Top Board Games (Fall)

There are a lot of gift guides floating around out there, so you may be wondering what people in our area have really been buying this season, as opposed to games they're encouraged to buy. Here's a list of our top selling board games for the Fall. There is some holiday contamination on this list, but they're mostly solid games that cross the various board game genres (including some card games).

Also, I put an asterisk next to each game on one of the gift lists, including: Boardgamegeeks holiday gift guide,  SF Chronicle guide, Critical Gamer, The Speil, Gamer Chris and The Morning News guide. Consider them both endorsements and reasons for why these games are top sellers.

1. Forbidden Island ****
2. Betrayal at House on the Hill **
3. Settlers of Catan Rev. **
4. Resident Evil Deck Building Game
5. Dominion: Prosperity Expansion **
6. Castle Ravenloft  **
7. Dominion: Intrigue **
8. Dominion **
9. Atlantis *
10. Pandemic *
11. Invasion from Outer Space
12. Dust Tactics *
13. Arkham Horror
14. Puerto Rico
15. Thunderstone            
16. Agricola
17. Settlers Of America **
18. Small World **
19. Descent
20. Macao **

Yes, Forbidden Island is that damn good and at a really good price. Other games not on the list that are on many of the best games lists: Telestrations, Lords of Vegas, Magic Labyrinth and Dixit.