Top Ten Games - 2004 - Part 2

Featured in episode 144 released on 25 Mar 2009.

Tom Vasel Sam Healey
#10

Why Did the Chicken...?

Why Did the Chicken...?

Designer(s): Kory Heath
Publisher: Play Again Games LLC

The Downfall of Pompeii

The Downfall of Pompeii

Designer(s): Klaus-Jürgen Wrede
Publisher: Mayfair Games

#9

Power Grid

Power Grid

Designer(s): Friedemann Friese
Publisher: Rio Grande Games

Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

Designer(s): Michael Rieneck
Publisher: Rio Grande Games

#8

Carcassonne: The City

Carcassonne: The City

Designer(s): Klaus-Jürgen Wrede
Publisher: Rio Grande Games

Advanced Squad Leader

Advanced Squad Leader

Designer(s): Don Greenwood
Publisher: Avalon Hill

#7

War of the Ring

War of the Ring

Designer(s): Roberto Di Meglio, Marco Maggi, Francesco Nepitello
Publisher: Fantasy Flight Games

Bootleggers

Bootleggers

Designer(s): Don Beyer, Ray Eifler, Steve Gross
Publisher: Eagle Games

#6

7 Ages

7 Ages

Designer(s): Harry Rowland
Publisher: Australian Design Group

No Thanks!

No Thanks!

Designer(s): Thorsten Gimmler
Publisher: Z-Man Games

#5

Battlestations

Battlestations

Designer(s): Jeff Siadek
Publisher: Gorilla Games

Fairy Tale

Fairy Tale

Designer(s): Satoshi Nakamura
Publisher: Z-Man Games

#4

Lost Valley

Lost Valley

Designer(s): Tobias Goslar, Roland Goslar
Publisher: Heidelberger Spieleverlag

Heroscape Master Set: Rise of the Valkyrie

Heroscape Master Set: Rise of the Valkyrie

Designer(s): Stephen Baker, Rob Daviau, Craig Van Ness
Publisher: Hasbro

#3

Memoir '44

Memoir '44

Designer(s): Richard Borg
Publisher: Days of Wonder

Power Grid

Power Grid

Designer(s): Friedemann Friese
Publisher: Rio Grande Games

#2

Ticket to Ride

Ticket to Ride

Designer(s): Alan R. Moon
Publisher: Days of Wonder

Ticket to Ride

Ticket to Ride

Designer(s): Alan R. Moon
Publisher: Days of Wonder

#1

Heroscape Master Set: Rise of the Valkyrie

Heroscape Master Set: Rise of the Valkyrie

Designer(s): Stephen Baker, Rob Daviau, Craig Van Ness
Publisher: Hasbro

Memoir '44

Memoir '44

Designer(s): Richard Borg
Publisher: Days of Wonder

As I said in the episode, I'm sure that 2004 is currently the best year in gaming.  There are many great games that didn't make either list, including:

Goa
Struggle of Empires
Reef Encounter
Maharaja
Jambo
Sceptor of Zavandor
Ys
Doom
Betrayal at House on the Hill
Oasis
Boomtown
Cluzzle
Candamir
SportsClix
Garden Competition
Camelot Legends
Axis and Allies: Revised
Vs. System
St. Petersburg
Oltremare
Ingenious