| Game | percentage gain from 2008 |
|---|---|
| Roll Through the Ages | +23.34% |
| Battlestar Galactica | +11.80% |
| Dominion | +10.20% |
| Le Havre | +8.73% |
| Finito! | +8.23% |
| Space Alert | +8.05% |
| Coloretto | +6.89% |
| Cosmic Encounter | +6.21% |
| Arkham Horror | +4.94% |
| Bananagrams | +4.94% |
| Through the Ages: A Story of Civilization | +6.28% |
| Chicago Express/Wabash Cannonball | +4.86% |
| Memoir '44 | +4.59% |
| Cities | +4.02% |
| Ghost Stories | +3.85% |
| Space Hulk | +3.85% |
| RattleSnake | +3.85% |
- They were reprinted and/or had another game/expansion added to their franchise this year (Dominion, Cosmic Encounter, Arkham Horror, Chicago Express, Memoir '44 & Space Hulk).
- They were "Essen"/end of the year games... they were released late in 2007 and were only played 5+ times by a couple of folks in 2007 (Roll Through the Ages, Battlestar Galactica & Le Havre). This particular list is surprisingly short this year.
As always, the interesting games here are the ones that can not be explained by these reasons:
- While Le Havre was an "Essen" game, it did garner impressive numbers (nearly 10%) in 2008, which makes appearing on this list all that more astounding. Cities & Ghost Stories have similar tales of their popularity.
- Finito! finally became recognized here in the U.S.
- Bananagrams has benefited from becoming widely known outside our little gamer world - and thus making it easier to find opponents.
- I guess Rattlesnake became easier to find? I dunno.
- As usual, there's one game I just don't understand why it's here - and that would be Coloretto.
1 comment:
Rattlesnake takes five minutes to play (maybe a little more) and it was a hit at the Gathering in 2009. That could explain why it shows up here.
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