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Under Construction -- This is the Games 100 List from 2001.
To do:
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  • Complete designers

Games in bold are winners. Games in italics are runner-ups. The remainders are nominees.

As with other years of the games 100, the list included items that were not necessarily produced in that year.

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.

#
Game/Category
Publisher
(Designer)

Game of the Year


1
Aladdin's Dragons
Rio Grande Games
Hans im Glück
Richard Breese

Family Strategy


2
Web of Power
Rio Grande Games
Goldsieber Spiele
Michael Schacht
3
Silberzwerg
Queen Games
Andreas Michaelis/Gerd Deininger
4
Merchants of Amsterdam
Jumbo
Reiner Knizia
5
Metro
Queen Games
Dirk Henn
6
Carolus Magnus
Rio Grande Games
Venice Connection
Leo Colovini
7
Eschnapur
Schmidt Spiele
Reinhard Staupe
8
King of the Elves
Rio Grande Games
AMIGO
Alan R. Moon
9
6 Billion
Board Not Bored Games
David Coutts
10
Vino
Rio Grande Games
Goldsieber Spiele
Christwart Conrad
11
Torres
Rio Grande Games
Ravensburger
Michael Kiesling
Wolfgang Kramer
12
Tikal
Rio Grande Games
Ravensburger
Michael Kiesling
Wolfgang Kramer
13
Ra
Rio Grande Games
alea
Reiner Knizia

Family Games


14
Café International
AMIGO
Rudi Hoffmann
15
Igel Ärgern
Doris & Frank
Doris Matthäus/Frank Nestel
16
What's That on My Head?
Creative Therapeutics
Richard A. Gardner/Robert Abbott
17
Spice Navigator
Sentosphère
Véronique Debroise/Victor Lucas
18
River Dragons
Eurogames
Roberto Fraga
19
Shipwrecked
Out of the Box Publishing
Mark Alan Osterhaus
20
Castle
Eurogames
Bruno Faidutti/Serge Laget
21
Doghouse
MJ Moran Company
Uncredited
22
Bosworth
Out of the Box Publishing
Mark Alan Osterhaus
23
Laguna
Queen Games
Bernhard Weber
24
MARK
franjos Spieleverlag
Ronald M. Corn
25
Save Doctor Lucky
Cheapass Games
James Ernest
26
Mouse Island
Great American Trading Company
Don Green (I)
27
Sky Runner
Ravensburger
Dan Glimne/Erik Karlsson/Joel Sevelin
28
Plunder
Thomson Bros.
Uncredited
29
Kings Cribbage
CoCoCo
Gary Cowley
30
Die Mauer
Zoch Verlag
Thomas Fackler

Advanced Strategy


31
The Princes of Florence
alea
Wolfgang Kramer/Richard Ulrich
32
La Città
Rio Grande Games
KOSMOS
Gerd Fenchel
33
Taj Mahal
Rio Grande Games
alea
Reiner Knizia
34
Stephenson's Rocket
Rio Grande Games
Pegasus Spiele
Reiner Knizia
35
Vinci
Descartes Editeur
Philippe Keyaerts
36
Wongar
Goldsieber Spiele
Alan R. Moon/Richard Borg
37
Europa 1945-2030
Descartes Editeur
Leo Colovini
Duccio Vitale
38
Anno 1452
Piatnik
Gerhard E. Kodys

Abstract Strategy


39
ZÈRTZ
Rio Grande Games
Schmidt Spiele
Kris Burm
40
Endpoint
Kadon Enterprises
Arthur Blumberg
41
3 Stones
Enginuity
Andy Daniel
42
Olix
Spiel Spass
Reiner Knizia
43
Cabale
Rio Grande Games
Goldsieber Spiele
Roland Siegers
44
Caprice
Rio Grande Games
Goldsieber Spiele
Oliver Bolten/Rolf Rötgers
45
Fibonacci
Thomas Naylor and Associates
Thomas Naylor
46
Tendix
db-Spiele
Dirk Henn
47
Tile Chess
Steve Jackson Games
Jason Wittman
48
Rosenkönig
KOSMOS
Dirk Henn
49
Icehouse
Looney Labs
Andrew Looney/John Cooper
50
Octi
Great American Trading Company
Don Green (I)

Family Card Games


51
Hellrail
Galloglass
Chris Young/James Kyle/Sandie Richardson
52
Tabula Rasa
Spiel Spass
Reiner Knizia
53
Das Kollier
Schmidt Spiele
André Frobel
54
Drahtseilakt
ASS
Reiner Knizia
55
Frank's Zoo
Rio Grande Games
Doris and Frank
Doris Matthäus/Frank Nestel
56
Pisa
Adlung-Spiele
Günter Burkhardt
57
Vampire
Rio Grande Games
Goldsieber
Reiner Knizia
58
Fluxx
Looney Labs
Andrew Looney/Kristin Looney
59
Landlord!
Rio Grande Games
Abacus
Friedemann Friese
60
Brawl: Basic Set & Club Foglio
Cheapass Games
James Ernest
61
Corruption
Atlas Games
Bruno Faidutti
62
Nicht die Bohne!
Amigo Spiele
Horst-Rainer Rösner
63
Jumbo Grand Prix
Jumbo
Reiner Knizia
64
Ohne Furcht und Adel
Hans im Gluck
Bruno Faidutti
65
Schnappchen Jagd
Queen
Uwe Rosenberg
66
Space Beans
Rio Grande Games
Amigo Spiele
Uwe Rosenberg
67
X-Net
Fanfor
Valentin Herman
68
Plague and Pestilence
Hillary's Toy Box
Dawn Payn/Tray Green
69
Buried Treasure
FX Schmid
Sid Sackson

Two Player Card Games


70
Caesar & Cleopatra
Rio Grande Games
KOSMOS
Wolfgang Lüdtke
71
Schotten Totten
ASS Altenburger Spielkarten
Reiner Knizia
72
Bambuti
Adlung-Spiele
Hartmut Kommerell
73
Pacal
Klee
Günter Burkhardt
74
Lost Cities
Rio Grande Games
KOSMOS
Reiner Knizia

Party Games


75
Animocrazy
Descartes Editeur
Bruno Faidutti
76
Chez Geek
Steve Jackson Games
Jon Darbro
77
Paired Up
Games For All Reasons, LLC
Uncredited
78
Talkin' Tango
Patch Products
Uncredited
79
The Big Idea
Cheapass Games
James Ernest
80
Three For All!
Patch Products
Uncredited
81
Time's Up!
R&R Games
Peter Sarrett
82
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Pressman Toy Corp.
Uncredited
83
Gother Than Thou
Savant Garde Entertainment
R. Hunter Gough
84
Apples to Apples
Out of the Box Publishing
Mark Alan Osterhaus
Matthew Kirby
85
Imaginiff
Buffalo Games
Andrew Lawson
Jack Lawson

Puzzles


86
Lunar Lockout
Binary Arts
Unknown
87
YOT II
Hi-Q Products
Unknown
88
Dezign 8
Kadon
Kate Jones
89
Puzz 3D: Birdhouse
Wrebbit
Unknown
90
Fractiles-7
Fractiles Inc.
Unknown
91
Morph Magic Puzzles
Tessellations
Unknown

Historical Simulation Games


92
Paths of Glory
GMT Games
Ted Raicer
93
Chariot Lords
Tilsit
Clash of Arms Games
Charles Vasey
94
Totaler Krieg!
Decision Games (I)
Alan Emrich/Steve Kosakowski
95
The Last Days of the Grande Armee: The Four Days of Waterloo
OSG (Operational Studies Group)
Kevin Zucker
96
Battle Cry
Avalon Hill
Richard Borg

Games of Dexterity


97
PitchCar
Goldsieber Spiele
Jean du Poël
98
Bamboleo
Zoch Verlag
Jacques Zeimet
99
Elk Fest
KOSMOS
Hermann Huber
100
Chop Stix
TDC Games, Inc.
Uncredited
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