Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Five & Dime 2011: Wide Angle Lens (The BGG Top Twenty-Five)

Using the BGG Top 100 games (as of Wednesday, May 30th, 2012)... here's the "wide angle" graphs for the top twenty-five games that have been around 4+ years. (To get to 25 games whilst skipping those with a shorter track record, I actually ended up listing 36 games. Sue me.)

Yes, I just did this a few months ago with the 2010 stats... but it was worth updating.

#1: Twilight Struggle








#2: Agricola






#3: Puerto Rico

#4: Through the Ages: A Story of Civilization







#5: Power Grid (includes Funkenschlag & expansions)











#6: Le Havre





#8: Brass






#10: Caylus








#11: Dominion





#13: El Grande














#14: Race for the Galaxy






#15: Euphrat & Tigris














#16: War of the Ring








#20: Battlestar Galactica





#22: Paths of Glory














#24: Command & Colors: Ancients







#25: Age of Steam










#26: Princes of Florence













#27: Twilight Imperium (all editions)








#28: Stone Age





#29: Combat Commander






#30: Goa









#32: Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage














#33: Crokinole














#36: Here I Stand






Not included:
  • #7: Eclipse (2011)
  • #9: Dominion: Intrigue (2009) - play stats compiled w/Dominion
  • #12: 7 Wonders (2010)
  • #17: Mage Knight: Board Game (2011)
  • #18: Puerto Rico: Limited Anniversary Edition (2011) - play stats compiled w/Puerto Rico (of course)
  • #19: Ora et Labora (2011)
  • #21: Dominant Species (2010)
  • #23: Steam (2009)
  • #31: The Castles of Burgundy (2011) 
  • #34: Sid Meier's Civilization: The Board Game (2010)
  • #35: Troyes (2010)

Five & Dime 2011: Wide Angle Lens (Four Year Pix)

These graphs cover 2011 (top bar) through 2008 (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 2008.
 
Battlestar Galactica





Dominion





Ghost Stories





In the Year of the Dragon





Le Havre





Roll Through The Ages: The Bronze Age





Sorry! Sliders





Space Alert





Stone Age




Five & Dime 2011: Wide Angle Lens (Five Year Pix)

These graphs cover 2011 (top bar) through 2007 (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 2007.
 
Agricola






Bananagrams






Brass






Galaxy Trucker






Kingsburg






Notre Dame






Pandemic






Race for the Galaxy






Vikings






Zooloretto





Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Five & Dime 2011: Wide Angle Lens (Six Year Pix)

These graphs cover 2011 (top bar) through 2006 (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 2006.
 
Battlelore







Blue Moon City







Command & Colors: Ancients







Mr. Jack







Pillars of the Earth







Qwirkle







R-Eco







Thebes/Jenseits von Theben







Through the Ages: A Story of Civilization







Thurn and Taxis







Tier auf Tier/Animal Upon Animal







To Court A King







Twilight Struggle







Yspahan






Five & Dime 2011: Wide Angle Lens (Seven Year Pix)

These graphs cover 2011 (top bar) through 2005 (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 2005.
 
Ca$h N Gun$








Caylus








Diamant/Incan Gold








Hacienda








Pickomino/Heckmeck im Brautweck








Railroad Tycoon/Rails of Europe








Shadows Over Camelot








That's Life/Verflixxt








Ticket to Ride: Europe








Tsuro








Ubongo








Vegas Showdown








Wits & Wagers (includes Family edition)







Five & Dime 2011: Wide Angle Lens (Eight Year Pix)

These graphs cover 2011 (top bar) through 2004 (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 2004.

Blue Moon









Goa









Hansa









Heroscape









Ingenious/Einfach Genial









Memoir '44









No Thanks/Geschenkt









San Juan









Santiago









Saint Petersburg









Ticket To Ride (does not include Marklin or Europe)









Tongiaki








Five & Dime 2011: Wide Angle Lens (Nine Year Pix)

These graphs cover 2011 (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









Sunday, May 27, 2012

Five & Dime 2011: Wide Angle Lens (Ten Year Pix)

These graphs cover 2011 (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/Horse Fair)