title = 2007 Buyer's Guide To Games
work = Games
publisher = GAMES Publications
volume = 30
issue = 226
pages = 35-49
year = 2006
month = December

2006

:Game of the Year: Australia:Abstract Strategy: Sacred Hill:Advanced Strategy: Tahuantinsuyu:Family: Der Untergang von Pompeji:Family Card: "Die Weinhändler":Family Strategy: Primordial Soup:Two-Player Games: Jambo:Party/Trivia: Snorta!:Puzzles: Tipover:Historical Simulation: Friedrichcite news
title = 2006 Buyer's Guide To Games
work = Games
publisher = GAMES Publications
volume = 29
issue = 216
pages = 35-47
year = 2005
month = December

2005

:Game of the Year: BuyWord:Abstract Strategy: Yinsh:Advanced Strategy: Tahuantinsuyu:Family: Vanished Planet:Family Card: Victory & Honor:Family Strategy: Alexandros:Party/Trivia: Cranium Hoopla:Historical Simulation: Memoir '44

2003

:Game of the Year: Dvonn:Abstract Strategy: Pueblo:Advanced Strategy: Puerto Rico:Family: Emerald:Family Card: Vom Kap Bis Kairo (From Cape to Cairo):Family Strategy: Mexica:Historical Simulation: Wilderness War:Puzzles: Nemesis Factor:Manual Dexterity: Villa Paletti:Party/Trivia: Moodscite news
title = 2003 Buyer's Guide To Games
work = Games
publisher = GAMES Publications
volume = 26
issue = 186
pages = 33-64
year = 2002
month = December

Hall of Fame

Part of the Buyer's Guide includes a hall of fame for "games that have met or exceeded the highest standards of quality and play value and have been continuously in production for at least 10 years; i.e., classics." [cite web
url=http://www.gamesmagazine-online.com/gameslinks/hallofame.html
title=Games Hall of Fame] This Hall of Fame includes:
* "Acquire"
* "Axis & Allies"
* "Blockhead!"
* "Bridgette"
* "Civilization"
* "Clue"
* "Diplomacy"
* "Dungeons & Dragons"
* ""
* "Mille Bornes"
* "Monopoly"
* "Othello"
* "Pente"
* "Risk"
* "Scrabble"
* "The Settlers of Catan"
* "Sorry!"
* "Stratego"
* "Taboo"
* "Tribond"
* "Trivial Pursuit"
* "Twister"
* "TwixT"
* "Yahtzee"

References

External links

* [http://boardgames.about.com/library/weekly/aa11219a.htm 1999 Games Magazine Top 100 Games]
* [http://boardgames.about.com/od/awards/a/2005_games100a.htm 2004 Games Magazine Top 100 Games]