Best new games compared to previous mailing:

Last Update: October 2011



The civilization game "Sid Meier's Civilization: The Board Game" designed by Kevin Wilson was chosen as game of the moment as the Leaders game is an expansion of the already praised 7 Wonders game.

1) 7 Wonders: Leaders (Repos Productions)
2) Sid Meier's Civilization: The Board Game/ Civilization - Das Brettspiel (Heidelberger, Fantasy Flight Games)
3) Der Herr der Ringe: Das Kartenspiel/ The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game (Heidelberger Spieleverlag)
4) Findevier (Steffen Spiele)
5) Korsaren der Karibik/ Merchants & Marauders/ Age of Piracy (Pegasus Spiele, Pro Ludo)
6) Crossboule (Zoch)
7) Lancaster (Queen Games)
8) Das große Tier-Rätsel (Ravensburger)
9) Small World Underground (Days of Wonder)
10) Da ist der Wurm drin (Zoch Verlag)
11) Battles of Westeros/ Die Schlachten von Westeros (Fantasy Flight Games, Heidelberger Spieleverlag)
12) Trivial Pursuit Master Edition (Hasbro)
13) Geistermühle (Drei Magier Spiele)
14) Zwerg Riese (Haba)
15) Dungeons & Dragons: Castle Ravenloft Board Game (Wizards of the Coast)
16) Uluru (Kosmos)
17) Olympos (Ystari Games)
18) Wabash Cannonball (Winsome Games)
19) Käse Kaos (Goliath)
20) Monsterfalle/ Monster-Falle (Kosmos)


Best new game of the moment:

The table belows gives an overview of the best new game each time a mailing was sent out.
The list only shows recent games (this means that e.g. a game from 1991 with 3 or more ratings
who entered the ranking in 2006 as best new game isn't taken into account here).

YearQ1Q2Q3Q4
2011

Dominant Species
(GMT Games)

Die Burgen von Burgund
(Alea)

Sid Meier's Civilization
(Heidelberger)
 
2010

Vasco da Gama
(What's your Game?)

Imperial 2030
(PD-Verlag, Rio Grande Games)

Dungeon Twister 2: Prison
(Asmodée)

7 Wonders
(Asmodée, Repos Productions)
2009

Ghost Stories
(Asmodée, Repos Productions)

Small World
(Days of Wonder)

Steam
(Phalanx Games, Mayfair Games)
2008

Agricola
(Lookout Games)

Stone Age
(Hans im Glück)

Néfertiti
(Matagot, Heidelberger)

Dominion
(Hans im Glück)
2007

Through the Ages
(CzechBoardGames)

Notre Dame
(Alea)

Tide of Iron
(Fantasy Flight Games)
2006
Nacht der Magier
(Drei Magier Spiele)
Mykerinos
(Ystari Games)
Giro Galoppo
(Selecta)
Die Säulen der Erde
(Kosmos)
2005
Antiquity
(Splotter Spellen)
Louis XIV
(Alea)
Shadows over Camelot
(Days of Wonder)
Caylus
(Ystari Games)
2004
San Juan
(Alea)
Goa
(Hans im Glück)
Anno 1503: Piraten und Arist.
(Kosmos)
War of the Ring
(Phalanx Games/ FF Games)