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RE: BGG Poll!
I think what distinguishes GMT from all other companies is their customer support and post-production support (through their C3i magazine).
GMT still produce a few games with an undecipherable rulebook such as Sword of Rome and games which the components should not have passed quality assurance. But they gain a ton of (well-deserved) goodwill for fixing these issues post-production and by the best customer support in the industry. Keep in mind their size allow them (but does not force them by any means) to provide such level of customer support. I bought roughly one and a half dozen GMT titles and 2 had issues. One was fixed quickly by customer support and I unloaded the last game in a trade because the issues were beyond what I find acceptable.
I gave only one "7" and it was to Revolution Games. I own all but 1 of their offerings and liked every one of them. Batting 1.000 is a "7" in my book despite not being crazy about their choice of colors on some counters (not enough contrast imo). There is no guarantee they would be able to maintain the rating if they would grow in size. Actually, actually I doubt it because I have seen what the owner adds to the game after it is already as playtested as my experience with other companies and that input is what makes the games remarkable in my opinion.
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