Games 100

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Games magazine is a United States-based magazine devoted to games and puzzles, and is published by Games Publications, a division of Kappa Publishing Group. Every year in December, Games magazine lists their top 100 favorite games by category. The categories and winners for 2004-2007 were as follows:

Category	2004	2005	2006	2007
Game of the Year	BuyWord	Australia	Vegas Showdown	Pillars of the Earth
Abstract Strategy	Yinsh	Sacred Hill	PÜNCT	Easter Island
Advanced Strategy	Tahuantinsuyu	Louis XIV	Reef Encounter	Khronos
Family	Vanished Planet	Der Untergang von Pompeji	Tricky Town	If Wishes Were Fishes
Family Card	Victory & Honor	Die Weinhändler	Trump, Tricks, Game!	Bull in a China Shop
Family Strategy	Alexandros	Primordial Soup	Hacienda	Shear Panic
Party/Trivia	Cranium Hoopla	Snorta!	Wits and Wagers	Gifttrap
Puzzle			Gordian's Knot	Sacred Myths & Legends Series
Word Game			Parlay	Unspeakable Words
Historical Simulation	Memoir '44	Friedrich	Silent War	Ran

[edit] Hall of Fame

Games magazine's December buyer's guide also includes a hall of fame for "games that have met or exceeded the highest standards of quality and play value and have been continuously in production for at least 10 years; i.e., classics."^[1] This Hall of Fame includes: