Top Ten Games - 2009

Featured in episode 164 released on 15 Jan 2010.

  Tom Vasel Eric Summerer
#10 Shipyard
Designer: Vladimír Suchý
Publisher: Rio Grande Games
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Are You the Traitor?
Designer: Andrew Looney
Publisher: Looney Labs
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#9 Roll Through the Ages: The Bronze Age
Designer: Matt Leacock
Publisher: Gen-X Games
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Automobile
Designer: Martin Wallace
Publisher: Mayfair Games
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#8 Dice Town
Designers: Bruno Cathala, Ludovic Maublanc
Publisher: Asmodée Editions
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Finca
Designers: Ralf zur Linde, Wolfgang Sentker
Publisher: Rio Grande Games
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#7 Tales of the Arabian Nights
Designer: Eric Goldberg
Publisher: Z-Man Games
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Roll Through the Ages: The Bronze Age
Designer: Matt Leacock
Publisher: Gen-X Games
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#6 Middle-Earth Quest
Designers: Christian T. Petersen, Corey Konieczka, Tim Uren
Publisher: Fantasy Flight Games
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Who Would Win?
Designer: Jeff Siadek
Publisher: Gorilla Games
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#5 Thunderstone
Designer: Mike Elliott
Publisher: Alderac Entertainment Group
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Arctic Scavengers
Designer: Robert K. Gabhart
Publisher: Rio Grande Games
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#4 Steam
Designer: Martin Wallace
Publisher: Mayfair Games
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Life's a Pitch
Designer: (Uncredited)
Publisher: Zobmondo!! Entertainment LLC
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#3 Stronghold
Designer: Ignacy Trzewiczek
Publisher: Phalanx Games Deutschland
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Summoner Wars
Designer: Colby Dauch
Publisher: Plaid Hat Games
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#2 Summoner Wars
Designer: Colby Dauch
Publisher: Plaid Hat Games
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Steam
Designer: Martin Wallace
Publisher: Mayfair Games
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#1 Small World
Designer: Philippe Keyaerts
Publisher: Days of Wonder
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Tales of the Arabian Nights
Designer: Eric Goldberg
Publisher: Z-Man Games
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  Melody Moritz Giles
#10 Dice Town
Designers: Bruno Cathala, Ludovic Maublanc
Publisher: Asmodée Editions
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Fzzzt!
Designer: Tony Boydell
Publisher: Surprised Stare Games Ltd
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Ghost Stories
Designer: Antoine Bauza
Publisher: Asmodée Editions
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#9 Castle Panic
Designer: Justin De Witt
Publisher: Fireside Games
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Rise of Empires
Designer: Martin Wallace
Publisher: Mayfair Games
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Shogun
Designer: Dirk Henn
Publisher: G3 Poland
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#8 This Big!
Designer: Rosie Roberson
Publisher: Gamewright
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Where There Is Discord: War in the South Atlantic
Designer: Daniel Hodges
Publisher: Fifth Column Games
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Arkham Horror
Designers: Kevin Wilson, Richard Launius
Publisher: Fantasy Flight Games
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#7 Kazaam Dice
Designers: Britta Stöckmann, Jens Jahnke
Publisher: Wolf Fang P.H.
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D-Day at Omaha Beach
Designer: John H. Butterfield
Publisher: Decision Games
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American Megafauna
Designer: Phil Eklund
Publisher: Sierra Madre Games
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#6 FITS
Designer: Reiner Knizia
Publisher: Ravensburger
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A Brief History Of The World
Designers: Gary Dicken, Phil Kendall, Steve Kendall
Publisher: Ragnar Brothers
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War of the Ring
Designers: Francesco Nepitello, Marco Maggi, Roberto Di Meglio
Publisher: Fantasy Flight Games
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#5 Pony Express
Designers: Antoine Bauza, Bruno Faidutti
Publisher: Funforge
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Maria
Designer: Richard Sivél
Publisher: Histogame
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Bridge Troll
Designer: Alf Seegert
Publisher: Z-Man Games
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#4 Dino Business
Designer: Kevin Kim
Publisher: Playoff Games
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Middle-Earth Quest
Designers: Christian T. Petersen, Corey Konieczka, Tim Uren
Publisher: Fantasy Flight Games
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Roll Through the Ages: The Bronze Age
Designer: Matt Leacock
Publisher: Gen-X Games
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#3 Roll Through the Ages: The Bronze Age
Designer: Matt Leacock
Publisher: Gen-X Games
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Mosaix
Designer: Christof Tisch
Publisher: Schmidt Spiele
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Dominion: Intrigue
Designer: Donald X. Vaccarino
Publisher: Rio Grande Games
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#2 Tales of the Arabian Nights
Designer: Eric Goldberg
Publisher: Z-Man Games
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Dungeon Lords
Designer: Vlaada (Vladimír) Chvátil
Publisher: Z-Man Games
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Court of the Medici
Designer: Richard James
Publisher: Z-Man Games
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#1 The Adventurers
Designers: Frédéric Henry, Guillaume Blossier
Publisher: Alderac Entertainment Group
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Egizia
Designers: Acchittocca, Antonio Tinto, Flaminia Brasini, Stefano Luperto, Virginio Gigli
Publisher: Rio Grande Games
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Erosion
Designers: John Douglass, Phil Eklund
Publisher: Sierra Madre Games
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  Myriad Shelley Doug
#10 Kachina
Designer: Scott Caputo
Publisher: Bucephalus Games
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Cardcassonne
Designers: Karl-Heinz Schmiel, Klaus-Jürgen Wrede
Publisher: Rio Grande Games
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FITS
Designer: Reiner Knizia
Publisher: Ravensburger
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#9 The Isle of Doctor Necreaux
Designer: Jonathan Leistiko
Publisher: Alderac Entertainment Group
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Vasco da Gama
Designer: Paolo Mori
Publisher: Rio Grande Games
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Alea Iacta Est
Designers: Bernd Eisenstein, Jeffrey D. Allers
Publisher: Rio Grande Games
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#8 FITS
Designer: Reiner Knizia
Publisher: Ravensburger
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Jet Set
Designer: Kris Gould
Publisher: Wattsalpoag, Inc.
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Endeavor
Designers: Carl de Visser, Jarratt Gray
Publisher: Z-Man Games
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#7 Endeavor
Designers: Carl de Visser, Jarratt Gray
Publisher: Z-Man Games
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Die Goldene Stadt
Designer: Michael Schacht
Publisher: Kosmos
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Vasco da Gama
Designer: Paolo Mori
Publisher: Rio Grande Games
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#6 Dice Town
Designers: Bruno Cathala, Ludovic Maublanc
Publisher: Asmodée Editions
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Diamonds Club
Designer: Rüdiger Dorn
Publisher: Ravensburger
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Hansa Teutonica
Designer: Andreas Steding
Publisher: Argentum Verlag
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#5 Tales of the Arabian Nights
Designer: Eric Goldberg
Publisher: Z-Man Games
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Bürger, Baumeister & Co.
Designer: Michael Schacht
Publisher: Abacus
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Dixit
Designer: Jean-Louis Roubira
Publisher: Asmodée Editions
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#4 Witch Of Salem
Designer: Michael Rieneck
Publisher: Mayfair Games
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Valdora
Designer: Michael Schacht
Publisher: Rio Grande Games
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Fluch der Mumie
Designer: Marcel-André Casasola Merkle
Publisher: Ravensburger
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#3 Dominion: Intrigue
Designer: Donald X. Vaccarino
Publisher: Rio Grande Games
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Sumeria
Designer: Dirk Liekens
Publisher: Reiver Games
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Valdora
Designer: Michael Schacht
Publisher: Rio Grande Games
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#2 Small World
Designer: Philippe Keyaerts
Publisher: Days of Wonder
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Alea Iacta Est
Designers: Bernd Eisenstein, Jeffrey D. Allers
Publisher: Rio Grande Games
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Die Goldene Stadt
Designer: Michael Schacht
Publisher: Kosmos
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#1 Roll Through the Ages: The Bronze Age
Designer: Matt Leacock
Publisher: Gen-X Games
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Steam
Designer: Martin Wallace
Publisher: Mayfair Games
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Steam
Designer: Martin Wallace
Publisher: Mayfair Games
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