• All Things Digital, Thursday, December 22, 2011 12:31 PM

At least according to Facebook’s calculations, Zynga failed to dominate its list of most popular games, in 2011. While Zynga titles made up most of the Top 10, the top two spots went to Gardens of Time by Disney’s Playdom division, which developed a social spin to the “hidden objects” game genre, and Electronic Arts’ The Sims Social.

“In general, the list looks different than the daily and monthly active user charts released by AppData, which nearly always show Zynga dominating the top four or five slots,” writes AllThingsD. Of note, Facebook said it based its own chart on games that not only attracted the most active users, but also received the highest user recommendations. “Perhaps it was the popular vote that elevated others to the top of the list,” AllThingsD suggests.

Meanwhile, Zynga took four spots on the list, but other independent companies made the cut, including DoubleDown Entertainment, Buffalo Studios and Wooga. Adds All ThingsD: “The chart also revealed players’ love of casino games, which we previously reported were ringing up big revenues on Facebook.”

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