In addition to the winners in Games Magazine's Games 100 (see “Small World Takes Game of the Year” for the winners), the runners up and other nominees included many games familiar to the hobby (and some not).

Runners-up in their categories include Wasabi and Agricola from Z-Man Games, Byzanz from Amigo, Royal Palace from Rio Grande Games, Triviathon from Jeezle Pete’s, and The Halls of Montezuma from GMT Games.

Other games in the list include titles from some of the biggest names in the hobby gaming industry and some new faces as well, including Lost Cities: The Board Game and Machu Picchu from Rio Grande Games; Zombiegeddon from Twilight Creations; Snow Tails from Fragor Games; Lungarno from Elfinwerks; Duck! Duck! Go! From Advanced Primate Entertainment; Comuni from Tenki Games; Black Sheep from Fantasy Flight Games; Ilium and Livingstone from Playroom; Jet Set from Wattsalpoag; Monuments, Catan: Traders & Barbarians, and Sutter’s Mill from Mayfair Games; and Conflict of Heroes: Storms of Steel! from Academy Games.