Five & Dime 2009: Wide Angle Lens (Seven Year Pix)

These graphs cover 2009 (top bar) through 2003 (bottom bar). The bar is the percentage of players reporting who played the game 5+ times in the given year. The games here first appeared on the Five & Dime lists in 2003.

10 Days in the _____/Europa Tour Age of Steam Alhambra Amun-Re Attika Balloon Cup Coloretto Fearsome Floors Gulo Gulo Hey! That's My Fish/Pingvinas King's Breakfast Paris Paris Rumis

Five & Dime 2009: Wide Angle Lens (Eight Year Pix)

These graphs cover 2009 (top bar) through 2002 (bottom bar). The bar is the percentage of players reporting who played the game 5+ times in the given year. The games here first appeared on the Five & Dime lists in 2002.

Alles im Eimer/The Bucket King Bang! (includes expansions) Blokus Carcassonne: Hunters & Gatherers Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation Power Grid (includes Funkenschlag & expansions) Puerto Rico Street Soccer TransAmerica (includes TransEuropa) Trendy (includes Crazy Race)

Five & Dime 2009: Wide Angle Lens (Nine Year Pix)

These graphs cover 2009 (top bar) through 2001 (bottom bar). The bar is the percentage of players reporting who played the game 5+ times in the given year. The games here first appeared on the Five & Dime lists in 2001.

Africa Catch Phrase Dvonn Flowerpower Hick Hack im Gackelwack/Pick Picknic Royal Turf/Winner's Circle San Marco Traumfabrik/Hollywood Blockbuster Werewolf Wyatt Earp

Five & Dime 2009: Wide Angle Lens (Ten Year Pix)

These graphs cover 2009 (top bar) through 2000 (bottom bar). The bar is the percentage of players reporting who played the game 5+ times in the given year. The games here first appeared on the Five & Dime lists in 2000.

Battle Cry (AH) Carcassonne (includes expansions but not stand-alone "cousins") Cartagena (includes Cartagena 2) Citadels Lord of the Rings (includes expansions) Princes of Florence Taj Mahal Tichu Web of Power (includes China) Zertz

Five & Dime 2009: Wide Angle Lens (Eleven Year Pix)

These graphs cover 2009 (top bar) through 1999 (bottom bar). The bar is the percentage of players reporting who played the game 5+ times in the given year. The games here first appeared on the first Five & Dime list in 1999.

Apples to Apples Crokinole Loopin' Louie Lost Cities Mamma Mia (includes Sole Mio) Ra Ricochet Robot(s) Schotten-Totten/Battleline Union Pacific Zirkus Flohcati

Five & Dime 2009: Wide Angle Lens (Twelve Year Pix)

This is Year Twelve - and that means that these graphs are getting better & better at showing patterns of repeated play.

These graphs cover 2009 (top bar) through 1998 (bottom bar). The bar is the percentage of players reporting who played the game 5+ times in the given year. The games here first appeared on the first Five & Dime list in 1998, though many of them were released before that.

Acquire Bohnanza (includes expansions) Can't Stop Carabande (includes Pitchcar) El Grande Euphrat & Tigris For Sale Formula De (includes Formula De Mini & Formula D) Guillotine Liar's Dice (includes Perudo) Medici Metro (includes Iron Horse) Mu & Mehr Samurai Schnäppchen Jagd Settlers of Catan (includes expansions but not stand-alone "cousins") Settlers of Catan Card Game Showmanager (includes Atlantic Star) Take 6/6 Nimmt/Slide 5 Take It Easy Through the Desert

Five & Dime 2009: Nickels (5-9 Plays)

Game	2009	2008	2007	2006
Pandemic	19.53%	19.88%	0.61%	new
Agricola	17.16%	22.36%	3.35%	new
Small World	15.98%	new	new	new
Ticket to Ride	13.31%	13.04%	12.20%	13.79%
FITS	12.72%	new	new	new
Stone Age	11.83%	12.42%	new	new
Roll Through the Ages	11.54%	0.62%	new	new
Ra	11.24%	8.07%	14.33%	20.69%
Le Havre	10.95%	5.59%	new	new
Dominion	10.36%	13.66%	new	new
Race for the Galaxy	10.36%	9.94%	new	new
No Thanks!/Geschenkt	10.06%	8.07%	11.89%	13.79%
Carcassonne	9.76%	8.07%	13.41%	15.52%
Settlers of Catan	9.76%	10.56%	10.98%	12.93%
Diamant/Incan Gold	8.88%	10.56%	10.67%	16.38%
Battlestar Galactica	8.88%	0.00%	new	new
Power Grid	8.88%	15.53%	12.20%	16.38%
For Sale	8.28%	3.73%	11.89%	13.79%
Space Alert	7.99%	3.73%	new	new
Coloretto	7.99%	3.11%	9.15%	12.07%
Sorry! Sliders	7.69%	7.45%	new	new
Galaxy Trucker	7.69%	9.94%	2.13%	new
Endeavor	7.10%	new	new	new
Lost Cities	6.80%	9.94%	13.11%	9.48%
Ingenious	6.80%	6.21%	8.54%	17.24%
Puerto Rico	6.80%	4.35%	9.45%	14.66%

Just out of the running (with 6.51%): Ghost Stories

Dropped off the table this year:

• Tichu (now 5.92%)
• Liar's Dice (now 5.62%)
• Notre Dame (now 5.03%)
• San Juan (now 5.03%)
• 6 Nimmt/Take 6/Slide 5 (now 4.73%)
• 10 Days/Europa Tour (now 4.44%)
• Crokinole (now 4.44%)
• Kingsburg (now 4.14%)
• In the Year of the Dragon (now 3.85%)
• Loopin' Louie (now 3.85%)
• Zooloretto (now 3.55%)
• Can't Stop (now 2.96%)
• R-Eco (now 2.66%)
• Transamerica/Europa (now 2.96%)

Pandemic & Agricola traded places (1st & 2nd)... and while Power Grid fell from 3rd to 16th, I'm just impressed with the staying power (unintentional title echo - sorry) of this game. Race & Dominion both stay in the middle of the pack due to the vast number of Dimes they both receive.

Last year, I had prematurely predicted Notre Dame to drop off and was wrong. This year, I tried again and the game dipped below the line.

I also thought that this would be the list for Agricola to "hang on" with if it didn't make any other list (ha!)... I guess 2nd place counts as "hanging on," right?

My predictions for next year:

• Puerto Rico finally says "goodbye," 9 years after burning up the charts when it debuted.
• Endeavor is also a goner.
• Agricola will slide but not fall off the list; this will also be true for Pandemic, Roll Through the Ages & Ticket to Ride.