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1977
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1983
December
Computers at Play
Adventure: Time Zone , Wizardry I, II, and III , Zork I, II, and III , Critical Mass , Suspended , Ultima I, II, and III , Scott Adams Graphic Adventure (S.A.G.A.) series
Strategy: Worms? , Planet Master , High Rise , RobotWar , Oil Barons , Hi-Res Computer Golf 2 , M.U.L.E. , Pensate
Computer Artistry: Movie Maker , The Graphics Magician , LPS II , KoalaPad Touch Tablet
Mystery: Murder on the Zinderneuf , Deadline , Murder by the Dozen
Not For Kids Only: Rocky's Boots , Master Type , In Search of the Most Amazing Thing
Wargames: Combat Leader , The Cosmic Balance , Cosmic Balance II , Guadalcanal Campaign , Eastern Front , Legionnaire
Arcade: Attack of the Mutant Camels , Blue Max , Choplifter , Crossfire , Parsec , Shamus , Spy's Demise , Wayout
Create Your Own...: The Arcade Machine , Lode Runner , Maze Craze Construction Set , Pinball Construction Set archive.org
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1984
December
Computer Capers
Adventure: Infidel , Xyphus , The Coveted Mirror , Sorcerer , King's Quest I , Planetfall
Simulations: Rails West! , President Elect , Space Shuttle , Flight Simulator II , Run for the Money , Gato
Sports: Star League Baseball , Rocky , Championship Boxing , Ballblazer , Rally Speedway , Hes Games , Summer Games , One-on-One
Wordplay & Trivia: Word Challenge , Pathwords , Compuzzler , Trivia Fever
Strategy: Archon II: Adept , Fortress , El-Ixir , Seven Cities of Gold , Sargon III
Not For Kids Only: The Factory , Up for Grabs , The Pond , The Incredible Laboratory
Arcade: Boulder Dash , Bristles , Gumball , Drelbs , Montezuma's Revenge , Pogo Joe , Jack Attack , Oil's Well , Impossible Mission , Spare Change , Raid on Bungeling Bay , Space Taxi , Wizard
Wargames: Fighter Command , Fifth Eskadra , Gulf Strike , War in Russia archive.org
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1985
December
Computers at Play
The Top 10: The Little Computer People Project , Balance of Power , Summer Games II , Make Millions , Dazzle Draw , Karateka , The Ancient Art of War , King's Quest II , MicroLeague Baseball , Music Works
Adventure Games: Alternate Reality , The Fourth Protocol , Hacker , The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy , Phantasie , Sherlock Holmes in "Another Bow" , Suspect , The Tracer Sanction , Wilderness
Sports and Action Games: Ballblazer , F-15 Strike Eagle , Rescue on Fractalus! , Spy vs. Spy II , APBA Major League Players Baseball , On-Court Tennis , Super Bowl Sunday , The World's Greatest Football Game
Strategy Games: Field of Fire , Felony! , The Other Side , Panzer-Jagd , SunDog: Frozen Legacy , Squire
Entertainment: Adventure Construction Set , The Complete Fireworks Celebration Kit , Electric Dragon , Fantavision , The Newsroom , Puzzle Master , VideoWorks , Wordfinder archive.org
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The Best Games of the Year
The Best Games of the Year
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December
Features: A. Ross Eckler Jr. 's "The New Anagrammasia", Impossible bottles , 16-Bit video games
Other: Campus-specific Monopoly clones , Time Traveler , Acrostics Network
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1994
February
Babble On , Arch Rival , Santa Fe Inca , Gear Works Binary Arts (Snowflake , Mystery Shapes , Pentominoes , Nature's Spaces , Cryptic Classics )Features: Judit Polgár , Gustave Verbeek
Other: Mark Nyman , Wendy Brackman , Adrian Fisher 's "Cobasaurus"
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1996
April
Carrom , Tricks , Field Command , Buzzword , Everway Tritryst , The Riddle of Master Lu , Madden 96 , FIFA Soccer 96 , NHL 96 , Hardball 5 Rubik's Cube Masterpiece Features: Botched Sweepstakes , Lotteries , and Game show contests , Alan R. Moon
Other: Super Fundoor
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1997
February
Modern Art , The Settlers of Catan , Spy's: The Espionage Game , Jumble Plus , Don't Make Me Laugh , Nick at Nite Classic TV Trivia Game Lighthouse , The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: Case of the Rose Tattoo Features: Pennsic War
Other: Ralph Marlin & Co. 's "Games & Toys" ties, Adrian Fisher 's "Adrian Fisher, Maze Artist - Your Land is His Canvas", Nintendo 64
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1997
April
Starcrossed , Catchpenny , Five Crowns , Dino Hunt , Premiere , Movie Mania , Bailiwick Toonstruck , Circle of Blood Features: Orion's Crystal , Hasbro 's online games
Other: Sentosphere 's games, TrueFace Cyberwatch
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1997
June
Cluché , Spy Alley , Knightmare Chess Obsidian , Marble Drop , Titanic: Adventure Out of Time Puzzle Arcade , IQube Features: Action games (Disruptor , Blast Chamber , Bug Too! , Sonic 3D Blast , The Adventures of Lomax , Spot Goes To Hollywood , Wave Race 64 ), Puzzle video games (Smart Games Word Puzzles #1 , Skill Traps ), Sports games (Front Page Sports: Baseball Pro '96 Season , NHL '97 , ABC's Monday Night Football , NCAA Championship Basketball , You Don't Know Jack ... Sports )
Other: American International Toy Fair (Powerpenz Airmail , Colorforms , Uncle Milton's Ant Farm , Real Action Prize-O-Matic Crane Machine , Toy Story Alien , Talk to Me Barbie , My Lickety Treats Doll , KISS (action figures) , Sing and Snore Ernie , Cabbage Patch Kids Brushin' Teeth Baby , Hydro Strike , Star Wars Laser Blaster , Laser Tag , Trap Mobile Laser Blaster , Imperial Assault Joystick , Sounds of the Force Electronic Memory Game ), XS , E-Pub Chat
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1997
August
Quoridor , Fluxx , A to Z , Pit , Free Parking , Waterworks Rama , Yoda Stories , Turok: Dinosaur Hunter Features: Cover the Spot and Carnival games , Mind Sports Olympiad , Klutz Press
Other: Hacker Trap , PlayStation Underground , Caesar's Magical Empire
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1997
October
My Dog Can Do That! , Quandary , Beyond Balderdash Norse by Norsewest: The Return of the Lost Vikings , Outlaws , Fable Vadasz Cube , Mind Lock , Whitewater , The Complete Idiot's Guide to Chess , Chess for Dummies Features: Internet gaming , Game magazines
Other: Emotional IQ Test , CrosSynergy Syndicate
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1998
April
Aces & Eights Collector's Edition Poker , Africa 1880 , Pass the Bomb , Mutual Fundz Smart Games Puzzle Challenge 2 , Sid Meier's Gettysburg , Riven , Galapagos: Mendel's Escape Features: 1998 AAAI Conference
Other: Wearable computers
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1998
June
Clichébles , 221B Baker Street: Sherlock Holmes and the Time Machine , Starship Troopers: Prepare for Battle! , Hollywood Studio Terra: Battle for the Outland , Shanghai: Dynasty , Mah Jongg Wall , Frogger My Lover , Super Mazes , Ancient Board Games Features: Museum of Bad Art , Game magazines ***
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1998
August
Say When! , The Wonderful World of Disney Trivia Game , Alphablitz Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee , Worms 2 , Journeyman Project 3: Legacy of Time The Rock , Smile Tiles , Time Blocks Features: History of the 1993 dispute for title of World Chess Champion
Other: A Game of Chance , History of Scrabble , Haiku Headlines , PlayStation (Crash Bandicoot 2 , Klonoa , Gex: Enter the Gecko , Pandemonium 2 , Intelligent Qube )
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1998
October
Lotus , Halunken & Spelunken , Falling Starship Titanic , Blasto , Kuba The Stone Features: Baseball cards , German-style board games (Funagain Games , Rio Grande Games )
Other: World Checkers Champion , Interview with Douglas Adams (Starship Titanic ), Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour season 1997–98 , Channel Craft
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1998
December
Sanctum Features: History and future of Go
Other: The Merlin Mystery , Atari (World of Atari )
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1999
February
Carat , Mystery Rummy: Jack the Ripper Virtual HorseRacing Simulator , Lode Runner 2 , Dune 2000 Features: Mental exercise (Mind Sports Olympiad )
Other: Jam!! , Newsgroups , Gathering of Friends
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1999
April
Edison & Co. , Bosworth , Baseball Tycoon John's Practice Putting Green , Walter Wick's Optical Tricks , The Encyclopedia of Games , Challenging IQ Tests Features: Flea circuses ; Console games (Lode Runner: The Legend Returns , Asteroids , Crash Bandicoot: Warped , Lemmings & Oh No! More Lemmings , Bomberman Hero , MediEvil )
Other: Beeping Wallet , Ouija Internationals
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1999
May
Filthy Rich (The 3-D Game of Capitalism) , Ex & Hopp Thief: The Dark Project , Heart of Darkness Features: Ralph Baer , Christopher Elis (Give and Take )
Other: Faces, The Ultimate Composite Picture , Psycho House , Quicktionary Reading Pen
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1999
June
Kahuna , Samurai Half-Life , Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus , The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time , John Saul's Blackstone Chronicles Features: Magic tricks
Other: The Star Trek Experience , Jason Robért (The Lab Puzzle Book )
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1999
August
Plunder , Pokemon , Apples to Apples , X-It! Populous: The Beginning , Lode Runner 3-D , Stratego Features: Games in Uzbekistan
Other: The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man (3D film , Synthespians )
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1999
September
Europa: 1945-2030 , iMagiNiff! RollerCoaster Tycoon , Baldur's Gate AIBO , Spintrek Features: Carnival games as folk art , Shareware (Floyd's Bumpershoot , Detective Chess , Clear It! , Tiler's Torment , Babylon II )
Other: Legoland
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1999
October
Ra , The Power of Two Rich Diamond , Sci-Fi Pinball Features: Bruce Pandolfini , Game literature (Competitive Dominoes , Winning at Backgammon , Chess Braintwisters , The Genealogy of Chess , Win at Hearts , Win at Spades: Basic and Intermediate Techniques )
Other: Joe Cramer , Game Doctor , Moller M400 Skycar
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1999
November
Ricochet Robot , Quoz , What Were You Thinking? , Krieg und Frieden (War & Peace) Pandora's Box , Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace Features: Numerology , Hasbro Interactive (em@il games ), Chess variants (Grand Chess , Omega Chess , Stealth Chess )
Other: Billy Mitchell 's Pac-Man perfect score , Mindmaker 's Game Commander
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1999
December
Features: Spades
Other: Virtual economy (Ultima Online ), SatCel , 1999 developments in the dispute for title of World Chess Champion , 2000 Buyer's Guide (Sega Dreamcast , Game Boy Color , NeoGeo Pocket Color )
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2000
February
Anno 1452 , Brawl , Octi Star Wars Pit Droid , Prince of Persia 3D Features: Arcade game emulation (Joust , Mr. Do , Mario Bros. , Galaga , Arkanoid , Ms. Pac-Man , Robotron , MAME )
Other: J.C. Ayer & Company puzzles , Game Deputy , Face Factory
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2000
April
Landlord Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine , Pong: The Next Level Eternity puzzle , American Mensa Guide to Casino Gambling: Winning Ways Features: Sword swallowing , Wizards of the Coast (Magic: The Gathering Interactive Encyclopedia , AD&D Core Rules 2.0 / Expansion , Forgotten Realms Interactive Atlas , Dragon: 25 Years of Dragon Magazine on CD-ROM )
Other: The Games Café , Model jet planes
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2000
May
Stephenson's Rocket , Die Mauer (The Wall) Zillions of Games , Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Savior, Blood of the Lamb Features: Reiner Knizia
Other: Low-Smoke Pyrotechnics , Smart Dust
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2000
June
Igel Ärgern (Hedgehogs in a Hurry) , Tile Chess The Sims , Crazy Taxi Anamorphic Jigsaw Puzzle Features: Connection games (Hex , Y , Bridg-It , TwixT , Havannah , Octagons , Trellis ); 2K series (NFL 2K , NBA 2K , NHL 2K )
Other: World Puzzle Championship , Abstract Games
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2000
August
Kings Cribbage , Rosenkönig , Vino , Chez Geek Chu Chu Rocket , Thief II: The Metal Age Features: Euchre
Other: Messier marathon , Politicards
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2000
September
Sky Runner , Schotten-Totten Lemmings Revolution , Rayman 2 Features: Amusement park rides , Space flight simulator games (StarLancer , FreeLancer )
Other: In-flight games (Arcadia ), World's largest Tetris
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2000
October
Vinci , Hellrail, Second Perdition MDK2 , Vampire: The Masquerade – Redemption Features: Gamers Choice Awards
Other: Internet television (The Board Room , The Game Room ), Mind Games
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2000
November
DuoWord , Corruption Virtua Tennis , Shareware (Dweep , Passage 3 , 3D Uz )Features: Johnson Smith & Company (Johnson Smith Company Catalog ), Massively multiplayer online role-playing games (Atriarch , Anarchy Online )
Other: Mr. Potato Head (as spokesperson for Rhode Island), Environmental Go
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2000
December
Features: Electric football ***
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2001
February
Java , Die Händler (The Dealers) Samba de Amiga , Maximum Pool Features: English rhymes for "orange"
Other: Andy Soltis , Habro 's National Jigsaw Puzzle Championship , Wolfgang Kramer
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2001
March
Hare & Tortoise , Vox Populi Escape from Monkey Island , The World Is Not Enough Features: English words ending in "-dous" , Zeno's paradoxes , PlayStation 2
Other: 2000 developments in the dispute for title of World Chess Champion (Classical World Chess Championship 2000 ), Disney Imagineer
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2001
April
The Great Brain Robbery , Crib Wars , Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) American McGee's Alice , Daytona USA Play Cribbage to Win Other: 2000 developments in the dispute for title of World Chess Champion (FIDE World Chess Championship 2000 ), Cosmic Baseball Association , Gathering of Friends (Kris Gould , Frank Branham , Joe Huber )***
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2001
May
San Marco , Babel Giants: Citizen Kabuto , Typing of the Dead Features: Secrets and Easter eggs (Triboluminescence of Wint-O-Green Life Savers , Buttoning differences for men and women , Cue mark , Alan Smithee , Charleston code , Hidden tracks , Easter eggs in Operating Systems, DVDs, and the Internet , Photic sneeze reflex , etc.), Java applets /PopCap Games (Diamond Mine/Bejeweled , Alchemy , Lucky Penny Video Poker , Psycho Babble , Atomica , Seven Seas , Mummy Maze )
Other: Geocaching , Dr. Broth & Ollie's Brain-Boggling Search for the Lost Luggage: Across Time and Space in 80 Puzzles
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2001
July
Lord of the Rings , Traumfabrik (Dream Factory) , Doge SimCoaster , Sega Smash Pack, Volume 1 The Dots-and-Boxes Game , Winning Ways for your Mathematical Plays, Vol. 1 , Spectramaze Features: Lord of the Rings board game
Other: Fiction Writer's Brainstormer , South Cone Trading Company gaming tables
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2001
August
Evo , Carcassonne , Azteca , Elixir Star Trek Away Team , Europa Universalis , Black & White , Serious Sam Features: Pro Tour (Magic: The Gathering) (Magic: The Gathering , Darwin Kastle , Gary Wise , Alex Shvartsman , Mike Long )
Video games: Future of Nintendo (Nintendo 64 , Nintendo GameCube , Game Boy Advance ), Online games (Tribes 2 , Allegiance , Phantasy Star Online , EverQuest ), PC games (Arcanum , Baldur's Gate II /Throne of Baal , Half-Life: Blue Shift ), Dreamcast (Shenmu 2 , Phantasy Star Online Version 2 ), PlayStation 2 (Final Fantasy X , K-Project , Metal Gear Solid II: Sons of Liberty )
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2001
September
San Francisco , Formula Motor Racing , Drakon , Wyatt Earp Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns , Mario Party 3 , Tropico , High Heat Major League Baseball 2002 Features: Skee ball
Video games: Online game (RealArcade , GameSpy Arcade ), Logic maze (Alice Mazes ), E3 2001 (Sony PlayStation , Nintendo GameCube , Microsoft Xbox )
Tabletop games: The Luzhin Defence , Prison-based correspondence chess
Other: Shelby /Shelbish, The Board Room (The Complete Lord of the Rings with Reiner Knizia , The Complete Tigris and Euphrates with Reiner Knizia )
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2001
October
Africa , Buffy the Vampire Slayer , Mystery Rummy Case No. 3: Jekyll & Hyde Microsoft Train Simulator , Emperor: Battle for Dune , Red Faction , Rayman Advance Wasgij?: Country Road / Wasgij?: The Wedding , The Magic Show Features: Jay's Journal of Anomalies (Gurners , grinners, grimaciers , contortionists )
Video games: Game Boy Advance (Castlevania: Circle of the Moon , Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure , Chu Chu Rocket , Super Mario Advance , F-Zero: Maximum Velocity , Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 , Earthworm Jim , GT Advance Championship Racing ), Online games (Ultima Online , EverQuest , Battle.net , World War II Online ), Lunar Lockout , PC games (Silent Hunter II , Destroyer Command , Gadget Tycoon , Airline Tycoon , Political Tycoon , Startup , Day Trader , Sid Meier's SimGolf , Green Berets ), PlayStation 2 (Saiyuki: Journey West , Onimusha , Grandia II ), X-Box (Project Ego )
Tabletop games: Connection games (Trellis , Anchor )
Other: Hash House Harriers , General Mills Cereal Adventure , Caribbean Crossword Cruise
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2001
November
Empires of the Ancient World , Zapp Zerapp , Face-It , Who Stole Ed's Pants? Startopia , Bomberman Tournament , Anachronox , Twisted Metal: Black Features: Harry Houdini
Video games: Mac gaming , Online games (Anarchy Online ), PC games (Gathering of Developers , Ion Storm , Daikatana , Anachronox , Deus Ex , Deus Ex II , Thief III ), Dreamcast (The Floigan Brothers , NFL 2K2 , NBA 2K2 , NHL 2K2 , Tennis 2K2 , NCAA College Football , World Series Baseball 2K2 , Shenmue 2 , Propeller Arena Online , Beach Spikers , Half-Life , Soldier of Fortune , Evil Twin: Cyprien's Chronicles , Rayman 2 , Skies of Arcadia ), Video game adaptations (Crazy Taxi , Max Payne , American McGee's Alice , Soul Calibur , Street Fighter )
Tabletop games: Connection games (Nonadjacent Anchor , Orbit )
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2001
December
Features: Collectible card games (Magic: The Gathering , MLB Showdown 2001 , Harry Potter Trading Card Game , Star Wars Customizable Card Game , Jedi Knights , Star Trek Customizable Card Game , Voyager Warp Speed , Young Jedi , The Trouble With Tribbles , Austin Powers Collectible Card Game , The Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game , Redemption ), George W. Bush
Other: Classic games (Go , Chess , Shogi , Xiang Qi ); Nintendo GameCube , X-Box
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2002
February
Starfarers of Catan , Die Magier von Pangea (The Wizards of Pangea) , Blackrock Castle , Wilderness War Ico , Spy Hunter , The Incredible Machine: Even More Contraptions , Ultimate Ride Features: Aaron Weissblum 's AKA Hunts
Video games: Online games (EA.com , Pogo.com , Majestic ), Shenmue II , Lords of the Realm III , Stronghold , Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor , Xbox , Nintendo GameCube , Star Fight , Video game industry reaction to September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks (Crime Patrol , Ghost Recon , Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro )
Tabletop games: Ralph Burkert (Die Magier von Pangea ), 3 Stones
Other: Tilt mazes (Amazing Maize Maze , Straight Ahead Maze )
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2002
March
Antiques Roadshow The Game , Nexus Monopoly Tycoon , Halo , Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 Nemesis Factor , Perfect Party Games , Alfred Hitchcock: A Mystery Jigsaw Puzzle Features: La Loteria
Video games: Dark Age of Camelot , Comparison of Nintendo GameCube and Xbox (Halo , Shrek , Dead or Alive 3 , Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee , Madden NFL 2002 , Star Wars Rogue Leader , Luigi's Mansion , Super Smash Bros. Melee , Pikmin ), Video game industry reaction to September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks (World War III: Black Gold , Rogue Spear: Black Thorn )
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2002
April
Top Secret Spies , Kupferkessel Co. (CopperKettle Co.) , Vom Kap Bis Kairo (From Cape to Cairo , Hexen Rennen (Witch Race) , Ebbe & Flut (Ebb & Flow) Star Wars Obi-Wan , MKA: Mortal Kombat Advance / Super Street Fighter II Turbo Revenge , NHL 2002 , Splashdown Video games: Sega Soccer Slam , Import gaming (Shenmue II ), The Fellowship of the Ring / The Lord of the Rings Part I , PS2 Online , Medieval: Total War , Online games (Video game addiction )
Tabletop games: Auction 2002
Other: Walter Wick (Can You See What I See? ), Z-Cardz , Robert Heike , Günter Burkhardt
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2002
May
Urland , DVONN , Liberté , Pompeji (Pompeii) Rez , Medal of Honor , Circus Maximus: Chariot Wars , Sid Meier's SimGolf Features: Marc Salem
Video games: Nintendo GameCube (Pikmin , Luigi's Mansion , Super Smash Bros. Melee , Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader , Super Monkey Ball , Wave Race: Blue Storm ), Toontown , Linux for PlayStation 2 , Majesco , Dance Dance Revolution (Dance Dance Revolution Konamix ), Neverwinter Nights
Other: Googlewhacking , 2002 developments in the dispute for title of World Chess Champion (FIDE World Chess Championship 2002 )
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2002
July
Where's Bob's Hat? , Mexica , Settlers of Catan card game /Expansions , Atlantic Star , Phoney Baloney , Ein Arsch Kommt Sellten Allein (Reprehensible Fellows Seldom Come Singly) Wreckless: The Yakuza Missions , Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2002 , Sonic Adventure 2 Battle / Sonic Advance Scramble Squares Features: Competitive eating
Video games: Magic Online , Virtual economy /Gold farming , Game demos
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2002
August
Alibi , You're Bluffing! , Agora , Moods Pirates - The Legend of Black Kat , Star Trek Bridge Commander , Strange Adventures in Infinite Space , Virtua Fighter 4 Features: 1000 Blank White Cards
Video games: Train simulators (Microsoft Train Simulator , Trainz , BVE: Boso View Express , Bahn , Rail3D , Runaway Train , Trainz Paint Shed , Yardmaster , Boss , Workshop , Online , Branchline , Commuter , Pioneer , Railroad Tycoon , Railroad Tycoon II , Rails Across America ), Game demos , Pikmin flower , Virtual Kasparov , Master of Orion III , Medal of Honor , Return to Castle Wolfenstein , Tribes Fast Attack , Spyhunter , Myst miniseries
Tabletop games: Middle Shogi Manual (Chu shogi )
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2002
September
Pueblo , Kingdoms , Pampas Railroads , Puerto Rico Freedom Force , Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast , Spider-Man Features: Jackpot
Video games: City of Heroes , Sid Meier's Civilization III: Play the World , Galactic Battlegrounds , Clone Campaigns , Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb , RollerCoaster Tycoon II , Metal Gear Solid 2 / Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance , 6th generation price wars
Tabletop games: Martin Wallace , Hostage Chess
Other: 2002 developments in the dispute for title of World Chess Champion (Prague Unity Plan ), Action Centered Training 's giant board games , Dominions , Games
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2002
October
Dschunke (Junk) , San Gimignano , Emerald , Santa Fe Rails Dance Dance Revolution Konamix , ZooCube , Hunter: The Reckoning , Star Wars Starfighter Special Edition Features: Mazes (Adrian Fisher , Maize mazes , Mirror mazes , Hedge mazes , Water mazes , Decorative paving mazes , Labyrinths , Six minute mazes , etc.)
Video games: America's Army , Online games (EverQuest , Ultima Online , World War II Online , A Tale in the Desert , Ultimate Baseball Online , Motor City Online , Phantasy Star Online , Final Fantasy XI , Star Wars Galaxies , Blizzard's World of Warcraft , The Sims Online ), Doom III , Command & Conquer Generals , Steel Battalions , Super Mario Sunshine , Star Fox Adventures , Metroid Prime , Legend of Zelda , Jazz & Faust , LucasArts adventure games , Full Throttle 2 , Hoyle Games Collection II , 100 Great Games for the Palm
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185
2002
November
Villa Paletti , Clash of the Gladiators , Dragon Land , Wallenstein , Brewmaster: The Craft Beer Game Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem , Neverwinter Nights , Soccer Slam , Stuntman Features: Video game art , Internet art , and Art games (Cathartic User Interface , Game Show , Sophie Calle , Trance , Netomat , Jackpot , MetaPet , Jarvis Rockwell 's Maya installation , Danny O 's Ball Walk , Pencil Whipped , Game On , Triggerhappy )
Video games: America's Army , Warcraft III , The Sims , The Sims Deluxe , Livin' Large , Larry Holland , Peter Hirschmann , Clone Wars , Bounty Hunter
Tabletop games: World Boardgaming Championships , Dungeons & Dragons (EN World ), Bill Payne
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186
2002
December
Features: Barbu , Collectible card games , Jigsaw puzzles ***
187
2003
February
Gold Digger , Zahltag (Payday) , Hammer of the Scots , Lord of the Rings Sauron expansion Mafia , Casino Empire , Battlefield 1942 , Links 2003 G8 Game Timer Features: Practical joke devices /Novelty items (H. Fishlove & Co. )
Video games: Human-computer chess matches (Chessmaster , Christiansen – Chessmaster , Fritz & Junior , Kasparov – Deep Junior , Deep Blue ), Unreal Tournament 2003 , The Lost Vikings , Kill Bill , Phantasy Star Online Episodes 1 & 2 , Tribes 2 (Team Rabbit 2 , Tribes Classic , Tribes Fast Attack , Tribes Aerial Assault )
Tabletop games: Gary Cowley (Face-It/Suit-Up ), Dungeons & Dragons
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188
2003
March
TAMSK , Nautilus , X-Bugs , War & Sheep! , Tony & Tino , Drake & Drake Animal Crossing , Godzilla Destroy All Monsters Melee , Wheel of Fortune 2003 , Jeopardy! 2003 , Monopoly , Scrabble Complete Features: Mesoamerican ballgame
Video games: Steel Battalion , Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth , Dead to Rights
Tabletop games: Kris Burm , Sid Sackson , Tabletop game websites (BoardGameGeek , The Game Cabinet , Luding , Risk! Homepage , Card Games )
Other: North American Wife Carrying Championships , Everything I Know About Business I Learned from Monopoly
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189
2003
April
Fire and Ice , Freeloader , Wildlife , Cityscape SimCity 4 , The Sims Online , Ratchet & Clank , Legends of Wrestling II Features: 2002 gaming retrospective (MIT Mystery Hunt , Curling , Intercoastal Altercations , Book of Challenges , National Puzzlers' League Convention , Gen Con Game Fair , Gwen Con , Push, Nevada , Microsoft Puzzle Hunt , The Mobley Wedding , The Game , Las Vegas , Fightball )
Video games: Mecha games (BattleTech /MechWarrior /MechAssault /MechCommander , Steel Battalion , Robotech: Battlecry , Radio Alchemic Drive: RAD , Super Robot Wars Impact , Murakamo: Mech Hunter ), Tabletop game adaptations (BrettspielWelt , EBTG - Brett & Computer ), Civilization III: Play the World , Halo , Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided , Jeff Tunnell /Dynamix /GarageGames (Marble Blast , Chain Reaction , Orbz , Robot Battle , Torque engine )
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190
2003
May
Krone & Schwert (Crown & Sword) , Nodwick , Odin's Ravens , Korsar (Corsairs) , Ad Acta (On File) , Cavetroll Impossible Creatures , Crash Bandicoot 2: N-Tranced , Splinter Cell , War of the Monsters Features: Antique board games and board game collecting , How Would You Move Mount Fuji? , Monopoly variants
Video games: Westwood Studios , Bestselling games of 2002 , Medieval: Total War , Rome: Total War , The Sims Online
Other: Wonderful World of Words , Kasparov – Deep Junior
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191
2003
July
Wheedle , Volltreffer (Bull's-Eye) , Clans , Octiles Freelancer , Unreal 2 , Praetorians , American Conquest Video games: Handheld gaming , Thoth Game Engine , MechWarrior movie , MageKnight movie , 6th generation console wars , Game Boy Advance (Nintendo Puzzle Collection , untitled Zelda game ), Strategic Simulations, Inc. (IL-2 Sturmovik: Forgotten Battles , Harpoon 4 , Lock On: Modern Air Combat ), Ubisoft (Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time )***
192
2003
August
Age of Steam , Play On Words , Settlers of the Stone Age , Dibs Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield , Sonic Advance 2 , Pro Race Driver Features Puerto Rico
Tabletop games: Interview with Andreas Seyfarth , Arimaa
Video games: Used video games online (eBay , Half.com , Funagain Games , Newegg , Amazon.com , Buy.com , Dragglestown , The War Store , New Wave Mail Order ), Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory , Battlefield 1942: The Road to Rome , Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII , Masters of Doom , military simulation games based on the 2003 invasion of Iraq , Retrogaming (PhillyClassic , Classic Gaming Expo , Entity , Space Invaders Collection )
Other: The Clocktower Mystery , John Ninomiya /Cluster ballooning , John Ivers /Amateur roller coaster construction /Negative-G.com
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193
2003
September
Visualeyes , Fresh Fish , New England Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow , Bandits: Phoenix Rising , NBA Street Vol. 2 The Game Inventor's Guidebook Features: Games with meta-rules (Magic: The Gathering ; Rumble ; Eleusis ; Fluxx ; Democrazy ; Proteus ; Dvorak , Mao , Lemma , Nomic , nomic games )
Tabletop games: online chess , This Week in Chess at The London Chess Centre , Playchess.com , ChessBase , Chess Cafe , Chess Variants Site , Chessopolis , Portable Game Notation
Video games: Usenet , EverQuest (EverQuest II , Lords of EverQuest , EverQuest Online Adventures: Frontiers , EverQuest: Evolution ), Wallace and Gromit in Project Zoo , Sims 4: Rush Hour Expansion Pack , The Sims Bustin' Out , The Sims 2 , Doom 3
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194
2003
October
Amun-Re , Balloon Cup , Paris Paris , Mystery Rummy Case No. 4: Al Capone and the Chicago Underworld , Crossword Pyramids , Zoosim Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind Expansion: Bloodmoon , PlanetSide , Hulk , Midtown Madness 3 Features: Jasper Maskelyne 's Wartime trickery
Video games: Ragnarok Online hacking, EverQuest Macintosh Edition , Warcraft: The Board Game , GameCube sales , Battlefield Vietnam , Enter the Matrix , Usenet newsgroups
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195
2003
November
Mystery of the Abbey , Dante's Inferno , The Penguin Ultimatum , I'm the Boss! Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness , Jet Grind Radio , Mario Golf Features: Jasper Maskelyne 's Wartime trickery
Video games: Interactive fiction (Andrew Plotkin , Graham Nelson , Michael S. Gentry , Emily Short , Adam Cadre ), Cheating in video games /Walkthroughs , Castlevania: Lament of Innocence , Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life , online go (GoBase.org )
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196
2003
December
Features: Mike Selinker
Collectible card games: Ophidian 2350 , The Simpsons Trading Card Game , Neopets Trading Card Game , SpongeBob SquarePants Trading Card Game
Other: World Boardgaming Championships (Puerto Rico ), Peanuts Monopoly , Peanuts Uno , Peanuts Chess
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197
2004
February
Wordigo , Lawless , King Me! , Strange Synergy , High Society SimCity 4 Rush Hour , Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure , Voodoo Vince Features: BrettspielWelt
Tabletop games: Überplay , The Million Word Crossword Dictionary , Mountain
Video games: Cheating in video games (Steam , GameSpy ), Half-Life 2 leak , 6th generation console wars
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198
2004
March
Pirate's Cove , YINSH , Senjutsu , Vampire Kirby Air Ride /Mario Kart: Double Dash‼ , Gladius , Empires: Dawn of the Modern World Features: High strikers
Tabletop games: Eagle Games (Civilization: The Boardgame , Age of Mythology: The Boardgame )
Video games: Star Wars Galaxies
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199
2004
April
Age of Mythology , Spooks , Vanished Planet , Balancing Aliens Magic: The Gathering Battlegrounds /Culdcept , Secret Weapons Over Normandy Features: The Game of Flying Obelisks
Books: The Tanagram Book , The Awesome 3-D Puzzle Challenge , Go! More than A Game , Eye-Pleasing, Mind-Teasing 3-D Conundrums , Truly Baffling Optical Illusions , Mastering Checkmates , All About Mancala: Its History and How to Play
Video games: Auction sniping , DVD games (Sherlock Holmes, Consulting Detective , Xena Warrior Princess—Girls Just Wanna Have Fun , Trivial Pursuit DVD Pop Culture Edition , Lilo & Stitch's Island of Adventures DVD Game )
Other: Duane Cash 's Rubik's Cube variations , Associated Press' dropping of chess coverage
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200
2004
May
Princes of the Renaissance , Siegestones , Carcassonne: The Castle , Maya Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles , NFL Street , EyeToy: Play Features: English rhymes for "silver"
Video games: 2004 handheld console wars (PlayStation Portable ), ScummVM , Sonalysts (Jane's 688(I) Hunter/Killer , Jane's Fleet Command , Sub Command , Dangerous Waters , Harpoon 4 ), Female video game player demographics , Allegiance /Allegiance Zone , Game designers
Tabletop games: Dollar
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201
2004
July
Word Rich , Fantasy Pub , Attika , Oasis , Subulata , Saga Champions of Norrath , 007: Everything or Nothing Features: Piecepack
Video games: World of Warcraft , James Bond video games (007: Everything or Nothing , GoldenEye 2 ), Midway Games (Justice League , The Suffering , NBA Ballers , Major League Baseball: SlugFest , Psi-Ops , Mortal Kombat , Area 51 , NARC , Gauntlet /Gauntlet Dark Legacy ), Star Wars: Republic Commando
Other: Scott Hagwood /Memorization /Mnemonics
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202
2004
August
Alexandros , Ticket to Ride , Secret of the Tombs , Go Mental Far Cry , Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow , Pokémon Colosseum Features: Jigsaw puzzles (Jack-in-the-Box Puzzles )
Video games: Online crossword puzzles , Alchemy , Ubisoft (Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six III , Ghost Recon 2 , Pacific Fighters , Myst IV: Revelation ), Golf simulators (QMotions-Golf Indoor Golf Simulator , Tiger Woods PGA Tour )
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203
2004
September
Hoity Toity , Die Fugger , Scream Machine , Dos Rios , Hansa , Gulo Gulo Samurai Warriors , Onimusha 3: Demon Siege , Custom Robo Features: Hearts
Video games: E3 2004 (Battlefield 2 , Battlefield 2: Modern Combat , Black & White 2 , Catwoman , Def Jam: Fight for NY , GoldenEye: Rogue Agent , Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban , The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth , The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age , Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault , The Sims 2 , The URBZ: Sims in the City , The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay , Crash Twinsanity , Empire Earth 2 , Evil Genius , Fahrenheit , Fight Club , Ground Control II: Operation Exodus , Half-Life 2 , Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude , Men of Valor , Predator: Concrete Jungle , Red Ninja: End of Honor , Spyro: A Hero's Tail , StarCraft: Ghost , Tribes: Vengeance , Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords , Star Wars Battlefront , Mercenaries , Star Wars Republic Commando , Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed )
Other: 2004 developments in the dispute for title of World Chess Champion (FIDE World Chess Championship 2004 ), The Way of Go: 8 Ancient Strategy Secrets for Success in Business and Life
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204
2004
October
Finstere Flure (Creepy Corridor) , Santiago , Die Sieben Siegel (The Seven Seals) , Sunken City , Relationship Tightrope , Adam & Eva Full Spectrum Warrior , Thief: Deadly Shadows , Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Features: Toy colleges , (American International Toy Fair , Mattel Games Division , Fischer-Price Toys , Wild Planet Toys , National Toy Hall of Fame )
Video games: E3 2004 (Conker Live and Reloaded , Legend of Zelda , Splinter Cell 3 , The Movies , Resident Evil 4 , Donkey Kong Jungle Beat , Paper Mario 2 )
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205
2004
November
Goa , Anno 1503 , Tongiaki , Maharaja , Poison Pot , FBI Mario Golf Advance Tour , Hot Shots Golf Fore! , Spider-Man 2 Features: Video poker
Video games: City of Heroes , Kingdom of Loathing
Other: Word Wars , FIDE World Chess Championship 2004 , What Presidents Are Made Of
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206
2004
December
Features: Eric Harshbarger
Collectible card games: Magic: The Gathering , Star Trek CCG , Yu Yu Hakusho TCG , Pokémon , G.I. Joe TCG , On the Edge , Yu-Gi-Oh! , MegaMan NT Warrior , Duel Masters TCG , Star Wars TCG , Star Wars CCG , Star Trek CCG , Lord of the Rings TCG , Monty Python and the Holy Grail CCG
Video games: Nintendo DS
Other: Fool the Guesser , The Logan Deck , 3rd Game Show Congress , Can You See What I See? Cool Collections
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207
2005
February
Boomtown , Snorta! , The Kites and Darts Game , Teleporters , Goldbräu , Keythedral Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War , Scrapland Features: English rhymes for "purple"
Video games: Steam , Xbox sales , Game Boy Advance Wireless Adapter , Acclaim Entertainment
Tabletop games: World Boardgaming Championships
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208
2005
March
Project Kells , Election USA , Betrayal at House on the Hill , *Star Secret of the Silver Earring , Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders Features: Games as art objects (Liubo )
Books: Sherlock Holmes speculation
Tabletop games: Patrick Matthews
Collectible card games: Pokémon TCG (Poké Card Creator Contest /Kids' WB! Pokémon TCG booster packs )
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209
2005
April
Camelot Legends , Columns , Dawn Under , Gloom , Station Master , Marvin Marvel's Marvelous Marble Machine, A.K.A. The Marble Game RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 , World of Warcraft , Mario Party 6 Features: Spiel/Essen 2004 (Chicago International Toy and Game Fair , Louis XIV: Intrigue in the Court of the Sun King , Mall World , Reef Encounter , Jambo , Geschenkt )
Video games: Nintendo DS (Asphalt DS , Madden NFL 2005 , Spider-Man 2 , Super Mario 64 DS , The Urbz: Sims in the City ), Steam (Counter-Strike: Source , Half-Life 2 )
Other: International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions 2004 , Hikaru Nakamura , Quzzle
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210
2005
May
Ys , Der Untergang von Pompeji (Escape from Pompeii) , Jambo , Burn in Hell , Mall World , Carcassonne: The City Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap , MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf Features: The Settlers of Catan
Tabletop games: NetWords
Video games: Fritz , Chesster 2
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211
2005
July
Die Weinhändler (The Wine Merchants) , Submarine , Niagara , Jungle Smart , Heart of Africa , Caribbean Star Fox: Assault , Champions: Return to Arms , Oddworld Stranger's Wrath Features: Dominoes (World Domino Championship /Fédération Internationale de Domino , Dominoes variants )
Video games: The Sims 2: University , City of Heroes , World of Warcraft , City of Villains , Guild Wars
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212
2005
August
Ticket to Ride Europe , Primordial Soup (a.k.a. Ursuppe) , Adversity , Around the World in 80 Days , Oltremare: Merchants of Venice God of War , Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory Subtrax Features: Mirror mazes (Peaugres Safari Park )
Tabletop games: David A. Cherry
Other: Cowtown Cattlepen Maze , Deal Me In!: Online Cardrooms, Big-Time Tournaments, & the New Poker
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213
2005
September
Amazonas , Monsters Menace America , Ice Cream , Australia , The Motley Fool's Buy Low, Sell High , Gone Fishing Features: Can sculpture
Other: Polarity , SimplyFun , Star Wars Episode III Tie-Ins (Star Wars III video games , Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith Miniatures , Battle Planner , Attacktix , Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith Trading Card Game , Trivial Pursuit, Star Wars edition , Star Wars Risk: The Clone Wars Edition , Star Wars Monopoly , Star Wars Chess , Lego Star Wars: The Video Game , Star Wars Galaxies )
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214
2005
October
Shadows Over Camelot , Carcassonne: The Princess and the Dragon , My Dwarves Fly , Polarity , Candamir: The First Settlers , China Donkey Konga 2 /WarioWare: Twisted /Yoshi Topsy-Turvy , Forza Motorsport Features: Looney Labs (Icehouse , Aquarius , Cosmic Coasters , Fluxx , Chrononauts , Nanofictionary , The Mad Lab Rabbits )
Video games: 7th generation console wars (Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 , Nintendo Revolution )
Other: BoardGameGeek (BGG.con ), Videogames: In the Beginning
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215
2005
November
Louis XIV , Wild Pirates , Iglu Iglu , Razzia! (Raid) , Tanz der Hornochsen! (Dance of the Bullheads) , No Merci (No Thanks) Destroy All Humans! /Psychonauts Features: Carousels
Tabletop games: Poker variants , Thomas Liesching (Niagara )
Video games: Video games based on Marvel Comics for Xbox360, Far Cry Instincts , Hello Kitty: Roller Rescue
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216
2005
December
Features: Opening sentences
Collectible card games: Anachronism , Zatch Bell! The Card Battle , Teen Titans Collectible Card Game , The Kids Next Door Trading Card Game , Magic: The Gathering
Collectible miniatures games: HeroClix , MechWarrior , Pirates of the Revolution , Rocketmen , Navia Dratp
Other: Chessboards , 15th Annual WBC , Dollar auctions
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217
2006
February
WordSearch , Jochen der Rochen (Fish Boogie) , Trump, Tricks, Game! , Keesdrow , Darkness Falls on Sevinpold , RoboRally Indigo Prophecy , Black & White 2 , Ultimate Spider-Man /X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse 2006 Pentomino Daily Calendar Features: Oskar van Deventer
Tabletop games: Porcio
Video games: Game Boy Micro
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218
2006
March
Wildfire , Parthenon: Rise of the Aegean , Himalaya , Die Dolmengötter (The Druid Gods) , Poison Shadow of the Colossus , The Movies , Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06 Flipside Tabletop and video games: Comic & Gaming Crossovers (HeroClix , Vs. System , Attacktix , Super Hero Showdown , video games based on comic books), Murray Heasman
Other: New York Pizza Show , The World's Longest Crossword Puzzle , A Passion for Mathematics: Numbers, Puzzles, Madness, Religion, and the Quest for Reality , Russians Versus Fischer (2d ed.)
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219
2006
April
PÜNCT , Wits and Wagers , Lucca Città , Techno Witches , Ark , Siena , Castle Merchants Guitar Hero , Sid Meier's Civilization IV , Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie Video games: Independent Games Festival
Tabletop games: Large-sized miniatures , Miniature Amusements /RollerCoaster Tycoon Construction Set , International Board Gaming League
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220
2006
May
Carcassonne: The Discovery , Aloha , Glory to Rome , Freya's Folly , Vegas Showdown , Hacienda Super Mario Strikers , True Swing Golf , Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows , Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones Features: Militainment /Virtual battlefields
Puzzles: Rocky Chiaro
Video games: Mac gaming (PopCap Games ), Majesco Entertainment , Dr. Sudoku
Other: Mechanical puzzles (General Symmetries, Inc. ), Corus chess tournament
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221
2006
July
Il Principe , Parlay , Wallamoppi , Hey! That's My Fish! , Tricky Town , Beowulf: The Legend , Mesopotamia: Cradle of Civilization Fight Night Round 3 , Black , Star Wars: Empire at War Features: The Howard Bros. Circus
Video games: Xbox 360 (Perfect Dark Zero , Kameo: Elements of Power , Condemned: Criminal Origins , PGR 3 (Project Gotham Racing 3) , Call of Duty 2 , Dead or Alive 4 , NBA 2K6 , The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion , Gears of War , Prey )
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222
2006
August
Reef Encounter , King Arthur Card Game , Ticket to Ride: Märklin , Rocketville , Railroad Tycoon , Ostia: The Harbor of Rome The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion , Top Spin 2 Features: Locked room mysteries
Video games: PopCap Games (Games for Health ), Xbox Live Marketplace
Other: The New Yorker Book of Cartoon Puzzles and Games , Mechanical puzzles (R&A Media ), Chess boxing , Perplex City
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223
2006
September
Jot! , Caylus , Sketchword , Cosmic Cows , Gemblo , Play Nine Tomb Raider: Legend , Dreamfall: The Longest Journey , Odama , Metroid Prime: Hunters Features: Wordplay
Video games: LAN parties , Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!
Other: Allan Boardman
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224
2006
October
Mykerinos , Pecunia Non Olet (Money Does Not Stink) , Skyline of the World , Corintho , Cleopatra and the Society of Architects Heroes of Might & Magic V , Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends , Magnetica , Half-Life 2: Episode I The 15 Puzzle Features: Carnegie Mellon's Entertainment Technology Center (Jam-O-Drum , Experimental-gameplay , Animateering , Game Innovation Database , PeaceMaker , Quasi )
Video games: Wii , Nintendo DS Lite
Other: Gridlock: Crossword Puzzles and the Mad Geniuses Who Create Them , Edge-matching puzzles (Eternitygames ), Reunification of the World Chess Championship
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225
2006
November
Pacru , Aquadukt (Aqueduct) , Heximania , Rum & Pirates , Thurn and Taxis , Ringgz , Aqua Romana , Masons Lemmings , Table Tennis , New Super Mario Bros. Features: Letterboxing
Video games: Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas
Other: Bryan Berg , Mechanical puzzles (Faerie Tale Books )
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226
2006
December
Features: Classic puzzles (Table-to-stools puzzle , Tangrams , Ma's Puzzle , 8-puzzle , Penrose triangle )
Video games: ESRB Ratings
Other: The New Puzzle Classics: Ingenious Twists on Timeless Favorites , The All Five Puzzle , 16th Annual WBC , Trading card games/Collectible card games , 18XX games , Chess variants
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227
2007
February
Shear Panic , Abridged , Easter Island , Blue Moon City , Great Wall of China , Eat It! , Seismic ,Lego Star Wars II , Okami , Madden NFL 07 , Scarface: The World Is Yours Features: Double deck pinochle , José Grant 's Puzzle rings
Video games: X06
Other: Crafting Wood Logic Puzzles , Lost jigsaw puzzlesMensa Guide to Solving Sudoku
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228
2007
March
Mission: Red Planet , The End of the Triumvirate , Margin for Error , Valley of the Pharaohs , Word Spot , Terra Nova , Across Words Guitar Hero II , Dark Messiah of Might & Magic , Sid Meier's Railroads! Features: MagiQuest
Video games: FoxMind , Jericho , Marvel: Ultimate Alliance , The Official Warcraft Encyclopedia
Books: Monopoly: The World's Most Famous Game & How It Got That Way , LIFE Picture Puzzle: Can You Spot the Differences?
Other: Perplex City
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229
2007
April
Wayfinder , Claim It! , City & Guilds , Disorder , Canal Mania Viva Piñata , Gears of War , Marvel: Ultimate Alliance , Evidence: The Last Ritual Magnetic Bumper Cars Features: Kagen Schaefer 's Puzzle boxes , Belegarth Medieval Combat Society
Video games: Party games (SingStar Rocks! , Karaoke Revolution , Karaoke Revolution Country , Dance Dance Revolution , Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol , Guitar Hero II , Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 4 , You Don't Know Jack , Wii Sports , WarioWare: Smooth Moves ), Wii
Other: Second Life: The Official Guide , Deep Fritz vs. Vladimir Kramnik , Board game conventions (Essen , BGG.con , EuroQuest )
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230
2007
May
Cobras in the Cockpit , Genesis , Gheos , Doodle Dice , The Thief of Baghdad , On the Underground Hollywood Mogul 3 , Ultimate Pro Pinball , Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All , Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis Video games: World of Warcraft (World of Warcraft Trading Card Game , World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade , World of Warcraft: The Board Game )
Puzzles: Isis puzzle /Isis Adventure
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231
2007
July
Pillars of the Earth , Qwirkle , Taluva , GiftTRAP , Factory Fun , Mr. Jack Sam & Max , God of War II , Lost Planet: Extreme Condition Features: Women-only tabletop gaming events (Ladies Only No Limit Hold'em , World Poker Tour Ladies Event , Borgata Fall Ladies Open , Susan Polgar Invitational for Girls , U.S. Women's Chess Championship , All Girls' National Chess Championship , Women's bridge competitions)
Video games: PlayStation 3
Puzzles: Michael Toulouzas ' mechanical puzzles
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232
2007
August
Khronos , Par-K , To Court the King , Dilbert: The Board Game , Alchemist , Numbers League Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 for Wii , Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 , Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords Features: Restaurant gaming (uWink , The blue turtle )
Video games: Music games (Guitar Hero II , Rock Band ), Xbox 360
Tabletop games: Clobber
Other: Mechanical puzzles as art objects (Museum of Modern Art ), The Brainiest Insaniest Ultimate Puzzle Book! , Lessons in Play: An Introduction to Combinatorial Game Theory
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233
2007
September
Clue Suspects , Gemlok , California , Fnap , Arkadia , Cineplexity , Hermagor Catan: Live! , Agatha Christie: Murder on the Orient Express , Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None , Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars Rubik's Brain Racker Features: Annual Fairs and Festivals (Cheyenne Frontier Days , Iowa State Fair , Minnesota State Fair , Alaska State Fair , Los Angeles County Fair , State Fair of Texas , Fryeburg Fair , Georgia National Fair , Shiprock Navajo Fair , Florida State Fair )
Other: Monopoly (house rules) , 2007 World Chess Championship
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September
Baba Yaga , LYNGK Ink Spotters: Sherlock Holmes Series , Slayaway Camp A-maze-ing Animals Features: Games 40th anniversary retrospective (contributors, contests), Conventions (WashingCon , GamerGrace , Pacificon Game Expo , PAX West , Dragon Con , Northeast Indiana Scrabble Tournament , RinCon , Wizard World Comic Con , GrandCon )
Video games: AlphaGo
Tabletop games: Rail Baron
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