the Games 100 list! 2008 edition

check out this year's Buyer's Guide to Games from Games Magazine...

Game of the Year
The Pillars of the Earth
Die Saulen der Erde

Best Abstract Strategy Game
Easter Island
Gemstones - Runner-Up
Manoover - Nominee
Terra Nova - Nominee
Par-K - Nominee
Fnap - Nominee
Wayfinder - Nominee

Best Advanced Strategy Game
Khronos
Age of Empires III: The Age of Discovery - Runner-Up
Hermagor - Nominee
Gloria Mundi - Nominee
Canal Mania second edition - Nominee
Vikings English language edition of Wikinger - Nominee
Tempus - Nominee
Antike English language edition - Nominee
Antike German edition - Nominee
Imperial - Nominee
Die Macher international edition - Nominee
Hameln - Nominee
Shogun rethemed edition of Wallenstein - Nominee

Best Family Game
If Wishes Were Fishes
Qwirkle - Runner-Up
Zooloretto - Nominee
Alhambra: The Dice Game multilingual edition of Alhambra: Das Würfelspiel - Nominee
Blue Moon City - Nominee
Thief of Bagdad English language of Der Dieb von Bagdad - Nominee
Mr. Jack - Nominee
Factory Fun - Nominee
Seismic - Nominee
Portobello Market English language edition - Nominee
Wicked Witches Way - Nominee
Volle Wolle - Nominee
California English language edition - Nominee
California multi-lingual edition - Nominee
To Court the King English language edition of Um Krone und Kragen - Nominee
Um Krone und Krogen - Nominee
Mother Sheep - Nominee
Nacht der Magier - Nominee
Gemlok - Nominee
Can't Stop - Nominee
Incan Gold English language edition of Diamant - Nominee
Claim It! - Nominee
BreakScore - Nominee
Cobras in the Cockpit - Nominee
Valley of the Pharaohs - Nominee
Numbers League: Adventures in Addiplication - Nominee
Doodle Dice - Nominee
Roll-It Tic Tac Toe - Nominee

Best Family Card Game
Bull in a China Shop
Serengeti - Runner-Up
Great Wall of China English language edition of Chinesische Mauer - Nominee
Infernal Contraption base set - Nominee
Ruse and Bruise English language edition of Kabale und Hiebe - Nominee
Figaro - Nominee

Best Family Strategy Game
Shear Panic
Mission: Red Planet - Runner-Up
Winds of Plunder - Nominee
Notre Dame English language edition - Nominee
Walhalla - Nominee
Before the Wind English language edition of Vor Dem Wind - Nominee
The End of the Triumvirats English language edition - Nominee
Das Ende des Triumvirats original German edition - Nominee
Taluva - Nominee
Die Saulen von Venediq - Nominee
Genesis - Nominee
Gheos - Nominee
Arkadia English language edition of Die Baumeister von Arkadia - Nominee
Die Baumeister von Arkadia original German edition of Arkadia - Nominee
On The Underground -Nominee
Bolide - Nominee
Alchemist English language edition - Nominee
Nomads of Arabia: The Wandering Herds Game - Nominee
Graenaland - Nominee
Venediq - Nominee
Colosseum - Nominee
Guatemala Cafe - Nominee
Fire & Axe domestic edition of Viking Fury - Nominee
Bison: Thunder on the Prairie - Nominee
Catan Histories: Struggle for Rome English language edition of Kampf um Rom - Nominee
Augsburg 1520 English language edition - Nominee

Best Party Game
GiftTRAP
Aunt Millie's Millions - Runner-Up
Kragmortha English language edition - Nominee
Shake Down - Nominee
Across Words - Nominee
Cineplexity - Nominee
Hart an der Grenze - Nominee
Ca$h'n Gun$ English language edition - Nominee
Dilbert: The Board Game - Nominee

Best Puzzle
DaVinci's Secret: The Clue
The Equation
Legend of the King
Cover Your Tracks - Runner-Up
Hot Spot - Nominee
Treasure Quest Escape with the Gold - Nominee
The Wizard's Workshop - Nominee

Best Word Game
Unspeakable Words
WordSpot Bookshelf Edition - Runner-Up
WordSpot Discovery Edition - Runner-Up
Disorder - Nominee
Take Your Best Shot - Nominee

Best Historical Simulation Game
Ran Great Battles of History #12
Combat Commander: Europe - Runner-Up
Talavera - Nominee
Duel in the Dark - Nominee
The Kaiser's Pirates - Nominee
Cowboys: The Way of the Gun - Nominee