The current top 50 of best games is:

Version: 07/02/2010
(previous version: 03/10/2009)

Expansions, adaptations, role-playing and children's games aren't taken into account in this list!

Position	Last position	Game	Publisher	Year
1	1		Puerto Rico Alea	2002
2	5		Through The Ages Czech Board Games	2006
3	2		Funkenschlag/ Power Grid 2F- Spiele	2001
4	3		Caylus Ystari Games	2005
5	4		Yinsh Don & Co	2003
6	8		Agricola Lookout Games	2007
7	6		Euphrat & Tigris Hans im Glück	1997
8	7		Der Herr der Ringe: Der Ringkrieg/ War of the Ring Phalanx Games, Fantasy Flight Games	2004
9	11		El Grande Hans im Glück	1995
		Good expansion: El Grande: Grossinquisitor & Kolonien
10	12		Die Säulen der Erde/ De Kathedraal Kosmos	2006
		Good expansion: Expansion for 5-6 players (with extra features)
11	9		Die Fürsten von Florenz Alea	2000
12	10		Dominion Hans im Glück	2008
		Good expansions: Intrigue, Seaside
13	13		Descent: Die Reise ins Dunkel/ Journeys in the dark Fantasy Flight Games, Heidelberger	2005
		Good expansions: Well of Darkness (Quelle der Finsternis), Altar of Despair (Altar der Verzweiflung), The Road to Legend (Wege zum Ruhm)
14	18		San Juan/ Puerto Rico Kartenspiel Alea	2004
		Good expansion: New buildings (10 Jahre alea - Schatzkiste)
15	14		Brass Warfrog	2007
16	17		Torres FX Games/ Ravensburger	1999
17	16		Goa Hans im Glück	2004
18	15		Space Alert Heidelberger, CGE	2008
19	19		Java Ravensburger	2000
20	20		Roads and Boats Splotter Spellen	1999
21	24		Time's Up R&R Games, Asmodée	2000
22	21		Carcassonne Hans im Glück	2000
		Good expansion: Händler und Baumeister/ Builders and Traders/ Kooplieden en Bouwmeesters, Die Erweiterung/ Inns & Cathedrals
23	26		Pandemic/ Pandemie Z-Man Games	2008
24	25		Keythedral R & D-Games, Pro Ludo	2002
25	30		Die Siedler von Catan: Card game + expansions Kosmos	1996
26	27		Ohne Furcht und Adel/ Machiavelli/ Citadels Hans Im Glück	2000
		Good expansion: Die Dunklen Lande/ The Dark City/ Donkere landen
27	22		Die Siedler von Catan Kosmos	1995
		Good expansions: Die Städte & Ritter (Steden en Ridders) - Seefahrer (Zeevaarders) - Das Buch zum spielen, Historische Szenarien 2: Troja/ Die grosse Mauer
28	23		Wikinger/ Vikings Hans im Glück	2007
29	29		Blokus Sekkoia	2000
		Good related games: Blokus Duo (for 2 players), Blokus Trigon
30	31		Imperial Eggert-Spiele	2006
31			Vasco da Gama What's your Game?	2009
32	36		Löwenherz Goldsieber/ Kosmos	1997
33			Twilight Imperium 3rd Edition Fantasy Flight Games	2004
34	32		Memoir'44 Days of Wonder	2004
35			Le Havre Lookout Games	2008
36	34		Age of Steam and expansions Warfrog/Winsome Games	2002
		Good adaptation: Steam (=Age of Steam: Rails to Riches/ Stoom: Rails, Roem en Rijkdom)
37	39		Im Jahr des Drachen Alea	2007
38	35		Ursuppe/ Primordial Soup Doris & Frank	1997
39	38		Tzaar Don&Co, Smart Games	2007
40	37		Stone Age/ L' Âge de Pierre/ Stenen Tijdperk Hans im Glück	2008
41	33		Small World Days of Wonder	2009
42	28		Carabande/ Pitchcar Goldsieber, Ferti	1996
43	40		Middle Earth: the Wizards Iron Crown Enterprises/ Queen Games	1995
44	41		Louis XIV - Ränkespiele am Hofe des Sonnenkönigs Alea	2004
45	44		Schatten über Camelot/ Shadows over Camelot Days of Wonder	2005
		Good expansion: Merlin's Company (Merlins Macht)
46	42		Black Elephant/ White Elephant LudoArt	2004
47	48		Tribun/ Tribune: Primus Inter Pares Heidelberger, Fantasy Flight Games	2007
48	47		Die Händler von Genua Alea	2001
49	49		Junta Descartes, West End Games	1985
50	45		Dvonn Don & Co/ Rio Grande Games	2001