Good Games, Bad Themes

Featured in episode 107 released on 6 Oct 2007.

Tom Vasel
#10

Babel

Babel

Designer(s): Hagen Dorgathen, Uwe Rosenberg
Publisher: Rio Grande Games

#9

Santiago

Santiago

Designer(s): Claudia Hely, Roman Pelek
Publisher: Z-Man Games

#8

Big Manitou

Big Manitou

Designer(s): Günter Burkhardt
Publisher: Rio Grande Games

#7

Klunker

Klunker

Designer(s): Uwe Rosenberg
Publisher: Rio Grande Games

#6

Thurn and Taxis

Thurn and Taxis

Designer(s): Andreas Seyfarth, Karen Seyfarth
Publisher: Rio Grande Games

#5

Nottingham

Nottingham

Designer(s): Uwe Rosenberg
Publisher: ABACUSSPIELE

#4

New England

New England

Designer(s): Alan R. Moon, Aaron Weissblum
Publisher: Goldsieber

#3

The Bridges of Shangri-La

The Bridges of Shangri-La

Designer(s): Leo Colovini
Publisher: 999 Games

#2

Industrial Waste

Industrial Waste

Designer(s): Jürgen Strohm
Publisher: Rio Grande Games

#1

Wongar

Wongar

Designer(s): Richard Borg, Alan R. Moon
Publisher: Goldsieber

Note:  These games are liked by me for the most part, but their themes are so dry, boring, or confusing that they bring it down a notch.  When making the list, I forgot about Knizia's Tower of Babel, which would have made the list, knocking off Babel.