Rather than go through some convuluted bracket and ranking order, I thought it would be easier to provide 15 choice representing 15 years and just let the forum users vote from that simple selection.
I think this will actually end up with a better result than the Best Game Sweepstakes going on elsewhere on these forums. For one thing, this list already includes one game that was criminally overlooked and not listed in that tournement. And whichever option wins, it will definitely be a high quality choice.
Poll is open for 10 days. You are allowed up to 15 votes and can change your votes at anytime while the poll is open. Check back at that time to see a winner.