1991 is the first year computer and video games were included in the Games 100; in 1989 Games Magazine covered the best electronic games in a separate article in the December 1989/January 1990 issue.
The game designer names are typically not included with these lists. This information was researched from the Boardgamegeek website while designer names in parenthesis were determined exclusively from information from other websites.
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Game/Category
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Publisher
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(Designer)
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Game of the Year
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1
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Trumpet
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International Games
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Phil Orbanes Sr.
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Party Games
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2
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Tabloid Teasers
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Pressman Toy Corp.
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Uncredited
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3
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Guesstures
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Hasbro
Milton Bradley
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Jeffrey Breslow
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4
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True Colors
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Milton Bradley
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Jean Tarrade
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5
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Quips & Quotes
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Talicor/Aristoplay
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Uncredited
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6
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Malarky
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Patch Products
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David Feldman
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7
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Taboo
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Hasbro
Milton Bradley
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Brian Hersch
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8
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Anybody's Guess
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Golden
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Uncredited
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9
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Outburst II
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Golden
Hersch and Company
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Brian Hersch
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10
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Scattergories
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Hasbro
Milton Bradley
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Uncredited
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11
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Read My Lips
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Pressman Toy Corp.
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Uncredited
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12
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Hedbanz for Adults!
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The Games Gang, LTD
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Henrik Strandberg
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13
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Real People
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Parker Brothers
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Uncredited
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14
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How to Host a Murder: The Duke's Descent
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Decipher
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Uncredited
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15
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Pictionary
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Western Publishing Company
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Rob Angel
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16
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Carla Cat
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Talicor/Aristoplay
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Uncredited
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17
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Chauvinist Pigs
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Tiger Games
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Uncredited
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18
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Intuition
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Applied Intuition, Inc.
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Uncredited
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19
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Match-Ability
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Cadaco
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Uncredited
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20
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Turning the Tables
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Turning the Tables Inc.
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Uncredited
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21
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You Name It!
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This & That Enterprises
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Uncredited
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22
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Pop Opinion
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University Games
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Uncredited
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Family Games
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|
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23
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Stack
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Loresch Publishing
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Jeffrey L. Strunk
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24
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This Game is Bonkers!
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Parker Brothers
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Uncredited
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25
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Daytona 500
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Milton Bradley
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Wolfgang Kramer
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26
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Arkham Horror
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Sears
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Charlie Krank
Lynn Willis
Richard Launius
Sandy Petersen
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27
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Spacewarp Black Wolf
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Bandai
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Unknown
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28
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Card Attack
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Parker Brothers
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Uncredited
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Trivia Games
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29
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Play It By Ear
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Rykodisc
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Uncredited
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30
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Screen Challenge
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Cadaco
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Uncredited
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31
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Trivial Pursuit: The 1980's
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Parker Brothers
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Uncredited
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32
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Tribond
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Big Fun A Go Go
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Uncredited
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33
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Adverteasing
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Cadaco
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Richard C. Levy
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34
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Facts in Five
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The Avalon Hill Game Co
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Richard Onanian
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Word Games
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35
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Swoggle
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Chieftain Products
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Uncredited
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36
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Lapis
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Pango Inc.
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Uncredited
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37
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Quickword: The Ultimate Word Game
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U.S. Games Systems, Inc.
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Uncredited
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38
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Wordtris
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Spectrum Holobyte
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Alexey Pajitnov
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39
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Upwords
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Milton Bradley
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Elliot Rudell
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40
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What's My Word?
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Gamut of Games
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Joli Quentin Kansil
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41
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Bali
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The Avalon Hill Game Co
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Uncredited
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Puzzles
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42
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3 In Three
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Inline Design
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(Cliff Johnson)
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43
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Backspin
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Binary Arts
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(Ferdinand Lammertink)
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44
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Kwirk
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Acclaim
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(Atlus)
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45
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Shanghai II: Dragon's Eye
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Activision
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(Activision, Inc.)
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46
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Ishido
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Accolade
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(Publishing International)
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47
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Tessarae
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Inline Design
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(Nicholas Schlott)
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48
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Talking Jigsaw Puzzle
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Buffalo Games
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Unknown
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49
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Sonata For A Spy
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bePuzzled
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(Alan Robbins)
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50
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The Secret of Monkey Island
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LucasArts
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(Lucasfilm Games)
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51
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Vexahedron
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Tensegrity System
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Unknown
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52
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The Diabolical Die
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Ishi Press
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Unknown
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53
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Square-1
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Milton Bradley
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Unknown
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54
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Rubik's Triangle
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Golden/Western
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Unknown
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55
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Spin-Out
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Binary Arts
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(William Keister)
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Arcade Games
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56
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Wing Commander
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Origins
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(ORIGIN Systems, Inc.)
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57
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Lemmings
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Psygnosis
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(DMA Design Limited)
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58
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Red Baron
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Dynamix
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(Dynamix, Inc.)
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59
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PGA Tour Golf
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Electronic Arts
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(Sterling Silver Software)
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60
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RBI Baseball III
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Tengen
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(Atari)
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61
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Tetris
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Spectrum Holobyte
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(Alexey Pajitnov)
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62
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Mario Andretti's Racing Challenge
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Electronic Arts
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(Distinctive Software, Inc.)
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63
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Devils Crush
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NEC
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(Compile/Naxat Soft)
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64
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The Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
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SEGA Corporation
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(SEGA Enterprises Ltd.)
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65
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Super Mario 3
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Nintendo
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(Nintendo R&D2)
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66
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Chip's Challenge
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Atari
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(Epyx, Inc.)
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67
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Sonic the Hedgehog
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SEGA Corporation
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(Sonic Team)
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68
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Bonk's Revenge
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NEC
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(RED Company)
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69
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Hotshot Basketball
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Hasbro/Milton Bradley
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Unknown
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Real-Life Strategy Games
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70
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Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Thames Murders & Other Cases
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Sleuth Publications
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Gary Grady
Raymond Edwards
Suzanne Goldberg
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71
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Speculation
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Cayla Games
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Catherine Ardrey
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72
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Simearth
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Maxis
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(Will Wright)
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73
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Populous
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Electronic Arts
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(Bullfrog Productions, Ltd.)
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74
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Conquest
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Donald Benge
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Donald Benge
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75
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Eurorails
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Mayfair Games
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Darwin Bromley
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76
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Speed Circuit
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The Avalon Hill Game Co
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77
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Civilization
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The Avalon Hill Game Co
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Uncredited
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78
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Rail Baron
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The Avalon Hill Game Co
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R. S. Erickson/Thomas F. Erickson, Jr.
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79
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221B Baker Street: The Master Detective Game
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John N. Hansen Co., Inc.
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Uncredited
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80
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Scotland Yard
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Ravensburger
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Garrels/Ifland/Burggraf/Scheerer/Schlegel/Hoermann
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Abstract Strategy Games
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81
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Master Labyrinth
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Ravensburger
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Max J. Kobbert
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82
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Spectrangle
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Jumbo
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Alain John Fraser-Dackers
Lester Wynne Jordan
Maxwell Graham Gordon
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83
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Abalone
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Abalone Games
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Laurent Levi
Michel Lalet
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84
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Traverse
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Educational Insights
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John Miller
Michael Kuby
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85
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Variance
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Dash, Inc.
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Uncredited
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86
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Interplay
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Shoptaugh Games
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Philip Shoptaugh
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87
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Passim
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Passim Corporation
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Unknown
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88
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Connections
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Connections International (Europe) Ltd
|
Tom McNamara
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89
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Chessmaster 2100
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The Software Toolworks
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(The Software Toolworks, Inc.)
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War/Adventure Games
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90
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HeroQuest
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Milton Bradley
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Stephen Baker
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91
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Imperium: Empires in Conflict – Worlds in the Balance
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Game Designers Workshop
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Frank Chadwick
John Harshman
Marc W. Miller
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92
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Axis & Allies
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Milton Bradley
Hasbro
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Larry Harris, Jr.
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93
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The Battle of the Bulge
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The Avalon Hill Game Co
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Bruno Sinigaglio
Mick Uhl
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94
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Timequest
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Legend Entertainment
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(Legend Entertainment Company)
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95
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A House Divided: War Between the States 1861-65
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Game Designers' Workshop (GDW Games)
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Frank Chadwick
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96
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Chill
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Mayfair Games
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(Lou Prosperi/Dave Webb/R. Hyrum Savage/John Wick/Jess Heinig)
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97
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Wonderland
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Virgin Mastertronic
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(Magnetic Scrolls)
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98
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Ultima IV
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Origin
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(ORIGIN Systems, Inc.)
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99
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Supremacy: The Game of the Superpowers
|
Supremacy Games
|
Robert J. Simpson
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100
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Dungeon!
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Tactical Studies Rules (TSR)
|
David R. Megarry
Gary Gygax
S. Schwab
Steve Winter
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