The 15 Greatest Board Games in the World (2008)

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Designer	Bruno Faidutti Wolfgang Kramer R. Wayne Schmittberger
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Publisher	Klutz Press
Year Published	2008
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15 great games chosen because they are easy to learn, reward multiple playings & appeal to a wide variety of players.... plus, the kids at El Carmelo Elementary liked 'em. :-)

Hoppers / Mini-Hoppers (Halma on a 10x10 and 4x4 board, respectively)
The Game of Y
The Royal Game of The Royal Game of Ur
Surround (a Go variant)
Corsaro
Solitaire
Pentominoes
Morris (Nine Men's & Three Men's)
Scatter
Tigers & Goats
Roundabouts
Fanorona
China Moon
Checkers (Everyday, Giveaway & Super King)
Push Penny Bounce

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This book is the descendant of The Book of Classic Board Games. "The 15 Greatest Games in the World" keeps six of the games from the previous book:

Solitaire
Morris (Nine Men's & Three Men's)
Roundabouts
Hoppers (and Mini-Hoppers)
Checkers (Everyday, Giveaway & Super King)
Fanorona (also known as Fandango)

and adds 9 new games:

Game of Y
The Royal Game of Ur
Surround
Corsaro
Pentominoes
Scatter
Tigers & Goats
China Moon
Push Penny Bounce

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Gamers Alliance Review	http://www.gamersalliance.com/Spring2008/15greates...	2009-08-23
"Klutz & Konsulting" - a blog entry on the development of the book	http://akapastorguy.blogspot.com/2008/04/klutz-kon...	2008-04-22