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BGG Top 100 Analysis December 2005/4th Quarter 2005
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1. Board Game: Antiquity [Average Rating:7.91 Overall Rank:89]
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**Prime Movers for December**

Antiquity* +11 #89
 
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Why does everyone always use the ugly prototype picture for this game. It's busy enough with the pollution markers all over the place without using the prototype:
 
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I believe that is the default picture. See if the admins can change it!
 
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2. Board Game: Dungeon Twister [Average Rating:6.94 Overall Rank:365]
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**Falling Stars for December**

Dungeon Twister -20 #92
Shadows over Camelot -20 #100
La Città -12 #99
Duel of Ages Set 2 - Intensity* -11 #73
 
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3. Board Game: CATAN 3D Collector's Edition [Average Rating:7.83 Overall Rank:223]
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**Hot Lava Birth for December**

Settlers of Catan 10th Anniversary 3-D Special Edition Chest Set** #59
Memoir '44 - Eastern Front** #65
Descent: Journeys in the Dark #66
Advanced Squad Leader (ASL) Starter Kit #2** #79
Blood Bowl: Living RuleBook** #84
Railroad Tycoon #97
Triumph of Chaos*** #98
 
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4. Board Game: Wallenstein [Average Rating:7.63 Overall Rank:86]
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**Top Ten Trends for December**

Wallenstein +1 #8
Game of Thrones, A: A Clash of Kings Expansion +4 #9
 
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5. Board Game: Ra [Average Rating:7.58 Overall Rank:52]
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**Top 5 Winning Movers for December**
(Highest ranked games that have shown any positive position movement in the last month that aren't in the top 10.)

Ra
Red Barricades - ASL Historical Module 1**
Struggle of Empires
Advanced Squad Leader (ASL) Starter Kit #1
Friedrich
 
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6. Board Game: A Game of Thrones: A Clash of Kings Expansion [Average Rating:7.91 Unranked] [Average Rating:7.91 Unranked]
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**Highest Peaks for December**
Games moving to their highest peak sometime during the month. Regular chart only.

Game of Thrones, A: A Clash of Kings Expansion #9
Red Barricades - ASL Historical Module 1** #20
Banzai: Up Front Expansion* #42
Wilderness War #50
Settlers of Catan 10th Anniversary 3-D Special Edition Chest Set** #53
Gung Ho! - ASL Module 9** #59
Age of Steam Expansion #2 - Western US & Germany** #65
Memoir '44 - Eastern Front** #65
Descent: Journeys in the Dark #66
West of Alamein - ASL Module 5** #71
Advanced Squad Leader (ASL) Starter Kit #2** #79
Antiquity* #82
Blood Bowl: Living RuleBook** #84
Das Zepter von Zavandor #94
Railroad Tycoon #97
Triumph of Chaos*** #98
 
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7. Board Game: Blood Bowl: Living Rulebook [Average Rating:7.93 Overall Rank:60]
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Monthly Non-Expansion Chart:
**Prime Movers for December**

Blood Bowl: Living RuleBook** +35 #62
Advanced Squad Leader (ASL) Starter Kit #2** +29 #59
Descent: Journeys in the Dark +27 #51
Antiquity* +10 #65
 
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8. Board Game: Arkham Horror [Average Rating:7.56 Overall Rank:71]
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**Falling Stars for December**

Arkham Horror -14 #98
Shadows over Camelot -13 #74
Dungeon Twister -12 #68
Bridge -10 #10
Revolution: The Dutch Revolt 1568-1648* -10 #89
 
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9. Board Game: Railroad Tycoon [Average Rating:7.68 Overall Rank:50]
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**Hot Lava Birth for December**

Railroad Tycoon #71
Triumph of Chaos*** #72
Grant Takes Command*** #100
 
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10. Board Game: Paths of Glory [Average Rating:8.06 Overall Rank:23]
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**Top Ten Trends for December**

Wallenstein +1 #8
Paths of Glory +1 #9
Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage -2 #10
 
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11. Board Game: Up Front [Average Rating:7.88 Overall Rank:102]
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**Top 5 Winning Movers for December**
(Highest ranked games that have shown any positive position movement in the last month that aren't in the top 10.)

Ra
Up Front
Struggle of Empires
Advanced Squad Leader (ASL) Starter Kit #1
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12. Board Game: Age of Steam Expansion #3: Scandinavia and Korea [Average Rating:7.84 Unranked] [Average Rating:7.84 Unranked]
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Quarterly Full Chart:
**Prime Movers for 4th Quarter**

Age of Steam Expansion #3 - Scandinavia and Korea** +20 #55
Reef Encounter +20 #62
West of Alamein - ASL Module 5** +19 #75
 
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13. Board Game: Shadows over Camelot [Average Rating:7.13 Overall Rank:219]
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**Falling Stars for 4th Quarter**

Shadows over Camelot -47 #100
Dungeon Twister -38 #92
HeroScape Expansion Set: Mallidon's Prophecy -35 #94
Gamut of Games, A* -16 #87
 
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14. Board Game: Caylus [Average Rating:7.97 Overall Rank:10]
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**Hot Lava Birth for 4th Quarter**

Caylus #2
Settlers of Catan 10th Anniversary 3-D Special Edition Chest Set** #59
HeroScape Expansion Set: Orm's Return* #64
Memoir '44 - Eastern Front** #65
Descent: Journeys in the Dark #66
Age of Steam Expansion #2 - Western US & Germany** #74
Advanced Squad Leader (ASL) Starter Kit #2** #79
Blood Bowl: Living RuleBook** #84
Antiquity* #89
Railroad Tycoon #97
Triumph of Chaos*** #98
 
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15. Board Game: Tigris & Euphrates [Average Rating:7.88 Overall Rank:15]
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**Top Ten Trends for 4th Quarter**

Caylus NEW #2
Euphrat & Tigris -1 #3
Power Grid -1 #4
Princes of Florence, The -1 #5
El Grande -1 #6
Wallenstein -2 #8
Game of Thrones, A: A Clash of Kings Expansion +3 #9
Paths of Glory +3 #10
 
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16. Board Game: Age of Steam [Average Rating:7.82 Overall Rank:25]
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**Top 5 Winning Movers for 4th Quarter**
(Highest ranked games that have shown any positive position movement in the last month that aren't in the top 10.)

Age of Steam
Ra
Red Barricades - ASL Historical Module 1**
Struggle of Empires
Bonaparte at Marengo*
 
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17. Board Game: Goa [Average Rating:7.75 Overall Rank:30]
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**New Highest Peaks for 4th Quarter**

Caylus #2
Game of Thrones, A: A Clash of Kings Expansion #9
Age of Steam Expansion #1 - England & Ireland #9
Goa #14
Ra #15
Red Barricades - ASL Historical Module 1** #20
Bonaparte at Marengo* #27
EastFront #28
Advanced Squad Leader (ASL) #36
Banzai: Up Front Expansion* #42
Whistling Death** #46
Wilderness War #50
Age of Steam Expansion #3 - Scandinavia and Korea** #53
Settlers of Catan 10th Anniversary 3-D Special Edition Chest Set** #53
Gung Ho - ASL Module 9** #55
Duel of Ages Set 2 - Intensity* #59
HeroScape Expansion Set: Orm's Return** #61
Breakout: Normandy #63
Age of Steam Expansion #2 - Western US & Germany** #65
Memoir '44 - Eastern Front** #65
Descent: Journeys in the Dark #66
Tichu #67
Croix de Guerre - ASL Module 10** #67
West of Alamein - ASL Module 5** #71
Republic of Rome, The #76
HeroScape Expansion Set: Utgar's Rage* #76
Advanced Squad Leader (ASL) Starter Kit #2** #79
Antiquity* #82
Paratrooper - ASL Module 2* #84
Blood Bowl: Living RuleBook** #84
Das Zepter von Zavandor #94
Railroad Tycoon #97
Triumph of Chaos*** #98
Santiago #99
Revolution: The Dutch Revolt 1568-1648* #100
 
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18. Board Game: Null Bock! [Average Rating:5.48 Unranked]
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Quarterly Non-Expansion Chart:
**Prime Movers for 4th Quarter**

NONE
 
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19. Board Game: Attika [Average Rating:7.08 Overall Rank:256]
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**Falling Stars for 4th Quarter**

Arkham Horror -37 #98
Shadows over Camelot -31 #74
Dungeon Twister -24 #68
Attika -15 #99
 
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20. Board Game: Descent: Journeys in the Dark [Average Rating:7.53 Overall Rank:79]
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**Hot Lava Birth for 4th Quarter**

Caylus #2
Descent: Journeys in the Dark #51
Advanced Squad Leader (ASL) Starter Kit #2** #59
Blood Bowl: Living RuleBook** #62
Railroad Tycoon #71
Triumph of Chaos*** #72
Hybrid** #94
Grant Takes Command*** #100
 
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21. Board Game: Power Grid [Average Rating:8.09 Overall Rank:5]
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**Top Ten Trends for 4th Quarter**

Caylus NEW #2
Euphrat & Tigris -1 #3
Power Grid -1 #4
Princes of Florence, The -1 #5
El Grande -1 #6
Wallenstein -2 #8
Paths of Glory +2 #9
Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage -2 #10
 
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22. Board Game: Struggle of Empires [Average Rating:7.60 Overall Rank:100]
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**Top 5 Winning Movers for 4th Quarter**
(Highest ranked games that have shown any positive position movement in the last month that aren't in the top 10.)

Age of Steam
Ra
Struggle of Empires
Bonaparte at Marengo*
EastFront
 
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Shadows over Camelot - it came, it saw, it left in rather a hurry...
 
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