Hobby Games: Top 100 "meme"

[ShadowX]

Bruce C. Shelley on Acquire
Nicole Lindroos on Amber Diceless
Ian Livingstone on Amun-Re
Stewart Wieck on Ars Magica
Thomas M. Reid on Axis & Allies
Tracy Hickman on Battle Cry
Philip Reed on BattleTech
Justin Achilli on Blood Bowl
Mike Selinker on Bohnanza
Tom Dalgliesh on Britannia
Greg Stolze on Button Men
Monte Cook on Call of Cthulhu
Steven E. Schend on Carcassonne
Jeff Tidball on Car Wars
Bill Bridges on Champions
Stan! on Circus Maximus
Tom Jolly on Citadels
Steven Savile on Civilization
Bruno Faidutti on Cosmic Encounter
Andrew Looney on Cosmic Wimpout
Skip Williams on Dawn Patrol
Alan R. Moon on Descent
Larry Harris on Diplomacy
Richard Garfield on Dungeons & Dragons
William W. Connors on Dynasty League Baseball
Christian T. Petersen on El Grande
Alessio Cavatore on Empires in Arms
Timothy Brown on Empires of the Middle Ages
Allen Varney on The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Phil Yates on Fire and Fury
William Jones on Flames of War
Rick Loomis on Fluxx
John Kovalic on Formula Dé
Anthony J. Gallela on The Fury of Dracula
Jesse Scoble on A Game of Thrones
Lou Zocchi on Gettysburg
James Wallis on Ghostbusters
James M. Ward on The Great Khan Game
Gav Thorpe on Hammer of the Scots
Uli Blennemann on Here I Stand
S. Craig Taylor, Jr. on A House Divided
Scott Haring on Illuminati
Dana Lombardy on Johnny Reb
Darren Watts on Junta
Greg Stafford on Kingmaker
Lester Smith on Kremlin
Wolfgang Baur on Legend of the Five Rings
Marc W. Miller on Lensman
Ted S. Raicer on London's Burning
Teeuwynn Woodruff on Lord of the Rings
Mike Breault on Machiavelli
Jordan Weisman on Magic: The Gathering
Steve Kenson on Marvel Super Heroes
Gary Gygax on Metamorphosis Alpha
Greg Costikyan on My Life with Master
John D. Rateliff on Mythos
Chris "Gerry" Klug on Napoleon's Last Battles
John Scott Tynes on Naval War
Erick Wujcik on Ogre
Marc Gascoigne on Once Upon a Time
Mike Bennighof on PanzerBlitz
Steve Jackson on Paranoia
Shannon Appelcline on Pendragon
JD Wiker on Pirate's Cove
Richard H. Berg on Plague!
Martin Wallace on Power Grid
Tom Wham on Puerto Rico
Joseph Miranda on Renaissance of Infantry
James Ernest on RoboRally
Paul Jaquays on RuneQuest
Richard Dansky on The Settlers of Catan
Ken St. Andre on Shadowfist
Steven S. Long on Shadowrun
Peter Corless on Shadows over Camelot
Dale Donovan on Silent Death: The Next Millennium
Matt Forbeck on Space Hulk
Ray Winninger on Squad Leader
Lewis Pulsipher on Stalingrad
Bruce Nesmith on Star Fleet Battles
Steve Winter on The Sword and the Flame
Jeff Grubb on Tales of the Arabian Nights (But of course)
Shane Lacy Hensley on Talisman
Douglas Niles on Terrible Swift Sword
Ed Greenwood on Thurn and Taxis
Mike Fitzgerald on Ticket to Ride
Thomas Lehmann on Tigris & Euphrates
Warren Spector on Tikal
David "Zeb" Cook on Toon
Mike Pondsmith on Traveller
Zev Shlasinger on Twilight Struggle
Kenneth Hite on Unknown Armies
Sandy Petersen on Up Front


I have to ask why we calling this a meme, it just seems to confuse the purpose. I also have to wonder about this list as the boardgame choices appear quite off the mark. I mean Terrible Swift Sword as a top 100 hobby game?

 

[Glyfair]

have to ask why we calling this a meme, it just seems to confuse the purpose. I also have to wonder about this list as the boardgame choices appear quite off the mark. I mean Terrible Swift Sword as a top 100 hobby game?

Because that's what Jeff Grubb called it? (I didn't feel like looking up the exact definiton.)

These are the ones in Green Ronin's book. Follow the link to see how these are chosen.

 

[RichGreen]

Monte Cook on Call of Cthulhu
Steven E. Schend on Carcassonne
Steven Savile on Civilization
Larry Harris on Diplomacy
Richard Garfield on Dungeons & Dragons
Darren Watts on Junta
Greg Stafford on Kingmaker
Wolfgang Baur on Legend of the Five Rings
Teeuwynn Woodruff on Lord of the Rings
Jordan Weisman on Magic: The Gathering
Steve Kenson on Marvel Super Heroes
Steve Jackson on Paranoia
Paul Jaquays on RuneQuest
Steven S. Long on Shadowrun
David "Zeb" Cook on Toon
Mike Pondsmith on Traveller
George Vasilakos on Vampire: The Masquerade
Chris Pramas on The Warlock of Firetop Mountain

Some games I'd forgotten about here!


Richard

 

[Doug Sundseth]

# Bruce C. Shelley on Acquire
# Nicole Lindroos on Amber Diceless
# Ian Livingstone on Amun-Re
# Stewart Wieck on Ars Magica
# Thomas M. Reid on Axis & Allies
# Tracy Hickman on Battle Cry
# Philip Reed on BattleTech
# Justin Achilli on Blood Bowl
# Mike Selinker on Bohnanza
# Tom Dalgliesh on Britannia
# Greg Stolze on Button Men
# Monte Cook on Call of Cthulhu
# Steven E. Schend on Carcassonne
# Jeff Tidball on Car Wars
# Bill Bridges on Champions
# Stan! on Circus Maximus
# Tom Jolly on Citadels
# Steven Savile on Civilization
# Bruno Faidutti on Cosmic Encounter
# Andrew Looney on Cosmic Wimpout
# Skip Williams on Dawn Patrol
# Alan R. Moon on Descent
# Larry Harris on Diplomacy
# Richard Garfield on Dungeons & Dragons
# William W. Connors on Dynasty League Baseball
# Christian T. Petersen on El Grande
# Alessio Cavatore on Empires in Arms
# Timothy Brown on Empires of the Middle Ages
# Allen Varney on The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen
# Phil Yates on Fire and Fury
# William Jones on Flames of War
# Rick Loomis on Fluxx
# John Kovalic on Formula Dé
# Anthony J. Gallela on The Fury of Dracula
# Jesse Scoble on A Game of Thrones
# Lou Zocchi on Gettysburg
# James Wallis on Ghostbusters
# James M. Ward on The Great Khan Game
# Gav Thorpe on Hammer of the Scots
# Uli Blennemann on Here I Stand
# S. Craig Taylor, Jr. on A House Divided
# Scott Haring on Illuminati
# Dana Lombardy on Johnny Reb
# Darren Watts on Junta
# Greg Stafford on Kingmaker
# Lester Smith on Kremlin
# Wolfgang Baur on Legend of the Five Rings
# Marc W. Miller on Lensman
# Ted S. Raicer on London's Burning
# Teeuwynn Woodruff on Lord of the Rings
# Mike Breault on Machiavelli
# Jordan Weisman on Magic: The Gathering
# Steve Kenson on Marvel Super Heroes
# Gary Gygax on Metamorphosis Alpha
# Greg Costikyan on My Life with Master
# John D. Rateliff on Mythos
# Chris "Gerry" Klug on Napoleon's Last Battles
# John Scott Tynes on Naval War
# Erick Wujcik on Ogre
# Marc Gascoigne on Once Upon a Time
# Mike Bennighof on PanzerBlitz
# Steve Jackson on Paranoia
# Shannon Appelcline on Pendragon
# JD Wiker on Pirate's Cove
# Richard H. Berg on Plague!
# Martin Wallace on Power Grid
# Tom Wham on Puerto Rico
# Joseph Miranda on Renaissance of Infantry
# James Ernest on RoboRally
# Paul Jaquays on RuneQuest
# Richard Dansky on The Settlers of Catan
# Ken St. Andre on Shadowfist
# Steven S. Long on Shadowrun
# Peter Corless on Shadows over Camelot
# Dale Donovan on Silent Death: The Next Millennium
# Matt Forbeck on Space Hulk
# Ray Winninger on Squad Leader
# Lewis Pulsipher on Stalingrad
# Bruce Nesmith on Star Fleet Battles
# Steve Winter on The Sword and the Flame
# Jeff Grubb on Tales of the Arabian Nights
# Shane Lacy Hensley on Talisman
# Douglas Niles on Terrible Swift Sword
# Ed Greenwood on Thurn and Taxis
# Mike Fitzgerald on Ticket to Ride
# Thomas Lehmann on Tigris & Euphrates
# Warren Spector on Tikal
# David "Zeb" Cook on Toon
# Mike Pondsmith on Traveller
# Zev Shlasinger on Twilight Struggle
# Kenneth Hite on Unknown Armies
# Sandy Petersen on Up Front
# R. Hyrum Savage on Vampire: The Eternal Struggle
# George Vasilakos on Vampire: The Masquerade
# Kevin Wilson on Vinci
# R.A. Salvatore on War and Peace
# Jack Emmert on Warhammer 40,000
# Chris Pramas on The Warlock of Firetop Mountain
# Steve Jackson on The Warlord
# John Wick on Wiz-War

BTW, Terrible Swift Sword is one of the most important games in the history of the hobby, both for its actual design and for its encouragement of the "monster game".

 

[Festivus]

Bruce C. Shelley on Acquire
Nicole Lindroos on Amber Diceless
Ian Livingstone on Amun-Re
Stewart Wieck on Ars Magica
Thomas M. Reid on Axis & Allies
Tracy Hickman on Battle Cry
Philip Reed on BattleTech
Justin Achilli on Blood Bowl
Mike Selinker on Bohnanza
Tom Dalgliesh on Britannia
Greg Stolze on Button Men
Monte Cook on Call of Cthulhu
Steven E. Schend on Carcassonne
Jeff Tidball on Car Wars
Bill Bridges on Champions
Stan! on Circus Maximus
Tom Jolly on Citadels
Steven Savile on Civilization
Bruno Faidutti on Cosmic Encounter
Andrew Looney on Cosmic Wimpout
Skip Williams on Dawn Patrol
Alan R. Moon on Descent
Larry Harris on Diplomacy
Richard Garfield on Dungeons & Dragons
William W. Connors on Dynasty League Baseball
Christian T. Petersen on El Grande
Alessio Cavatore on Empires in Arms
Timothy Brown on Empires of the Middle Ages
Allen Varney on The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Phil Yates on Fire and Fury
William Jones on Flames of War
Rick Loomis on Fluxx
John Kovalic on Formula Dé
Anthony J. Gallela on The Fury of Dracula
Jesse Scoble on A Game of Thrones
Lou Zocchi on Gettysburg
James Wallis on Ghostbusters
James M. Ward on The Great Khan Game
Gav Thorpe on Hammer of the Scots
Uli Blennemann on Here I Stand
S. Craig Taylor, Jr. on A House Divided
Scott Haring on Illuminati
Dana Lombardy on Johnny Reb
Darren Watts on Junta
Greg Stafford on Kingmaker
Lester Smith on Kremlin
Wolfgang Baur on Legend of the Five Rings
Marc W. Miller on Lensman
Ted S. Raicer on London's Burning
Teeuwynn Woodruff on Lord of the Rings
Mike Breault on Machiavelli
Jordan Weisman on Magic: The Gathering
Steve Kenson on Marvel Super Heroes
Gary Gygax on Metamorphosis Alpha
Greg Costikyan on My Life with Master
John D. Rateliff on Mythos
Chris "Gerry" Klug on Napoleon's Last Battles
John Scott Tynes on Naval War
Erick Wujcik on Ogre
Marc Gascoigne on Once Upon a Time
Mike Bennighof on PanzerBlitz
Steve Jackson on Paranoia
Shannon Appelcline on Pendragon
JD Wiker on Pirate's Cove
Richard H. Berg on Plague!
Martin Wallace on Power Grid
Tom Wham on Puerto Rico
Joseph Miranda on Renaissance of Infantry
James Ernest on RoboRally
Paul Jaquays on RuneQuest
Richard Dansky on The Settlers of Catan
Ken St. Andre on Shadowfist
Steven S. Long on Shadowrun
Peter Corless on Shadows over Camelot
Dale Donovan on Silent Death: The Next Millennium
Matt Forbeck on Space Hulk
Ray Winninger on Squad Leader
Lewis Pulsipher on Stalingrad
Bruce Nesmith on Star Fleet Battles
Steve Winter on The Sword and the Flame
Jeff Grubb on Tales of the Arabian Nights (But of course)
Shane Lacy Hensley on Talisman
Douglas Niles on Terrible Swift Sword
Ed Greenwood on Thurn and Taxis
Mike Fitzgerald on Ticket to Ride
Thomas Lehmann on Tigris & Euphrates
Warren Spector on Tikal
David "Zeb" Cook on Toon
Mike Pondsmith on Traveller
Zev Shlasinger on Twilight Struggle
Kenneth Hite on Unknown Armies
Sandy Petersen on Up Front
R. Hyrum Savage on Vampire: The Eternal Struggle
George Vasilakos on Vampire: The Masquerade
Kevin Wilson on Vinci
R.A. Salvatore on War and Peace
Jack Emmert on Warhammer 40,000
Chris Pramas on The Warlock of Firetop Mountain
Steve Jackson on The Warlord
John Wick on Wiz-War

 

[Wombat]

Bruce C. Shelley on Acquire
Nicole Lindroos on Amber Diceless
Ian Livingstone on Amun-Re
Stewart Wieck on Ars Magica
Thomas M. Reid on Axis & Allies
Tracy Hickman on Battle Cry
Philip Reed on BattleTech
Justin Achilli on Blood Bowl
Mike Selinker on Bohnanza
Tom Dalgliesh on Britannia
Greg Stolze on Button Men
Monte Cook on Call of Cthulhu
Steven E. Schend on Carcassonne
Jeff Tidball on Car Wars
Bill Bridges on Champions
Stan! on Circus Maximus
Tom Jolly on Citadels
Steven Savile on Civilization
Bruno Faidutti on Cosmic Encounter
Andrew Looney on Cosmic Wimpout
Skip Williams on Dawn Patrol
Alan R. Moon on Descent
Larry Harris on Diplomacy
Richard Garfield on Dungeons & Dragons (not this particular version)
William W. Connors on Dynasty League Baseball
Christian T. Petersen on El Grande
Alessio Cavatore on Empires in Arms
Timothy Brown on Empires of the Middle Ages
Allen Varney on The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Phil Yates on Fire and Fury
William Jones on Flames of War
Rick Loomis on Fluxx
John Kovalic on Formula Dé
Anthony J. Gallela on The Fury of Dracula
Jesse Scoble on A Game of Thrones
Lou Zocchi on Gettysburg
James Wallis on Ghostbusters
James M. Ward on The Great Khan Game
Gav Thorpe on Hammer of the Scots
Uli Blennemann on Here I Stand
S. Craig Taylor, Jr. on A House Divided
Scott Haring on Illuminati
Dana Lombardy on Johnny Reb
Darren Watts on Junta
Greg Stafford on Kingmaker
Lester Smith on Kremlin
Wolfgang Baur on Legend of the Five Rings
Marc W. Miller on Lensman
Ted S. Raicer on London's Burning
Teeuwynn Woodruff on Lord of the Rings
Mike Breault on Machiavelli
Jordan Weisman on Magic: The Gathering
Steve Kenson on Marvel Super Heroes
Gary Gygax on Metamorphosis Alpha
Greg Costikyan on My Life with Master
John D. Rateliff on Mythos
Chris "Gerry" Klug on Napoleon's Last Battles
John Scott Tynes on Naval War
Erick Wujcik on Ogre
Marc Gascoigne on Once Upon a Time
Mike Bennighof on PanzerBlitz
Steve Jackson on Paranoia
Shannon Appelcline on Pendragon
JD Wiker on Pirate's Cove
Richard H. Berg on Plague!
Martin Wallace on Power Grid
Tom Wham on Puerto Rico
Joseph Miranda on Renaissance of Infantry
James Ernest on RoboRally
Paul Jaquays on RuneQuest
Richard Dansky on The Settlers of Catan
Ken St. Andre on Shadowfist
Steven S. Long on Shadowrun
Peter Corless on Shadows over Camelot
Dale Donovan on Silent Death: The Next Millennium
Matt Forbeck on Space Hulk
Ray Winninger on Squad Leader
Lewis Pulsipher on Stalingrad
Bruce Nesmith on Star Fleet Battles
Steve Winter on The Sword and the Flame
Jeff Grubb on Tales of the Arabian Nights
Shane Lacy Hensley on Talisman
Douglas Niles on Terrible Swift Sword
Ed Greenwood on Thurn and Taxis
Mike Fitzgerald on Ticket to Ride
Thomas Lehmann on Tigris & Euphrates
Warren Spector on Tikal
David "Zeb" Cook on Toon
Mike Pondsmith on Traveller (have another edition -- Marc Miller 3 books)
Zev Shlasinger on Twilight Struggle
Kenneth Hite on Unknown Armies
Sandy Petersen on Up Front
R. Hyrum Savage on Vampire: The Eternal Struggle
George Vasilakos on Vampire: The Masquerade
Kevin Wilson on Vinci
R.A. Salvatore on War and Peace
Jack Emmert on Warhammer 40,000
Chris Pramas on The Warlock of Firetop Mountain
Steve Jackson on The Warlord
John Wick on Wiz-War

A fair number... and somewhere I have multiple editions...

 

[Man in the Funny Hat]

Thomas M. Reid on Axis & Allies
Steven Savile on Civilization *
Alan R. Moon on Descent **
Larry Harris on Diplomacy
Richard Garfield on Dungeons & Dragons
Scott Haring on Illuminati
Steve Kenson on Marvel Super Heroes
Steve Jackson on Paranoia
Steven S. Long on Shadowrun ***
Bruce Nesmith on Star Fleet Battles
Mike Pondsmith on Traveller
George Vasilakos on Vampire: The Masquerade ***

* which is to say that I own the board game based on the computer game which was based on the boardgame. I haven't played it. I do own and play the computer game. Have never played the original board game.

** If this refers to the computer game.

*** played Shadowrun VERY briefly. Played VtM exactly once.

The remainder of the list is omitted for clarity - I've never played, much less owned any of them.

 

[Glyfair]

The remainder of the list is omitted for clarity - I've never played, much less owned any of them.

Indeed.

Here is my abbreviated list, with a list of games that I wish I could say I have played.

Philip Reed on BattleTech
Monte Cook on Call of Cthulhu
Jeff Tidball on Car Wars
Bill Bridges on Champions
Steven Savile on Civilization
Bruno Faidutti on Cosmic Encounter
Larry Harris on Diplomacy
Richard Garfield on Dungeons & Dragons
Rick Loomis on Fluxx
Jesse Scoble on A Game of Thrones
James M. Ward on The Great Khan Game
Scott Haring on Illuminati
Darren Watts on Junta
Greg Stafford on Kingmaker
Teeuwynn Woodruff on Lord of the Rings
Jordan Weisman on Magic: The Gathering
Steve Kenson on Marvel Super Heroes
Gary Gygax on Metamorphosis Alpha
Steve Jackson on Paranoia
Shannon Appelcline on Pendragon
James Ernest on RoboRally
Paul Jaquays on RuneQuest
Richard Dansky on The Settlers of Catan
Ken St. Andre on Shadowfist
Ray Winninger on Squad Leader
Shane Lacy Hensley on Talisman
David "Zeb" Cook on Toon
Mike Pondsmith on Traveller
John Wick on Wiz-War

Games I'd like to play, but haven't

Bruce C. Shelley on Acquire
Nicole Lindroos on Amber Diceless
Stewart Wieck on Ars Magica
James Wallis on Ghostbusters
Erick Wujcik on Ogre
Marc Gascoigne on Once Upon a Time
Tom Wham on Puerto Rico
Mike Fitzgerald on Ticket to Ride

 

[ashockney]

Bruce C. Shelley on Acquire
Nicole Lindroos on Amber Diceless
Ian Livingstone on Amun-Re
Stewart Wieck on Ars Magica
Thomas M. Reid on Axis & Allies
Tracy Hickman on Battle Cry
Philip Reed on BattleTech
Justin Achilli on Blood Bowl
Mike Selinker on Bohnanza
Tom Dalgliesh on Britannia
Greg Stolze on Button Men
Monte Cook on Call of Cthulhu
Steven E. Schend on Carcassonne
Jeff Tidball on Car Wars
Bill Bridges on Champions
Stan! on Circus Maximus
Tom Jolly on Citadels
Steven Savile on Civilization
Bruno Faidutti on Cosmic Encounter
Andrew Looney on Cosmic Wimpout
Skip Williams on Dawn Patrol
Alan R. Moon on Descent
Larry Harris on Diplomacy
Richard Garfield on Dungeons & Dragons
William W. Connors on Dynasty League Baseball
Christian T. Petersen on El Grande
Alessio Cavatore on Empires in Arms
Timothy Brown on Empires of the Middle Ages
Allen Varney on The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Phil Yates on Fire and Fury
William Jones on Flames of War
Rick Loomis on Fluxx
John Kovalic on Formula Dé
Anthony J. Gallela on The Fury of Dracula
Jesse Scoble on A Game of Thrones
Lou Zocchi on Gettysburg
James Wallis on Ghostbusters
James M. Ward on The Great Khan Game
Gav Thorpe on Hammer of the Scots
Uli Blennemann on Here I Stand
S. Craig Taylor, Jr. on A House Divided
Scott Haring on Illuminati
Dana Lombardy on Johnny Reb
Darren Watts on Junta
Greg Stafford on Kingmaker
Lester Smith on Kremlin
Wolfgang Baur on Legend of the Five Rings
Marc W. Miller on Lensman
Ted S. Raicer on London's Burning
[B]Teeuwynn Woodruff on Lord of the Rings[/B]
Mike Breault on Machiavelli
Jordan Weisman on Magic: The Gathering
Steve Kenson on Marvel Super Heroes
Gary Gygax on Metamorphosis Alpha
Greg Costikyan on My Life with Master
John D. Rateliff on Mythos
Chris "Gerry" Klug on Napoleon's Last Battles
John Scott Tynes on Naval War
Erick Wujcik on Ogre
Marc Gascoigne on Once Upon a Time
Mike Bennighof on PanzerBlitz
Steve Jackson on Paranoia
Shannon Appelcline on Pendragon
JD Wiker on Pirate's Cove
Richard H. Berg on Plague!
Martin Wallace on Power Grid
Tom Wham on Puerto Rico
Joseph Miranda on Renaissance of Infantry
James Ernest on RoboRally
Paul Jaquays on RuneQuest
Richard Dansky on The Settlers of Catan
Ken St. Andre on Shadowfist
Steven S. Long on Shadowrun
Peter Corless on Shadows over Camelot
Dale Donovan on Silent Death: The Next Millennium
Matt Forbeck on Space Hulk
Ray Winninger on Squad Leader
Lewis Pulsipher on Stalingrad
Bruce Nesmith on Star Fleet Battles
Steve Winter on The Sword and the Flame
Jeff Grubb on Tales of the Arabian Nights (But of course)
Shane Lacy Hensley on Talisman
Douglas Niles on Terrible Swift Sword
Ed Greenwood on Thurn and Taxis
Mike Fitzgerald on Ticket to Ride
Thomas Lehmann on Tigris & Euphrates
Warren Spector on Tikal
David "Zeb" Cook on Toon
Mike Pondsmith on Traveller
Zev Shlasinger on Twilight Struggle
Kenneth Hite on Unknown Armies
Sandy Petersen on Up Front
R. Hyrum Savage on Vampire: The Eternal Struggle
George Vasilakos on Vampire: The Masquerade
Kevin Wilson on Vinci
R.A. Salvatore on War and Peace
Jack Emmert on Warhammer 40,000
Chris Pramas on The Warlock of Firetop Mountain
Steve Jackson on The Warlord
John Wick on Wiz-War