board games

The Best Year in Gaming: 2003

We look at the top games of 2003 and the year's case as the best year in gaming.

The Best Year in Gaming: 1976

We take a look at the games and events of 1976, and make the best case we can for why it was the best year in gaming.

The Best Year in Gaming: 1984 vs. 1999

Round one of our Best Year in Gaming March Madness bracket continues: 1984 vs. 1999

The Best Year in Gaming: 1999

We take a deep look at the games of 1999 and talk about what made it such a great year for gaming - possibly the best ever.

The Best Year in Gaming: 1984

We look at 1984 and the games released that year and examine its case for being the best year in gaming.

The Best Year in Gaming: 1985 vs. 2013

Today we pit 1985 - a year with two of the greatest games of all time - against 2013, a transition year which featured two of the biggest MMOs ever.

The Best Year in Gaming: 2013

Last year’s stacked lineup of games for the Game Awards had us thinking: What was the best year in gaming? As part of our series on determining gaming’s best year, we’re putting together an article on each year, charting...

The Best Year in Gaming: 1985

We take a deep look at the games of 1985, which includes some of the most important computer RPGs in the history of gaming as well as two of the greatest games ever made.

The Best Year in Gaming: 2018

We take a deep look into the games of 2018 - a great year for board games! - and talk about why it was the best year in gaming.

The Best Year in Gaming: 1979 vs. 1996

Welcome back to our Best Year in Gaming March Madness bracket competition! Yesterday we looked at 1975 and 1997 in a very lopsided competition. Today we're looking at another potential blow-out, though the case for 1979 is stronger than...