Tag Archives: Five & Dime

After 15 years of publishing the Five & Dime lists (both on my personal blog & here on the Opinionated Gamers website), it’s time for me to let the Five & Dime “go gentle into that good night.” There are, … Continue reading →

The Five & Dime reports for 2012 are done – all gone, bye bye, woo hoo, see ya. This is the latest I’ve ever published the report – as I’ve said before, it’s been a crazy year but y’all have … Continue reading →

These are games that have appeared on the Five & Dime lists before… and have fallen in overall playing percentages. Game % drop from 2011 7 Wonders -22.72% Dominion -11.24% Quarriors! -7.35% Tichu -6.58% Carcassonne -5.79% Hansa Teutonica -5.78% Hive … Continue reading →

These are games that have appeared on the Five & Dime lists before… and have risen in overall playing percentages. Game % gain from 2011 Kingdom Builder 19.46% King of Tokyo 16.92% Friday 13.23% The Castles of Burgundy 11.81% D-Day … Continue reading →

These are games that appeared on the Five & Dime lists for the first time in 2012… in some cases, they may be older games that just hadn’t reached a particular play threshold. Game Score Percentage Lords of Waterdeep 215 … Continue reading →

Yes, it’s that time of year again when I (Mark Jackson) ask you to submit your Five & Dime lists to me in order that I can continue to compile my completely unscientific lists & compare them to each other. … Continue reading →

Game 2012 2011 2010 2009 7 Wonders 23.35% 23.53% 11.53% new The Resistance 17.26% 7.52% 2.59% new King of Tokyo 14.21% 4.58% new new Dominion 13.20% 15.36% 12.94% 10.36% The Castles of Burgundy 13.20% 5.23% new new Kingdom Builder 12.69% … Continue reading →

Game 2012 2011 2010 2009 Dominion 25.89% 34.97% 52.24% 59.47% Race for the Galaxy 19.80% 19.93% 27.53% 36.39% 7 Wonders 19.29% 41.83% 7.06% new Kingdom Builder 16.24% 3.27% new new King of Tokyo 12.18% 4.90% new new Ticket To Ride … Continue reading →

Better late than never, folks… these are actually the results for 2012. (Yes, I know, I know… most of you can read the title. I am duly impressed.) Game Score 2012 2011 2010 2009 Dominion 640 39.09% 50.33% 65.18% 69.82% … Continue reading →