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This is a summary of the contents of Green Ronin's excellent Family Games: The 100 Best.
| Game | Edition | Year | Publisher | Designers | Essay author |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foreword | (not a game) | Mike Gray | |||
| Introduction | (not a game) | James Lowder | |||
| Afterword | (not a game) | Wil Wheaton | |||
| Appendix A: Games and Education | (not a game) | David Millians | |||
| Appendix B: Family Games in Hobby Games: The 100 Best | (not a game) | James Lowder | |||
| 10 Days in the USA | 2003 | Out of the Box Publishing | Alan R. Moon, Aaron Weissblum | Carrie Bebris | |
| 1960: The Making of the President | Second Edition | 2007 | Z-Man Games | Christian Leonhard, Jason Matthews | Steven E. Schend |
| Apples to Apples | 1999 | Out of the Box Publishing | Matthew Kirby, Mark Alan Osterhaus | Dominic Crapuchettes | |
| The Awful Green Things from Outer Space | Third Edition | 1980 | TSR, Inc | Tom Wham | Mike Breault |
| Balderdash | 1984 | Western Publishing Company | Laura Robinson, Paul Toyne | Jeff Tidball | |
| Bang! | Fourth Edition | 2008 | DaVinci Games | Emiliano Sciarra | Keith Baker |
| Battleship | 1967 | Milton Bradley | Clifford Von Wickler | Bruce Harlick | |
| Bausack | 1987 | Zoch Verlag | Klaus Zoch | James Wallis | |
| Black Box | 1977 | Parker Brothers | Eric Solomon | Paul Jaquays | |
| Blokus | 2000 | Educational Insights | Bernard Tavitian | Lewis Pulsipher | |
| Boggle | 1972 | Parker Brothers | Bill Cooke, Alan Turoff | Teeuwynn Woodruff | |
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer | 2000 | Milton Bradley | Rob Daviau, Bill Sabram, Craig Van Ness | Fred Hicks | |
| Candy Land | 1949 | Milton Bradley | Eleanor Abbott | James Ernest | |
| Can't Stop | 1980 | Parker Brothers | Sid Sackson | Ian Livingstone | |
| Careers | 1955 | Parker Brothers | James Cooke Brown | Bruce Whitehill | |
| Cat | 2004 | Wicked Dead Brewing Company | John Wick | Jared Sorensen | |
| Cathedral | 1978 | Family Games, Inc. | Robert P. Morse | Wolfgang Baur | |
| Clue | First U.S. Edition | 1949 | Parker Brothers | Anthony Ernest Patt | John Scott Tynes |
| Condottiere | First Edition | 1995 | Eurogames | Dominique Ehrhard, Duccio Vitale | Alessio Cavatore |
| Connect Four | 1974 | Milton Bradley | Uncredited (Connect Four) | Elaine Cunningham | |
| Cranium | 1998 | Cranium, Inc. | Whit Alexander, Richard Tait | Will Hindmarch | |
| Crossbows and Catapults | First Edition | 1983 | Lakeside | Henri Sala | Erik Mona |
| Dark Tower | 1981 | Milton Bradley | Roger Burten, Alan Coleman, Vincent A. A. J. Erato | William W. Connors | |
| Dogfight | 1963 | Milton Bradley | Uncredited (Dogfight) | John D. Rateliff | |
| Dungeon! | Third Edition | 1981 | TSR, Inc. | David R. Megarry, Gary Gygax, Mike Gray, Steve Winter | Robert J. Schwalb |
| Dvonn | English Edition | 2001 | Rio Grande Games | Kris Burm | jim pinto |
| Easter Island | 2006 | Twilight Creations, Inc. | Odet L'Homer, Roberto Fraga | Gav Thorpe | |
| Eurorails | 1990 | Mayfair Games | Darwin Bromley | Jeff Grubb | |
| Faery's Tale Deluxe | Deluxe Edition | 2007 | Green Ronin Publishing / Firefly Games | Patrick Sweeney, Sandy Antunes | Kenneth Hite |
| Family Business | 1982 | Mayfair Games | David Bromley | Richard Dansky | |
| Focus | 1965 | Whitman/Western Publishing Company | Sid Sackson | Warren Spector | |
| For Sale | Second Edition | 2005 | Überplay | Steffan Dorra | Corey Konieczka |
| Fortress America | 1986 | Milton Bradley | Mike Gray | James M. Ward | |
| Frank's Zoo | English Edition | 1999 | Rio Grande Games | Doris Matthäus, Frank Nestal | Stan! |
| The Game of Life | 1960 | Milton Bradley | Milton Bradley, Reuben Klamer | Bruce C. Shelley | |
| A Gamut of Games | 1969 | Random House | Sid Sackson | Phil Orbanes | |
| Gloom | 2005 | Atlas Games | Keith Baker | Monica Valentinelli | |
| Go Away Monster! | 2001 | Gamewright | Ann Stambler, Monty Stambler | Matt Leacock | |
| The Great Dalmuti | 1995 | Wizards of the Coast | Richard Garfield | Steve Jackson (UK) | |
| Guillotine | 1998 | Wizards of the Coast | Paul Peterson | David "Zeb" Cook | |
| Gulo Gulo | English Edition | 2003 | Rio Grande Games | Wolfgang Kramer, Jürgen P. Grunau, Hans Raggan | Jason Matthews |
| Halli Galli | English Edition | 1992 | Rio Grande Games | Haim Shafir | Joshua Howard |
| Hare & Tortoise | 1974 | Intellect Games | David Parlett | Bruce Nesmith | |
| HeroClix | 2002 | WizKids | Jordan Weisman, Monte Cook, Mike Mulvihill, Jeff Quick, Matt Robinson, Jim Long | Mike Pondsmith | |
| HeroQuest | 1989 | Milton Bradley | Stephen Baker | Anthony J. Gallela | |
| HeroScape | 2004 | Milton Bradley | Craif Van Ness, Rob Daviau, Stephen Baker | Chris Pramas | |
| Hey! That's My Fish! | English Edition | 2005 | Phalanx Games/Mayfair Games | Alvydas Jakeliunas, Günter Cornett | Ed Greenwood |
| Hive | Third Edition | 2007 | Smart Zone Games/Gen Four Two Games | John Yianni | Colin McComb |
| Hoity Toity | Revised Edition | 2004 | Überplay | Klaus Teuber | Alan R. Moon |
| Ingenious | 2004 | Fantasy Flight Games | Reiner Knizia | Jon Leitheusser | |
| Java | English Edition | 2000 | Rio Grande Games | Wolfgang Kramer, Michael Kiesling | Uli Blennemann |
| Jungle Speed | English Edition | 2003 | Asmodée Éditions | Thomas Vuarchex, Pierric Yakovenko | Luke Crane |
| Kill Doctor Lucky | First Edition | 1996 | Cheapass Games | James Ernest | Monte Cook |
| Knightmare Chess | English Edition | 1996 | Steve Jackson Games | Pierre Cléquin, Bruno Faidutti | Emiliano Sciarra |
| Liar's Dice | 1987 | Milton Bradley | Richard Borg | Todd A. Breitenstein | |
| Loopin' Louie | 1992 | Milton Bradley | Carol Wisely | Marc Gascoigne | |
| Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation | 2002 | Fantasy Flight Games | Reiner Knizia | Andrew Parks | |
| Lost Cities | English Edition | 1999 | Rio Grande Games | Reiner Knizia | Seth Johnson |
| Magi-Nation | 2000 | Interactive Imagination Corporation | Philip Tavel, Dan Tibbles, Josh Lytle | John Yianni | |
| Master Labyrinth | First Edition | 1991 | Ravensburger | Max J. Kobbert | Bill Bodden |
| Mastermind | 1971 | Invicta | Mordecai Meirowitz | Andrew Greenberg | |
| Memoir '44 | 2004 | Days of Wonde | Richard Borg | Ken Levine | |
| Mille Bornes | First U.S. Edition | 1962 | Parker Brothers | Edmond Dujardin | Scott Haring |
| Monopoly | 1935 | Parker Brothers | Charles B. Darrow, Elizabeth J. Magie | Steve Jackson (US) | |
| Mouse Trap | 1963 | Ideal | Marvin Glass, Harvey Kramer, Gordon Barlow, Burt Meyer | Sheri Graner Ray | |
| Mystery Rummy: Murders in the Rue Morgue | 1999 | U.S. Game Systems | Mike Fitzgerald | Kevin G. Nunn | |
| The Omega Virus | 1992 | Milton Bradley | Mike Gray | Dale Donovan | |
| Othello | First U.S. Edition | 1975 | Gabriel | Goro Hasegawa, James R. Becker, Lewis Waterman, J. W. Mollett | Darren Watts |
| Pandemic | 2008 | Z-Man Games | Matt Leacock | Charles Ryan | |
| Pente | 1977 | Pente Games | Gary Gabrel | Michelle Lyons | |
| Pictionary | 1985 | Western Publishing Company | Rob Angel | Thomas M. Reid | |
| Pieces of Eight | 2006 | Atlas Games | Jeff Tidball | Nicole Lindroos | |
| Pit | 1904 | Parker Brothers | Edgar Cayce, George S. Parker, Harry Gavitt | John Wick | |
| Pokémon | English Edition | 1998 | Wizards of the Coast | Tsunekaz Ishihara, Kouichi Ooyama, Takumi Akabane | Matt Forbeck |
| Prince Valiant | 1989 | Chaosium | Greg Stafford, William Dunn, Lynn Willis | Robin D. Laws | |
| Qwirkle | 2006 | MindWare | Susan McKinley Ross | Stephen Glenn | |
| Ricochet Robots | Second English Edition | 2003 | Rio Grande Games | Alex Randolph | Sébastien Pauchon |
| Risk | 1959 | Parker Brothers | Albert Lamorisse | Peter Olotka | |
| Rummikub | 1977 | Lemada Light Industries/Pressman Toy | Ephraim Hertzano | Richard Breese | |
| Scotland Yard | English Edition | 1985 | Milton Bradley | Werner Schlegel, Dorothy Garrels, Fritz Ifland, Manfred Burggraf, Werner Scheerer, Wolf Hörmann | Jesse Scoble |
| Scrabble | 1948 | Selchow & Righter | Alfred Mosher Butts | Richard Garfield | |
| Set | 1990 | Set Enterprises | Marsha J. Falco | Mike Selinker | |
| Small World | 2009 | Days of Wonder | Philippe Keyaerts | Rob Heinsoo | |
| Sorry! | First U.S. Edition | 1934 | Parker Brothers | William Henry Storey | Hal Mangold |
| Stratego | First U.S. Edition | 1961 | Milton Bradley | Jacques Johan Mogendorff, Hermance Edan | Jess Lebow |
| Strat-O-Matic Baseball | 1962 | Strat-O-Matic Game Company | Hal Richman | Eric Goldberg | |
| Survive! | 1982 | Parker Brothers | Julian Courtland-Smith, C. Courtland-Smith | Andrea Angiolino | |
| Thebes | 2007 | Queen Games | Peter Prinz | Karl Deckard | |
| Time's Up! | 2000 | R&R Games | Peter Sarrett | Dan Tibbles | |
| Trade Winds | 1960 | Parker Brothers | Geoffrey Bull | Tom Wham | |
| TransAmerica | English Edition | 2002 | Rio Grande Games | Franz-Benno Delonge | Susan McKinley Ross |
| Trivial Pursuit | First U.S. Edition | 1983 | Selchow & Righter | Chris Haney, Scott Abbot | Ray Winninger |
| Twixt | 1962 | 3M | Alex Randolph | Leo Colovini | |
| Uno | 1971 | Uno Games/International Games | Merle Robbins | Matthew Kirby | |
| Upwords | 1981 | Milton Bradley | Elliot Rudell | David Parlett | |
| Werewolf | 1997 | Public Domain | Dimitry Davidoff, Andrew Plotkin | Lester Smith | |
| Wits & Wagers | 2005 | North Star Games | Dominic Crapuchettes | John Kovalic | |
| Yahtzee | 1956 | E. S. Lowe | Uncredited (Yahtzee) | Philip Reed | |
| Zendo | Boxed Edition | 2003 | Looney Labs | Kory Heath | Kevin Wilson |
| Zooloretto | English Edition | 2007 | Rio Grande Games | Michael Schacht | Jess Hartley |