Five & Dime 2010: Fresh Faces

These are games that appeared on the Five & Dime lists for the first time… in some cases, they may be older games that just hadn’t reached a particular play threshold.

Game Score Percentage
7 Wonders 545 18.59%
Innovation 405 11.76%
Forbidden Island 375 12.71%
Macao 280 9.88%
Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer 270 7.29%
Zombie Dice 220 7.29%
Jaipur 160 5.41%
Egizia 155 5.18%
The Resistance 155 4.94%
Castle Ravenloft Board Game 150 5.41%
Fresco 145 6.12%
Telestrations 145 5.41%
Summoner Wars 135 4.24%
Dragonheart 125 3.76%
Onirim 105 3.29%
Space Hulk: Death Angel the Card Game 105 3.29%
Samarkand: Routes to Riches 100 3.76%
Gosu 100 3.06%

Also at 3.06% (but with a 95 “score”): Defenders of the Realm

For those who wonder, I don’t count prototype plays for figuring out whether or not a game belongs on the “Fresh Faces” list, only published plays.

Finally, some other new games of interest and where they landed:

Claustrophobia 85 3.53%
Alien Frontiers 75 2.82%
Dominant Species 50 1.65%

About Mark "Fluff Daddy" Jackson

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